You can launch Dragonframe from the command line. This includes launching a scene or take.
Dragonframe 5
Windows
- Open a command prompt
- Navigate to Dragonframe folder (usually C:\Program Files\DZED\Dragonframe 5)
- Run Dragonframe.exe
macOS
- Open a Terminal (Applications : Utilities)
- Navigate to Dragonframe 5 folder (usually /Applications/Dragonframe 5)
- Run ./Dragonframe\ 5.app/Contents/MacOS/Dragonframe
Linux (Ubuntu/Fedora)
- Open a Console
- Run LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/dragonframe5/lib:. /opt/dragonframe5/bin/Dragonframe
Command Line Arguments
After the executable name you can add one or more of the options:
- -nocrashcheck : Skips the log file check and warning at startup.
- [path to dgn folder] : Dragonframe will open the specified scene and prompt you to choose a take.
- [path to take folder] : Dragonframe will open the specified take.
Examples
Launching a specific take. Note the use of quotes around the file path. This is required if there are spaces.
Dragonframe.exe “D:/My Projects/SchoolProject/pani_003.dgn/pani_003_Take_01”
Launch a scene with take chooser, and skip the crash check.
Dragonframe.exe -nocrashcheck “D:/My Projects/SchoolProject/pani_003.dgn”
Caveats
- You can only have one running instance of Dragonframe at a time.
- File paths on Windows can use forward or backward slashes.
Dragonframe 4
Windows
- Open a command prompt
- Navigate to Dragonframe folder (usually C:\Program Files (x86)\DZED\Dragonframe 4 or C:\Program Files\DZED\Dragonframe 4)
- Run Dragonframe.exe
macOS
- Open a Terminal (Applications : Utilities)
- Navigate to Dragonframe 4 folder (usually /Applications/Dragonframe 4)
- Run ./Dragonframe\ 4.app/Contents/MacOS/Dragonframe
Linux (Ubuntu/Fedora)
- Open a Console
- Run LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/dragonframe4/lib:. /opt/dragonframe4/bin/Dragonframe
Command Line Arguments
After the executable name you can add one or more of the options:
- -nocrashcheck : Skips the log file check and warning at startup.
- [path to dgn folder] : Dragonframe will open the specified scene and prompt you to choose a take.
- [path to take folder] : Dragonframe will open the specified take.
Examples
Launching a specific take. Note the use of quotes around the file path. This is required if there are spaces.
Dragonframe.exe “D:/My Projects/SchoolProject/pani_003.dgn/pani_003_Take_01”
Launch a scene with take chooser, and skip the crash check.
Dragonframe.exe -nocrashcheck “D:/My Projects/SchoolProject/pani_003.dgn”
Caveats
- You can only have one running instance of Dragonframe at a time.
- File paths on Windows can use forward or backward slashes.
Dragonframe 3
Windows
- Open a command prompt
- Navigate to Dragonframe folder (usually C:\Program Files (x86)\DZED\Dragonframe or C:\Program Files\DZED\Dragonframe)
- Run Dragonframe.exe
Mac OS X
- Open a Terminal (Applications : Utilities)
- Navigate to Dragonframe folder (usually /Applications/Dragonframe)
- Run ./Dragonframe.app/Contents/MacOS/Dragonframe
Command Line Arguments
After the executable name you can add one or more of the options:
- -nocrashcheck : (in DF 3.6.0+) Skips the log file check and warning at startup.
- [path to dgn folder] : Dragonframe will open the specified scene and prompt you to choose a take.
- [path to take folder] : Dragonframe will open the specified take.
Examples
Launching a specific take. Note the use of quotes around the file path. This is required if there are spaces.
Dragonframe.exe “D:/My Projects/SchoolProject/pani_003.dgn/pani_003_Take_01”
Launch a scene with take chooser, and skip the crash check.
Dragonframe.exe -nocrashcheck “D:/My Projects/SchoolProject/pani_003.dgn”
Caveats
- You can only have one running instance of Dragonframe at a time.
- File paths on Windows can use forward or backward slashes.
- Prior to 3.6.0, if the user closed the take chooser, a hidden Dragonframe process would remain running.