How to extract text from your RPC file
- Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your RPC file.
- You’ll see a preview, if available.
- Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert RPC to another file type
To convert your RPC file to another format, you need ArchVision Dashboard or other 3D software.
- RPC to RPL
- RPC to PPL
- RPC to INDD
- RPC to QXP
- RPC to PUB
- RPC to PMD
- RPC to PM6
- RPC to PM7
- RPC to PM8
- RPC to PM9
- RPC to PM10
- RPC to PM11
Convert a file to RPC
To convert other file formats to the "Image-Based Model & Data" file type, you need software like ArchVision Dashboard or a similar tool.
- MDI to RPC
- PUB to RPC
- PDP to RPC
- PM4 to RPC
- P65 to RPC
- COMIC to RPC
- WEBTEMPLATE to RPC
- PMD to RPC
- SPUB to RPC
- INDD to RPC
- PM5 to RPC
- QXP to RPC
About RPC files
The .RPC extension is primarily shared between two distinct industries, creating significant confusion. 1. ArchVision Rich Photorealistic Content (3D): These files are 'impostor' 3D objects - essentially smart 2D images of people, trees, or cars that always face the camera - used in Autodesk Revit, 3ds Max, and SketchUp. The major downside is that .RPC files are proprietary containers. They do not contain standard polygon geometry that tools like Blender or Unreal Engine can natively read. To use these assets outside of the ArchVision ecosystem (which requires paid plugins and the ArchVision Dashboard), you must convert them to OBJ or FBX for geometry, or extract the source textures as PNG or TIF. 2. MTS Remote Parameter Control (Engineering): In the automotive and aerospace sectors, .RPC (or .RSP) files store binary time-history data from durability test rigs managed by MTS Systems. Engineers often struggle with these 'black box' binary files because they cannot be opened in Microsoft Excel or text editors. To analyze this data, users typically need to convert the binary streams into CSV, MAT (for MATLAB), or XLSX formats.
Convert.Guru analyzes your RPC file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted RPCD, RBC, MOBI, JPEG, PNG, 3DC, MNO, DOCX, RPL and PPL files.
The RPC Converter Story
The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our RPC converter.