What's New in Podium Browser? December 2015

 Gallery Forum Images of the Month

Our forum members have produced a rock solid bunch of interiors this month. Check the following links to see more from our three featured designers:

• 1. DB Cooper :: Apartment Lobby.
• 2. Gary Petrovski :: Rustic Living.
• 3. Kochimichi86 :: Office Studies.
• 4. Gijs Coolen :: Elderly Home.

This month's featured images used all of the following Podium Browser components:

Fourteen 360° cloud domes and over 30 180/360° panoramic backgrounds have recently been added to Podium browser.

These additions can be found in the Environment category, under "Cloud Domes" and are great for exterior rendering and outdoor panorama presentations. Here's a sample of the new clouds domes:

These were shot with a fisheye lens, and processed using an alpha version of Mikeal Simburger's killcolor plugin.

• No need to add a sky in post-processing: Drop clouds directly into your scene from Browser. Realistic skies without tedious post work and color-matching.
• Works along with Podium Physical Sky - Cloud domes work with Physical Sky 2, and can be used with nearly the full range of SketchUp date/time settings.
• Realistic cloud reflections on windows/glazing - Skydomes will be reflected in your scene—a big advantage over post-processed skies.
• Cover the entire sky - Skydomes cover the entire 360 degrees of sky. No more gaps or repetition in your Panorama presentations.

Ready to get started? Click above to jump to the cloud domes page and watch the intro video.

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Also available - Panoramic background images: We have over thirty new 180 & 360° panoramic background image planes, shot in both rural and street settings. These are meant to work along with the cloud domes, to help create a believable transition from ground to sky. They are excellent for general exterior rendering and perfect for panorama presentations. Here are some of the backgrounds we've added::

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 New Additions to Podium Browser

This month's additions include bedding sets, fireplaces, road signs, new 3D plants, and ove 100 2D plants and trees.

New road signs:

15 New fireplace units:

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Additional bedding sets:

35 New 3D Plants and Trees:

50 camera-facing 2d trees:

50 camera-facing 2d plants:

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We're adding new content to Podium Browser every month!  Podium Browser is still only $59.00 and includes thousands of high quality, render ready components, with additional models, materials, and light fixtures being added every week. Read more about the speed and efficiency of Podium Browser here. To see the full range of new Browser content, open the Podium Browser web page. Click on Agree, then click on Show only recent files.

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Here are some of the most frequently asked questions and answers from the Podium Browser FAQ:

 More frequently asked questions:

1. Why do I see "Invalid Component file" message?
2. Why do I see "Paid content is not available without a valid license"?
3. Serial number problems. Did enter your serial number correctly?
4. Browser items not rendering? Check layer visibility.
5. Mac Maverick Safari 7 problems - please update

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 About Podium Browser

Podium Browser paid content includes thousands of render ready components that you can click and drop into SketchUp.

Embedded in the various categories are thousands of Podium materials, furniture items, plants, faucets, sinks, microwaves, refrigerators, 3D and 2D trees, grass, 2D people, 3D cars, exterior items, thousands of light fixtures and much more. These components are all modeled with skill and crafted in SketchUp with SU Podium V2 & V2+ properties. This will enable you to create your kitchen, living room, dining room, bathroom, exteriors and landscape designs in SketchUp effectively.

Rendering the Browser components photo-realistically with SU Podium V2 or Podium Walker does not require anything but to turn the render button on. Podium Browser free content is included in SU Podium V2 free trial or full version. The Paid content must be purchased.

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