RCP content in revit how?

[Wagurto]

How do I place rcp content in my revit model?
I know that revit comes with some content but not a clue how to place it in the model or how to add new content from rcp.
thanks

[iru69]

I believe it's actually "RPC" content which may be why you're having a hard time finding info.

If you search Revit's help file for RPC, you'll get step by step instructions for loading content. But, in a nutshell, you load it just like any other families. Try looking under Entourage in your Families folder. When you first place an RPC family, It's not much to look at - but as soon as you render it, it looks pretty good.

Check out archvision for more info on getting additional RPC content.

[Wagurto]

Thanks for your answer but I noticed that there is only a few families in the entourage library? Is that means that I can not use my library of rcp content? can I use only those four families? can create mor families with different content?

[iru69]

Thanks for your answer but I noticed that there is only a few families in the entourage library? Is that means that I can not use my library of rcp content? can I use only those four families? can create mor families with different content?

You have your own library of RPC content?

Well, if it's compatible with Revit (not all RPC content is), you can create a new RPC family (there should be a RPC family template), or copy an existing one. Edit the Family Types of the RPC family and you can then edit the RPC properties which will let you browse to the corresponding RPC file.

[Scott D Davis]

Put all of your RPC content in the same folder as the stock Revit content, in the Rendering folder. If you want a new RPC person, first load a 'stock' Revit RPC, such as RPC Male.RFA. This one RPC family, like all other Revit content, has multiple 'types'. Stock comes with Dwayne, Alex, and LeRon for males. Go to the Properties of the Revit family, and just as with any other Revit family, hit the Duplicate button to make a new Type. Name it whatever you'd like. Then Click the Edit button, browse to your new RPC 'character', and load the RPC. You have just assigned a new RPC character to the Revit family for that project.

Do the same for any other RPC you might have in your own library.

[Wagurto]

Once again, professor Scott give a lesson.
Thanks you are the man.

[Gene Herring]

Scott I am following your instructions and navigate to the right spot with no trouble. When i select browse and select the additional content to load, Revit crashes every time! any Ideas?

[D_Driver]

I have seen this before, they fixed this a bit in 8...what version are you using?

1st - yes you can open one of the existing entourage do a saveas, or 2 - there is a template for these
RPC Family.rft
you have to use this rather than the entourage template to get the proper parameters.

- but always easier to start with existing content - and if you are doing a person, then by all means, but if you are doing an rpc car or tree, then you need to start with the template.
have a line drawing handy because the template does not have any linework in it.

secondly as Scott said
"Put all of your RPC content in the same folder as the stock Revit content, in the Rendering folder"
your rpc file MUST exist in one of the paths specified in the
Settings>Options>Rendering:Additional rendering material directories.

by default the supplied RPC stuff is in
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Autodesk\Revit Building 8\Rendering\RPCPeople
so copying your rpc to this dir will do the trick, but will cause some grief/duplication with the RPC download engine - so you can add a directory pointing to where your rpc stuff is.

This is not intutive, because in the family you have to path each RPC piece anyway, but even if you point to a piece of RPC that is not pathed as per above, you will have problems later.
I was doing several trees this way in v7 and would crash quite a bit.
I just quickly went through in 8 and did not crash, but was not really trying to push it.

[Gene Herring]

Thanks for the info driver. I am using 8.0, I will give your suggestions a try.

[Gene Herring]

Hey Driver, asking for your help again. I am still getting instant crashes each time I attempt to "edit" one of the stock RPC object or load a new from my library of RPC content. It is weird, the moment I Anyone else out there having problems besides us?

Another side question, is the stock rpc content with 8.0 the 2.5 version that will not animate?