Looking for an alternative (and cheap) way to create a VR walkthrough of your design? During the lockdown, we tested several technologies for doing architectural VR walkthroughs with a wireless VR headset and came up with 2 free solutions: Sketchfab and Mozilla Hubs. In this video tutorial, we demonstrate how to create a VR walkthrough using SketchUp, Sketchfab and Lumion. Next week, we will focus on VR walkthroughs of larger CAD designs with Mozilla Hubs. | Lumion

Virtual reality (VR) carries a ton of potential when it comes to conveying the beauty of architectural design; however, this technology is rapidly changing and it can be quite a task to identify the best ways to incorporate VR and ensure that you and your clients have an enjoyable experience. In the second part of our series about using free, online tools to create VR walkthroughs, we focus on Mozilla Hubs, a free web-based platform for collaborative, immersive 3D content, including wireless VR.

Feel The Space With Lumion 7 Render with incredible speed. Learn to do it in minutes. Create videos, images and 360 panoramas. Lumion 7 easily transforms sterile walls and statues into realistic living surfaces with foliage, imperfections, and natural weathering. These new features remove the coldness of computer-generated imagery by seeking out edges, roughness, and other properties of natural materials to make them look like they’ve been around a while. More info: https://lumion.com/what-s-new

With new features and tools in Lumion 10, it’s easier than ever to communicate residential and commercial exteriors in their richly detailed settings, cast interiors in a beautiful interplay of light and shadow, and develop living environments for landscapes and cityscapes. To discover all that Lumion 10 has to offer, check out the quick overview tutorial with Mike Brightman. | Lumion