Releases and Updates of LumenRT
- New and Changed in LumenRT Pro 2024
- Bentley LumenRT Update 17
- Bentley LumenRT Update 16
- Bentley LumenRT Update 15
- Bentley LumenRT Update 14
- Bentley LumenRT Update 13 Enhancements
- Bentley LumenRT Update 12 Enhancements
- Bentley LumenRT Update 11 Enhancements
- Bentley LumenRT Update 10 Enhancements
- Bentley LumenRT Update 5 Enhancement
- Bentley LumenRT Update 4 Enhancements
- Bentley LumenRT Update 3 Enhancements
- Bentley LumenRT Update 2 Enhancements
- Bentley LumenRT Update 1 Enhancements
New and Changed in LumenRT Pro 2024
LumenRT Pro 2024
- Improve Runtime ScalableMesh performance
- Improve traffic runtime performance
- Improve traffic creation and load time
- Improve iModel load and size with instancing
- Improve VR performance (VRS)
- Improve VISSIM import speed
- Improve loading time when large images are used
New Parameters
- New temporal anti-aliasing (compatible with VR)
- Added ability for Security password lock for Web 360 Project Tour feature
- Added SYNCHRO animation support for Published live-cube
- Added ability to load iModels into LumenRT using Saved Views
Plugins Support
- Revit 2024
- Revit 2023
- SketchUp 2023
Bentley LumenRT Update 17
Following are the enhancements in Bentley LumenRT Update 17:
- Display Bing maps
- GPU optimization for FSR ( FidelityFX™ Super Resolution) upscaling
- Optimize SYNCHRO animation (Supports Hour/Day animation)
- New MSI installer for LumenRT Update 17
New Parameters
- New tree library for Ray Traced mode
- Added plugins for Sketchup 2021 and 2022
- Added plugins for Revit 2021 and 2022
Bentley LumenRT Update 16
Following are the enhancements in Bentley LumenRT Update 16:
- Export nested reference structure as it is into LumenRT
- Named versions from same iModel while opening iModel inside LumenRT
- Add Export and Import of LumenRT movie clips editor
- Add ability to Enable Vehicle lights in scene
- Add a light toggle for individual cars.
- Add "look at" and "link" animation.
- Add system to trigger events.
- Camera Sync
New Parameters:
- LumenRTX "Ray Traced mode" (Tech Preview)
- Hide LumenRT terrain
- Add ability to show object as billboards
- Cut, Copy and Paste Text Info and Spline Populations
- Add contextual menu for Hierarchy Panel
- Link unlink option for elements link to animated objects
- New Material library has been added with existing library
Bentley LumenRT Update 15
Following are the enhancements in Bentley LumenRT Update 15:
- Real-time Ray tracing (RTX version)
- Synchro Integration
- Area Population Tool
- Traffic Intersections
- iModel Hub Integration
New Parameters:
- Screen Text
- Disable cloud shadows
- Camera Height
- New Ocean setting
Bentley LumenRT Update 14
Following are the enhancements in Bentley LumenRT Update 14:
- Physically-Based Rendering (PBR) Materials
- Higher fidelity indoor rendering
- Multi-threaded animation and export
- New 3D grass shader with user adjustable parameters
- Populate plants along a spline
- Pedestrian traffic tool
- Bentley iModel2 support (read-only)
- Support for new e-on Software World Plant Catalog
- Enhanced plant library content (LumenRT pro only)
- Python 3 Scripting support (LumenRT pro only)
- First-person vehicle drive mode (LumenRT pro only)
Bentley LumenRT Update 13 Enhancements
Following are the enhancements in Bentley LumenRT Update 13:
- Add Missing dll for Revit 2019
- Fixed traffic lost on Re-export
- Fixed VR UI glitches
- Fixed glitches and performance issues in 360 video
- Other minor bug fixed
Bentley LumenRT Update 12 Enhancements
Following are the enhancements in Bentley LumenRT Update 12:
- 360 Project Tours (LumenRT Pro only)
- Enhanced BIM info display (for Bentley PP products)
- MicroStation animated camera path export
- Enable/disable light shadows
- Concave 3SM clipping regions (requires MicroStation Update 12 or later)
- 3SM color adjustments
- Video exporter enhancements and recovery system
- Python scripting improvements (LumenRT pro only)
- Support for MOHID water animation files (LumenRT Pro only)
Bentley LumenRT Update 11 Enhancements
Following are the enhancements in Bentley LumenRT Update 11:
- Cut, copy, paste functions added to select tool
- Multiple select option using a rectangular region
- Python scripting and python console
- Extended 3SM support including flicker reduction and enhanced clipping
- Support for Bentley Connect licensing
- Bentley LumenRT Update 10 Enhancements
Bentley LumenRT Update 10 Enhancements
- LumenRT version number has been synchronized with MicroStation CONNECT Edition Update 10. Hence LumenRT Update 6 has been renamed to Update 10.
- Now you can define your own layers in LumenRT.
- Measure tool has been added.
- Extended 3SM clip volume support for masked and clipped volumes.
- New high-fidelity characters.
- Adoption of Bentley LiveContent help system.
Bentley LumenRT Update 5 Enhancement
Following are the enhancements in Bentley LumenRT Update 5:
- New high-fidelity characters
- Text tool
- Layer appearance override
- Clipping by layer
- Camera Switching
- Linear, non-grounded object animation
Bentley LumenRT Update 4 Enhancements
Following are the enhancements in Bentley LumenRT Update 4:
- HDR Skymaps - supports loading high-resolution HDR sky maps to use as the scene background.
- 180 Degree Stereo Rendering - output 180 degree images to support 180 degree playback devices.
- Export Panoramic Image Sequence - output a series of 360 panoramic images to support 3D walkthroughs
[Note: 360 panoramic walkthrough not included.]
- Keyframing of Sky and Clouds - the weather and cloud speed sliders are now fully animatable.
- Realtime Stereo Side-by-Side - Display 3D stereo on your computer screen if your graphic card supports this.
- 3SM Mesh Clip Volumes - support for honoring 3SM clip volumes created in MicroStation.
- 3SM URL Support - support and import 3SM meshes from the web.
- 3SM Layers - 3SMs now have their own individual layer.
Bentley LumenRT Update 3 Enhancements
Following are the enhancements in Bentley LumenRT Update 3:
- VR Headset support for Oculus Rift
- VR Headset support for HTC Vive
- 3D NVIDIA NVision display support
- Custom stereo video output for passive 3D displays
- Flicker-free large scenes
- Animated ocean water height for flooding scenarios
- Extended support for multiple scalable meshes (3SM) in LiveCubes
Bentley LumenRT Update 2 Enhancements
Following are the enhancements in Bentley LumenRT Update 2.
- 360 panoramic video output
- YouTube compatible 360 video formatting
- Support for Google Cardboard and Samsung Gear VR phone-based headsets
- Import Bentley's new Scaleable Reality Meshes
- Support for Sketchup 2017
- Support for City Engine 2016.1
Bentley LumenRT Update 1 Enhancements
Following are the enhancements for Bentley LumenRT Update 1.
- Multi-lane traffic tool
- Articulated vehicles and trains
- Staged object animation
- Object instance support for all exporters - up to 4x larger scenes
- Full UTF-8 naming and path support for internationalization