LIME 3.4 Release

June 2026

New Interpretation Layers

Easily the #1 feature of this release: new polygon interpretation layers!

Creating filled polygon layers makes it easier to communicate your application results, as well as opening up for new analysis possibilities.

  • Create new interpretation layers with legends classes of defined name and colour
  • Draw polygons, snap them to existing polys and layers, move polygons forwards and backwards
  • Blend layers and toggle classes to make rich visuals for use in figures and 3D Stories

As part of this feature we made model layers part of the 3D Elements tree, for quick access to editing, class legends and common display settings (especially in combination with the new Properties Pane, below!)

3D Tiles support & expanded cloud services

In LIME 3.4 we are pleased to be able to support the 3D Tiles format - rapidly becoming the main way to stream 3D data over the web. As part of this, we also added Cesium ion support for 3D model loading. This complements our existing V3Geo, Sketchfab, open URL and disk loading possibilities. It has never been so easy to import your virtual outcrops and other 3D models into LIME!

  • Log in to your Cesium ion account through our cloud connections interface
  • Access your stored Cesium ion assets directly within LIME, either as 3D Tiles or glTF formats
  • Load 3D Tiles v1.0/v1.1 from disk, open URL or Cesium ion

Improved UX

We continue the LIME user interface makeover with a new contect-sensitive Properties pane. This makes it faster to get information or make display changes to your assets and 3D Stories

  • Quick access to common display settings actions, such as layer transparency sliders, colour ramps and class legends
  • Readouts for lines and orientation planes are shown when you select them
  • Quick access to export options
  • 3D Story Views now get per View properties, for fine-grained control over your presentations
  • Multiple select adapts to present averages, multi-layer sliders, common View settings etc.

There's more

Many new features, updates and improvements

  • Reassign polygons, duplicate interpretation layers
  • Support for 3D Tiles models in Panel projections and high res screenshot export
  • New export shortcuts for panel/interpretation layers and lines/orientation planes
  • Simplified plane export
  • Merge lines functionality
  • Exporting OBJ models now exports textures
  • Better handling of UDIM textures in OBJ loading
  • Improvements for networking in some corporate environments
  • Floating license improvements
  • Many other minor improvements and stability enhancements

We hope you enjoy using LIME! Get started today with our Free Trial - available when you download and install LIME.

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