SU Podium Version 2 , by Cadalog, Inc., has been announced this week. The photo-realistic rendering plugin to Google’s SketchUp 7 and SketchUp 8 has been updated with dozens of new features and improvements and contains an all new rendering engine.
SU Podium Version 2 supports multi-threading and can utilize up to eight processors or processor cores. The program is both a ray tracer and global illumination (GI) renderer and features caustics. Key features include:
- Works on both PC and Mac versions of SketchUp 7-8
- Works with both Free and Pro versions of SketchUp
- High Quality Ray Tracer
- Features Advanced Global Illumination
- Physical Skies with depth and turbidity
- Bump Mapping
- True “reflections – not fake specularity
- Blurred Reflection
- Blurred Refraction for true translucency
- Light Emitting Materials
- Omni Lights
- Sun Light and Sky Light
- Spot Lights in PLS
- Caustic Reflections
- And more…
SU Podium 2.0 can be controlled by use of a Ruby script from a Ruby Console. The command is Podium::render. SU Podium 2.0 renders images to the following formats: PGN, JPG and HDR, in various preset and custom resolutions.
SU Podium 2.0 retails for 198.USD. Upgrades are available. To learn more visit them online here: http://www.suplugins.com/