The LumenRT Downloads page includes a number of sample “LiveCubes” (self-contained 3D environments) that you can download and explore at your own pace.

The results are really pretty incredible. Take a look at this video to see how the navigation works: The output is a stand-alone file - a whole mini application, really - that anyone can open and explore like they’re in a video game. LumenRT Review for SketchUp (by the good people at e-on Software) is a tool for turning your models into interactive, photo-rendered environments. Now you can have your cake and eat it, too. Although through those applications by using the right export mode, it is possible to import models, however it is now discovered through the. Pushing your model through a fancy rendering engine can make it deliciously photograph-like, but then you’re stuck with a single image or a pre-baked path in the form of an animation. Also, the LumenRT site advertises on one of its pages (I sent a screen shot of this to David Burdick) the ability for it to be used with Vectorworks as well as Cinema 4D, both applications that I use. We also offer several options including flat annual pricing paid by the institution or “pay as you go” pricing paid by the institution or directly by students.Plain ol' SketchUp lets you walk, run or crawl around your model till your fingers fall off, but you’re limited to SketchUp’s selection of non-photorealistic rendering styles. Our standard Lumen Courseware pricing is $35.

Confirm payment option – Once the decision is made to use Lumen courseware, we work out payment details.

We review the tools you can use to customize and prepare to teach with Lumen materials.

Virtual Orientation – Often we set up a brief call to walk through the courseware and how it works once it’s in your LMS.

Provide Lumen Course File – We provide a course file and instructions for you (or your LMS admin) to import the course materials into your LMS.If not, it’s a quick process we handle with your LMS admin. Click Yes to open the OpenBuildings Speedikon Installation wizard, select LumenRT as a Companion Product and click Modify. If LumentRT is not installed on your machine, an alert window displays, asking if you want to install LumenRT. Set up LMS integration – If we already work with your institution, this is already taken care of. Select the LumenRT tool (Visualization > Home > LumenRT > LumenRT).Someone from Lumen will be in contact shortly to help you with the following steps: If you’re concerned about bandwidth limitations for students, this article about low-bandwidth teaching may be helpful, from Daniel Stanford, Director of Faculty Development and Technology Innovation at DePaul University’s Center for Teaching and Learning: Videoconferencing Alternatives: How Low-Bandwidth Teaching Will Save Us All. These videos use a similar amount of data/bandwidth to any video streaming service and are not included in the usage example above. *Please note that Lumen courseware contains streaming videos. Completing and submitting a 17-question Waymaker quiz requires 9.6 MB.Completing a four-section Waymaker module by reading all content and completing all learning activities requires 515 MB.Even though data usage varies, the overall footprint of Lumen courseware* should not have a noticeable impact on a typical mobile user’s data plan usage. Most mobile and wifi data plans accommodate for streaming music and video. Click Yes to open the MicroStation Installation wizard, select LumenRT as a Companion Product and click Modify. Needs of Learning Management System (LMS) Canvas, Blackboard, D2L BrightSpace, Moodle Select the LumenRT tool (Visualization > Home > LumenRT > LumenRT).

Required methods of student interaction.Type and amount of content, associated with the length of the course and the number of videos, images, practice activities and interactives (in addition to text).Data usage for Lumen courseware varies based on a number of factors:

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