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December11,2012,12:49:51pm
TheseTips,TricksandShortcutsapplytothelatestversionofLumion(4.5.1).
PleasenotethatscenesandLS4filessavedin4.xareNOTbackwardscompatiblewith
earlierversions.
IfyoutrytoloadscenesorLS3filesmadewithanearlierversionofLumion,modelsmaybe
bemissinginLumion4.x,i.e.replacedbyredquestionmarks.

NAVIGATION
(W)/(Uparrow):Movecameraforward
(S)/(Downarrow):Movecamerabackward
(A)/(Leftarrow):Movecameraleft
(D)/(Rightarrow):Movecameraright
(Q):Movecameraup
(E):Movecameradown
(Spacebar)+(W/S/A/D/Q/E):Veryslowcamera
(Shift)+(W/S/A/D/Q/E):Fastcamera
(Shift)+(Spacebar)+(W/S/A/D/Q/E):Veryfastcamera
Rightmousebutton+Movemouse:Lookaround
Middlemousebutton+Movemouse:Pan
Mousewheelup/down:Movecameraforward
(CTRL)+(H):Resetcamerapitchtohorizontalviewpoint
(O)+Rightmousebutton:Orbitcamera.
Doubleclickwithrightmousebuttononmodels:Instant'teleport'tothepositionthatwas
clickedon.

MISCELLANEOUS
(F1):Editorquality:1Star
(F2):Editorquality:2Star
(F3):Editorquality:3Star
(F4):Editorquality:4Star
(F5):Quicksave(SavesafilecalledQuickSave)
(F7):ViewtheLumionterrainatthemaximumlevelofdetail.
(F9):IfyoupressF9,alltreesandplantsintheviewportwillberenderedattheirbestlevelof
detail,sothatit'seasiertoseewhereyouneedtoaddmoretreesandplantsinascene.
Home>(CTRL)+(F11):Fullscreen.

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Home>(F11):Maximizewindowwith/withouttaskbar(presstwicetotoggle).
Sliders:YoucandoubleclickonallslidersinLumiontomanuallytypeinvalues.PressShiftwhile
adjustingslidervaluestofinetunethem(moredigitsafterthedecimalpointwillbedisplayed).

SAVE&LOADCAMERAVIEWPOINTS
(CTRL)+(1)(2)(9)(0):Usethisfunctiontosaveupto10camerapositions.
(SHIFT)+(1)(2)(9)(0):Loadpreviouslysavedcameraviewpoints.Thesavedslotsarealso
availableaseasilyaccessiblethumbnailimagesinPhotomode.

BACKGROUNDRENDERING
Lumionalwaysrendersmoviesandimagesequencesinthebackground(whichcorrespondtothe
MP4andImagestabsinMoviemode),sothatyoucancheckyouremailsetcwhileitisrendering.
BackgroundrenderingisnotsupportedwhenrenderingastillimageviaPhotomodeortheSingle
tabinMoviemode.
IMPORTANT:Forthebackgroundrenderingprocesstoworkwhenyourendervideosorimage
sequences,youshouldnotswitchtoanotherprogramuntilthefirstimageisdonerendering.Avoid
moving/resizing/minimizingtheLumionwindowwhileitisrendering,anddonotclickontheShow
DesktopbuttoninthelowerrightcornerofWindows.ThiswillresettheexposureinLumionwhich
meansthatthevideohastoberenderedfromscratchagain.

IMPORTING&UPDATINGMODELS
EditMaterials>(CTRL)+ReloadModelandreapplymaterials(newfile)button:Ifthename
orlocationofanexportedobjectfile(DAE,FBXetc)haschanged,thisbuttonallowsyouto
manuallyselectthelocation/nameofthefile:

EditMaterials>(ALT)+ReloadModelbutton:Ifyouimportamodelthatusesover100mbof
texturememory,Lumionwillcapthemaximumtextureresolutionat2048x2048pixels.However,
youcanbypassthislimitbypressingALTwhileyouclickontheReloadmodelbutton.Ifyouapplya
StandardorLightmapmaterialtoyourimportedmodel,anytextureyouloadwillbeloadedat
whateverresolutionyourgraphicscardiscapableofdisplaying(uptoamaximumof16384x16384
pixels).
Importmodel>Animationon/offbutton:Thisfunctionletsyouimportmove/rotate/scale
animationsviaFBX/DAE,forexamplefrom3DStudioMax(FBXistherecommendedformatfor
animatedmodels).
Importedmaterialscale:IfyouapplyaStandardmaterialtoanobject,aScaleslidervalueof0
meansthattheimportedtexturecoordinatesareused.IfyousettheScalesliderto1.0inLumion,
andthesurfaceisalignedwiththeworldaxes,eachtexture"tile"willcoveranareaof1x1min
Lumion.RectangulartextureswillberescaledsothattheyaresquareinLumion.
Load/Savematerialsetfunction:Youcannowsavematerialsinascenetoafile,and
automaticallyapplythosematerialstoanotherimportedmodelprovidedthattheyusethesame
materialnamesinyour3Dmodellingapplication(Editmaterials>Load/Savematerialset
buttons):

SELECTING,COPYING,MOVINGANDALIGNINGOBJECTS
(CTRL)+DragwithLeftmousebutton:Rectangularselectiontoolforselectingmultipleobjects.
(CTRL)+(SHIFT)+DragwithLeftmousebutton:Addnewrectangularselectiontoexisting
selection.
(ALT)+Moveselectedobject(s):Copypasteselectedobject(s)bypressingALTwhiledragging
oneoftheselectedobjects.
(ALT)+(X)+Moveselectedobject(s):Copypasteselectedobject(s)andretaintherotationof
trees&plantsbypressingALTwhiledraggingoneoftheselectedobjects.
Placeobjectmode>(CTRL)+Leftclick:Randomlyplace10copiesofthecurrentlyactive
objectlibrarymodel.
Placeobjectmode>(Z)+Leftclick:Placeanewobjectwith+/0to50%randomscale.
Placeobjectmode>(CTRL)+(Z)+Leftclick:CombinedoperationofabovementionedPlace
ObjectModes.Randomlyplace10copiesofthecurrentlyactiveobjectlibrarymodelwith+/0to
50%randomscale.
(F12):DragModelmodeletsyoumoveobjectsbyclickingdirectlyonthemanddraggingthe
mousetomovethem.Inaddition,(H)letsyoumoveobjectsupanddownwhile(R)allowsyouto
rotatethem.
(G):Thisfunctionwillmakeobjectsthatyouaremovingorplacinginyourscenesnaptothe
Lumionterrainwhileignoringallotherobjecttypes.
(F):Theorientationofallobjects(apartfromTrees/plants)canbemadetoadapttothesurface
anglesofotherobjects.Moveobjectbutton>Press(F)for"Flatten">Movetheobject(s)tomake

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themadapttothesurfaceanglesofotherobjects.Thisfunctiononlyworksonsurfacesthatare
facingthesky,i.e.lessthan90degreeangles.
(SHIFT)+Moveselectedobject(s):Pressshiftwhiledraggingselectedobjectstomovethem
horizontallywithsnappingturnedoff.
(SHIFT)+Rotate/RotatePitch/RotateBankselectedobject(s):Pressshiftwhilerotating
objectstotemporarilyturnthe45degreeanglesnappingoff.
(K)+Rotate/RotatePitch/RotateBankselectedobject(s):Press(K)whilerotatingobjectsto
makealloftheobjectsfacethemousecursor.
(CTRL)+"Sameheight"command:Theselectedobjectswillbeplacedatthesameheightasthe
objectyouclickedon.(CTRL)selectobjects>Contextmenu>Clickontheiconoftheobjectthat
hastheheightyouwanttheotherobjectstoinherit>Transformation>Sameheight.
(CTRL)+"Space"command:Theselectedobjectswillbeplacedinastraightlineasdefinedby
theobjectthatyouclickedontoexecutethecommandandtheobjectthatisfurthestawayfrom
thatobject.(CTRL)selectobjects>Contextmenu>Clickontheselectioniconofoneofthe
selectedobjects>Transformation>Space)
"Align"command:Thiscommandletsyoucentreselectedobjectssothattheirpivotpointsareat
thesameposition(CTRLselectobjects>Contextmenu>Transformation>Align).Ifyouneed
tomoveormanipulateoneoftheoverlappingobjects,placethemousecursoroverthesmall
overlappingobjectselectioniconsandusetheArrowUp/Down(W/S)keystotogglebetweenthe
objects.
(L):Scalemodel.
(R):RotateHeading.
(P):RotatePitch.
(B):RotateBank.

SPOTLIGHTS

TopreviewshadowsfromspotlightsinBuildmode:
1)SelectthespotlightsinBuildmodetotemporarillyturnonrealtimeshadows.
TopreviewshadowsfromspotlightsinMovie/Photomode:
1)GotothePhotoorMoviesection.
2)ApplyaGlobalIlluminationeffect(Neweffect>Worldtab>GlobalIllumination).
3)ClickonPreviewspotlightGIandshadowsintheeffectpanel.
4)IfyouwanttoviewtheshadowsinBuildmode,clickontheBuildwitheffectbuttoninthetop
leftcorner.
InLightProperties>Optimizefor,choosewhatismostimportantforeachlight:

Accuracy:Theshadowsareupdatedeveryframe(Slow!).Everytimeyouaddalightwith
Accuracyturnedon,theentirescenehastoberenderedoncemore.Add10lightsandthe
scenehastoberendered10timesmoreeveryframe.Eachlightusesa1024x1024pixel
shadowtexture.
Speed:Theshadowfromthelightusesastatic512x512pixeltexturewhichisnotupdated
(Fast,moderatememoryusage)
Memory:Theshadowfromthelightusesastatic128x128pixeltexturewhichisnotupdated
(Fast,verylowmemoryusage)

Toreducerendertimes,werecommendthatdistantlights(e.g.streetlights)inyoursceneuse
eithertheMemoryortheSpeedoption,sothattheshadowsarenotupdatedeveryframe.Ifyour
graphicscardhasenoughmemory,thebestoptionisSpeed.
YouwouldonlyeveruseAccuracyforyourlightsifsomethingthatcastsshadowsismovingnear
thelight(acardrivingpastastreetlightforexample).Orifthelightitselfmoves/rotates(stage
lightingforconcertsforexample).Orifyouneedhighresolutionshadowsincertainareas(typically
closeupsofinteriors).

SHADOWARTIFACTS(BANDING,FLICKERING,LIGHTLEAKAGE)
ShadowsinLumionareaddedontopofallsurfaceswithanoffset.Thereasonanoffsetisneeded
isthattheshadowswillotherwiseflicker(ordisplaybandingartifacts)whentheshadowsarevery
closetosurface.Iftheoffsetissettoohigh,furniture(asanexample)willappeartohoverabove
thefloor.Inrealitythefurnitureisnothoveringofcourse,buttheoffsetshadowsgivetheillusion
ofit.

It'sdifficulttogettheoffsetrightastheoptimaloffsetvariesfromscenetoscene,dependingon
thesunpositionandthecameraposition.Forthatreason,youhavetoaddtheShadoweffectto

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yourclipandexperimentwiththeShadowcorrectionandShadowSlopeslidersuntiltheartifacts
aregone.
TheShadowcorrectionslidercontrolstheoffsetdirectlywhereastheShadowSlopesliderisusedto
preventlightleakagethroughmodels.

UPDATESUN,SKY,LIGHTING,CLOUDSANDREFLECTIONS
(U):IfyoupresstheUkey,thesun,sky,lighting,cloudsand360degreereflectiontexturewillbe
updated.ThisisoftennecessaryifyouswitchbetweenBuild/Movie/Photomodeandthesunisin
differentpositions.IfyoukeeptheUkeypressedinPhoto/Moviemode,theCloudeffectwillbe
renderedin(almost)finalrenderquality.Thisisusefulifyouwanttoseewhatthecloudswilllook
likewhileadjustingthecloudsliders.BearinmindthattheVolumeCloudseffecthastoberendered
in3starqualitytoseewhatthesecloudswilllooklikeinfinalrenderquality.

GLOBALILLUMINATION
Youmustrenderimages/videoswiththeGlobalIlluminationeffectin3starquality.Ifyourenderit
in1or2starquality,thelightingwillappeartoflickerandyouwillonlyseeapixelatedpreviewof
theglobalilluminationlightingonyourrenderings.

VOLUMECLOUDS
Youmustrenderimages/videoswiththeVolumeCloudseffectin3starquality.Ifyourenderitin1
or2starquality,youwillonlyseeapixelatedpreviewonyourrenderings,andthecloudswill
appeartomoveandchangeshapeasthecameramoves.

REFLECTIONSINLUMION
Thereare2typesofreflectionsinLumion:
1)Planarreflections(Neweffect>World>Reflection):
ThisMovieeffectallowsyoutospecifyupto10reflectionplanesinyourscene.Anymodelsurface
whichiscoplanarwithaspecifiedreflectionplaneinyourscenewillhaveaccuratereflections.This
isidealformirrors,marblefloorsetc.TheeffectincludesaThresholdsliderwhichallowsyouto
adjustthedistanceatwhichnearlycoplanarsurfaceswillbeincludedinthereflectionplane.The
tradeoffisaccuracybutit'susuallynotnoticeable.Pleasenotethatifyouhavesomenearlyco
planarsurfacesthatyouwanttoassignasinglereflectionplaneto,youneedtoassigntheplaneto
thesurfacewhichisclosesttothecamerasotospeak.
Pleasenotethatthefollowingobjectsandmaterialsarenotreflectedduetotechnicallimitations:
Ocean.
NativeLumionwaterplanes.
Waterfall,WaterandGlassmaterials.
Specialeffects:Fountains,Smoke,FireandFog.
Grass.
Everytimeyouadd1reflectionplane,Lumionhastomirrorallmodels&rendertheentirescene
oncemore.Forthatreason,trytouseasfewreflectionplanesaspossible:

2)Projectedreflections:
ProjectedreflectionsinLumionrelyonasingle360degreepanoramicreflectiontexturewhichis
projectedontoanyreflectivematerialsthatarenotusingplanarreflections.Theprojectedreflection
methodisonlyanapproximationandwillneverprovideasrealisticreflectionsastheplanar
reflectioneffectabove.InLumion4.x,addtheLights>Utilities>Reflectioncontrolobjectto
yourscenetospecifythepositionwherethe360degreepanoramicreflectiontextureshouldbe
renderedat.

Ifyoudonotaddthisobjecttoyoursceneitwillbeplacedafewhundredmetersabovetheterrain.
Ifyouarerenderinginteriors,thebestpositionfortheReflectionControlobjectisoftennearthe
cameraposition.BearinmindthatyoucanalsoanimatethisobjectwiththeMove/AdvancedMove
effectsintheMoviesection.

HOWTOPREVENTSURFACESFROMFLICKERING/DISAPPEARING
Ifyounoticethatsurfacesflickerordisappearwhenmovingthecamera,addaStandardmaterial
tothesurfacethatyouwanttobeontop.ThenadjusttheDepthOffsetsliderinthatmaterialbut
avoidextremeDepthOffsetvaluesyoushouldonlyadjustitalittlebit,untiltheflickeringstops
(Thebestmethodisofcoursetomakesurethatyoursurfacesareoffsetabitinyour3Dmodelling

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application,sothattheflickeringislesslikelytooccurinthefirstplace).

OBJECTCOLOURS
Objects>Editproperties>ObjectColorallowsyoutochangethecoloursofmanyofthe
Transport,IndoorandOutdoormodels,e.g.furnitureandvehicles.Notethatyoucanalsocopy
pasteacolourfromoutsideLumiontoanycolorselectionwindowinLumion.SimplypressCTRL+
Ctocopyahighlightedhexadecimalcolourintextformat,eg,"ff0000"(red),andpressCTRL+V
topastethiscolourontothesolidbarontherightsideofthecolorselectionwindow.

TERRAINSINLUMION
TheeditablepartoftheterraininLumionoccupiesa2048x2048msquare.Beyondthis,youwillnot
beabletochangetheheightorpaintthelandscape.Whenyouloadaheightmaptextureitwill
stretchtothefullextentofthe2048x2048msquare,butwill'fadeout'to0malongtheedgesto
blendwiththeendlessterrainoutsidetheeditablearea.
IfyouloadastandardJPGfile,100%blackequatestoaterrainheightof0mand100%whiteis
equaltoaterrainheightof200m.Inotherwords,eachgreyscalestep(from0to255)isequalto
0.78125m.
Asfortheheightscaleofimportedheightmaptextures,theRGBvaluesnormallyrangefrom0to
1.0,butifyoucreatea32bitimageinPhotoshop(Image>Mode>32bitsperchannel),youcan
boostthewhiteness(andtheterrainheightrange)byuptox20.Inotherwords:
RGB0to1.0inPhotoshop=0mto200minLumion
RGB0to2.0inPhotoshop=0mto400minLumion
RGB0to3.0inPhotoshop=0mto600minLumion
Onceyou'vecreatedyourheightmap,you'llneedtosaveitasa32bitDDSheightmapin"32f"
formatusingNvidia'sDDSpluginforPhotoshop:
http://developer.nvidia.com/nvidiatexturetoolsadobephotoshop
TIP:YoucanalsoimportyourownterrainasaDAE/FBXobjectandapplyaLandscapematerialto
it.Thisallowsyoupaintonitjustlikethe"native"terraininLumion:

MATERIALSLIDERS
Trytoexperimentwitheachmaterialslidertofindoutwhatthevariousvaluesdo.

Reflection/Clip/Bright:AnimportantslideristheReflection/Clip/BrightsliderinLumion4.x
(ReflectionorClipsliderinLumion2.5).Thissliderallowsyoutospecifywhetheranalphachannel
inyourdiffusetextureisusedasareflectionmask(=Reflection),alphaclipmask(=Clip)orasan
emmissivemask(=Bright).
Scale:Materialsize.Setthisto0ifyouwanttouseimportedtexturecoordinatesinsteadof
automaticallyappliedtexturecoordinates.
Reflectioncolorize:Tintreflectionswithoverallmaterialcolour.
ReflectionFalloff:Reflectionamountvsviewingangle.
Brightness:Materialdarknessvsbrightness.
Glossiness:Reflectionblurrinessvssharpness.
Bump:Materialroughness(providedthatyouuseablue/purplenormalmap).
Reflectivity:Reflectionamount.Canbecombinedwithaspecular/reflectionmaskinthealpha
channeloftheDiffusetexture.
Saturation:Black&whiteversuscolour.
Emissiveness:Materialglow.

MOVIESECTIONTIPS
EntireMovieversusClips:YoucanapplyaMovieeffecttoasinglecliportothe'EntireMovie'.

'EntireMovie'isselectedbyclickingonthelargebuttoninthelowerleftcornerofthescreenin
Moviemode.IfanewMovieeffectisappliedwhile'EntireMovie'isselected,thiseffectwillaffect

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allclipsinyourmovie.
TheexceptiontothisruleisifyouhavealsoappliedthesameMovieeffecttooneofyourclips.In
thiscase,theMovieeffectintheclipwilloverridetheMovieeffectthatisappliedto'EntireMovie'.
Doubleclickingonaclipthumbnail:Thisallowsyoutoedittheclipwithouthavingtoclickonthe
Editclipbuttoninthetopleftcorner.
CreateMovieEffectkeyframes:Thesmallcircularbuttontotherightoftheeffectslidersallows
youtosetkeyframes:

Buildwitheffects:ThisbuttoninPhoto/MoviemodeallowsyoutoprevieweffectsinBuildmode:

SaveMovie(orCreatemoviefromclip)>Imagestab>Framerange>Custom>Shots:
Thisallowsyoutorendereachcamerakeyframeinacliporintheentiremovieasstillimages.

USINGLAYERS
AboutLayers:Layersareusefulfororganisinglargeprojects.TheLayerbuttonsinBuildmode
allowyoutoshoworhidemodels.YoucanalsoanimatethevisibilityofLayersinyourclipswith
theShowLayerandHideLayereffects.

FREQUENTLYASKEDQUESTIONS
WHEREAREMYLUMIONSCENESANDIMPORTEDMODELSSAVED?
YourLumionscenesandimportedmodelsaresavedinthesefolders:
Documents/Lumion4/Scenes:AllscenessavedinLumion4(2filesperscene)
Documents/Lumion4/Library:ModelsimportedinLumion4(upto4filespermodel)

TheDocuments/Lumion4/folderisontheC:drivebydefault.
IfyouwouldliketomovetheDocuments/Lumion4/foldertoadifferentlocation,pleasefollow
theseinstructionsontheMicrosoftwebsite:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310147
Aswithanyotherimportantdataonyourharddrive,werecommendregularbackupsofthe
Documents/Lumion4/folder.

HOWDOILOADALUMIONSCENEONANOTHERPC?
IfyouneedtoloadaLumionsceneonanotherPC,youneedtocopytheDocuments/Lumion4/
foldertothatPC.RemembertorestartLumionaftercopyingthefolders.
Alternatively,ifyouhaveLumionPro,youcanalsoexportthesceneasanLS4filewhichincludes
importedmodels.ThismakesiteasiertomovescenesbetweenPCs.

HOWDOILOADALUMION3SCENEINLUMION4?
IfyouneedtoloadaLumion3sceneinLumion4,youneedtocopytheScenes&Libraryfoldersin
Documents/Lumion3/foldertoDocuments/Lumion4/.RemembertorestartLumionaftercopying
thefolders.
Alternatively,ifyouhaveLumionPro,youcanalsoexportaLumion3sceneasanLS3filewhich
includesimportedmodels.TheLS3filecanthenbeimportedinLumion4.
WARNING:Lumionisnotbackwardscompatible,soifyousaveasceneoranimportedmodelin
Lumion4youcan'tloadtheminLumion1,2and3.

REDQUESTIONMARKS
Ifyounoticearedquestionmarkinoneofyourscenes,itmeansthatthefilesforthatmodelare
missingintheDocuments/Lumion4/Libraryfolder.Itiscurrentlynotpossibletodisplaythefile

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nameofmissingmodels.
Here'showtodeletequestionmarksinyourscene:
1)Lights&Specialobjectscategory>Contextmenu>Selection>Selectallsimilar
2)Trashobject>Clickononeofthequestionmarkstodeletethem

HOWDOILOCKMODELSSOTHATTHEYDON'TMOVEWHENIMODIFYTHETERRAIN?
Selectmodels>Contextmenu>Transformation>LockPosition>On

HOWDOIMAKEMYOWNTHUMBNAILIMAGESFORMYIMPORTEDMODELS?
CTRLselecttheobjectandmakesurethatitsthumbnailisdisplayedinthelowerleftcorner.Move
thecamerauntilyou'rehappywiththewaythemodelappearsonthescreen,andpressandhold
CTRL.Thenleftclickonthethumbnailtoupdateit.

WHATDOESTHE'LIMITALLTEXTURESIZES'OPTIONDO?
'Limitalltexturesizes'on:Texturesthatarebiggerthanorequalto1024x1024pixelsare
automaticallyreducedto512x512pixelsinallmodes.Thisappliestobuiltinmaterialsaswellas
texturesusedbyallmodels(stockandimportedmodels).Thereisnooverridefunction.
'Limitalltexturesizes'off:Ifyouimportamodelthatusesover100mboftexturememory,
Lumionwillcapthemaximumtextureresolutionat2048x2048pixels.However,youcanbypassthis
limitbypressingCTRLwhileyouclickontheReloadmodelbutton.IfyouapplyaStandardor
Lightmapmaterialtoyourimportedmodel,anytextureyouloadwillbeloadedatwhatever
resolutionyourgraphicscardiscapableofdisplaying(uptoamaximumof16384x16384pixels).

HOWDOIIMPORTANIMATIONS?
Itispossibletoimportmove/rotate/scaleanimationsfromsome3rdpartymodelling3D
applications,e.g.3DSMaxandMaya.Theframeratehastobesetto25framespersecondandthe
preferredexportformatisFBXfile.Colladaformat(DAE)alsoworksbuttheinterpolationbetween
keyframeswillbelinear.
Itisnotpossibletoimportvertexanimations,morphanimationsorboneanimationsinLumion.

HOWDOIORGANISEMYIMPORTEDMODELSINGROUPSSOTHEYHAVETHEIROWN
TABSINLUMION?
GotoLibraries/Documents/MyDocuments/Lumion4/Libraryandcreateoneormorefoldersfor
yourmodelsthelimitiscurrently14customfolders.
Forexample:Libraries/Documents/MyDocuments/Lumion4/Library/MyFurniture

Onceyou'vedonethat,movetherelevantmodelfilestothenewfolders(notethatthereareupto
4filespermodel).Thefoldersandanymodelfilesthatyouhavemovedtothecustomfolderswill
appearinthenumberedtabsintheImportedModelbrowserafteryouhaverestartedLumion:

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