Make the LEM surface into a component and position it. Then vertically move the surface along the Z axis (blue axis) and position the LEM component between the floor and the ceiling. Turn the material into a hidden LEM with Podium Material Property dialogĪpply the LEM material property to the newly created surface.ĭouble click on the new LEM surface so that its face and edges are highlighted and turn it into a SketchUp component. If you are using V2, please increase the transparency of the material to 100% (this is automatically done in V2Plus). In Podium Material Property dialog box, set LEM value to 1 and check “Hidden” option.
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There are some differences between V2 and V2 Plus materials dialog box but either version will work. Next with the new material highlighted or selected, open the SU Podium V2 or V2 Plus Material dialog box. Set color to white or use any other color if you need colored light. Use SketchUp offset feature to reduce the area of the copied surface.Ĭreate a new SketchUp material. Then use SketchUp's offset tool to make the copied surface smaller by 50 cm / 20 in To create the fill light for the store, first select the floor or the ceiling surface from inside the Podium Browser store and make a copy of it. There is also a 3 scene model with all the LEM materials completed that you can look at to get an idea of how the LEMs were created.
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To follow along step by step, download the Browser_store_just_lights_no_lem model here. We will use hidden LEM faces to illuminate both inside the store and the hallway of the shopping mall. A different way to evenly fill the interior with LEM lighting is necessary. The LEM-behind-camera technique will not help, in this case because of the size and depth of the interior of the model. See the final images to view the goal of this tutorial.īefore: The Podium Browser Store with no LEM "fill" lights. What we will do in this tutorial is use hidden LEMs to distribute light evenly through out the store and hallway. There are recessed light fixtures that have some omni and spot lights and there are some LEM background lights but the lighting is not strong enough for a shopping mall. The below image shows a rendering of a fictitious empty Podium Browser mall store with a large interior and a low ceiling. You can also view the LEM video tutorial here. If you are not familiar with LEM’s, please read here. The light source that will be used is primarily hidden LEM although there are a number of recessed ceiling light fixtures.