These changelogs are a comprehensive log of significant updates implemented in SUPodium, encompassing bug fixes, new features, and enhancements. It provides a detailed account of the historical changes made to each version of SU Podium over the years.
Changelogs
PodiumxRT
February 14, 2024
PodiumxRT is a companion to SU Podium V2.6 or Podium Browser standalone and has the following features:
Real time navigation inside the rendered scene
Support for all SU Podium or Podium Browser’s material properties and artificial lights
Soft Shadows
Depth of Field
HDRI background support
Panorama support
Available on Windows 10 / 11 and macOS (Intel en Silicon)
SU Podium V2.6.045
September 10 2020
The Podium Browser 2020 upgrade is also integrated into SU Podium V2.6.045. This will be a free update for all existing users of SU Podium 2.6.
Podium Browser 2020
September 10 2020
Podium Browser 2020 is the replacement for the older Podium Browser V2.5 interface, ensuring a better user experience and future SketchUp version compatibility.
Development of the old versions has stopped, meaning ALL new Podium Browser uploads after this date will be added to Podium Browser 2020.
Please note that Podium Browser 2020 is a paid upgrade for existing users of the Podium Browser without SU Podium v2.6. So, this upgrade fee only applies to two types of customers:
Customers who own Podium Browser paid content, but do not own/use SU Podium.
Customers who own SU Podium V2.5 and also own Podium Browser paid content, but are unable to upgrade to SU Podium V2.6 because of incompatibility with their operating system or SketchUp version.
SU Podium v2.6 Plus
July 24, 2019
SketchUp
Compatible with the latest version of SketchUp Pro, 2019 M2.
Podium Browser
Access to over 20,000 ready-made high-quality 3D SketchUp models with integrated Podium Browser Paid Content.
Revamped Interface
A completely redesigned interface for Podium Browser.
HDRI Lighting
Use HDRI images for lighting and backgrounds in rendering.
Rendering
Faster rendering of large models.
SU Podium 2.5.5 Plus
April 13, 2016
Improved Generate Script
Podium’s generate script tool can now generate a .SCRIPT file that can be opened later on in OOPR. So, now you can change scripts between computers.
Defringe Feature in PIE
The Podium Image Editor now has a defringe feature to clean up the edges of images rendered with a transparent alpha channel.
HDR Support
Podium Image Editor now supports HDR file format.
Panorama Server
A new medium to store and share your panoramas created in SU Podium. You can upload your panoramic render directly from Podium Image Editor.
Preset Compare Page
An interactive preset comparison page will be accessible from the options dialogue. It is very helpful to see presets work in SU Podium.
Unknown Symbol Message Fixed
The unexplained “unknown symbol” message that produced black images or images with camera view facing in the wrong direction, has been fixed.
SU Podium Light System Problem Was Fixed
The problem with editing values for point lights and spotlights has been fixed.
SU Podium 2.5.1 Plus
August 31, 2015
Podium Walker 1.2.8 has got the following improvements:
Lightmaps
With the release of v1.2.8, Podium Walker now makes use of light-maps as part of the rendering process. Lightmaps are a form of pre-rendering, in which lighting information is calculated and “baked” into your model.
Freedom to iterate
While this does not eliminate the need for Podium Walker to carry out ray-tracing calculations, the calculations can now be done earlier in the design process giving users far more leeway to make iterative design decisions. Light-maps make last minute changes to an animation far less time-intensive.
Re-render in a fraction of the time
Once your changes have been made, Podium Walker will be able to re-export your video in a fraction of the time it would have taken without lightmaps because the scene has already been ray-traced.
SU Podium 2.5.1 Plus
July 9, 2015
Podium Panoramas
Podium Panoramas is a tool to create 360-degree panoramas from 3D models, so they can be interactively presented to customers. The panorama will be exported as an HTML code, so it can be presented on a website.
Speed Improvement
SU Podium 2.5.1 Plus is up to 50% faster than v2.5 Plus.
Control Shadow Casting
Shadow casting can be toggled on or off for specific items.
SU Podium 2.5 Plus
April 9, 2015
Much Faster
SU Podium 2.5 Plus is now much faster because of a switch from Ruby to C++. Because of this, geometry will be processed and exported to Podium’s ray-tracing engine much faster. Larger models can be rendered up to 10x faster!
Improved Depth-of-Field
Podium Image Editor has an improved DOF (Depth of Field options) that lets you fine-tune the in-focus and out-of-focus areas.
Section Tools
This often requested feature has been introduced to render SketchUp sections. This feature is only available in the 64-bit versions for SketchUp Pro 2015, due to issues with memory on 32-bit.
Materials & Textures
Support for TIFF textures and several fixes to texture and material issues, like UV distortion, flipped textures and ‘Unknown symbol’ messages.
SU Podium 2
September 2010
Refractions
This is where light waves bend when passing through a material or bouncing at it.
Dump Depth
Add bump maps to your material to create a subtle effect on it.
Physical Sky
Use the sky to illuminate your scene by controlling the sunlight exposure and intensity.
Transparent Background
Render your scene with a transparent background so you can easily add your own sky background to the rendered image.
Clay Render
Render your scene by removing all textures and rendering it with the same plane colour. It is an easy way to present a first concept or a volume study!
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