Installer - Ideate Software

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Ideate Software Installer is a one-click tool that deploys Ideate Software products throughout an organization. The package includes all MSI files for the most recent versions of all our desktop solutions. It can be used manually by individual users or with a network admin tool that supports EXE’s, such as SCCM or PDQ Deploy. 

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q. How do I use Ideate Software Installer?

A. Run “Ideate Software Installer.exe” to install all products and versions contained in the “IdeateInstallers” folder

Q. How can I control which products or versions get installed?

A. Open the “IdeateInstallers” folder and remove the MSI for any product or version you don’t want to install or use the command line switches (see below).

Q. How do I tell Ideate Software Installer which license I want to use?

A. Enter your @servername or your license code in the license.txt file provided with the installer package. NOTE: Only one code or servername can be used. If you want no changes to the existing licenses on the end user machines, keep the file blank or remove it. As an alternative, you can place a pre-configured license.config file into the same folder as the Installer.exe, and it will take precedence over the contents of license.txt.

Q. How do I use this to deploy Ideate Software to all my users?

A. Use your favorite network admin tool that supports EXEs, such as SCCM, to run the installer.

Q. Does it support command line switches?

A. You can use the following switches: /SILENT; /SKIP_[product code]; /SKIP_[year] Get more info.

Q. Can I keep the installer on a network share and let the users run it?

A. You can pre-configure products, versions, and licensing and then place the “Ideate Software Installer” folder on a network share or a cloud shared folder. Give users read-only access to prevent them from altering the package for others.

Q. What if I already have the licensing set up and don’t want to change anything?

A. If there isn’t a license.txt or license.config file in the Ideate Software Installer folder, the existing license configuration will not be affected. All existing products should continue to work, including the latest version, if the existing license is valid for the newly installed versions as well. Any products that were not previously licensed will need to be activated the usual way in Revit.

Q. How do I set the correct license codes if I have a mix of Ideate Software solutions with different quantities?

A. Ideate Software Installer is optimized to work with standard bundles that contain the same number of licenses for all products and use only a single license code. Customers with more than one license code can choose from these options:

1:

• Create copies of the Installer package, making sure that each copy only contains one product MSIs in the IdeateInstallers folder with a correct license.txt file.
• Create a batch file that will call them one after another, so the actual install by the end user can still be done in a single step. Or you can add the packages to your usual deployment process.

2:

• Run Ideate Software Installer without any license configuration (no license.txt)
• Follow the steps for setting up AutoActivation here

3: 

• Upgrade to a standard Bundle product. Contact your sales account manager or sales to discuss the options.

Q. What if I am still using a legacy version (2017 or older)?

A. Installed legacy versions won’t be affected. Legacy version MSIs can be downloaded from the software Archive page. IMPORTANT NOTE: Legacy versions may need to be separately activated inside Revit.
 

Command Line Arguments

The following switches have been implemented to help you customize Ideate Software deployments. The switches can be combined and used multiple times to achieve the desired combination of products:

/SILENT — run without the command line window

/ActiveOnly — installs Ideate Software for only the Revit versions already on the PC 

/SKIP_[product code] — skips all versions of a product. Use a separate /SKIP for each product you want to skip.

/SKIP_IBL — Ideate BIMLink
/SKIP_IEX — Ideate Explorer
/SKIP_ISB — Ideate Sticky
/SKIP_IAP — IdeateApps (Note: this refers to a specific product ‘IdeateApps’)
/SKIP_STL — Ideate Style Manager

/SKIP_[year] — skips the listed product year for ALL installed products. Use a separate /SKIP for each version you want to skip. 

/SKIP_2018
…
/SKIP_2021

/UNINSTALL_[YEAR] — uninstall all Ideate Software products of the specified year version. NOTE: If an /UNINSTALL command is run, the installer will no longer install the MSI’s in the same run! 

/UNINSTALL_2020 

Examples:

“...path to .exe” /SILENT /SKIP_2018 — silently install all products, versions 2019-2021

“...path to .exe” /SILENT /SKIP_STL /SKIP_2018 /SKIP_2019 — silently install all products except Ideate Style Manager, skips versions 2018 and 2019