SU Podium 2.6 - installation & activation

Modified on Mon, 9 Nov at 2:25 PM

The current version of SU Podium is V2.6. There are different installation files for the different versions of SketchUp and operating systems. Choose the right one when downloading.


System requirements for SU Podium V2.6, which one do I need?

- Windows 11 — Requires SketchUp 2025, 2026, or 2027

- Mac - Tahoe, Sonoma, Ventura — Requires SketchUp 2025, 2026, or 2027


Download the correct version for your system now:

Download SU Podium V2.6 


The download will usually appear in your designated download folder and has the file extension .rbz You cannot open this file directly; you must install it from within SketchUp:


Installing SU Podium V2.6


If you have not installed SU Podium before, you can do this via the SketchUp Extension Manager.

  • Open SketchUp
  • Go to [menu] Extensions > Extension Manager
  • Click the 'Install Extension' button in the bottom left of the panel
  • Navigate to the download folder and select the .rbz file




If you have already installed SU Podium (2.5 or an older version 2.6) before, you must uninstall it first; see this article: Uninstalling older versions of SU Podium


After uninstalling, you can follow the steps above again.


If you want to deploy across multiple machines (schools, volume users), .exe and .pkg installers are also available:


Overview of installation files


Activating SU Podium V2.6


Important - SU Podium V2.5 and V2.6 licenses are different and cannot be used interchangeably:

SU Podium V2.5 licenses contain 16 numbers and letters -- xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

SU Podium V2.6 licenses contain 18 numbers and letters and start with 'PD' -- PDxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx


If you still have an old V2.5 license, you can upgrade it for a fee through one of our resellers.


SU Podium starts in a trial version if it has not been installed previously. An already purchased license is activated as follows:

  • Copy the license code from the confirmation email
  • Open SketchUp
  • Go to [menu] Extensions > SU Podium V2.6 > License
  • Paste the copied license into the panel
  • Click 'Activate' and verify that it succeeds
  • Important: Close SketchUp now

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