Viz Licensing Administrator Guide

Version 3.0 | Published September 14, 2023 ©

Troubleshooting

Using a License Server and the Application Does Not Start because No License Was Found

The Free Edition of Viz Artist is Not Loading

The free edition of Viz Artist will not load if a commercial version of Viz Artist has previously been installed on the computer. This is because the free edition of Viz Artist fetches the configuration file for the commercial version of Viz Artist.

To fix this:

  1. Go to C:\ProgramData\vizrt\viz3.

  2. Open VIZ-ZBOOKG4-21IAOP5-0-0.cfg in an external editor such as Notepad++.

  3. Edit the following fields:

    1. Legacy_Licensing = 0

    2. License_Location = VL_L_LOCAL

    3. License_Core = ART_ARTIST_FREE

    4. ## Additional_Licenses =

  4. Save the file and launch Viz Artist.

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