Lumion 8.3 was released today as a free upgrade from Lumion 8. At the core of the release is the new Lumion LiveSync for SketchUp and the improved LiveSync for Revit.

LiveSync is an exciting new feature for architects and designers in SketchUp. Seeing a real-time render as you work is nothing short of astonishing.

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Chaos Group has released V-Ray 3.6 for SketchUp, the latest update to their professional rendering plugin. Built on Chaos Group’s industry-leading technology, V-Ray 3.6 for SketchUp simplifies the design process for architects and designers, offering photorealistic visuals and easy-to-use controls from concept to construction.

Ever find yourself exporting static images from SketchUp and post-processing in PhotoShop? With SketchFX Ex for SketchUp, you can achieve the same result directly within the SketchUp viewport.

Using the same layering approach as PhotoShop, SketchFX utilises a smart approach to stacking effects. The outcome has near infinite possibilities. But is it any good?

ProWalker GPU adds interactive visualisation work flow to architects and designers using SketchUp. Physically-based materials, lighting, and HDRI support take the guesswork out of rendering. All powered using Nvidia's iRay render engine.

Design decisions and lighting changes rendered in the viewport in near real-time. This offers a level of flexibility and freedom to iterate that is unique to GPU based rendering.

V-Ray 3 for SketchUp is interactive and significantly faster, taking full advantage of CPU or GPU acceleration. From quick design models to fully detailed and photorealistic scenes, V-Ray 3 is designed to be SketchUp’s most powerful rendering solution.

Well done to the winners of our monthly 3Dconnexion Spacemouse raffle. Charles Thomas and David Cunningham are proud owners of a SpaceMouse Enterprise and SpaceMouse Wireless respectively.

To be in with a chance to win this month just follow the link below to enter*. Raffle closes on the 15th of February at 12pm GMT.

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Well done to the winners of Octobers's 3Dconnexion Spacemouse raffle. James Steacy and Sam North are proud owners of a SpaceMouse Enterprise and SpaceMouse Wireless respectively.

To be in with a chance to win this month just follow the link below to enter*. Raffle closes on the 15th of December at 12pm GMT.

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For an exclusive 20% discount off selected SpaceMouse device check out our partners page.

Congratulations to Adrian Clark the lucky winner of our recent Oculus Rift competition. We partnered with Kubity to deliver this amazing prize and Adrian will delve into the full VR experience with SketchUp thanks to Kubity.

What to see what Kubity has to offer for SketchUp users? Check out the Kubity Extension for SketchUp.