This page contains data navigation information for customers who have received a WinCan VX Light Viewer product from a contractor and tips on how to get the most out of the WinCan VX Light Viewer application.
The WinCan VX Light Viewer application is only available as an exported media distribution option from WinCan VX and not from WinCan v8 or earlier.
Folder Structure
It is common for users to want to locate media and other types of files from the distributed WinCan Viewer folder, so here is the standard folder structure to help you find what you are looking for. Items shown in grey text are WinCan system files which should not be considered during data interrogation:
[yyyyDDmm.n] → Parent folder showing the date that the distribution was made and the number counter of the distribution made on the user’s PC on that day.
[Parent Folder].index.txt → A text file that contains the folder location and some selected useful information about every file that has been recorded in this export.
DISK1 to DISKn → A folder for each disk exported in the distribution process as defined by the user’s settings when the export was created.
[Parent Folder].index.txt → A text file that contains the folder location and some selected useful information about every file that has been recorded in the export for this disk.
App_Data → System folder.
DISKn → System file.
AUTORUN.INF → System file.
Favicon.ico → Application icon image.
LightViewer.exe → The WinCan Light Viewer application that displays the project.
Projects → A folder that contains all of the WinCan projects that have been included in this distribution.
[Project 1] → [Project n]
DB → Contains the WinCan VX database files for the current project.
Misc → Contains a number of sub folders with miscellaneous files relating to the project.
Backup → Previous database versions.
Docu → Documents created by the user for the project including PDF inspection reports and Excel files created from the Report Generator.
Exchange → Contains any data exchange export files and media that have been created by the contractor.
Logo → Contains any logo files that have been applied to the project by the operator.
Report → Contains system files relating to the printing for this project.
Transfer → ???
Validation → Contains any validation log files created by the contractor.
Module → Contains a number of folders relating to specified applications included inside WinCan VX, including CleverScan, Scan Explorer and others.
Picture → Contains all of the photos used in the project.
Nod → Photos for nodes.
Project → Photos used in the Project Pictures area of WinCan VX.
Sec → Photos for sections and laterals.
Trash → Contains a complete replication of the project folder structure where any items that have been deleted in WinCan VX are stored, so that they can be restored if needed.
Video → Contains all of the videos used in the project.
Nod → Videos for nodes.
Sec → Videos for sections and laterals.
WinCanVX → System folder.
System → System folder.