CityEngine 2024.1 can be installed without a user interface (UI) by running the setup using Windows Installer command-line parameters.
Before installing CityEngine 2024.1
Before installing CityEngine 2024.1, do the following:
- Verify that your system meets all system requirements.
- Sign in as a user with administrative privileges.
- Close all applications.
- Browse to the folder containing the CityEngine setup.
CityEngine 2024.1 installation command-line parameters
The following parameters can be passed to the CityEngine setup:
| Parameter | Value | Case sensitive | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INSTALLDIR | No | No | The CityEngine installation location. If not specified, the installation location is %System Drive%\Program Files\ArcGIS\CityEngine<Version>. | |
| DESKTOP_SHORTCUT | TRUE | Yes | No | Creates a desktop icon for CityEngine. If the value is False, no desktop icon is created. |
| AUTHORIZATION_FILE | Absolute path to license file | Yes | No | Authorizes CityEngine with a single-use license file during the silent installation process. Note:The path to the authorization file cannot contain spaces. See the example below. |
| ESRI_LICENSE_HOST | Hostname of ArcGIS License Manager | Yes | No | Sets CityEngine Administrator to read license files from the hostname of the license manager provided. Note:While not typically necessary, if you need to provide a specific port number in addition to the host, use the <port>@<hostname> syntax as shown in the example below. |
| ACCEPTEULA | <yes | no > | no | Yes | To install silently, you must accept the Master agreement by passing ACCEPTEULA=yes. |
Perform a typical installation of CityEngine 2024.1 without user interaction
Run the <setup location>\Setup.exe /qb ACCEPTEULA=yes command from the command line to install CityEngine.
You can also provide the arguments described above.
Examples
The following are example commands:
- Setup.exe /qb ACCEPTEULA=yes INSTALLDIR="C:\CityEngine" ESRI_LICENSE_HOST="27000@myLMServer"
- Setup.exe /qb ACCEPTEULA=yes INSTALLDIR="C:\CityEngine" AUTHORIZATION_FILE=C:\CityEngine\License\CityEngine.prvc
Note:
The/qb parameter provides a basic UI of progress status and error handling. The /qn parameter does not provide a UI.