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  • SUPlugins Home Page
    • Help Home
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  • Help Video Tutorials
  • V2 Plus: New, free
  • Operating SU Podium V2
    • 1. Install
      •    a. SU 7 or 8
      •    b. SU 2013
      •    Uninstall
    • 2. Activate License
    • 3. Render process and getting started
    • 4. Download and samples to test
    • 5. Where to get Support
    • 6. What version do I have?
    • 7. Check List to help Support.
  • Options Menu
    • 1. Presets
    • 2. Resolution, formats, save
    • 3. Transparent
    • 4. Environment settings
  • Apply Material Properties
  • Lights
    • 1. Sky Light, Sun Light
    • 2. Artificial Lights
  • Render, OOPR, Preview
  • Other items in the pull down menu
    • 1. Generate
    • 2. Tools
    • 3. Render Manager
    • 4. About
  • Other Features
    • 1. Podium Browser: Light Fixtures, Plants, etc.
    • 2. Omni Grid V2
    • 3. Podium::Render script
    • 4. Podium Styles
  • A summary of Tutorials
    • and Tips
  • FAQ and trouble shooting
  • Migrating from Version 1.7.3
  • SU Podium V2 Books
  • Software End User License Agreement
    • Student / Teacher EULA
    • Podium Browser Content EULA

Written Tutorials

Tutorials Table of Contents

      The Cadalog SU Podium V2 Plus User Guide

      This is fast way to get started with SU Podium V2 Plus. This is a PDF download. Written by Nicolas Harvey.

      Tips Pages - tons of tips

      Introduction to Photo realistic rendering in SketchUp with SU Podium V2

        Part 1, Overview
        Part 2, Textures
        Part 3, Lights
        Part 4, Geometry Detail
        Part 5, Night Rendering

      Creating your own Materials

        Chrome
        Plastic
        Translucent Glass
        Bump maps
      Podium Materials UI: Why Diffuse, Transparency & Reflection?

      Interiors and Exterior lighting tutorial

        Interior Lighting Tutorial
        Exterior Lighting Tutorial

      Preset Tutorials

        Choosing the Right Preset
        A page on non-standard presets
        Getting rid of Blotches with QMC presets
        Modifying and Creating Presets with the Podium Preset Editor
        Creating your own Tone Mapping settings with Podium Preset Editor

      LEM Lighting Tutorials

        The LEM fill tutorial - Using hidden LEMs to illuminate a shopping mall interior.
        Hidden LEM tip- Render a computer monitor or TV

      Post Processing Tutorials

        Using PP (post processing) to finalise the rendering
        Basic Light Bloom using Photoshop
        Introducing the Podium Image Editor

      Other tutorials

        Styles for SU Podium V2 Alternative to Physical Sky
        Getting Ready to Print on Paper
        Rendering 2½D Grass   (This links to the Grass Tutorial web page)

      Books

      Essentials: Rendering with SU Podium V2 Plus very detailed book on V2 Plus by Jim Kenney

      Free User Guide for V2 Plus from Cadalog, Inc.

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