What is a Profile?

A profile is a configuration file which is used to store the various settings for a machine. A
Mach3/Mach4 profile has to be created and configured for each machine it controls. Mach3
uses XML files to store this data (see “What is an XML?”) while Mach4 uses INI files (see
“What is an INI?”). To properly save your Mach4 profile, go to Help>Support>Package
Current Profile. This will create a .m4prof file with your packaged settings that can then be
imported using the Mach4 Loader.