D5 Lite 1.1.0 for Revit: New Features

D5 Lite 1.1.0 for Revit was released for Windows on August 18, 2026. This version adds HDRI presets and lets you manage scenes linked to Revit 3D views in Lite, then send their recorded environment and effects to D5 Render.

Try Different Lighting with HDRI Presets

The Environment panel adds built-in HDRI presets for quickly comparing different looks.

1. Open the Environment panel in Lite and select HDRI sky.
2. Choose a preset and check the change in the sky background and environment lighting.
3. Adjust brightness and rotation, and check the result in Lite.

To keep an environment for a particular view, update its scene as described below and save the Revit project.

Read about environment and sky →

Manage Scenes Linked to Revit Views

This version lets you create, delete, and rename scenes in Lite, with two-way synchronization to Revit 3D views.

1. Open the Scene List at the lower-left corner of the Lite window. Create a scene or select an existing one to adjust.
2. Adjust the camera, environment, and effects, then click Update Scene to record the result.
3. Save the Revit project file, then switch scenes to check their views and recorded looks.

Scene names must follow Revit's naming rules for 3D views. To reuse a look across multiple views, right-click a scene to copy its environment and effects, then paste them into the target scene.

Read the full Scene List workflow →

Send Scene Environment and Effects to D5 Render

This workflow applies to non-orthographic views. Use a D5 Render version that supports scene environment and effect data; versions using the older scene interface receive the camera only.

1. Create or update a scene in Lite to record the view, environment, and effects you want to send.
2. Save the Revit project and close Lite, then connect to D5 Render from Revit.
3. Click Sync Scene on the Revit toolbar. Select the corresponding scene in D5 Render and check the result.

Syncing the model alone does not send that scene's environment and effects.

Read the scene sync instructions →

Save a Screenshot or Render a Panorama

To quickly record the current view, click the Screenshot button in Lite's render view, then copy the preview to the clipboard or save it locally.

To look around a space from one position:

1. Move the camera to the viewing position and use a perspective view.
2. Open the render settings, set Output Type to Panorama, and choose the quality and format.
3. Click Render, choose a save location and file name, then open the image when rendering finishes.

The panorama is a 2:1 image covering 360° horizontally and 180° vertically. Panoramas are not available in orthographic views.

Read about screenshots and panorama output →

Other Improvements

• Added Sun Radius and Sunlight Temperature controls, plus Light Radius for point lights and spotlights.
• Added a window pin button and improved interface responsiveness, map loading, and camera transitions between scenes.
• Added a compatibility option for models imported with a 90° orientation difference in older versions, and fixed ghosting and flickering in orthographic views.

View this version's release notes → · Back to the user manual →