Things to know about RPC Content and Revit 2013

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.

  • ArchVision RPC Content: April Cars Additions

    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.

    Revit RPC Tree Guide from a Revit User

    Some of our favorite tips and tricks come from users themselves. RevitCity.com member, dianoink, shared a useful RPC Tree Guide that was picked up and shared by several Revit and BIM blogs including, The Revit Kid and What Revit Wants. We think the Revit RPC Tree Guide is pretty cool too!

    Visit revitcity.com for more helpful tips.

    ArchVision Celebrates 20 years in the A/E/C industry

    ArchVision crew circa 2002

    Twenty years ago today, ArchVision was formed. It’s somewhat hard to grasp that it has been 20 years since we started this endeavor.

    One of the very first projects we took on was a design visualization project rendered out on SGI boxes. Remember those?

    In the process of model making and creating our own assets, we recognized a need for a better process. There had to be an easier, simpler process to place people in an animation. The RPC format was born. Soon after, RPC Sample Content CDs and Plug-ins began shipping with Autodesk products and native support evolved in a series of applications. We’d found our niche.

    Our objective then was very similar to our objective now, provide users a solution to placing and managing their content assets into scenes using the RPC format. RPC (Rich Photorealistic Content) in it’s basic form, is a collection of image assets that can be easily integrated into your scenes. Today, tens of thousands of RPC objects are in use and users continue to produce more everyday.

    The tradeshow circuit, SIGGRAPH 2005.

    We extend our appreciation to our many application partners who have adopted our technology over the years: Autodesk, Bentley, Robert McNeel & Associates, Maxon, Autodessys, Informatix, Luxology and many others. And most important, we extend our thanks to our tens of thousands of customers around the globe who integrate RPC technology into their workflow.

    Happy Birthday ArchVision and to our founder, Randall Stevens!

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