Specifying a Render Appearance for an RPC Family

An RPC family is a Revit entourage family created using the RPC Family.rft or Metric RPC Family.rft template files. (See Create an RPC Family.) For these entourage objects, use the following procedure to specify RPC files for their render appearances.

To specify an RPC render appearance

1. Open the Revit RPC family in the Family Editor.
2. Click Create tabProperties panel (Family Types).
3. For Name, select the family type to modify.
4. Click the Identity Data header to display its parameters.
5. For Render Appearance, click the button in the Value column.

   The Render Appearance Library displays.

6. Locate the desired render appearance, select it, and click OK.
7. In the Family Types dialog, for Render Appearance Properties, click Edit.
8. Specify parameters for the render appearance, and click OK.

   See About Render Appearance Properties for RPC Objects.

9. In the Family Types dialog, click Apply.
10. (Optional) Repeat this process for other family types defined for the RPC family.
11. Click OK.
12. Save changes to the RPC family.

For instructions on configuring ArchVision™ Dashboard to access additional RPC content, see http://help.archvision.com.