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Lumion 3D Cookbook

By : Ciro Cardoso
Book Image

Lumion 3D Cookbook

By: Ciro Cardoso

Overview of this book

Table of Contents (20 chapters)
Lumion 3D Cookbook
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Streaming water


There are different ways in which we can add water to our project. We can create an ocean as easily as reading this sentence, and the same is true when we need to add a body of water or create a swimming pool. However, what if we want to create a fountain? Let's go even further: can we create a river? This recipe will teach you how easy is to create a streaming water effect.

Getting ready

Before you begin, it is essential that you have a surface with some inclination; otherwise, this material will not have the same effect.

How to do it…

To create a streaming water effect, perform the following steps:

  1. From the left-hand side of the screen, select the Import menu.

  2. Select the Edit materials button and pick a surface to add a new material.

  3. Although there is a Water material available, you need to select the Waterfall material, as shown in the next screenshot:

  4. The settings, by default, are good to use in almost every scene.

  5. The Bump factor option is essential to have the effect of water...