Project Alpha: Green Building Doha, Qatar Leverages RPC Content in Animation

March 6, 2013 by Leave a comment

Project Alpha is an approximated 160,000 square meter development surrounded by 11 hectares of landscaping. It is comprised of a resort hotel, multi-residential condos, business center, commercial shops, museum, university, and exposition centers. Project Alpha promises to be one of the most advanced high rise development of its kind in the world.

Submitted into a global competition for consideration by the Kingdom of Qatar, Project Alpha was selected as a to-be-built project in Doha, Qatar. CIVE, XV Studio (Xavier Vilalta i Sabartés) and fco3d collaborated on this project.

ArchVision RPC Content user, Francisco J Penaloza, fco3d , produced the models, renderings and video animation. Francisco shared the video submission with us recently to discuss his use of RPC Content within the presentation. Thanks for sharing this project with us Francisco!

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Revit 2013 to 3ds Max 2013 Interoperability for RPC Content Update

September 25, 2012 by 13 Comments

FBX

Autodesk 3ds Max 2013 released a patch to enable Revit 2013 to 3ds Max 2013 RPC Content support. The patch does require the user to install some updates. To enable interoperability, please follow the following steps:

1) Download the FBX Plug-in Update.
http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/pc/item?siteID=123112&id=10775855

2) Download the 3ds Max 2013 product update.
http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/dl/index?siteID=123112&id=2334435&linkID=9241178

Once both updates have been applied, simply Export from Revit as an FBX file and then Import into 3ds Max and all RPCs included should be present and render correctly.

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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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10 Years of V-Ray: A Decade of Rendering Innovation

March 15, 2012 by Leave a comment

The rapidly evolving Design Visualization community has seen many advancements in technology over the past 10 years. Today renderings are produced with more realism and detail than ever before. Chaos Group, the makers of the V-Ray render engine, have played a key role in that. Their plug-ins have pushed the boundaries of photo-realism in rendering and set new heights for rendering excellence.

V-Ray has transcended Architectural rendering and found it’s way into nearly every aspect of Design Visualization. From video games, to product design and major motion pictures, if it looks incredible, chances are it was made with V-Ray technology. This month we celebrate 10 years of V-Ray and pay tribute to Chaos Group who’s contributions have changed how the world renders.

ArchVision is a proud reseller of V-Ray products. Learn more about these exceptional tools here:
http://www.archvision.com/products/vray

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Architecture and Design: Reasons to Attend AIA National Convention 2012

February 1, 2012 by 1 Comment

RPC Content features in AIA National Convention 2012 Banner.

ArchVision attends and participates in a series of conferences and events each year. These events allows us to showcase the ease of use of RPC Content and more important, meet with customers and partners to discuss upcoming ArchVision technology and features. Events and expos such as these allow you to see, touch, and feel new product and demo new technologies. Invaluable is the face time you have with colleagues, customers and partners. And for many, the continuing education credit hours are of key importance.

This year’s convention will be held in Washington, DC. (Exploring the city at night to photograph the monuments and buildings lit at night is a treat for anyone who appreciates design).

We encourage you to explore the schedule and available classes offered at AIA National Convention 2012.

The banner shown above touts the AIA National Convention 2012 theme: ‘the future of the practice of architecture.’ The 2012 Convention looks to be inspiring and we are very pleased to see the use of RPC Content featured in this context.

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Happy Holidays from ArchVision

December 16, 2011 by Leave a comment

We wish you the very best of holidays.


On behalf of ArchVision, we wish you and your family Happy Holidays and a Prosperous New Year! 2011 was a milestone for ArchVision as we celebrated our 20th year in the industry. Thank you for your support over the years. We look to the coming year with much excitement.

Download your very own 2.5D Moving Santa Claus RPC FREE here:

Santa.zip (6.7MB)

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Autodesk University Classes Online Through 12/19!

December 8, 2011 by Leave a comment

RPC Trees shown in a Project Scene during Autodesk CEO Carl Bass's Opening Remarks at AU2011

Autodesk University (AU) opening session is always exciting. You learn about upcoming innovations related to design, software and the industry and hear from industry movers and shakers. It kicks off a multi-day conference filled with labs, instruction classes, TED-like presentations and more for users of AutoCAD, Revit, 3ds Max, Inventor, Navisworks and other Autodesk products. If you missed AU or simply want to refresh, check out the AU Virtual options through December 19.

Access AU Virtual 2011 Online
There are hundreds of classes available during the three day event and it is impossible to see all the ones you want. Autodesk provides online versions of many classes for free through December 19. This is a perfect opportunity to see what you missed or refresh on what you saw. Autodesk University Virtual (AU Virtual) offers a multitude of classes focused on workflow, BIM, rendering, tips and tricks from experts in the industry. To gain access to register for free at AU 2011

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Autodesk University 2011: Expect to SEE and Learn a Lot

November 4, 2011 by Leave a comment

Autodesk University: Expect to SEE and Learn a Lot

At the end of this month, Autodesk University will convene in Las Vegas, November 28 – December 1. This annual event is a great networking, learning and certification opportunity for both end users and software developers. Hundreds of classes will be available live and many are also offered online. For complete details visit: Autodesk University 2011

Several ArchVision partners and friends will be exhibiting and/or attending this year. We encourage you to stop by and learn about their technologies. For a complete list of exhbitors, click here.

ArchVision will be available to meet with customers one on one. To schedule a time with a member of the ArchVision team, please email Dee Fife, dfife at archvision.com.

Tweet about Autodesk University 2011: #au2011

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RPC Sightings Happen Everyday

July 14, 2011 by Leave a comment

RPC Sightings happen everyday around the world, including Lexington, KY, USA. While walking to the office, one of our senior developers spotted a project site development billboard featuring RPC Content. Very cool!

Share your RPC sightings with us on Facebook, Twitter, or our Blog.

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Well Designed Arenas, Stadiums and Ballparks Add to the Experience

July 11, 2011 by Leave a comment

FIFA Women’s World Cup is in full swing. Yesterday, Team USA pulled out a win over Brazil at Dresden Germany’s Rudolf-Harbig Stadium. The match was AWESOME — and from an architectural perspective the facilities sports teams use today are awesome.


HKS, AECOM, NBBJ, Populous, Foster + Partners and HOK are some of the more widely known architectural firms of record for larger sports venues around the globe. Creating renderings and animations to share with client, community and other stakeholders is standard procedure. HKS Sports & Entertainment Group designed Dallas Cowboys Stadium marketing video above, showcases the stadium-experience-to-be and demonstrates how RPC Content can be effectively integrated into renderings and animations.

Looking forward to the rest of the World Cup matches! Wednesday’s round features France v USA and Japan v Sweden. GO USA!

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