LumenRT 2015.1 for Architecture and GeoDesign Updated and Free Trial Versions now available

FREE 30-DAY UNLIMITED TRIAL OF LUMENRT STUDIO AND GEODESIGN NOW AVAILABLE

E-on software is pleased to announce the first major update of LumenRT 2015 (2015.1) is now available for immediate download for all LumenRT 2015 customers.
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Free Trial Versions of LumenRT Studio and GeoDesign

Users can now test LumenRT 2015 for free by visiting try.lumenrt.com where both LumenRT Studio and LumenRT GeoDesign are available for download.

The trail versions are fully functional versions of LumenRT 2015 with a more limited content library, watermarked output and not valid for commercial use. Once installed, the trials will work for 30 days.

Images from LumenRT 2015.1

LumenRT 2015 showing depth of field (DOF)

LumenRT 2015 Soft shadows with blurring

Traffic displays (with animation)

Updates and revisions in LumenRT 2015.1:

LumenRT 2015.1 has a long list of specific updates and revisions, including:

– better photometric lighting balance, especially for materials with high reflectances.
– ability to move entire objects animation paths when not in path edition mode.
– improved interactive placement for flying content items.
– new imported objects main axis setting in the animation panel: allows to fix the look-ahead orientation of objects along their animation path.
– new LumenRT plugin installation procedure for multiple Sketchup versions.
– automatically create .bak rescue files when saving scenes.
– fixed unreadable LiveCubes when size > 2GB.
– fixed undo/redo for animation path modifications.
– new materials preservation policy when re-exporting scenes: LumenRT modifications are preserved in all cases except when source materials are indeed modified on the CAD application side.
– fixed varying cast shadows opacity over grass.
– fixed ability to change material type (i.e. make reflective a flat material) on imported animated collada objects.
– fixed occasional disappearing of animated objects along their path.
– fixed non preserved material scale upon re-exports.
– fixed missing animation paths in published LiveCubes.
– fixed occasionally misplaced car headlights when exporting LumenRT content vehicle proxies.
– fixed visibility flag for car headlights when hiding vehicles layer.
– fixed unicode texture filename handling.
– fixed bad-looking grass in the distance, when manually assigning a grass material to geometry.
– fixed installation of the LumenRT plugin for Sketchup 2015 64bit version.
– fixed spurious SketchUp warning about messed-up geometry on some content proxies.

Since substantial changes were made in the LumenRT content library, it is required to re-download and install the full product from your account. This is the only way to upgrade to 2015.1. You should uninstall your current version before installing the new one.

About LumenRT

LumenRT is the leading 3D immersive communication platform for architecture and GeoDesign.

With LumenRT, architects, designers, engineers, and GIS professionals can convey their design ideas and vision in much more compelling and engaging fashion – to tell a story by allowing the audience to “experience” the design rather than just seeing it.

To learn more about LumenRT, please visit www.lumenrt.com.