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<DefValues>
	<Value Name="INSTALL_TYPE" UseOld="1" DataType="value">0</Value>
	<Value Name="MAYAROOT" DataType="value">C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Maya20xx</Value>
	<Value Name="PLUGINS" DataType="value">$MAYAROOT\>C:\Program Files\Chaos Group\V-Ray\Maya 20xx for x64\maya_vray</Value>
	<Value Name="OPEN_CHANGELOG" DataType="value">0</Value>
	<Value Name="REMOTE_LICENSE" UseOld="1" DataType="value">0</Value>
	<Value Name="REGISTER_RENDERSERVER_SERVICE" UseOld="1" DataType="value">0</Value>
</DefValues>

Below is a description of the variables of the installer: 

MAYAROOT

Specifies the root Maya folder.

PLUGINS

Specifies the plugins folder for Maya

INSTALL_TYPE

 

Specifies the installation type:

0 - Full

1 - Standalone only

For a complete description of each installation type refer to the Installation section.

REGISTER_RENDERSERVER_SERVICE

 

Specifies whether or not to register the V-Ray Standalone render server as a service.

0 - Does not register the V-Ray Standalone render server

1 - Registers the V-Ray Standalone render server

OPEN_CHANGELOG

 

Specifies whether or not to open the Change Log once the installation is complete

0 - does not open the Change Log.

1 - opens the Change Log.

STDROOT

Specifies the destination folder for IPR files.

REMOTE_LICENSE

 

Specifies whether the V-Ray license server runs locally or on another machine.

0 - the license server runs locally on the same machine.

1 - the server is on a different machine in the network.

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To perform a silent uninstall, the executable of the installer should be run from a Windows command prompt or from a Linux or macOS terminal with the following arguments:

 -uninstall=<log full filename> -uninstallApp=<product full name> -gui=0

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  • -uninstall=<log full filename> specifies the log generated when the application was installed. It is stored in the Chaos installation folder in C:\Program Files\Chaos Group\V-Ray

    >

    \Maya

    20nn

    2022 for x64

    >

    \vray\uninstall (where nn is the Maya version).
    Note    : On Linux and macOS the -log=<log full filename> argument should be used instead of -uninstall.     

  • -uninstallApp=<product full name> specifies the application to remove. The full product name can be found in the .xml file generated when the application was installed. It is located in the Chaos installation folder in V-Ray > Maya 20nn for x64 > uninstall.
  • -gui=0 will only show the uninstall log in the command prompt or terminal without initializing the graphic UI.

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Performing a silent uninstall of V-Ray on Windows requires running the installer.exe file from the command prompt with the arguments specified in the Overview. In order to To do that, you need to know the full path of the folder containing the V-Ray additional files and the exact name of the product you want to uninstall. Then you can execute the following command:

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Performing a silent uninstall of V-Ray on macOS requires running the installer  installer executable from a terminal with the arguments specified in the Overview.

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/Applications/ChaosGroup/V-Ray/Maya2020/vray/Uninstaller.app/Contents/MacOS/installer.bin -uninstallApp="V-Ray for Maya 2020 for x64" -log="/Applications/ChaosGroup/V-Ray/Maya2020/vray/uninstall/install.log" -gui=0

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 Performing a silent uninstall of V-Ray on Linux requires running the installer executable from a terminal with the arguments specified in the Overview.

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/usr/ChaosGroup/V-Ray/Maya2020-x64/vray/uninstall/installer -uninstallApp="V-Ray for Maya 2020 for x64" -log="/usr/ChaosGroup/V-Ray/Maya2020-x64/vray/uninstall/install.log" -gui=0