SU Podium V2 Plus has the same low price and is a free update for V2 users. It comes with more features and support for SketchUp 2015, SketchUp 2014 and SketchUp 8. However, if you are using SketchUp 7 or SketchUp 2013 and a 32 bit operating system, you should choose SU Podium V2.
| SU Podium V2 | SU Podium V2 Plus | |
|---|---|---|
| Price: | $198.00 (USD) Student / teacher - $95.00 (USD) | $198.00 (USD) Student / teacher - $95.00 (USD) Read more about V2 Plus |
| System Requirements: | ||
| Supported Sketchup Versions | SketchUp 7, 8 and 2013 | SketchUp 8, 2014 and 2015 (2013 version only for the Mac) |
| Supported Operating Systems |
Windows - XP, Vista, 7 and 8, 32 bit or 64 bit Mac - 10.6.x, 10.7.x, 10.8.x 10.9.x is not recommended due to issues
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Windows - 7 or 8, 64 bit for SU 2015
64/ 32 bit version for SU 2014. Mac -, 10.8.x, 10.9.x, 10.10.x |
| SU Podium V2 | SU Podium V2 Plus | |
|---|---|---|
| Feature Differences: | ||
| User Interface | Based on SketchUp web dialog boxes. | Based on Windows or Mac native API. The result is more stability, no blank dialog. |
| Podium Image Editor |  |
Yes. Podium Image Editor allows for post process image editing within SketchUp. Read about Podium Image Editor. |
| Physical Sky | One Physical Sky option. | Two Physical Sky options. |
| Preset Editor | |
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| Presets | Unchanged | Two new presets. |
| Materials Property UI | Unchanged | DTR percentage indicator to help get better material property results. |
| Light Emitting Materials | Unchanged | Hidden LEM are automatically made 100% transparent. |
| Podium Tools | Unchanged | Includes more features to reset various properties, toggle off spot lights, and a better UI. |
| Advanced Materials | |
Advanced metallic material properties; more on the way. |
| EditInPlace | Requires a separate download and install. | Included with V2 Plus installation. |
| Render All | Only Beta | Works in Windows, Beta in Mac |
| Download Location | V2 | V2 Plus |
