


Having said this, we can definitely create some complex/organic objects in Revit, but this might throw the parametrization out the window to end up with objects that can’t be changed, except for the material or visibility. On top of that, Revit doesn’t offer too many options to map textures onto these organic objects (even if we did manage to model them), so the whole experience can become quite frustrating (to say the least). In Revit, we try to use as many parametric objects as possible, whether they are walls, windows, roofs, furniture pieces, mechanical equipment or any other object, but when it comes to modeling and creating complex or very organic objects like plants or modern coffee makers that have a lot of curved parts, Revit may be a little limiting, not to mention that the parametrization becomes practically impossible. Most people think that Vray proxy Revit families are mainly related to trees, plants, flowers, shrubs and any other landscaping element (Vray RPC Proxies), and while this is very true, there are many other reasons and times in which these vray proxy files can be used in Revit.īefore getting a bit more specific, let’s start by saying that any object can actually be a Vray Proxy (not only plants), but do we need all objects in our Revit projects to be Vray proxies? The answer to that is definitely no, but we will certainly use them to dress up our project and to create more photoreal renders of our projects while keeping our workflow very smooth. Vray proxies, whether vrmeshes or vrscenes, are a specific file format only readable by Vray that offers a lot of advantages when it comes to rendering and file handling, so if you have a Vray licence or you are planning on getting one, keep reading since we will discuss the advantages of using them in your Revit projects. Tired of using Revit families that have objects created in other programs that don’t have a way to assign materials to? Tired of having faceted objects that don’t look photoreal in your Revit projects? Tired of not being able to model high resolution objects in Revit? Worry no more since Vray proxies in Revit are the solution to all these issues. Revit Vray Proxies (vrmesh and vrscene files).
