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Viz Engine

Version 3.9.1 | Published February 12, 2018 ©

Viz Artist/Engine Folders

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

Installation Folders

Because the user interface (GUI) is a 32-bit application, the GUI is installed in a 32-bit folder in Viz Artist/Engine 64-bit installations. The default installation folders 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

In this Administrator’s Guide, any reference to the Viz Artist and Engine installation folder, for example C:\Program Files\vizrt\Viz3, is replaced with the text <viz install folder>.

Note: Viz Config 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 Config 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/Engine are located at %ProgramData%\vizrt\viz3, which usually resolves to C:\ProgramData\vizrt\viz3. This folder is referenced as <viz data folder> throughout this Administrator’s Guide, and contains, for example:

  • Viz Config files

  • Script plug-ins

  • Crash dump files
    Temporary files are located at: %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 subfolder.

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