Lumion 2024 is now available for students and educators! That’s right, the fastest, most powerful version of the software is now ready to download and free to use.

We recently unveiled one vibrant new addition soon to land in the next release: ray-traced colored glass shadows.

Lumion 2024 has plenty more in store when it comes to the faithful portrayal of light and how it interacts with different textures. This time, we’re taking you behind the scenes for a glimpse into another highly sought-after improvement we’ve been working on: ray-traced nature.

2023 has been an exciting and transformative year for us at Lumion. It's been a time of significant growth and foundational changes, where we've restructured the technology that powers our software and expanded the depth of knowledge and talent within our team. We sat down with our CEO, Thomas Soenderby, and our co-founder and Head of Research, Remko Jacobs, and asked them to reflect and share their thoughts on the year we’ve had and to discuss their shared vision for 2024 and beyond. Here's what they had to say.