RPCs at the Speed of Modo

September 1, 2011 by 2 Comments

Luxology’s Modo is an incredible product. It was developed by some of the brightest developers in the industry. Luxology isn’t an old company, but their team has been around since the birth of CAD. Modo is used by artists and designers from every walk of the 3D rendering community. Modo 501, the latest version, has been used in the production of Video Games, Motion Pictures, Architectural Rendering and Product Design just to name a few. So what makes this product so great? It takes advantage of hardware and software to quickly produce high-quality ultra-realistic results. You can learn all about Modo at www.luxology.com.

Support for RPCs has been present in Modo for a while, but I just recently had an opportunity to work on some documentation for the latest version and wanted to share a video demonstrating how quick and easy it is to place RPCs into a Modo scene. Modo works seemlessly with RPC. It is RPC Enabled so there is no plug-in to install. Check out this super-short video and see how RPC is integrated into Modo.

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

August 22, 2011 by Leave a comment

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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