AutoDesk 2021 Silent Install

Installing AutoDesk Suite

Despite COVID, Fall classes are quickly approaching and that means it's time to deploy new software! Up next, AutoDesk AutoDesk 2021, Maya 2020, and Mudbox 2020. 

AutoCAD 2021

After attempting to install using their --silent flag and it failing due to no user being logged in, I decided to rip apart the DMG and see what it does...

"Silent" Install flag:
https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad/troubleshooting/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2021/ENU/Installation-AutoCAD/files/Install-ACDMAC/Installation-AutoCAD-Install-ACDMAC-acdmac-install-product-silently-html-html.html

"Silent" install for the whole suite: 

http://help.autodesk.com/view/INSTALL_LICENSE/ENU/?guid=GUID-4D762D36-E521-4D8D-8A48-B41FE2DDF381 

After I was able to get the install done, I then had to figure out how to register it so it doesn't prompt the user. In the past, network Registration was done with a license file, but I'm not sure this is needed any longer: 

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/search-result/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Using-the-licpath-lic-file-for-Autodesk-reg-network-license-enabled-products.html

The license file didn't really work as I expected, it always prompted the user for the LM server. Eventually I found the following document on pointing to a license manager:

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/3ds-max/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Use-Installer-Helper.html

This tool helps us point our software to the license manager and prevent the software from prompting the user. We use this for all of the AutoDesk software.

"AUTOCAD21_LICENSE_SERVER"="LIC_SERVER"
"AUTOCAD21_pk"="777M1"
"AUTOCAD21_pv"="2021.0.0.F"
#Set Locale
wait defaults write .GlobalPreferences AppleLocale -string "en-US"
# Clean Out OLD/Failed Installs
wait rm -R "/Applications/Autodesk/AutoCAD*"
/usr/bin/hdiutil attach -quiet -nobrowse -mountpoint "/tmp/AutoCAD" "PATH_TO/Autodesk_AutoCAD.dmg"
installer -pkg "/tmp/AutoCAD/Install Autodesk AutoCAD 2021 for Mac.app/Contents/Helper/ObjToInstall/autocad2021.pkg" -tgt /
installer -pkg "/tmp/AutoCAD/Install Autodesk AutoCAD 2021 for Mac.app/Contents/Helper/Packages/Licensing/AdskLicensing-10.1.0.3194-mac-installer.pkg" -tgt /
installer -pkg "/tmp/AutoCAD/Install Autodesk AutoCAD 2021 for Mac.app/Contents/Helper/Packages/AdSSO/AdSSO-v2.pkg" -tgt /
installer -pkg "/tmp/AutoCAD/Install Autodesk AutoCAD 2021 for Mac.app/Contents/Helper/ObjToInstall/lib.pkg" -tgt /
#Create a License Server File with the contents:
#
#SERVER {parameter "LICENSE_SERVER21"} 000000000000
#USE_SERVER
#
#Place the file in "/Library/Application Support/Autodesk/AdskLicensingService/777M1_2021.0.0.F/licpath.lic"
# Reload the Licensing Service
launchctl unload "/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.autodesk.AdskLicensingService.plist"
launchctl load "/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.autodesk.AdskLicensingService.plist"
installer -pkg "/tmp/AutoCAD/Install Autodesk AutoCAD 2021 for Mac.app/Contents/Helper/ObjToInstall/licreg.pkg" -tgt /

/usr/bin/hdiutil detach -force "/tmp/AutoCAD"
"/Library/Application Support/Autodesk/AdskLicensing/Current/helper/AdskLicensingInstHelper" change -pk $AUTOCAD21_pk -pv $AUTOCAD21_pv -ls "@${AUTOCAD21_LICENSE_SERVER}" -lm NETWORK

Maya 2020

Following AutoCad, I ripped apart Maya and found the following packages that needed installed:

"MAYA20_LICENSE_SERVER"="LIC_SERVER"
"MAYA20_pk"="657L1"
"MAYA20_pv"="2020.0.0.F"

/usr/bin/hdiutil attach -quiet -nobrowse -mountpoint "/tmp/Autodesk_Maya" "PATH_TO/Autodesk_Maya.dmg"

installer -pkg "/tmp/Autodesk_Maya/Install Maya 2020.app/Contents/Helper/Packages/Maya/Maya_core2020.pkg" -tgt /
installer -pkg "/tmp/Autodesk_Maya/Install Maya 2020.app/Contents/Helper/Packages/Licensing/AdskLicensing-9.2.1.2399-mac-installer.pkg" -tgt /
installer -pkg "/tmp/Autodesk_Maya/Install Maya 2020.app/Contents/Helper/Packages/Licensing/adlmframework18.pkg" -tgt /
installer -pkg "/tmp/Autodesk_Maya/Install Maya 2020.app/Contents/Helper/Packages/Licensing/adlmapps18.pkg" -tgt /
installer -pkg "/tmp/Autodesk_Maya/Install Maya 2020.app/Contents/Helper/Packages/AdSSO/AdSSO-v2.pkg" -tgt /
installer -pkg "/tmp/Autodesk_Maya/Install Maya 2020.app/Contents/Helper/Packages/Licensing/adlmflexnetclient.pkg" -tgt /
installer -pkg "/tmp/Autodesk_Maya/Install Maya 2020.app/Contents/Helper/Packages/Maya/Maya_AdLMconf2020.pkg" -tgt /
installer -pkg "/tmp/Autodesk_Maya/Install Maya 2020.app/Contents/Helper/Packages/Maya/MtoA.pkg" -tgt /
installer -pkg "/tmp/Autodesk_Maya/Install Maya 2020.app/Contents/Helper/Packages/Maya/bifrost.pkg" -tgt /
installer -pkg "/tmp/Autodesk_Maya/Install Maya 2020.app/Contents/Helper/Packages/Maya/SubstanceInMaya-2.1.2-2020-Darwin.pkg" -tgt /
installer -pkg "/tmp/Autodesk_Maya/Install Maya 2020.app/Contents/Helper/Packages/Maya/motion-library.maya-1.1.0.pkg" -tgt /

mkdir -p "/Library/Application Support/Autodesk/AdskLicensingService/657L1_2020.0.0.F"

#Create a License Server File with the contents:
#
#SERVER "${MAYA20_LICENSE_SERVER"} 000000000000
#USE_SERVER
#
#Place the file in "/Library/Application Support/Autodesk/AdskLicensingService/657L1_2020.0.0.F/licpath.lic"

/usr/bin/hdiutil detach -force "/tmp/Autodesk_Maya"

"/Library/Application Support/Autodesk/AdskLicensing/Current/helper/AdskLicensingInstHelper" change -pk "$MAYA20_pk" -pv "$MAYA20_pv" -lm NETWORK -ls "@${MAYA20_LICENSE_SERVER"}"

Mudbox 2020

With Mudbox, I reduced to just the packages and the AdskLicensingInstHelper, which seemed to do all the things needed to point to the server and retrieve a license.

"MUDBOX20_LICENSE_SERVER"="LIC_SERVER"
"MUDBOX20_pk"="498L1" 
"MUDBOX20_pv"="2020.0.0.F"

rm -Rf "/Applications/Autodesk/Mudbox*"

/usr/bin/hdiutil attach -quiet -nobrowse -mountpoint "/tmp/Autodesk_Mudbox" "PATH_TO/Autodesk_Mudbox.dmg"

installer -pkg "/tmp/Autodesk_Mudbox/Install Mudbox 2020.app/Contents/Packages/ADLM/AdskLicensing-9.2.1.2399-mac-installer.pkg" -tgt /
installer -pkg "/tmp/Autodesk_Mudbox/Install Mudbox 2020.app/Contents/Packages/ADLM/AdSSO-v2.pkg" -tgt /
installer -pkg "/tmp/Autodesk_Mudbox/Install Mudbox 2020.app/Contents/Packages/ADLM/adlmapps18.pkg" -tgt /
installer -pkg "/tmp/Autodesk_Mudbox/Install Mudbox 2020.app/Contents/Packages/ADLM/adlmflexnetclient.pkg" -tgt /
installer -pkg "/tmp/Autodesk_Mudbox/Install Mudbox 2020.app/Contents/Packages/ADLM/adlmframework18.pkg" -tgt /
installer -pkg "/tmp/Autodesk_Mudbox/Install Mudbox 2020.app/Contents/Packages/Mudbox/Mudbox_AdLMconf2020.pkg" -tgt /
wait installer -pkg "/tmp/Autodesk_Mudbox/Install Mudbox 2020.app/Contents/Packages/Mudbox/Mudbox_core2020.pkg" -tgt /

wait /usr/bin/hdiutil detach -force "/tmp/Autodesk_Mudbox"

"/Library/Application Support/Autodesk/AdskLicensing/Current/helper/AdskLicensingInstHelper" change -pk "$MUDBOX20_pk" -pv "$MUDBOX20_pv" -lm NETWORK -ls "@${MUDBOX20_LICENSE_SERVER}"

Anyway, that's been my last four weeks! I hope this helps someone else, possibly even future me?!