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Mach Discussion => Mach4 General Discussion => Topic started by: mcardoso on November 14, 2019, 02:38:30 PM

Title: How do I create a desktop icon for my custom Mach 4 profile?
Post by: mcardoso on November 14, 2019, 02:38:30 PM

How do I create a desktop icon for my custom Mach 4 profile? I have modified the standard 4 axis profile for my needs. I can use the general Mach 4 icon to launch the loader screen, then my profile, but how can I create an icon to load my profile directly (skipping the loader window)?

Title: Re: How do I create a desktop icon for my custom Mach 4 profile?
Post by: thosj on November 14, 2019, 02:50:41 PM

Desktop shortcut to Mach4GUI.exe, then right click, Properties.

 Target C:\Mach4Hobby\Mach4GUI.exe /p YourProfileNameHere

Title: Re: How do I create a desktop icon for my custom Mach 4 profile?
Post by: MrFixit on August 17, 2021, 09:40:29 AM

I already sorted this out for myself, but i am adding my issue for others in the future since this thread came up when i was searching for answers. 

If your profile name has a space in it, you need to enclose it with quotation marks or it only recognizes the first word and tries to load a non existent profile.

Example- My custom profile is named Boss CNC.  The shortcut path that worked for me is    C:\Mach4Hobby\Mach4GUI.exe /p "Boss CNC"

I just experimented until i found something that worked. Perhaps this would be common sense to most users, but I wanted to document it just in case.

Thanks!