Install ArcGIS Reality for ArcGIS Pro

To work with ArcGIS Reality for ArcGIS Pro, the following software needs to be installed and licensed in the order listed below.

1. ArcGIS Pro, version 3.1 or later, licensed at a Standard or Advanced level
2. ArcGIS Reality Studio
3. ArcGIS Reality for ArcGIS Pro extension (licensing not required)
4. ArcGIS Coordinate System Data (recommended; licensing not required)

After you download ArcGIS Reality Studio and review the system requirements, you are ready to install the software.

You can make either a per-machine installation (the default) or a per-user installation of ArcGIS Pro. A per-machine installation allows any user to run ArcGIS Pro on the computer on which it is installed. A per-user installation allows only the user who installs it to run the application.

The default installation location for a per-machine installation is <System Drive>\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro. The default installation location for a per-user installation is <System Drive>\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Programs\ArcGIS\Pro.

Note:

To make a per-user installation on supported Windows Server operating systems, the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Installer must contain the REG_DWORD data type DisableMSI, with a value of 0. For more information, see the Microsoft help topic DisableMSI.

Install Reality Studio

To install Reality Studio, complete the following steps:

1. Browse to the location where you downloaded Reality Studio and double-click the executable file (.exe).

   The installation process begins.

2. Accept the default destination folder for the extracted files or click Browse to browse to a different folder.

   The default destination folder is <System Drive>\Users\<username>\Documents\ArcGIS Reality Studio <version>.

3. Click Next.

   A message appears when the files have been successfully extracted. The Launch the setup program check box is checked by default.

   Note:

   To install the software later, uncheck the Launch the setup program check box. When you're ready to install, browse to the destination folder and double-click the RealityStudio.msi file.

4. Click Close.
5. On the Welcome to the ArcGIS Reality Studio Setup program window, click Next.
6. Review the license agreement and do one of the following:
   • If you agree to the terms, click the option to accept the agreement and click Next.
   • If you do not agree to the terms, click Cancel to exit the installation.
7. For the installation option, choose Anyone who uses this computer. This is the default value.

   Note:

   Reality Studio is only available with a single-use, per machine license. You must have administrative privileges for a per-machine installation.

8. Click Next.
9. Accept the default installation folder location of <System Drive>\Program Files\ArcGIS\RealityStudio\ or click Change and specify a different folder.

   If you specify a location other than the default, it is recommended that the path include a folder and not be the root location of a drive. The modified path does not append \ArcGIS\RealityStudio\ by default.

10. Click Next.

    The option to participate in the Esri User Experience Improvement program is checked by default. Uncheck the box if you don't want to participate. (You can change your participation status after Reality Studio is installed).

11. Click Install.

    If prompted with the question Do you want to allow this app to make changes to your device, select Yes.

When the installation is complete, the Run ArcGIS Reality Studio now option is checked by default.
12. Uncheck the box if you want to install supplementary coordinate system data (recommended).
13. Click Finish.

    Reality Studio is installed on your computer.

Authorize Reality Studio

To authorize Reality Studio, complete the following steps:

1. Start Reality Studio.

   The Licensing dialog box appears.

2. On the Licensing dialog box, click the License Type drop-down arrow and click Single Use License.

   Note:

   If the following message appears, it means that you installed Reality Studio with the per-user option rather than the per-machine option:

   This functionality is not available without the ArcGIS Licensing Service being installed. The service can be installed by running the license service installer located within the ArcGIS Reality Studio installation folder.

   The per-user option does not include the ArcGIS Pro Licensing Service, which is needed to authorize a Single Use license. To install the ArcGIS Pro Licensing Service, run ArcGISLS.msi in <System Drive>\Program Files\ArcGIS\RealityStudio\Resources\ArcGIS Licensing Service folder.

3. Select ArcGISRealityStudio and click Authorize to open the Software Authorization Wizard dialog box.
4. If you do not have a license file, on the Authorization Options page, under Authorization Options, accept the I have installed my software and need to authorize it default option, and click Next.

   Note:

   If you have a license file, click the I have received an authorization file and am now ready to finish the authorization process option, click Browse, and browse to the location of the .prvc file (for example, your \users\<username>\Downloads folder).

5. On the Authorization Method page, accept the Authorize with Esri now using the Internet default option, and click Next.

   Note:

   If you don’t currently have internet access, click Authorize at Esri’s website or by email to receive your authorization file and follow the prompts to fill in the form and save it as a text file.

6. On the Authorization Information page, confirm that your contact information is correct and click Next.
7. On the Authorization Information (continued) page, confirm that your organization, industry, and job description are correct and click Next.
8. On the Software Authorization Number page, provide the license number.
9. Click Next to start the authorization process.

   When the process finishes, a message on the Software Authorization Wizard dialog box indicates that the software has been authorized and is ready for use.

10. Click Finish.
11. On the Licensing dialog box, click OK.

    Reality Studio starts and is authorized and ready to use.

Install the ArcGIS Reality for ArcGIS Pro extension

Follow the steps below to install the ArcGIS Reality for ArcGIS Pro extension.

Note:

The following instructions assume that ArcGIS Pro 3.1 has already been installed and licensed at a Standard or Advanced level. The ArcGIS Reality for ArcGIS Pro extension installation process will not complete without ArcGIS Pro being installed.

1. Browse to the location where you downloaded ArcGIS Reality for ArcGIS Pro extension and double-click the installer (.exe) file.

   The ArcGIS Reality for ArcGIS Pro installation dialog box opens.

   

2. Click Next.

   The Welcome to the Extension Setup program installation dialog box opens.

3. Click Next.

   The Master Agreement installation dialog box opens.

4. Click the I accept the master agreement button, and click Next.

   You must agree with the master agreement to proceed. If prompted with the question Do you want to allow this app to make changes to your device, click Yes.

   The Ready to install the Program installation dialog box opens.

5. Click Install.

   The ArcGIS Reality for ArcGIS Pro extension will be installed.

6. When the installation is complete, click Finish.

ArcGIS Reality for ArcGIS Pro extension is now installed on your computer and is ready to be used.

Install ArcGIS Coordinate System Data

Some geographic transformations, such as NTv2, GEOCON, and NADCON5, and vertical transformations based on geoids, quasi-geoids, or other conversion grids, such as EGM and VERTCON, require additional coordinate system files to properly render features.

These files are not installed with ArcGIS Pro, but they are included as supplementary coordinate system files, which you can download from My Esri and install on each machine where ArcGIS Pro is installed.

Installation instructions for the supplementary coordinate system files are available at ArcGIS Coordinate Systems Data.

Uninstall ArcGIS Reality Studio

ArcGIS Reality Desktop includes both ArcGIS Reality Studio and ArcGIS Reality for ArcGIS Pro, and either the ArcGIS Reality Studio app or the ArcGIS Reality for ArcGIS Pro extension can be used concurrently. However, you can work with ArcGIS Reality for ArcGIS Pro without having ArcGIS Reality Studio installed on your computer.

Note:

The uninstallation of ArcGIS Reality Studio, after it has been initially licensed, will not adversely impact the operations of ArcGIS Reality for ArcGIS Pro.

Uninstall ArcGIS Reality Studio using either your computer's Control Panel or Windows Settings.