Lumo Builder: a terrain database tool for modelling 3D Realtime Virtual Environments

Lumo Builder is a solid solution for construction and maintenance of geospecific and geotypical terrain databases. In the production workflow, it fits in seamlessly between polygon-based 3D modeling and pre-processing tools for the simulation environment. It is a proven tool for terrain databases and already in use in Driving Simulators and Tactical Engagement Trainers.

Lumo Builder is not a low-level polygon 3D modeller. It is used as a tool for level design using the concept of building blocks which contain a visual, AI and dynamics representation.

Overview of Functionality

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Key features

Key features of Lumo Builder are:

  • Can be used by simulator operators / instructors.
  • What you see is what you get. Make changes in real-time and Builder shows you what the results are in a 3D view.
  • Uses a building block concept (like Lego).
  • Maintains a consistent 3D model library.
  • Procedural road and intersection generation based on spline networks in full 3D.
  • Supports multiple correlated databases: visual, computer generated forces, material, collision hull, etc.
  • Open, stores workspace files in text-based format for easy integration in other production tools.
  • Geotypical and geospecific database support.
  

Interoperability

Lumo Builder exports:

Lumo Builder imports: Additional import and export interfaces can be supported via plugins. Contact us for more information.
     

Downloads / Links

The following items can be downloaded or visited:

  

Minimum system requirements

Lumo Builder runs on almost any COTS (commercial off the shelf) hardware:

  • Windows XP/Vista ready.
  • Standard PC hardware.
  • DirectX 9.0 compliant video hardware with shader model 3 and at least 128mb memory.
  • Min. screen resolution of 1024x768.
  • 512 MB main memory (2GB or more recommended)
     
 
Related News
Simulation environments always up-to-date with re-lion's Lumo Builder
Tuesday, 02 March 2010 00:00
Dutch Army simulation environments always up-to-date with re-lion's Lumo Builder   re-lion will provide the Dutch Army with a specifically modified version of Lumo Builder to keep their simulation environments for VBS2, Steel Beasts Pro and the Saggitarius Small Arms Trainer up-to-date.
Modifications are made in a program known as 'NTP Landscape' that is financed by the Defence Material Organisation.

Landscape will enable instructors to take control over the simulation environment by providing an innovative, easy to use, human machine interface (HMI).  Read the complete press release about Landscape here.
 
Released: Lumo Builder 61 with streaming Terrain support
Saturday, 16 January 2010 00:00
Lumo Builder 61 released   Lumo Builder, codenamed Jade, was released today including not only bugfixes but also the following major features:
  • Streaming terrain tiles to and from disk
  • Seamlessly connect terrain and models
  • Optimized multi-core content pipeline
  • Splines automatically following terrain
  • Procedural walls / fences / etc
  • 3D Studio MAX 2010 plugin
  • Brush system  for terrain surface types and height modification
 

Lumo Builder in C,mm,n Car driving simulator
Tuesday, 24 March 2009 00:00
Lumo Builder in C,mm,n Car driving simulator   The University of Twente and re-lion are working on a driving simulator for the ‘Car of the Future’ using Lumo Builder and Lumo Drive in which future mobility is explored.

Lumo Builder is used to rapidly develop new virtual environments that will be used with Lumo Drive for research and demonstration purposes. Key features of Lumo Builder are easy terrain generation with DTED and GeoTIFF import, high-detail procedural road networks including intersections and a correlated view on visuals, AI and collision databases.