Auto-Save and Project Management
Lumineer automatically saves your work as you design. You never need to manually save — every change is captured within seconds.
What you'll learn
- How auto-save works
- How to manage designs on your dashboard
- What happens if you lose connection
How auto-save works
- You make a change — drawing a strand, moving an element, changing colors, adjusting calibration, or any other edit.
- 3-second countdown — Lumineer waits 3 seconds after your last change to batch edits together (so rapid changes don't trigger dozens of saves).
- Save indicator — A small status message appears:
- "Saving..." — Your changes are being sent to the cloud.
- "Saved" (green) — Everything is saved.
- "Save failed" (red) — Something went wrong. See troubleshooting below.
Tip: If you close the browser tab with unsaved changes, Lumineer attempts an immediate save before closing. Your work should be preserved in most cases.
What gets saved
Every save captures the complete state of your design:
- All elements (strands, shrubs, decorations) with positions, colors, bulb types, spacing
- Calibration (ruler position and measurement)
- AI scene state (which scenes have been generated, which is active)
- A thumbnail of your canvas (shown on the dashboard)
- Tool settings and sidebar state
Dashboard
Your dashboard shows all your designs as thumbnail cards. From here you can:
- Open a design — Click any card to open it in the editor.
- Create a new design — Click the "New Design" button.
- Toggle view — Switch between grid and list views (preference is saved locally).
What happens if you lose connection
If your internet drops while designing:
- You can keep working — The editor works locally. Your changes are tracked.
- When connection returns — The next edit triggers a save, which sends all your accumulated changes to the cloud.
- Browser storage backup — For brand new designs that haven't been saved to the cloud yet, Lumineer keeps a local backup in your browser storage. If something goes wrong, your work should still be recoverable when you reopen the editor.
Tips
- Don't close the tab during "Saving..." — Wait for the green "Saved" indicator before closing. It only takes a second or two.
- Your photo is stored separately — The house photo is uploaded to cloud storage on first upload. Canvas data only stores a reference to the photo URL, keeping save sizes small (~10KB per save).
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