.. % RIBArchive component :class:`RIBArchive` --- Reference an external RIB archive ========================================================= The :class:`RIBArchive` class represents geometry that is defined in an external RIB file. When the scene is rendered using a RenderMan renderer the RIB file will be included via a call to :cfunc:`RiReadArchive`. In an interactive viewer, a :class:`RIBArchive` object will be invisible. .. class:: RIBArchive(name = "RIBArchive", filename = None, auto_insert = True) *filename* is the name of the external RIB file.