Lumion Commands & Shortcuts

Navigation

W  or ARROW UP	Move camera forward.
S  or ARROW DOWN	Move camera backward.
A  or ARROW LEFT	Move camera left.
D  or ARROW RIGHT	Move camera right.
Q	Move camera up.
E	Move camera down.

SPACEBAR  +  W/S/A/D/Q/E	Move camera very slowly.
SHIFT  +  W/S/A/D/Q/E	Move camera faster.
SHIFT  +  SPACEBAR  + W/S/A/D/Q/E	Move camera very fast.

RIGHT MOUSE BUTTON  + Move mouse	Look around.
MIDDLE MOUSE BUTTON  + Move mouse	Pan camera.
SPACEBAR  +  MIDDLE MOUSE BUTTON  + Move mouse	Pan camera very slowly.
SHIFT  +  MIDDLE MOUSE BUTTON  + Move mouse	Pan camera faster.
SHIFT  +  SPACEBAR  +  MIDDLE MOUSE BUTTON + Move mouse	Pan camera very fast.
MOUSEWHEEL UP/DOWN	Move camera forwards/backwards.

CTRL  +  H	Reset camera pitch to horizontal viewpoint.
O  +  RIGHT MOUSE BUTTON  + Move mouse	Orbit camera. Move the camera so that the crosshairs [ ] are placed at the point on a model that you want to orbit around.

Double-click with RIGHT MOUSE BUTTON  on models	Instantly teleport to the position that you clicked on.
Double-click with  LEFT MOUSE BUTTON on a model	Instantly move the camera to the model that you clicked on.

Miscellaneous

F1	Editor Quality: 1 Star (All shadow types and some Movie Effects off).
F2	Editor Quality: 2 Stars (Lumion Landscape shadows and OmniShadow off).
F3	Editor Quality: 3 Stars (Lumion Landscape shadows off).
F4	Editor Quality: 4 Stars (Highest quality level. Everything on).
F6	Toggle between automatic and manual update of the High-Quality Preview.
F8	Hold down this key to temporarily show the shadows from Spotlights.
F9	Toggle between low-quality and high-quality trees and plants.
F11	Toggle between Build Mode and Theater Mode. Theater Mode hides the user interface in Build Mode.

LEFT MOUSE BUTTON	Place a copy of the selected model from the Model Library.

V  +  LEFT MOUSE BUTTON

Place a new model with +/-0 to 50% random scale.

ENTER	Accept current Line and start a new Line.
CTRL  + LEFT MOUSE BUTTON	Add a point to the current Line.
RIGHT MOUSE BUTTON	Remove a point from the current Line.

CTRL  + LEFT MOUSE BUTTON	Cluster Placement: Place 10 copies of the selected model from the Model Library at random positions.
CTRL  +  V  + LEFT MOUSE BUTTON	Cluster Placement with random size: Place 10 copies of the selected model from the Model Library at random positions with +/-0 to 50% random size.

CTRL  + Drag with LEFT MOUSE BUTTON	Rectangular selection tool for selecting multiple objects.
CTRL  + Click on an Object Selection icon	Select/De-select an object from the current selection.
CTRL  + Click anywhere with LEFT MOUSE BUTTON	De-select all objects.
CTRL  +  SHIFT  + Drag with LEFT MOUSE BUTTON	Add new rectangular selection to existing selection.

ALT  +  LEFT MOUSE BUTTON  + Move mouse	Duplicate selected object(s).
H  +  LEFT MOUSE BUTTON  + Move mouse	Move the selected object(s) up or down.
X  +  LEFT MOUSE BUTTON  + Move mouse	Move the selected object(s) along the X axis. This also applies to the Move and Advanced Move Effects in Movie Mode.
Z  +  LEFT MOUSE BUTTON  + Move mouse	Move the selected object(s) along the Z axis. This also applies to the Move and Advanced Move Effects in Movie Mode.
ALT  +  X  +  LEFT MOUSE BUTTON  + Move mouse	Copy an object using ALT key when pressed and constrain the movement along the X axis.
ALT  +  Z  +  LEFT MOUSE BUTTON  +	Copy an object using ALT key when pressed and

Move mouse

constrain the movement along the Z axis.

G  +  LEFT MOUSE BUTTON + Move mouse	Place or move object(s) to make them snap to the Lumion Landscape while ignoring all other object types.
F  +  LEFT MOUSE BUTTON + Move mouse	Place or move object(s) to make their orientation adapt to the surface below them, provided that the surface is facing the sky, i.e. less than 90 degree angles. Trees and plants are not affected by this function.
SHIFT  + LEFT MOUSE BUTTON  + Move mouse	Place or move object(s) horizontally with snapping turned off.
X  +  LEFT MOUSE BUTTON + Move mouse	Constrain the movement along the X axis.
Z  +  LEFT MOUSE BUTTON + Move mouse	Constrain the movement along the Z axis.

Rotate button:

R  +  LEFT MOUSE BUTTON + Move mouse	Change the heading of the selected object(s).
SHIFT + Rotate selected object(s)	Temporarily turn the 45 degree angle snapping off.
F + Rotate selected object(s) + Move the mouse cursor to another surface	The heading of the selected objects will match the orientation of the surface below the mouse cursor.
K + Rotate selected object(s)	Make all of the objects face the mouse cursor.

L  +  LEFT MOUSE BUTTON + Move mouse

Scale (size) an object using the mouse.

Selecting a model when multiple Object Selection icons are aligned:

Multiple objects can be aligned or positioned at the same location. To select the model you want, you can either click on the model you want to select or you can use this method:

1. Place the mouse over the Object Selection Icons.
2. Use the  W  and  S  or  ARROW UP  and  ARROW DOWN  keys to cycle through the models.
3. As you scroll through, each model will be highlighted in green.
4. Click on the current Object Selection Icon to select it.

CTRL  + 9       0	1	2	3  …	Use these keys to save up to 10 camera viewpoints in Photo Set 1 in Photo Mode. When using MyLumion, the Photos are saved only for MyLumion Panorama Viewpoints.
SHIFT  + 9       0	1	2	3  …	Load previously saved camera Viewpoints. The saved slots are also available as easily accessible thumbnail images in Photo Set 1 in Photo Mode.

CTRL  + LEFT MOUSE BUTTON	Add a Node to the current Path.
RIGHT MOUSE BUTTON	Remove a Node from the current Path.
SHIFT	A line is drawn to preview curves and smoothing of the Path.

SHIFT

Hold down this key while dragging points on the red and blue lines to move them more accurately.

Parallel Projection EЛect

F	Press this key to align the camera so that it is perpendicular to the surface at the center of the 3D view.

CTRL	Hold down this key while placing the mouse cursor on a Color Map slot or NormalMap slot to view the alpha channel of the texture.