Publishing Rhino projects to Revizto Follow
This article describes how to publish Rhino projects to Revizto 5.
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Overview
You can publish models from a Rhino project to Revizto.
Prerequisites
Before you publish Rhino projects to Revizto, ensure that the following conditions are met:
- Your computer meets the requirements for publishing projects.
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Both Rhino and Revizto are installed on your computer.
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You have the required access rights in the destination Revizto project.
The required set of access rights depends on your goals. Consult the following table.
Right Description Add new 3D models Publish new 3D models and new versions of the 3D models that you published earlier.
This does not grant the right to publish new versions of 3D models that were previously published by other Revizto users.
Manage all 3D models Publish all 3D models, including new versions of the 3D models that were previously published by other Revizto users. Assign custom object properties This right is required to set model coordinates in Revizto when you publish a 3D model for the first time.
Principles
You can publish a model with its viewpoints from a Rhino project to Revizto.
When you publish models from a Rhino project to Revizto, the following rules apply:
- You can publish one of the following: the objects included in the specified view or the objects included in the current selection.
- When you re-publish a Rhino project, the destination scene is completely overwritten. If some models are missing from the Rhino project, they will be deleted from Revizto after publishing.
Limitations
When you publish models from a Rhino project to Revizto, the following limitation applies:
- Shaded views are not published; only rendered views are published.
Publishing options
These options apply when you publish Rhino projects to Revizto.
| Option | Description |
| Select view |
Select the view to be published. Only the elements that are visible in the view will be published to Revizto. |
| Viewpoints |
If you want to publish Rhino views to Revizto viewpoints, select this checkbox.
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| Curve triangulation |
Select the curve triangulation quality. Better quality provides more polygons, which increases the publishing time and the destination model size. |
Publishing Rhino projects
To publish a Rhino project to Revizto:
- In Rhino, open the source project and then select a view.
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At the right part of the window, click the panel menu button and select the Revizto 5 checkbox.
This adds the Revizto 5 tab to the right part of the window.
Troubleshooting:
- On the Revizto 5 tab, click Publish to Revizto.
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If your Rhino project is not linked to a Revizto project, you will proceed to the Link to Revizto project dialog.
- To create a project and link the model to it, click Create a new Revizto project, click OK, enter the project name, and click OK.
- To link the model to an existing project, click Link to an existing Revizto project, click OK, select a project, and click OK.
This will create a local project. Then you can open it in the Revizto application and upload it to a cloud or shared location.
- If it is the first time publishing to this Revizto project and the Revizto project already has a 3D model, select the destination scene and click OK.
- Add as a new model. Publish the Rhino model to a new scene.
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Update an existing model. Overwrite an existing scene.
Troubleshooting:
- Specify the publishing options.
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If you want to change the destination Revizto project, click Change.
You will proceed to the Link to Revizto project dialog. See step 4 of this procedure.
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If there is an asterisk next to the Publishing settings title, some of the settings that are stored in a configuration file and affect publishing have non-default values. Move the pointer over the asterisk to review the changed settings.
- Click Publish.
- If any objects in the model are selected, specify whether you want to publish the current selection or the entire view.
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Wait until publishing is completed.
This might take several minutes.
Troubleshooting
To troubleshoot publishing your Rhino projects to Revizto, see the following sections:
Starting publishing
Q: In Rhino, the "Revizto 5" tab is unavailable.
A: Ensure that the following conditions are met:
- You are using a supported Rhino version.
- Revizto is installed on your computer.
If both conditions are met, at the top of the window, in the command prompt, enter ReviztoExport5.
If this does not help, the Rhino plug-in that was installed with Revizto is missing or corrupted. To restore the plug-in, close Rhino and reinstall Revizto.
Publishing errors
Q: When I publish a project from Rhino to Revizto, I get the "The project is locked by another instance of Revizto. To unlock the project, close other Revizto instances on your device." error.
A: Another application is writing data to a Revizto project. This might be manual or scheduled publishing from another authoring tool, or synchronization with a cloud. Wait until the operation is completed or cancel it.
Q: When I choose to update an existing model, some of the models in the list are unavailable. They are marked with the icon.
A: This can have the following reasons:
- The first version of the model was published by another project member, and you do not have enough rights to overwrite it.
- The model was published from another authoring tool. It can be overwritten only from that authoring tool.
Please consult the project owner on the correct method of updating the model.
Publishing results
Q: I cannot find a published model in Revizto.
A: Do the following:
- In the Revizto application, open the object tree.
- In the object tree, right-click the model and click Focus on objects.
- If you still cannot find the model, in the object tree, right-click the model and click Isolate.
Note. You can undo the isolation by clicking Undo at the bottom toolbar.
Q: After publishing from Rhino, some parts of a model are not displayed in Revizto.
A: This can have the following reasons:
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The view that you selected in the publishing settings does not include the model parts.
Select a view that includes the model's parts, and then re-publish the model.
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During publishing, you had some model parts selected. As a result, only the selected parts were published.
Clear the selection in Rhino, and then re-publish the model.
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The camera visibility distance in Revizto is short. The model parts were published but you cannot see them from that distance.
In the Revizto application, do one of the following:
- Move closer to see the missing parts.
- In Preferences > Camera, increase the camera visibility distance.
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To optimize model rendering, Revizto draws only one side of each polygon. You do not see the polygons because their surfaces that face your point of view are not displayed.