For a standalone installation with the serial number set in the install the following can be used. I saw some other more eloquent install switches using an .ini for the entire install. However,… Read More

Above entry by satnix is problematic: Autodesk calls the method outlined in the PDF a silent install, but it still presents a user interface and will send popup windows if there are any questio… Read More

Create the deployment using the setup.exe from your extracted download files. Using the admin image you create by doing this makes a "silent" install shortcut but it has a user interface and wi… Read More

Setup.exe /W /Q /I YOURFILENAME.ini /Lang en-US Silent install suitable for SMS/SCCM. /W is the flag for SMS and SCCM, /Q is the silent install, /I indicates this is a deployment installation. Read More

Maya doesn't allow you to slipstream hotfix 4 into your deployment. You can add it as part of the deployment however, by following the instructions in the following article. http://upandready.… Read More

Link to install MAYA 2012 silently: http://download.autodesk.com/us/maya/2012-install-faq/Maya_Install_FAQ_en.pdf Read More

Edit the setup.xml so it looks something like the following (changing the <ui>-tags to quiet, and <display_status>-tag to never): <?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?> <setup> <star… Read More

First extract the MSI files from the EXE package. It includes: AutodeskDirectConnect2.0.msi isscript.msi Maya2008.msi Maya_Docs_en_US2008.msi Make a bat file in the same directory, with the f… Read More