As you continue to develop the design, you can tweak the materials exactly to your liking and then save your material layouts for future rendering. Instantly breathe life into your synced ArchiCAD model by applying any of Lumion’s 1000+ high-definition materials in the Lumion editor. Beautiful materials make the design 'pop', while photo-realistic lighting suddenly heightens your sense of environment, realism, and depth. Change the ArchiCAD model’s shape and you’ll see these changes taking place, in real-time, in Lumion’s breathtaking, lifelike environment.Īs you continue modeling in ArchiCAD, you can simultaneously view your project in Lumion surrounded by an immersive, fully featured landscape (mountains, water, grass). Immediately set up a live, real-time visualization between ArchiCAD and Lumion. You will need Lumion 8.3 (or above) and ArchiCAD 21 (or above) to use the LiveSync functionality. Now, you can view and change your ArchiCAD model in real-time in Lumion, as well as export a Collada (.DAE) file from ArchiCAD and import (or re-import) it seamlessly into Lumion. The Lumion LiveSync for ArchiCAD plug-in includes two features - LiveSync and a Collada (.DAE) exporter. Model your design in its future environment. ArchiCAD in the context of the real world. Just make sure to restart ArchiCAD after doing that (if it was already running).Ĥ.2: Unzip and extract the file ' ArchiCADToLumionBridge.apx' to a folder.Ĥ.3: Follow the instructions in section 2 above.Ĥ.4: Move ' ArchiCADToLumionBridge.apx' to Installation folder\ArchiCAD (Version)\Add-Ons\ĪrchiCAD To Lumion Bridge for ArchiCAD 20ĪrchiCAD To Lumion Bridge for ArchiCAD 19ĪrchiCAD To Lumion Bridge for ArchiCAD 18ĪrchiCAD To Lumion Bridge for ArchiCAD 17ĪrchiCAD To Lumion Bridge for ArchiCAD 16 64 bitĪrchiCAD To Lumion Bridge for ArchiCAD 16 32 bitĥ. You can either re-install ArchiCAD before re-installing the Lumion plug-in, o r you can Contact Us for the APX file.
If the ArchiCAD folder name or location has changed since it was originally installed, our installer won't be able to install the '.APX' files.
The LiveSync installer checks which ArchiCAD versions are installed via the Windows Registry.
Installation drive and folder\ArchiCAD (Version)\Add-Ons\Ĭ:\Program Files\GRAPHISOFT\ArchiCAD (Version)\Add-Ons\Ģ.4: Click on the download link above to install the plug-in.Information sharing via purpose-made tools such as BIMx or generic tools such as Excel enables a much wider target group to get involved and use the wealth of information stored in BIM.2.2: Type ' Add or remove programs' in the Windows search field, press Enter and uninstall Lumion LiveSync for ArchiCAD (if it exists).Ģ.3: Remove all Lumion ''.APX' files from the ArchiCAD Add-Ons folder: IFC 4 supports new coordination workflows (Design Transfer View and Reference View) and provides great help when coordinating with other disciplines. Share the Information: ARCHICAD 20 is among the first BIM applications to fully support the IFC 4 open-source standard. This feature allows a number of workflows that make communication, coordination and model checking much more efficient. With the help of smart filters and brand new graphical override, designers can freely change the representation of any 2D and 3D views of elements with similar properties. ARCHICAD 20 offers powerful workflows to manage, visualize and exchange such information with any stakeholder participating in the design and construction process.ĭisplay the Information: ARCHICAD 20 leverages well-structured information resulting in informative design visualization, which ensures enormous efficiencies throughout design and construction. “A significant part of this information is non-geometrical data. The true potential of BIM is that it can hold all the necessary information for designing, constructing and operating buildings,” said Peter Temesvari, Director of Product Management at GRAPHISOFT.