Viz Artist
Version 3.10 | Published May 03, 2018 ©
Viz Artist/Engine Folders
This section details the location of the Viz Artist/Engine default installation and data folders.
See Also
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User Account Control (UAC) in the Software Configuration section of the Viz Engine Administrator Guide.
Installation Folders
The default installation folders for Viz Artist and Engine are:
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Windows System |
Viz Artist/Engine Platform |
Installation Folder |
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Windows 32-bit |
32 bit |
C:\Program Files\vizrt\Viz3 |
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64 bit |
N/A |
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Windows 64-bit |
32 bit |
C:\Program Files (x86)\vizrt\Viz3 |
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64 bit |
C:\Program Files\vizrt\Viz3\C:\Program Files (x86)\vizrt\Viz3Gui |
On 64-bit platforms, the user interface is installed in a 32-bit folder, as it is a 32-bit application. In this User Guide, any reference to the Viz Artist and Engine installation folder is replaced with the text <viz install folder>.
Note: Viz configuration files that already exist from a previous installation are automatically copied on install time if the installation folder did not change. If Viz Engine/Artist is installed in a different installation folder then Viz configuration files must be manually copied from the old installation folder to <viz data folder>.
Data Folders
Files which are created or modified by Viz Artist and Engine are located in %ProgramData%\vizrt\viz3. By default, this is C:\ProgramData\vizrt\viz3. This folder is referenced as <viz data folder> throughout this User Guide. The folder contents include:
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Viz configuration files,
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Script plug-ins,
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Crash dump files.
Temporary files are located in %TMP%\vizrt\viz3, which usually resolves to C:\Users\<user name>\AppData\Local\Temp\vizrt\Viz3. This folder is referenced as <viz temp folder> throughout this User Guide.
Script plug-ins are located in the <viz data folder>\ScriptPlugins subdirectory.
Note: Script plug-in files that already exist from a previous installation are automatically copied on install time if the installation folder did not change. If Viz Engine/Artist is installed in a different installation folder, then Script plug-in files must be manually copied from the old installation folder to <viz data folder>\ScriptPlugins