Command-line install
For installing CapCad on many computers, by script, or without the installer window.
Most users should use the standard installer.
Options
The installer accepts the options below. Download the .exe from the download page and run it from a command prompt or a script.
| Option | What it does |
|---|---|
/VERYSILENT | Installs without showing any window |
/SILENT | Shows only the progress bar |
/SUPPRESSMSGBOXES | Answers the installer's messages automatically |
/COMPONENTS="cad\ac" | Picks the CAD: cad\ac AutoCAD / Civil 3D, cad\zw ZWCAD, cad\gs GstarCAD, cad\br BricsCAD |
/COUNTRY=gb | Picks the country (signage profile and ribbon). Two-letter code, list below |
/PROFILE="Name" | Picks a profile by name, for the ones without a country: Generic, Aero, "Latinoamerica general", SADC, SIECA |
/LOG="C:\path\capcad.log" | Writes an install log. Send it to support if anything fails |
Examples
AutoCAD / Civil 3D, United Kingdom profile, no windows:
capcad-acad.exe /VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /COUNTRY=gb
ZWCAD, United States profile, with a log:
capcad.exe /VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /COMPONENTS="cad\zw" /COUNTRY=us /LOG="C:\Temp\capcad.log"
ARES Commander, Generic profile:
capcad-ares.exe /VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /PROFILE=Generic
Country codes
Values accepted by /COUNTRY=:
gb United Kingdom | ie Ireland | us United States | ca Canada |
br Brazil | ar Argentina | bo Bolivia | cl Chile |
co Colombia | cu Cuba | ec Ecuador | mx Mexico |
py Paraguay | pe Peru | uy Uruguay | ve Venezuela |
pt Portugal | es Spain | fr France | it Italy |
de Germany | nl Netherlands | eu Europe (generic) | ao Angola |
mz Mozambique | eg Egypt | ug Uganda | sa Saudi Arabia |
jo Jordan | in India | id Indonesia | jp Japan |
Notes
Run it as the user who will use the CAD
CapCad installs into the user's own folder, with no administrator rights. Running the installer as SYSTEM or as another user installs it for the wrong account. The ARES Commander installer is the exception: it asks for administrator rights.
Close the CAD first
With the CAD open the installer waits, or warns and stops. At the end it opens the CAD once to load the CapCad ribbon, even in a silent install.
Exit code
0 installed. 2 cancelled. Anything else: check the /LOG file and send it to team@capcad.io.