Viz Arc User Guide

Version 1.8 | Published October 13, 2023 ©

Main Menu and Project Toolbar

The Main menu contains the following sections:

File

All Project creation and management related actions are found in this menu.

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  • New (CTRL + N): Creates a new blank project.

  • Open (CTRL + O): Opens existing project.

  • Save (CTRL + S): Saves the current project.

  • Save As (CTRL + SHIFT + S): Saves project with a different name.

  • Import: Imports a Viz Arc archive (.arc file).

  • Export: Exports a Viz Arc archive (.arc file).

Note: The same operations are also available from the Project toolbar: images/download/thumbnails/81477300/arc_proj_tb.jpg

Projects

Projects can be located on the local file system or on Graphic Hub. When opening a project you can choose where to load it from, selecting from either the Graphic Hub tab and the Local tab.

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When saving a project, you can choose whether to store it locally or on Graphic Hub using the respective radio button.

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View

This menu lets you switch between the three main views when working in Builder mode.

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  • Actions: Switches to the Actions view in the main window.

  • Set: Switches to the Set view in the main window.

  • Script: Switches to the Script view in the main window.

Viz

This menu contains actions relating to Viz systems.

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  • Launch Viz Engine: Launches Viz Engine.

  • Launch Viz Artist: Launches Viz Artist (if licensed).

  • Maximize Viz Artist: Switches to the Viz Artist window.

System

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  • Configuration: Opens the configuration section in a new window.

  • Help: Opens the present manual.

Note: The configuration panel can also be opened by clicking images/download/thumbnails/81477300/arc_conf_ico.jpg at the top right.