Profiles

support for profiles was added in version 5 2 of the software older versions require separate installations in different directories to work the default location for configurations is in the install directory in the config folder in most cases, it is desirable to have separate instances of all settings and macro files these can then be edited without affecting the other configuration in this case, it is advisable to have every configuration in a different folder on the pc to achieve this, there are two ways depending on the situation setting up a configuration from an existing configuration when the new configuration is based on an existing machine (e g when creating two configurations for a machine with changeable tool heads), the files present in the config folder can be copied to a new separate directory this directory should ideally be located in the config folder with a descriptive folder name in this example we will be setting up a lathe machine, we therefore will copy the files to a folder named "lathe" now the settings below can be followed to complete the setup setting up a new configuration from scratch when the new machine's configuration differentiates fundamentally from the original (e g for a totally different machine), it is recommended to set up the configuration from scratch create a copy of the shortcut on the desktop and rename it to be able to differentiate it from the other configuration in this example, we will be creating a setup for a lathe machine denoted by eding cnc lathe right click on the shortcut for the new configuration and select properties under target, add the location where the new configuration should be stored in this case, we opt for a folder within the config folder named lathe additionally, the name of the configuration file should be specified make sure a space is present between the configuration file apply and close this window clicking this shortcut will now create a new configuration in the specified location if you have multiple machines controlled from the same computer, you can make a copy of the software icon on the desktop and then rename one to “cnc4 03 turn” and the other “cnc4 03 mill,” for example now right click the right icon icon and select “properties” add the name of the settings file behind c \cnc4 03\cnc exe to use for the software, in this case, we use turn ini the result is that with the left cnc4 03 mill icon without changes except the name, cnc ini is used as the file name for all settings, and with the right cnc4 03 turn icon, turn ini is used for the settings so now you have created 2 configurations running multiple instances of the eding cnc software on the same pc is not supported when multiple machines are supposed to run simultaneously, separate computers must be used