SU Podium V2 sample models

In this section there are several sample models that you are welcome to download and to open. These are SketchUp 7 models but will work in SketchUp 8. Use these models to test SU Podium V2's rendering capabilities. Please note that the images shown on this page all use SU Podium's Physical Sky option on. Turn on Shadows and then go to the Options settings and in the Environment tab, make sure Physical Sky is on. The output resolution is up to you.

1. Barelona Pavilion model

The famous Barcelona Pavilion is duplicated in this model. V2 properties have been applied to textures so you can render immediately. In the SU Podium V2 options icon, set to preset to default. Turn on your SketchUp shadows. Turn on the Options/ Environment Physical Sky.

Suggestion: After rendering once, change the Options, Preset to Exterior_default. Also use the Podium Materials, select the water and add Bumps to the water material.

    Render time including Processing Scene- about 30 seconds. CPU - Intel Quad Core i7 - 2920XM @2.50GHz. OS - Windows 7 Ultimate. Resolution - 854 X 480. Preset: Exterior_default

    Make sure SketchUp Shadows are on
    Pick Options from the Podium tool bar
    In Options choose the default.pps preset
    In the Options/ Environment, turn on Podium Physical Sky

Download Barcelona_New Here

2. Automatic materials sample

This model has no Podium properties set on any of the materials. However, since the model uses SketchUp 7 or 8 standard materials, Podium applies certain reflection, refraction, bump, blur properties to these materials automatically. You can use exterior_default.pps preset on this.

    Render time including Processing Scene- about 2min 4sec. CPU - Intel Quad Core i7 - 2920XM @2.50GHz. OS - Windows 7 Ultimate. Resolution - 854 X 480. Preset: Exterior_default

Make sure SketchUp Shadows are on
Pick Options from the Podium tool bar
In Options choose the exterior_default.pps preset
In the Options/ Environment, turn on Podium Physical Sky

Download Courtyard Here (this model is a SketchUp 7 model)

3. Caretaker House

Caretaker House has several Scenes setup that are ready to render. Each scene has some hidden groups or layers to demonstrate various V2 properties. Use interior_default presets for interior scenes.

    Render time including Processing Scene- about 1 min 30 sec. CPU - Intel Quad Core i7 - 2920XM @2.50GHz. OS - Windows 7 Ultimate. Resolution - 854 X 480. Preset: Interior_default. First scene.

Download Caretaker-House.skp Here

4. Cottage Interior-Exterior

You can use the Default presets with sun intensity and brightness up. Floor has blurred reflections in this image. Or use the interior_default presest to get some more brightness.

Interior-Exterior has two SketchUp scenes that are ready to render. For the interior you will need to experiment with texture properties and presets. The model is current setup to have default presets and no blurred reflections. This makes the rendering fast but not necessarily the best quality. Better quality will be to an interior preset for interior and exterior preset for exterior.

    Render time including Processing Scene- about 2 min 30 sec. CPU - Intel Quad Core i7 - 2920XM @2.50GHz. OS - Windows 7 Ultimate. Resolution - 854 X 480. Preset: Interior_default. Interior scene.

Download Cottage-Interior-Exterior.skp Here

5. Sponza

Sponza model is ready for "out-of-the-box" rendering. No V2 properties have been applied. The above image is using Exterior-QMC presets but the model is ready to render with the Default preset. The rendering demonstrates how well V2's Global Illumination works.

Download Sponza.skp Here

6. Ando

The Ando model is a great study of rendering interiors with no artificial lighting. The floor has blurred reflections. The interior is too dark for the Default preset as is. It is recommended that you use the interior-default preset.

    Render time including Processing Scene- about 1 minute. CPU - Intel Quad Core i7 - 2920XM @2.50GHz. OS - Windows 7 Ultimate. Resolution - 854 X 480. Preset: Interior_default. Scene 6.

Download Ando.skp Here

7. Pavilion Model using Podium Browser content

The Pavilion model is a good example of using Podium Browser Paid content in your model to obtain very quick render-ready designs. This image was rendered using Options settings: interior-default preset with Physical Sky on. Make sure SketchUp shadows are on to get the same effect.

    Render time including Processing Scene- about 1 min 32 sec. CPU - Intel Quad Core i7 - 2920XM @2.50GHz. OS - Windows 7 Ultimate. Resolution - 854 X 480. Preset: Interior_default. Scene 3.

Download the Pavilion model here

8. Bathroom Design using Podium Browser content

The Bathroom design model has several scenes that show different Podium render ready content from the Podium Browser. It is a very good example of how you can visualize and design to obtain best design results using SketchUp, SU Podium and the paid content of Podium Browser. This image uses interior-default preset with Physical Sky on but for best results use interior_qmc preset and with a large resolution.

    Render time including Processing Scene- about 3 min 40 sec. CPU - Intel Quad Core i7 - 2920XM @2.50GHz. OS - Windows 7 Ultimate. Resolution - 854 X 480. Preset: Interior_default. Scene 11.

Download the Bathroom Design model here