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Viz Artist User Guide

Version 3.14 | Published October 30, 2020 ©

Viz Artist/Engine Folders

This section details the location of the Viz Artist/Engine default installation and data folders.

Installation Folders

The default installation folders for Viz Artist and Engine are:

Windows System

Viz Artist/Engine Platform

Installation Folder

Windows 32-bit

32-bit

C:\Program Files\vizrt\Viz3\

64-bit

N/A

Windows 64-bit

32-bit

C:\Program Files (x86)\vizrt\Viz3\

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:

  • Viz configuration files,

  • Script plug-ins,

  • 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.

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