Where to get Support

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Brief description of SU Podium

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Podium works entirely inside SketchUp and uses SketchUp's surfaces, textures, groups, views, background color and shadows to produce a photo-realistic image. If you are already familiar with SketchUp you will notice that Podium does not require you to learn a lot of complicated rendering techniques to create photo-realistic renderings.
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You can also apply SketchUp's background colors and shadows to obtain to change lighting.
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Test Drive

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Let's try a quick render to make sure that your hardware is working and SU Podium was installed correctly. Download this model. This model has several Podium properties in it including, reflections, bump maps, alpha transparent plants and omni lights. This model is the model that is used in the video tutorial page. Download this model to your desktop and then open it in SketchUp 6 or 7 (or 7.1). Once it is open, go the Podium UI and click on Arrow Icon. From the Render Size option pick the pixel size of 800 X 600 or if you are using the evaluation version, pick 500 X 500. Then click on the render button from the main SU Podium user interface. The rendering should take about two to four minutes depending on your computer's memory and processor.

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To display Podium's user interface, pick Podium from the SketchUp Plug-in menu and pick Show. This will display the Podium user interface.The main options that are displayed are: Render, Stop and Save and an Arrow Icon, Preset settings, the slider bar to apply lighting to a face, and a slider bar to apply reflection to a face. In addition, Podium 1.7 has a check box for blurred and check box for preview.

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Click on the Arrow Icon in the Podium dialog box and you will see another pop out menu. Information about Render Size, Render All scenes, settings are discussed in the UI Items chapter.

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Try a quick render to test your computer

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How Podium works

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1. Select any surface or face in your SketchUp model by clicking on it.

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2. While the surface is highlighted, pick a value for reflection by moving the Reflect slide bar in the Podium UI.

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3. Paint a texture or color to the surface you previously selected.

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4. Render it and examine the Preview image.

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5. Click on the Preview image to obtain a larger resolution of the rendered image.

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Podium will create renderings of your SketchUp scene by simulating the reflection of light on each SketchUp face. By default, Podium applies Sky Light to the scene and supports Global Illumination. By applying reflection to faces, you can create photo-realistic images that reflect the sky, the sun, artificial lights and other faces in the model. You will get more realism by applying textures or colors to faces. Podium 1.7 introduces blurred reflections which is not turned on by default. Read the section on Blurred Reflections before applying it.

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You can also change daylight environment to night or evening environment by changing SketchUp's background color (found in SketchUp's Style menu). For example, you can create an evening like effect by choosing a dark background color in SketchUp.

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You can create different day light effects by using SketchUp shadows. When you turn SketchUp shadows on, Podium recognizes the position of SketchUp's sun and the sun becomes a source of light. You can control the brightness of the sun using the Dark slider in SketchUp's Shadow setting dialog box. Using the sun is also an effective way to light up the interior of a room by using Windows. Adjust the position of the sun by using SketchUp's Location data (in Model Info) and by using the time of day and month in the Shadow dialog box.

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Podium also provides "artificial" lighting in the form Light Emitting Surfaces and Omni lights (or point lights) which will provide further realism to your image especially interiors.

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The Light slider bar controls how much light is applied to a face or a group. When Light is applied directly to a face, the face becomes an LEM type light. The face will emit light. It is the easiest way to create artificial light. For example, you may want to create the effect of a fluorescent light illuminating a room. Create a face on the ceiling, select the face, then moving the Light slide bar to the right. When rendered, the face will displayed as a source of light. When Light is applied to a face, it is referred to as Light Emitting Material or LEM. An LEM will emit light in one direction. It is very simple way to create artificial light BUT LEMs are the slowest to render. So be careful how many faces you turn into LEMs. The more you have, the slow the rendering will become.

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Light can also be applied to SketchUp groups to create Omni Lights or point lights. Omni lights simulate a light bulb where light is emitted in all directions. These types of lights render much faster than LEMs. Further,omni lights emit light in all directions. Omni light groups can be tiny specs and these groups can be placed into light fixtures to create realistic interior lighting. Please examine the Registered User area of www.suplugins.com and download and install the comprehensive light fixture libraries. The light fixture libraries is a SketchUp plugins that allows you to drag and drop hundreds of lights into SketchUp. Each light fixture has omni lights in them so will automatically be rendered with light. If you only evaluating Podium, you can not access these libraries but you can download some a free sample light fixture plug-in to try out.

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To get an understanding of how Podium works, we have provided written beginning tutorials and video tutorials.

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Click here to view the Video Tutorials.

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UI Items - Resolution, Settings and Preview

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Podium has a simple user interface as described in the Getting Started section. The main dialog box displays Light and Reflect slide bars and a Preview button. The are a few other options in the user interface that should be explained before proceeding to the tutorials.਀            㰀漀㨀瀀㸀㰀⼀漀㨀瀀㸀㰀⼀瀀㸀 ਀          㰀瀀㸀㰀猀瀀愀渀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀∀昀漀渀琀ⴀ眀攀椀最栀琀㨀 戀漀氀搀㬀∀㸀倀爀攀猀攀琀 砀洀氀 猀攀琀琀椀渀最猀⸀ 㰀⼀猀瀀愀渀㸀㰀⼀瀀㸀 ਀          㰀瀀㸀䄀琀 琀栀攀 琀漀瀀 漀昀 琀栀攀 洀愀椀渀 倀漀搀椀甀洀 甀猀攀爀 椀渀琀攀爀昀愀挀攀Ⰰ 椀猀 愀 氀椀猀琀 漀昀 倀爀攀猀攀琀 ⸀砀洀氀 猀攀琀琀椀渀最猀⸀  㰀⼀瀀㸀

Presets Presets will load optional setting templates and use these "templates" to give different rendering effects. There are many setting variables that are not exposed in Podium's UI. Some variables are Ambient Lighting, Irradiance Gradients, Trace Refractions, etc. Exposing all these variables would clutter the user interface and defeat Podium's goal of making rendering simple and easy. Several optional settings that take advantage of several of the hidden variables in Podium. We made these available through Podium's main UI. Use the default setting if you do not care to experiment with the Presets. The default setting has been tweaked to get a combination of good performance and quality.

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Quality. This preset will product the highest quality rendering in a reasonable amount of time. It is slower than default.

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old15.This preset renders the image to the same standard, and speed as version 1.5 for those die-hard 1.5 lovers

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There are more Preset .xml files in the Registered User area as well as in the Forums.਀          㰀⼀瀀㸀 ਀          㰀瀀 挀氀愀猀猀㴀∀猀琀礀氀攀㜀∀㸀㰀猀瀀愀渀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀∀昀漀渀琀ⴀ眀攀椀最栀琀㨀 戀漀氀搀㬀∀㸀刀攀渀搀攀爀 匀椀稀攀㰀⼀猀瀀愀渀㸀㰀⼀瀀㸀 ਀          㰀瀀 挀氀愀猀猀㴀∀䴀猀漀一漀爀洀愀氀∀㸀䌀氀椀挀欀 漀渀 琀栀攀 䄀爀爀漀眀 栀攀愀搀 椀挀漀渀 椀渀 琀栀攀 洀愀椀渀 倀漀搀椀甀洀 甀猀攀爀 椀渀琀攀爀昀愀挀攀⸀ 吀栀椀猀 眀椀氀氀 爀攀瘀攀愀氀 刀攀渀搀攀爀 匀椀稀攀Ⰰ 匀攀琀琀椀渀最猀 愀渀搀 䠀攀氀瀀 漀瀀琀椀漀渀猀⸀㰀⼀瀀㸀 ਀          㰀瀀 挀氀愀猀猀㴀∀䴀猀漀一漀爀洀愀氀∀㸀吀栀攀爀攀 愀爀攀 猀攀瘀攀爀愀氀 爀攀渀搀攀爀 猀椀稀攀 漀瀀琀椀漀渀猀 椀渀 琀栀攀 昀甀氀氀 瘀攀爀猀椀漀渀 椀渀挀氀甀搀椀渀最 渀攀眀 ㄀㘀㨀㤀 愀猀瀀攀挀琀 爀愀琀椀漀渀 猀椀稀攀猀⸀ 䌀漀洀洀攀爀挀椀愀氀 瘀攀爀猀椀漀渀 漀昀 倀漀搀椀甀洀 猀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀猀 爀攀渀搀攀爀攀搀 椀洀愀最攀 猀椀稀攀猀 ⠀䨀倀䜀Ⰰ 倀一䜀 愀渀搀 䠀䐀刀⤀ 漀昀 ㈀㌀　堀㄀㔀　Ⰰ 㘀㐀　堀㐀㠀　Ⰰ ㄀　㈀㐀堀㜀㘀㠀Ⰰ ㈀　㐀㠀堀㄀㔀㌀㘀Ⰰ ㌀　㜀㘀堀㈀㌀　㐀Ⰰ 㐀　㜀㘀堀㌀㌀　㐀Ⰰ 圀椀搀攀 猀挀爀攀攀渀 爀攀猀漀氀甀琀椀漀渀猀 漀昀 㠀㔀㈀堀㐀㠀　Ⰰ ㄀㘀　　堀㤀　　Ⰰ ㄀㤀㈀　堀㄀　㠀　Ⰰ 瘀椀攀眀瀀漀爀琀 爀攀猀漀氀甀琀椀漀渀 愀渀搀 ㈀堀 嘀椀攀眀瀀漀爀琀 爀攀猀漀氀甀琀椀漀渀猀⸀ 吀栀攀 攀瘀愀氀甀愀琀椀漀渀 瘀攀爀猀椀漀渀 漀渀氀礀 瀀爀漀瘀椀搀攀猀 ㈀㌀　 堀 ㄀㔀　 ⠀倀爀攀瘀椀攀眀⤀ 愀渀搀 㔀　　 堀 㔀　　⸀ 䤀渀 愀氀氀 漀琀栀攀爀 爀攀猀瀀攀挀琀猀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 昀爀攀攀Ⰰ 渀漀渀ⴀ攀砀瀀椀爀椀渀最Ⰰ 攀瘀愀氀甀愀琀椀漀渀 瘀攀爀猀椀漀渀 椀猀 琀栀攀 猀愀洀攀 愀猀 琀栀攀 昀甀氀氀 瘀攀爀猀椀漀渀⸀㰀⼀瀀㸀 ਀          㰀瀀 挀氀愀猀猀㴀∀猀琀礀氀攀㜀∀㸀㰀猀瀀愀渀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀∀昀漀渀琀ⴀ眀攀椀最栀琀㨀 戀漀氀搀㬀∀㸀匀攀琀琀椀渀最猀㰀⼀猀瀀愀渀㸀㰀⼀瀀㸀 ਀          㰀瀀 挀氀愀猀猀㴀∀䴀猀漀一漀爀洀愀氀∀ 猀琀礀氀攀㴀∀洀愀爀最椀渀ⴀ氀攀昀琀㨀 　⸀㔀椀渀㬀∀㸀

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The Settings menu is where you can control the speed vs quality and jaggy vs smooth settings. It is also where you can pick between JPG and PNG output formats and what folder you want your image files to be saved to. Settings is discussed in more detail in the Settings sections of this help desk.

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Preview

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When Preview is on, Podium will display a Preview of the rendering as it is occurring. The default Preview image size is 230 X 150. When you pick a larger image size such as 640 X 480, the Preview will only display a small portion of your rendering as it is occurring. You can Preview the entire image size by clicking inside the Preview image area. This action will display a new window which shows a static image of the rendering. Click on the larger window to make it disappear.

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Sample Tutorial - applying reflections and creating lights

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Download Podium Interior Sketchup file here

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Podium-Interior model is a simple model of a room.The goal of this exercise is to experiment with Light effect to create a new source of direct light and use reflection to simulate a mirror. Outside Sky Light will also influence the interior lighting. Turning Shadows on and off will show how sunlight can brighten an interior.

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Texture has already been applied to this model. SketchUp's background color has also been changed to a darker gray. Shadow settings are turned off. You can examine what materials are being used in the model by going to the SketchUp material browser and selecting the In Model tab.਀            㰀漀㨀瀀㸀㰀⼀漀㨀瀀㸀㰀⼀瀀㸀

Also,notice that two components are being used. One is a face-me type people component.The other is of a 3D bench.If you Zoom out of the current view you can see that the model is of a room with three walls, a roof and a floor. Outside the structure there is a surface with Ashlar Stone texture to represent the ground.਀            㰀漀㨀瀀㸀㰀⼀漀㨀瀀㸀㰀⼀瀀㸀

The facing wall has a white surface that will represent a mirror.਀            㰀漀㨀瀀㸀㰀⼀漀㨀瀀㸀㰀⼀瀀㸀 ਀          㰀栀㌀ 挀氀愀猀猀㴀∀䴀猀漀一漀爀洀愀氀∀㸀㰀愀 渀愀洀攀㴀∀稀稀攀攀开氀椀渀欀开㤀开㄀㈀㜀㄀㐀㘀㐀㄀㘀㌀∀㸀㰀猀瀀愀渀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀∀昀漀渀琀ⴀ昀愀洀椀氀礀㨀 䄀爀椀愀氀㬀∀㸀䐀椀猀瀀氀愀礀 倀漀搀椀甀洀✀猀 唀䤀 戀礀 瀀椀挀欀椀渀最 匀栀漀眀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 倀漀搀椀甀洀 瀀甀氀氀 搀漀眀渀 洀攀渀甀⸀ ਀          㰀瀀 挀氀愀猀猀㴀∀䴀猀漀一漀爀洀愀氀∀㸀䰀攀琀✀猀 甀猀攀 琀栀攀 刀攀渀搀攀爀 猀椀稀攀 漀昀 㰀猀瀀愀渀 挀氀愀猀猀㴀∀匀瀀攀氀氀䔀∀㸀漀昀㰀⼀猀瀀愀渀㸀 ㈀㌀　 堀 ㄀㔀　 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 倀爀攀瘀椀攀眀⸀

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Add Reflection and Light to surfaces

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For this example, let's add reflection to the following surfaces, a. the mirror(this is the rectangular surface on the facing wall that has Ghost White texture), b. the floor਀            㰀漀㨀瀀㸀㰀⼀漀㨀瀀㸀㰀⼀瀀㸀

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Mirror: Select the mirror surface and while it is highlighted, use the Reflect slide bar in Podium's UI to add a reflection value of 100 for the mirror.This is the maximum reflection value.

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Floor: Select the floor surface and while it is highlighted, use the Reflect slide bar in Podium's UI to add a reflection value of 20 for the floor.਀          㰀漀㨀瀀㸀㰀⼀漀㨀瀀㸀㰀⼀瀀㸀 ਀          㰀瀀㸀圀攀 愀爀攀 愀氀猀漀 最漀椀渀最 琀漀 愀搀搀 愀 渀攀眀 氀椀最栀琀 猀漀甀爀挀攀 椀渀 琀栀攀 爀漀漀洀 琀漀 琀栀攀 爀攀挀琀愀渀最氀攀 漀渀 琀栀攀 挀攀椀氀椀渀最 琀漀 猀椀洀甀氀愀琀攀 愀 昀氀甀漀爀攀猀挀攀渀琀 氀椀最栀琀⸀㰀猀瀀愀渀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀∀∀㸀㰀⼀猀瀀愀渀㸀

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Select the rectangular surface on the ceiling and while it is highlighted, use the Light slide bar in Podium's UI to add a Light value of 25 for the fluorescent light. This is a LEM type light. It's very simple to create but LEMs are slower to render than Omni type lights discussed in the next section.
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Zoom,pan and rotate in SketchUp so that the room, mirror, portion of the light and a portion of the outside is visible on your computer screen. This will be the render scene.਀          㰀漀㨀瀀㸀㰀⼀漀㨀瀀㸀㰀⼀瀀㸀 ਀          㰀瀀㸀吀栀攀渀 挀氀椀挀欀 琀栀攀 刀攀渀搀攀爀 戀甀琀琀漀渀 椀渀 琀栀攀 倀漀搀椀甀洀 椀渀琀攀爀昀愀挀攀⸀ ⠀䴀愀欀攀 猀甀爀攀 琀栀攀 瀀爀攀瘀椀攀眀 戀甀琀琀漀渀 椀猀 挀栀攀挀欀攀搀⤀⸀

਀          㰀瀀㸀倀漀搀椀甀洀 最漀攀猀 琀栀爀漀甀最栀 猀攀瘀攀爀愀氀 椀琀攀爀愀琀椀漀渀猀 愀渀搀 礀漀甀 眀椀氀氀 渀漀琀椀挀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀 漀渀 琀栀攀 倀漀搀椀甀洀 椀渀琀攀爀昀愀挀攀 氀椀欀攀 匀栀漀漀琀椀渀最 倀栀漀琀漀渀猀Ⰰ 䈀甀椀氀搀椀渀最 䴀攀猀栀Ⰰ 刀愀礀 琀爀愀挀椀渀最Ⰰ㰀猀瀀愀渀 挀氀愀猀猀㴀∀䜀爀愀洀䔀∀㸀䄀渀琀椀㰀⼀猀瀀愀渀㸀ⴀ愀氀椀愀猀椀渀最⸀
਀          㰀瀀㸀圀栀攀渀 琀栀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀 栀愀瘀攀 猀琀漀瀀瀀攀搀 愀渀搀 礀漀甀 栀愀瘀攀 挀氀攀愀爀 椀洀愀最攀Ⰰ 眀栀愀琀 礀漀甀 猀攀攀 椀猀 愀 瀀爀攀瘀椀攀眀 猀椀稀攀 漀昀 礀漀甀爀 爀攀渀搀攀爀攀搀 椀洀愀最攀⸀ 匀愀瘀攀 琀栀椀猀 昀椀氀攀⸀㰀猀瀀愀渀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀∀∀㸀㰀⼀猀瀀愀渀㸀䤀琀 眀椀氀氀 戀攀 猀愀瘀攀搀 眀椀琀栀 愀 搀愀琀攀ⴀ猀琀愀洀瀀 琀漀 琀栀攀 尀匀欀攀琀挀栀唀瀀 ⠀㘀 漀爀 㜀⤀尀倀氀甀最椀渀猀尀倀漀搀椀甀洀 昀漀氀搀攀爀⸀ ⠀伀渀 琀栀攀 䴀愀挀Ⰰ 椀琀 眀椀氀氀 戀攀 猀愀瘀攀搀 椀渀 琀栀攀 䠀漀洀攀 䐀椀爀攀挀琀漀爀礀ⴀ尀䐀漀挀甀洀攀渀琀猀尀倀漀搀椀甀洀 昀漀氀搀攀爀⸀⤀㰀⼀瀀㸀

You can change the location of where the image is saved by using the Settings menu.਀            㰀漀㨀瀀㸀㰀⼀漀㨀瀀㸀㰀⼀瀀㸀

Your preview image should look like this:
਀          㰀⼀瀀㸀 ਀          㰀瀀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀∀洀愀爀最椀渀ⴀ氀攀昀琀㨀 　⸀㔀椀渀㬀∀㸀

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As you can see it is small but renders fast. Try changing the resolution size to 852 X 480 and render it again.

਀          㰀瀀㸀圀愀渀琀 洀漀爀攀 氀椀最栀琀 椀渀 琀栀攀 爀漀漀洀㼀㰀⼀瀀㸀 ਀          㰀瀀㸀䤀渀挀爀攀愀猀攀 琀栀攀 䰀椀最栀琀 瘀愀氀甀攀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 昀氀甀漀爀攀猀挀攀渀琀 氀椀最栀琀 戀礀 猀攀氀攀挀琀 琀栀攀 猀甀爀昀愀挀攀 愀渀搀 洀漀瘀椀渀最 琀栀攀 䰀椀最栀琀 猀氀椀搀攀爀 戀愀爀 琀漀 琀栀攀 氀攀昀琀⸀ 㰀戀爀 ⼀㸀
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You can also increase light by changing SketchUp's background color to a lighter color or by changing the color and opacity of the window texture.
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਀            㰀椀洀最 猀爀挀㴀∀栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀瘀椀搀攀漀⸀猀甀瀀氀甀最椀渀猀⸀挀漀洀⼀椀洀愀最攀猀⼀瀀漀搀椀甀洀ⴀ椀渀琀攀爀椀漀爀ⴀ氀椀最栀琀攀爀⸀樀瀀最∀ ⼀㸀㰀⼀瀀㸀 ਀          㰀瀀㸀一漀琀椀挀攀 栀漀眀 琀栀攀 洀椀爀爀漀爀 椀猀 爀攀昀氀攀挀琀椀渀最 琀栀攀 昀愀挀攀ⴀ洀攀 挀漀洀瀀漀渀攀渀琀✀猀 昀爀漀渀琀 瘀椀攀眀 ⠀愀猀 礀漀甀 眀漀甀氀搀 攀砀瀀攀挀琀 愀 昀愀挀攀 洀攀 挀漀洀瀀漀渀攀渀琀 琀漀 戀攀栀愀瘀攀⤀⸀ 吀爀礀 甀猀椀渀最 愀 洀甀挀栀 氀愀爀最攀爀 爀攀猀漀氀甀琀椀漀渀⸀ 一漀琀椀挀攀 栀漀眀 琀栀攀 爀攀渀搀攀爀椀渀最 猀瀀攀攀搀 猀氀漀眀猀 搀漀眀渀⸀㰀⼀瀀㸀

You have now been exposed to some of the fundamentals of SU Podium's features. The other major feature left to explain are Omni Lights, Bump Maps, Soft Shadows, Blurred Reflection, Spot Lights and Render All scenes.਀            㰀漀㨀瀀㸀㰀⼀漀㨀瀀㸀㰀⼀瀀㸀 ਀          㰀栀㄀㸀㰀愀 渀愀洀攀㴀∀稀稀攀攀开氀椀渀欀开㄀　开㄀㈀㜀㄀㐀㘀㐀㄀㘀㌀∀㸀㰀猀瀀愀渀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀∀昀漀渀琀ⴀ昀愀洀椀氀礀㨀 䄀爀椀愀氀㬀∀㸀㰀猀瀀愀渀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀∀昀漀渀琀ⴀ眀攀椀最栀琀㨀 戀漀氀搀㬀∀㸀䠀漀眀 琀漀 挀爀攀愀琀攀 愀渀 伀洀渀椀 䰀椀最栀琀㰀⼀猀瀀愀渀㸀 ਀          㰀⼀猀瀀愀渀㸀ⴀ 氀漀眀 挀漀猀琀 氀椀最栀琀椀渀最㰀⼀愀㸀㰀⼀栀㄀㸀㰀瀀 愀氀椀最渀㴀∀爀椀最栀琀∀㸀㰀愀 栀爀攀昀㴀∀⌀琀漀挀∀㸀䈀愀挀欀 琀漀 吀伀䌀㰀⼀愀㸀

Omni Light is a feature that allows you to create an independent light source from SketchUp groups. Omni Light acts like a light bulb and emits light in all directions. Omni Light is different from applying Light value to one surface as we did in Tutorial 1. Omni Light allows you to assign a Light value to an entire group. That group becomes a source of light that emits light in all directions. When you render the scene the Omni Light group will disappear and only the light it is creating will appear in your rendered image.

਀          㰀瀀㸀夀漀甀 挀愀渀 甀猀攀 伀洀渀椀 䰀椀最栀琀 琀漀 挀爀攀愀琀攀 琀栀攀 攀昀昀攀挀琀 漀昀 愀 氀椀最栀琀 戀甀氀戀 琀栀愀琀 氀椀最栀琀猀 甀瀀 琀栀攀 攀渀琀椀爀攀 爀漀漀洀 漀爀 甀猀攀 椀琀 椀渀 愀 氀椀最栀琀 昀椀砀琀甀爀攀 琀栀愀琀 猀栀椀渀攀 甀瀀 愀 猀洀愀氀氀 愀爀攀愀⸀ 㰀⼀瀀㸀

Omni lights will render much more quickly than LEM type lighting so it maybe the preferred type of artificial lighting.

਀          㰀瀀 挀氀愀猀猀㴀∀瀀开㐀∀㸀一漀琀攀㨀 䤀昀 礀漀甀 栀愀瘀攀 瀀甀爀挀栀愀猀攀搀 倀漀搀椀甀洀Ⰰ 礀漀甀 挀愀渀 爀攀最椀猀琀攀爀 愀琀 琀栀攀 匀甀瀀氀甀最椀渀猀⸀挀漀洀 猀椀琀攀 愀渀搀 栀愀瘀攀 愀挀挀攀猀猀 琀漀 琀栀攀 刀攀最椀猀琀攀爀攀搀 唀猀攀爀 瀀愀最攀⸀ 吀栀椀猀 瀀愀最攀 栀愀猀 愀渀 攀砀琀攀渀猀椀瘀攀 氀椀戀爀愀爀礀 漀昀 氀椀最栀琀 fixtures that have pre-defined omni lights applied. Use this library freely to make effective interior light sources. Even if you only have the evaluation version of Podium, you can download several sample light fixtures from the Registered User page.
਀           ਀          㰀瀀 挀氀愀猀猀㴀∀猀琀礀氀攀㠀∀㸀㰀猀瀀愀渀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀∀昀漀渀琀ⴀ眀攀椀最栀琀㨀 戀漀氀搀㬀∀㸀伀洀渀椀 䰀椀最栀琀 吀甀琀漀爀椀愀氀㰀⼀猀瀀愀渀㸀㰀⼀瀀㸀 ਀          㰀瀀 挀氀愀猀猀㴀∀瀀开㈀∀㸀㰀愀 栀爀攀昀㴀∀栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀眀眀眀⸀猀甀ⴀ瀀漀搀椀甀洀⸀挀漀洀⼀昀椀氀攀猀⼀瀀漀搀椀甀洀ⴀ漀洀渀椀开氀椀最栀琀⸀猀欀瀀∀ 挀氀愀猀猀㴀∀愀开㄀∀㸀䐀漀眀渀氀漀愀搀 倀漀搀椀甀洀 伀洀渀椀 䰀椀最栀琀 匀欀攀琀挀栀甀瀀 昀椀氀攀 栀攀爀攀㰀⼀愀㸀㰀⼀瀀㸀 ਀          㰀瀀㸀夀漀甀 眀椀氀氀 渀漀琀椀挀攀 愀 爀攀搀 挀甀戀攀 椀渀 琀栀攀 洀椀搀搀氀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 洀漀搀攀氀⸀ 吀栀椀猀 挀甀戀攀 椀猀 愀 匀欀攀琀挀栀唀瀀 最爀漀甀瀀⸀ 吀栀攀 最爀漀甀瀀 眀愀猀 愀猀猀椀最渀攀搀 愀 䰀椀最栀琀 瘀愀氀甀攀 戀礀 倀漀搀椀甀洀 愀渀搀 栀愀猀 戀攀挀漀洀攀 愀渀 伀洀渀椀 䰀椀最栀琀 漀戀樀攀挀琀⸀ 㰀戀爀 ⼀㸀
਀          㰀瀀㸀刀攀渀搀攀爀 琀栀攀 猀挀攀渀攀 甀猀椀渀最 琀栀攀 刀攀渀搀攀爀 戀甀琀琀漀渀 椀渀 倀漀搀椀甀洀✀猀 唀䤀⸀ 㰀戀爀 ⼀㸀
਀          㰀瀀 挀氀愀猀猀㴀∀䴀猀漀一漀爀洀愀氀∀ 猀琀礀氀攀㌀㴀∀∀ 猀琀礀氀攀㴀∀洀愀爀最椀渀ⴀ氀攀昀琀㨀 　⸀㔀椀渀㬀∀ 猀琀礀氀攀㄀㴀∀∀㸀㰀猀瀀愀渀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀∀昀漀渀琀ⴀ昀愀洀椀氀礀㨀 䄀爀椀愀氀Ⰰ䠀攀氀瘀攀琀椀挀愀Ⰰ猀愀渀猀ⴀ猀攀爀椀昀㬀∀㸀
਀          㰀瀀 挀氀愀猀猀㴀∀䴀猀漀一漀爀洀愀氀∀ 猀琀礀氀攀㌀㴀∀∀ 猀琀礀氀攀㴀∀洀愀爀最椀渀ⴀ氀攀昀琀㨀 　⸀㔀椀渀㬀∀ 猀琀礀氀攀㄀㴀∀∀㸀㰀戀爀 ⼀㸀
਀          㰀瀀㸀一漀琀椀挀攀 栀漀眀 琀栀攀 爀攀搀 氀椀最栀琀 猀瀀椀氀氀猀 漀甀琀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 挀椀爀挀甀氀愀爀 眀愀氀氀 漀渀氀礀 愀琀 琀栀攀 最愀瀀猀 漀昀 琀栀攀 眀愀氀氀⸀ 䄀氀猀漀Ⰰ 渀漀琀椀挀攀 栀漀眀 琀栀攀 伀洀渀椀 䰀椀最栀琀 漀戀樀攀挀琀 漀爀 最攀漀洀攀琀爀礀 栀愀猀 搀椀猀愀瀀瀀攀愀爀攀搀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 爀攀渀搀攀爀攀搀 椀洀愀最攀⸀ 䤀昀 礀漀甀 爀漀琀愀琀攀 琀栀攀 愀渀最氀攀 漀昀 礀漀甀爀 瘀椀攀眀 愀渀搀 攀砀瀀漀猀攀 琀栀攀 戀漀琀琀漀洀 漀昀 琀栀攀 挀攀椀氀椀渀最 漀昀 琀栀攀 爀漀漀昀 愀渀搀 琀栀攀渀 爀攀渀搀攀爀Ⰰ 礀漀甀 眀椀氀氀 猀攀攀 琀栀愀琀 琀栀攀 漀洀渀椀 氀椀最栀琀 椀猀 爀攀昀氀攀挀琀攀搀 甀瀀 琀漀 琀栀攀 挀攀椀氀椀渀最 愀渀搀 琀漀 琀栀攀 漀瀀瀀漀猀椀琀攀 眀愀氀氀⸀㰀⼀瀀㸀

As an experiment lets change the color of this Omni Light. Select the cube (do not edit the group but just select the whole group by clicking once anywhere on the cube). The cube group is highlighted. Go the Material Browser and pick green from the Colors option. Drag the paint bucket to the cube and drop the green color on the group. Now render the scene. You should have a green light glowing.
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How to create an Omni Light

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1. Create a SketchUp group from a shape.

਀          㰀瀀㸀㈀⸀ 䄀搀搀 愀 氀椀最栀琀 瘀愀氀甀攀 琀漀 琀栀攀 最爀漀甀瀀⸀ 䴀愀欀攀 猀甀爀攀 礀漀甀 栀愀瘀攀 猀攀氀攀挀琀攀搀 琀栀攀 最爀漀甀瀀⸀ 吀栀攀渀 最漀 琀漀 倀漀搀椀甀洀✀猀 唀䤀 愀渀搀 愀搀搀 愀 䰀椀最栀琀 瘀愀氀甀攀 琀漀 琀栀攀 猀攀氀攀挀琀攀搀 最爀漀甀瀀⸀㰀⼀瀀㸀

3. Add a color to the group (Optional). To get a colored light effect, add color to the group. You must add color to the group and not to the individual faces of the group.
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You can tell if the group was assigned a color if you highlight the group, right click, pick on Entity Info. You should see an Entity Info. dialog box that says "Group" and a color in the color box. If you see no color in the Group Entity Info, the group was not assigned a color.

਀          㰀瀀㸀䤀琀✀猀 渀漀琀 攀猀猀攀渀琀椀愀氀 琀栀愀琀 挀漀氀漀爀 椀猀 愀搀搀攀搀 琀漀 琀栀攀 最爀漀甀瀀 琀漀 最攀琀 愀渀 漀洀渀椀 氀椀最栀琀⸀ 䤀昀 渀漀 挀漀氀漀爀 椀猀 愀搀搀攀搀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 漀洀渀椀 氀椀最栀琀 眀椀氀氀 愀瀀瀀攀愀爀 愀猀 愀 ∀眀栀椀琀攀∀ 氀椀最栀琀⸀ 㰀戀爀 ⼀㸀
਀          㰀瀀㸀㐀⸀ 刀攀渀搀攀爀 琀栀攀 猀挀攀渀攀⸀㰀⼀瀀㸀

Creating your own light fixtures.

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You can create your own light fixtures with omni lights by completely enclosing an omni light group with geometry and then opening one portion of the enclosure so light can escape out in one direction.
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For a simple example, create an omni light cube as described above. Turn this cube into a group. Make sure you assign a Light value to the omni light. Now create a larger tube shape. Place the omni light group within the tube so that it is completely enclosed. Then open one end of the tube so that the omni light is completely enclosed except for one end. Render the scene and experiment with colors.

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For a more detailed video tutorial on Omni Light, see the Lighting Tutorial. Click Here for the Lighting Tutorial਀          㰀愀 栀爀攀昀㴀∀栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀瘀椀搀攀漀⸀猀甀瀀氀甀最椀渀猀⸀挀漀洀⼀䰀椀最栀琀吀甀琀漀爀椀愀氀⼀㄀㘀氀椀最栀琀椀渀最⸀栀琀洀∀㸀          㰀⼀愀㸀㰀⼀瀀㸀

Another video tutorial about LEMs and Omni lights is here਀          㰀愀 栀爀攀昀㴀∀栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀瘀椀搀攀漀⸀猀甀瀀氀甀最椀渀猀⸀挀漀洀⼀倀䐀䴀ⴀ瘀椀搀攀漀ⴀ猀攀爀椀攀猀⼀瘀椀搀攀漀㌀⼀瘀椀搀攀漀㌀⸀栀琀洀氀∀㸀          㰀⼀愀㸀㰀⼀瀀㸀

Tips #4, #14, #19 in the Tips section are also helpful. Click here

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Creating Spot Lights the Podium Light System using Version 1.7.3

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Note: Podium Light System is for Version 1.7.3. If you are using Podium V2, Podium Light System V2 is included in the V2 installation.

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Next, access the Podium Light System from the SketchUp Plugins menu.਀          圀栀攀渀 礀漀甀 搀漀 琀栀椀猀 礀漀甀 眀椀氀氀 猀攀攀 愀 爀攀搀 搀漀琀 搀椀猀瀀氀愀礀攀搀 椀渀 匀欀攀琀挀栀唀瀀⸀㰀⼀瀀㸀 ਀          㰀瀀㸀㰀椀洀最 猀爀挀㴀∀栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀瘀椀搀攀漀⸀猀甀瀀氀甀最椀渀猀⸀挀漀洀⼀椀洀愀最攀猀⼀栀甀搀⸀樀瀀最∀ ⼀㸀㰀⼀瀀㸀

Press your Control key (Alt key on the Mac) and you will see a Heads Up Display menu like the image above.

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Drag your left mouse cursor in the power rectangle to increase or decrease light power.

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• Drag the cross hairs in a perpendicular direction away from the first inference point. Find a second point and click in space. This can also be an inference point. This will be position for the spot light group.
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• Render. You will notice a circular spot light with soft shadow edges will be created on the face that was selected.
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• Beam angle. There is no beam angle control on the Podium Light System for 1.7.3 spot lights. (If you need beam angle or width control, you will need to use the PLS for Version 2 Beta). However, you can control the size of the spot light light by selecting the spot light group and using the Scale tool in SketchUp. Scaling the spot light group will change the diameter of the spot light light. Some examples are shown below.
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Creating Omni Lights with PLS

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• After clicking on omni, release the Control key. A red dot is displayed in SketchUp. Move your cursor and click on a face or an inference point (such as an intersection or end point)
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• Edit. You can increase or decrease the omni light power by selecting the omni light group and moving the light slider in the Podium dialog box. You can also move the position of omni light using the SketchUp move tool.
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Creating Spot Lights - the old way

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