Computing Global PM is launched after processing scene and you will see this start in OOPR.If OOPR is not getting launched, please read here about possible problems.You will see a message 'receiving from network client' during Processing Scenes. If you do not see see the Podium Render Manager dialog box, click on OOPR from the Task Bar in Windows or Dock in the Mac. The OOPR or Podium Render Manager will also be launched during Processing Scene.Please read here if you find that Processing Scenes is taking a very long time.If you have not upgraded to V2.6, we strongly recommend that you do. Processing scene's speed has changed drastically with the introduction of V2.6 and is up to ten times faster than V2/ V2 Plus. For example, if you have several hundred thousand faces in your model, processing scene can take several minutes to complete. Other determining factors are the number materials and point lights. The speed of processing scenes is determined primarily by the number of faces or polygons that the model has. If your SketchUp model is very big, this process can take several minutes or longer. Processing Scene - This first step is where SketchUp geometry and textures (materials) are exported to Podium's raytracing engine.If you are using the 30 day free trial ignore the License Activation dialog box if you are not activating a full license immediately.If this is your first render, you will be prompted to Activate your license.

Then pick the Render menu from the pull-down or tool bar.Ī series of processes will initialize after clicking on the Render icon or menu.In the Output tab, under Dimensions, pick the default Viewport size for the rendered image size.This preset is not the best but is the easiest to start with. In the preset pull down list, pick Default.pps.Before rendering, select the Options menu from the pull down or the tool bar.To introduce yourself to SU Podium's rendering process, render a sample model from the sample models page.

We also recommend that you render a sample model from the SU Podium V2 models page as a way to test Podium. After installing SU Podium for SketchUp, you can access SU Podium from the SketchUp Plugins or Extensions pull down menu or from the SU Podium tool bar.īefore you render your first SketchUp model, get familiar with the Options dialog box and the various settings that are controlled there.

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