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This page provides information about the batch installation process of Chaos Anima.

Using the installer from a command-line

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It is possible to perform a silent installation of anima® from the command line using the official anima® installer and the standard silent install options that are available for most Windows applications.

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Installer Options

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If you don’t want to use the default install options, you can also use the following custom parameters to specify almost any other install configuration you may need.

FFA: FORCE FULL APPLICATION

Forces the installer to select the  Full version option:

FRN: FORCE RENDER NODE

Forces the installer to select the  Render Node option:

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Forces the installer to select the 3 Third-Party Libraries options:

D3P: DENY THIRD PARTY LIBS

Forces the installer to unselect the 3 Third-Party Libraries.

By default, the installer tries to detect automatically if the installation of these libraries is necessary. You can use these options (F3P or D3P) to control that behavior manually.

CML: COMMAND-LINE LICENSE

Forces the installer to select the  Command-line License option:

CMD: COMMAND-LINE DEPLOY TOOLS

Forces the installer to select the  Command-line Deploy Tools option:

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Sample Installer Commands

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The following commands are examples that showcase how to use the options described above:

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This command will install anima® to the path “C:\Program Files\AXYZ Design\anima” in silent mode, in the current user environment, and will install the Render Node option, the Command-line Deploy tools, and Command-line License tool.

Using the Command-Line Deploy tool to install specific node versions

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The method described in the previous section can already be used to install the anima® Render Node version in most situations, where the installer automatically detects correctly the host applications paths and installs the plugins there.

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After the installation, the tool can be located inside anima® installation folder, usually “C:\Program Files\AXYZ design\anima“. Running the program will generate a log file (log.txt) that explains the available parameters and summaries of what they do.

Parameters

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• Running
  Shows the path from which the deploy tool was executed. It isn’t used directly for the installation process but is provided for your information and for bug checking.
• -path “C:\****”
  Defines the path where the deploy tool should install anima®.
• -3dsmax2020 “C:\****”, -3dsmax2019 “C:\****”, -3dsmax2018 “C:\****”
  Defines the root directory of the 3ds Max® installations on the target machine. They will be used to install the plugins needed to open projects in 3ds Max® that contain anima® assets. As you can see the same formatting is used for all supported versions, simply append the 3ds Max® version after -3dsmax.
• –c4dr21 “C:\****”, –c4dr20 “C:\****”, –c4dr18 “C:\****”
  Defines the root directory of the Cinema4D® installations on the target machine. They will be used to install the plugins needed to open projects in Cinema4D® that contain anima® assets. As you can see the same formatting is used for all supported versions, simply append the Cinema4D® version after -c4d.
• –maya2020 “C:\****”, –maya2019 “C:\****”, –maya2018 “C:\****”
  Defines the root directory of the Maya® installations on the target machine. They will be used to install the plugins needed to open projects in Maya® that contain anima® assets. As you can see the same formatting is used for all supported versions, simply append the Maya® version after -maya.
• -generatelic
  Used to generate a Hardware ID file that is required for licensing purposes. These are needed for the Render Node License Manager to generate valid licenses based on the hardware profile of the PC.
• -readlic
  Used to read licenses generated by the Render Node License Manager and authorize the anima® installations.

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CommandlineDeploy.exe -path “c:\Apps\Anima2” -3dsmax2020 “c:\Apps\max2020” -3dsmax2019 “c:\Apps\max2019” -maya2018 “c:\Apps\maya2018” -c4dr21 “c:\Apps\c4dr21”

Using the Deploy tool on multiple computers (render farm)

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As mentioned above, in some cases, you might want to have more control over which version of the plugin is installed and in which location, and this is when the Command-line Deploy tool still is a better option because it allows the definition of those options instead of the default ones (which are always used by the main installer).

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