MachPro Import Mach3 or Mach4 Configurations

When you run the installer it will provide a field to select the configuration file to import. Mach3 uses XML files, and Mach4 uses INI files.

Mach3 configuration import

The Mach3 configuration file will be C:\Mach3\[profile name].xml. Common examples are:

You will usually have multiple xml files on your control. The machine type should match your machine, and that file should have a recent date on it.

Browse to the correct file and click Next.

Before the configuration is imported, you will be provided with a summary of what will be imported.

Note that we import the signal mappings, but we do not import the ports and pins as those values will change on a new motion controller.

Mach3 values to be imported	MachPro values as imported
inputs	need home ++ and -- screenshots for all axes
outputs
homing limits
motors x	need velocity and acceleration
y
z
spindle	need to not use range 0 on the spindle

The Mach4 configuration files will be named C:\Mach4\Profiles\[machine type]\machine.ini

The date on your current INI file should be current

Common machine types are:

Browse to the correct file and click Next.

We import the INI file. Custom screens and scripts are not part of the INI file and we do not import those.

Go back to the roadmap - complete the pkg install, then configure your motion controller and signal mapping within MachPro.