If you created a new material in SketchUp and did not assign a name to it, a generic name would be assigned to it when you imported it in Lumion. Older versions of the Lumion plug-in for Revit used different material names than newer versions of the plug-in.Ģ.1: For that reason, we recommend that you only import Revit models with the latest plug-in for your version of Lumion and Revit:ĭownload Link: Download Lumion LiveSync for RevitĢ.2: Please also verify that all versions of Revit on all of your computers are using the same version of the plug-in by clicking on the Lumion logo button on the Lumion ribbon in Revit:Ģ.3: To transfer Lumion materials from a version of the Lumion Project with intact materials to a version with missing materials, please follow the instructions in section 5 below.ģ. If there is a difference between the before and after names, it means that the names of the re-imported materials have changed.īelow is some advice for Revit, ArchiCAD and SketchUp that will help you troubleshoot this issue and instructions on how to fix missing Lumion materials. Make a note of the name of that material.ġ.4: Then re-import the model and make a note of the new material name. LS Project file that still has the intact materials.ġ.3: Move the mouse cursor to one of the surfaces that loses its Lumion material after you re-import the model.

The result is that the Lumion materials disappear and you only see the original Imported Materials.ġ.1: To check if that is the case, please open a version of your. If you re-import a model and the imported material names from your 3D modeling application do not match the existing imported material names in your Lumion Project, the Lumion materials can't be re-applied to the re-imported model. Lumion uses the names of imported materials from Revit, SketchUp, ArchiCAD, etc.

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