Top 30 airport in the world renovation renderings feature ArchVision RPC Content.

April 30, 2012 by 1 Comment

Over seven million people travel through Cincinnati International Airport (CVG) each year. As one of the busiest airports in the world, Cincinnati plans to update the ticketing, tunnel and passenger / gate areas. A few renderings are shown below which demonstrate the value of RPC Content use in scenes. For detailed information on planned updates and to view additional renderings visit the official CVG airport website.

Rendering of new ticketing area Cincinnati International Airport (CVG); image credit cvgairport.com

Rendering of updated passenger areas Cincinnati International Airport (CVG); image credit cvgairport.com

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Things to know about RPC Content and Revit 2013

April 26, 2012 by 6 Comments

Revit 2013, image courtesy Autodesk, Inc.

While your overall day-to-day workflow won’t change with Revit 2013, you will find you are able to view RPC content with Realistic Visual Style Views using the new Material User Interface (MUI). The new MUI was recently profiled by Dan Stine in AECbytes and is definitely worth a read.

Things to know:

  • RPC content in realistic visual style views will not export to DWG. Use a non-realistic visual style when exporting RPC content to DWG.
  • RPC content will display both back and front of the intended image in the Realistic visual style if the Cast Reflections type parameter is turned on. Turn this parameter off to view properly.
  • RPC Content Drag & Drop is not enabled.*

    Want to try RPC in Revit 2013? Start a free trial of Revit through Autodesk and free trial of RPC with ArchVision Dashboard.

    *Unfortunately, Autodesk Revit 2013 did not enable RPC Content Drag & Drop. However, ArchVision’s development team is working on an alternative to enable Drag & Drop from ArchVision Dashboard into Revit scenes. This will behave similarly to the Drag & Drop behaviors available to 3ds Max and AutoCAD users. We will continue to keep you updated on the progress of this feature.

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    ArchVision RPC Content: April Hi-Res Trees Additions

    April 18, 2012 by 2 Comments

    ArchVision proudly welcomes April 2012 Hi-Res Trees Additions to the All Access Exchange. This all new collection features the giant 30′ Deciduous [11} RPC tree, the great for any scene 14' Deciduous [14] tree, and the subtle 7′ Deciduous [12] tree. ArchVision’s RPC trees come in all shapes and sizes. Amidst the hundreds of RPC trees you’re bound to find a tree that will complement your scene. These can be scaled to any desired height.

    If you don’t find that special tree you’re looking for in All Access, create your own with RPC Creator. You can download the RPC Creator here:
    http://www.archvision.com/products/plugin#rpc-creator-pro

    RPC All Access plan customers now have access to this new library of Rich Photorealistic Content (RPC) from ArchVision.

    Check out all of the latest RPC Content added to the RPC Content exchange by clicking recently added from ArchVision Dashboard. ArchVision Dashboard is available as a free download and provides users a free trial.

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    Easiest RPC Opacity Trick Ever

    April 11, 2012 by Leave a comment

    Just when I think I know everything there is to know about RPCs, I learn something new. My latest nugget of knowledge came from long time user Steve Phong, of Overland Partners in San Antonio Texas. Steve taught me a super easy way to change the opacity of RPCs using Mental Ray. I had always thought that the only way to do this was via the material editor or via scripts available for the Scanline renderer.

    To change opacity in Mental Ray:

    1) Right click on an RPC and select Object Properties.

    2) Change Visibility to a value between 0 and 1. A value of one is completely opaque. A value of 0 is completely transparent.

    Thanks to Steve for this excellent tip. If you you have a tip or trick to share, please e-mail me at support@archvision.com.

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    ArchVision RPC Content: April Cars Additions

    April 4, 2012 by Leave a comment

    ArchVision proudly announces April parking lot car additions to the All Access Exchange. This all new collection features the classic Holden Commodore sedan, spacious wide-bodied Holden Caprice sedan, and the attractive compact Holden Barina (the Chevy Aveo’s Australian cousin). These parking lot cars are perfect for any still or animation.

    RPC All Access plan customers now have access to this new library of Rich Photorealistic Content (RPC) from ArchVision.

    Check out all of the latest RPC Content added to the RPC Content exchange by clicking recently added from ArchVision Dashboard. ArchVision Dashboard is available as a free download and provides users a free trial.

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