Is there a way to not install the different languages of 3DS Max

[Jason_S]

Hello,

I have tried and tried again to create a deployment of 3DS Max and not have all the different languages install with it.  Besides deleting the icons from each station is there something in the deployment I can uncheck to prevent this?  I also don't want to have a desktop icon created but there isn't a setting I found to stop that from happening either.  I have many users that hate desktop icons and would rather people create them on their own if wanted.

Thank you for the help

[Mark.Lancaster]

@Jason_S

Where did you get your 3DS Max Media from?  Autodesk Account or Virtual Agent?  If you download/install/deploy from the Virtual Agent, it should only contain the English version (if that's the language you need).

[Jason_S]

I got the media from my Autodesk Account.  I have Building Design Suite Premium and all the other software installs fine.

[m_latz · Accepted solution]

Just tried with 3ds Max 2017. And yes I can confirm, that if I do "browser download" it downloads all language versions in one package. I think this is because 3ds Max is "multi language".

But when you create the deployment you can disable all "unnecessary shortcuts" with:

ADSK_DESKTOPSHORTCUT_1=0

this disables the desktop shortcut

and

CREATESHORTCUT=1

this disables all "language specific" shortcuts.

Tried with a "test deployment" and after install my start menu looks like:

To add the required properties to your deployment, just edit your <deployment>.ini file:

This worked in 3ds Max 2017 and I suppose that this should work also in 2018, but I have not tested this in 2018 !

But I'm sure there is also a way to do this.

regards

Markus

[Jason_S]

Markus,

Thank you very much.  This is great help.

[m_latz]

Try with 2018 and if it does not work, I download the 2018 installation sources and take a look.

regards

Markus

[jpenapen]

Do you have a solution for this issue on 3ds Max 2022 ?

[m_latz]

Let me check ...

regards

Markus

[m_latz]

Hello @jpenapen,

just took a look to the 3dsMax.msi file. You can use the same MSI properties to control the shortcuts:

ADSK_DESKTOPSHORTCUT_1=0

this disables the desktop shortcut

and

CREATESHORTCUT=1

this disables all "language specific" shortcuts.

The only thing that have changed is, that you have to define the properties in the "pkg.3dsMax.xml".

Open the file with a text editor and take a look to the already defined "MsiProperty" definitions.

Let me know If you understand how to modify. If not I give you an example.

regards

Markus

[jpenapen]

Thanks Markus for your fast response!

I am not sure where to add the MSI properties, see attached screenshot.

Would removing the "extra" language lines work as well?

[m_latz]

See here, just add the two lines with the two additional MSI properties. Do not modify anything else ! Copy the MSI property names from my previous post.

Just to be sure, because I saw in my screenshot that my cursor could be misunderstood:

<MsiProperty name="ADSK_DESKTOPSHORTCUT_1" value="0"/>
<MsiProperty name="CREATESHORTCUT" value="1"/>

regards

Markus

[jpenapen]

Awesome!! Thank you very much!!

[m_latz]

You're welcome 🙂

regards

Markus