Navisworks Exporters 2022 - create network deployement?

[dtiemeyer]

In versions 2021 and prior of Navisworks Exporters, I was able to create a network deployment that could silently install. How can I do that in version 2022?  When I run Setup.exe all that appears is a local install option.

[natasha.l]

Hello @dtiemeyer, 

We have an article that provides the adjustments needed in the .bat file to run the deployment silently in 2022 versions. 

How to install Autodesk Products silently

Create deployments from Autodesk Account (related article)

Please "Accept Solution" if a reply or replies have helped resolve the issue or answered your question, to help others in the community.

[dtiemeyer]

Hi Natasha, thank you for the reply, but the Navisworks Exporters does not create a deployment batch file. When you run setup.exe there is no option for network deployment, therefore no option to create a .BAT which would contain silent install option.

[dtiemeyer]

Hello @natasha.l , did you have the opportunity to look into the Navisworks Exporters 2022 setup?  The download link is below. Please advise, thank you.

https://www.autodesk.com/products/navisworks/3d-viewers

[dtiemeyer]

@natasha.l  Were you able to look specifically at Navisworks Exporters 2022?  It is not available in my 'Account' to create a deployment with (I have AEC Collection). When I download the installer at the link provided, there are no switches to be run silently, nor an opportunity to create a package.  How can I deploy this program silently?

Thank you.

[dtiemeyer · Accepted solution]

To anyone who may desire to silently install Navisworks Exporters, I've found the 'New to 2022'  SETUP.EXE uses different switches than in previous years. In previous years we could use /quiet or  /qn  to silently install.  The 2022 SETUP.EXE needs the switch   --silent

Therefore, to silently install, I'm downloading the entire package as it extracts itself from the download to C:\Autodesk on the local computer then running the SETUP.EXE --silent  command on that local file.  There may be other techniques, but this one is best for me.  Below is the code for my .BAT   Cheers  -Dustin

IF NOT EXIST "C:\Autodesk\Autodesk_Navisworks_Exporters_2022_Win_64bit_dlm" mkdir "C:\Autodesk\Autodesk_Navisworks_Exporters_2022_Win_64bit_dlm"

XCOPY "\\<<server>>\Autodesk\Navisworks Exporters\2022\Package\Autodesk_Navisworks_Exporters_2022_Win_64bit_dlm" "C:\Autodesk\Autodesk_Navisworks_Exporters_2022_Win_64bit_dlm" /s /h /i

CD C:\Autodesk\Autodesk_Navisworks_Exporters_2022_Win_64bit_dlm

Setup.exe --silent

[pmd]

Yes but how do you configure the network license?

[dtiemeyer]

I believe the Exporters do not require a license.

[DarrenP]

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@pmd wrote:

Yes but how do you configure the network license?

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network license for what?

[pmd]

I can install with the --silent argument, but how do you configure an ini the or equivalent to activate the license for the user?  After the software is installed it requires a network license code to be entered, I can't do this for 100's of devices.

Just after abit of advice.

[DarrenP]

the exporters don't use a license of any kind

[pmd]

I don't understand what you mean by an exporter!

[DarrenP]

that is what this thread is about

its these: https://www.autodesk.com/products/navisworks/3d-viewers?us_oa=dotcom-us&us_si=7c7acd70-e7bc-4315-97b...

[Christoph.StulzD4S4Y]

Hello,
Naviceworks Exporters 2022 although installs "Autodesk Desktop App".
Is it possible to disable it for silent install?

Christoph