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On Windows, the plug-in is provided as a self-extracting installer. The plug-in is compatible with Windows XP and above and with Maya 2008 2012 and above (both 32-bit and 64-bit only). The installer will automatically detect which versions of Maya are present on the system and where they are located:
Custom Windows install
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The plug-in can be installed silently by passing the /S flag on the command line:
maxwell_maya_win_23.70.41.exe /S
In this mode, the installer will use the autodetected directories and will not ask any questions.
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