Lumion for students
Design your future with Lumion - completely free for eligible students.
Turn ideas into reality
As a student, you have the power to shape the future of your built world. With Lumion by your side, visualizing your ideas becomes quick, easy, and stress-free.
Join 200,000 fellow students in mastering industry-standard software as you prepare for your future career.
What our customers are saying
Giulia Pastore
Architect, Atelier Nomadic
You don't have to look up how to use Lumion because you can intuitively find your way around. Also, our juniors learn to use it within just a day – which is exactly the efficiency we need.
Konrad Wójcik
Creator of Architect Reflects
Lumion definitely helps me to visualize my ideas in a simple way. I get great quality, fast.
Giulia Pastore
Architect, Atelier Nomadic
You don't have to look up how to use Lumion because you can intuitively find your way around. Also, our juniors learn to use it within just a day – which is exactly the efficiency we need.
Konrad Wójcik
Creator of Architect Reflects
Lumion definitely helps me to visualize my ideas in a simple way. I get great quality, fast.
Get Lumion Student
Simply fill in the form to request your free license. We use a service called SheerID to confirm your identity and student status.
Once confirmed, you'll automatically receive an email with simple instructions to download Lumion.
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How it works
Available for 1 year
Easily renew your free license as long as you're still a student.
Always up to date
Get complete access to all the latest features and content in Lumion Pro.
Works with all major CAD
Lumion is compatible with all major CAD and 3D modeling software.
Game-like interface
Enter an easy-to-control world filled with creative possiblities.
Massive asset library
Add context with thousands of high-quality models and PBR materials.
Ray trace in real time
See what your project will look like as you refine it with ray tracing on.
Stunning rendering effects
Play with rendering effects and make each project truly unique.
Easy animation tools
Set your design in motion with simple animation tools.
Fast rendering speed
Create high-quality renders at any point in your process.
FAQ
Lumion Student is available for students enrolled at universities, colleges, and other higher learning institutions. We use SheerID to confirm your identity and student status. During the application process, you may be asked to provide additional information such as proof of enrollement.
Lumion requires an up-to-date Windows 10 64-bit computer (or newer) with a fast graphics card, ample memory, and a stable internet connection. Please make sure to check our system requirements to make sure you have the best experience.
Some additional resources you might find helpful:
Lumion is not officially supported on Mac computers. We strongly advise running Lumion on Windows PCs as they typically can be configured with more powerful hardware than Macs, which is needed for rendering faster and more efficiently. For more information about running Lumion on a Mac, please read this support article.
Lumion is compatible with all major CAD and 3D modeling software.
Plus, with the free Lumion LiveSync plug-in, you can easily create a real-time connection with your favorite CAD software to model and render at the same time. Whenever you make changes to your 3D model, they will seamlessly be reflected in Lumion.
Lumion LiveSync works with Sketchup, Revit, Archicad, Rhino, AutoCAD, Allplan, BricsCAD, Vectorworks, and more.
Lumion Student is free for the entire duration of your studies.
When you request a free Student license, the license is valid for 1 full year. You can easily reapply for a free Student license as long as you're still enrolled as a student.
Student license are for individual use only, which means it's not possible to request more than one license at a given time.
If you're an educator or faculty member, you may be able to request a free 3-year Faculty license instead. Please check this page for more information.
The free Lumion Student version is only for educational use and cannot be used with commercial or trial versions of the software. This means you cannot open projects from Lumion Student in other versions, or vice versa.
You can install the same Lumion license key on multiple computers, however you won’t be able to run Lumion on more than one computer at a given time.
Complete compatibility
Model and render in real-time with Lumion LiveSync
