Once you've installed Viz Arc, you're ready to start using it! If you don’t have a license yet and the system cannot find any compatible license, the following (or similar) message appears:

In case a specific license has been selected but it could not be found, the following dialog appears.

Select Yes to reset the license type to Auto, then start Viz Arc again. When the application starts you can try again to select a specific license.

Select No if you don't want to change the configuration. See the Licensing section for more information.

Command Line Arguments

The application supports several startup switches. Switch names are not case-sensitive (--licensetype and --LicenseType are equivalent).

Switch

Purpose

-o, --onair

Activates On Air Mode on launch.

--project name

Loads the specified project at startup (supports local:, file:, gh:, or graphichub: prefixes).

--projectgh name

Loads the named project from Graphic Hub.

--programdatapath path

Designates a custom ProgramData directory location.

--noproject

Launches without any project (overrides the default behavior of reopening the last project).

-t, --tracker

Activates Object Tracker Mode on startup.

-a, --arena

Activates Viz Arena Mode on startup.

--LicenseType n

Selects the license to start with, overriding the value stored in Config.json. See Selecting a License at Startup.

--help, -?, /?, help

Shows the list of available switches and their accepted values, then exits (output is shown when run from a console).

Note: Running Viz Arc with no arguments also prints the list of available switches to the console (informational only — the application continues to start normally).

Selecting a License at Startup

--LicenseType n overrides the license selection that is otherwise read from Config.json (the same value shown in the License Type drop-down under Settings › Info). This is useful for fresh installations that do not yet have an editable Config.json, or when automatic license detection fails and Viz Arc would otherwise not start.

Accepted values:

Value

License

-1

Uses the value stored in Config.json (default)

0

Auto Select

1

CORE Network - Local

2

CORE Local - Network

3

CORE Network

4

CORE Local

5

FREEMIUM Network - Local

6

FREEMIUM Local - Network

7

FREEMIUM Network

8

FREEMIUM Local

9

CORE Network - Local V3

10

CORE Local - Network V3

11

CORE Network V3

12

CORE Local V3

13

FREEMIUM Network - Local V3

14

FREEMIUM Local - Network V3

15

FREEMIUM Network V3

16

FREEMIUM Local V3

The override applies to that launch only; it is not written to Config.json automatically. The chosen license appears in the License Type drop-down under Settings › Info — opening and then closing the Settings window saves it to Config.json. From then on Viz Arc starts with that license normally, without the command line.

Values outside the 0–16 range are rejected with an error message, and Viz Arc exits.

Note: Viz Arc REST Service: The REST service uses its own switch, --RESTLicenseType, with a different value set: 0 = Network - Local, 1 = Local - Network, 2 = Network, 3 = Local, 101 = Network - Local V3, 102 = Local - Network V3, 103 = Network V3, 104 = Local V3.

Sample Commands

  • VizArc.exe --project gh:VirtualSetA

    • Launches the application with "VirtualSetA" loaded from Graphic Hub.

  • VizArc.exe --project local:ObjectTracker -t

    • Loads "ObjectTracker" from local storage while simultaneously opening the Object Tracker interface.

  • VizArc.exe --LicenseType 1

    • Starts Viz Arc using the CORE Network - Local license, overriding the stored configuration.

  • VizArc.exe --help

    • Prints the available command line switches and their accepted values.