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Extracting Your Config Files

This guide is to assist in extracting your .XML files after initial installation has been completed.

Linux

  1. Close OpenPnP. (This is very important to do before moving to the next step.)

  2. To extract these files, you'll need to find its configuration folder. In the Ubuntu file manager (Nautilus), press CTRL + H to show hidden files, or go to the View menu and check Show Hidden Files.

  3. Next, navigate to: /home/[username]/.openpnp2.

  4. Double check that OpenPnP is closed.

  5. In the .openpnp2 folder you'll find your currently used configuration files, machine.xml, packages.xml, parts.xml, and vision-settings.xml.You will want the machine.xml and vision-settings.xml files.

  6. Copy the machine.xml and vision-settings.xml configuration files from .openpnp2.

  7. After you have copied and pasted these files to your desired location, confirm all four of your configuration files are still in .openpnp2.

Windows

  1. Close OpenPnP. (This is very important to do before moving to the next step.)

  2. To extract these files, you'll need to find its configuration folder. First, follow these instructions to show hidden folders in Windows Explorer.

  3. Navigate to:

    • On Windows Vista and newer: C:\Users\[username]\.openpnp2.
    • On Windows XP and older: C:\Documents and Settings\[username]\.openpnp2.

  4. Double-check that OpenPnP is closed.

  5. In the .openpnp2 folder you'll find your currently used configuration files, machine.xml, packages.xml, parts.xml, and vision-settings.xml.You will want the machine.xml and vision-settings.xml files.

  6. Copy the machine.xml and vision-settings.xml configuration files from .openpnp2.

  7. After you have copied and pasted these files to your desired location, confirm all four of your configuration files are still in .openpnp2.

MacOS

  1. Close OpenPnP. (This is very important to do before moving to the next step.)

  2. To extract these files, you'll need to find its configuration folder. First, follow these instructions to show hidden folders in Finder.

  3. Next, navigate to: /Users/[username]/.openpnp2.

  4. Double check that OpenPnP is closed.

  5. In the .openpnp2 folder you'll find your currently used configuration files, machine.xml, packages.xml, parts.xml, and vision-settings.xml.You will want the machine.xml and vision-settings.xml files.

  6. Copy the machine.xml and vision-settings.xml configuration files from .openpnp2.

  7. After you have copied and pasted these files to your desired location, confirm all four of your configuration files are still in .openpnp2.