SU Podium

SU Podium 1.7.1 classroom training
November 17 San Fran. Bay Area

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SU Podium 1.7.1 will be a hands-on, four hour training class to cover the basic features of SU Podium's photo realistic rendering capabilities. The class size will be limited to six students so that a lot of topics can be covered. The training course will be based on the "How to create photo-realistic images using Podium series" video tutorial located on the video page. There will be other topics taught as well including tips and tricks that we have gathered over the last two years and an introduction to SU Podium V2 (not yet released).

The class is for beginning Podium users. Advanced topics such as post processing an image, will not be covered. Student should have a basic understanding of SketchUp's shadow settings, groups, material libraries and styles. Bring your own laptop!! Students without laptop can rent for an additional charge. The class will be taught by one of two Cadalog, Inc.'s technical support people. Please see below for an outline of the class. Cost is $150 per person.

1. Introduction slide show of images

2. User Interface Review

4. Lights

a. Skylight
b. Sunlight.
c. LEM light
d. Omni lights

5. Light Fixture library

6. Alpha Transparency and Plant Library

7. Bump Map

8. Final Render

9. Textures Libraries

10. Clay rendering

11. New Soft Shadows of 1.7.1

12. Tips

a. What are Presets
b. Omni light shadows
c. Render Size and printing
d. Podium Wizard and Podium Tools
e. Problem Textures and Solutions
f. Blurred Reflection 1.7
g. Using omni grid