diff --git a/data/users/matt.user b/data/users/matt.user
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..5e465ac187636e8580da577007239d09fa8d245a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/users/matt.user
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"lattice":{"units":"inches","scale":2.78388,"cellSeparation":{"xy":0,"z":0},"cellType":"octa","connectionType":"edgeRot","partType":"vox","shouldPreserveCells":true},"assembler":{"camStrategy":"raster","placementOrder":"-X-YZ","camProcess":"gcode","machineName":"oneBitBot","rapidHeight":6.9,"rapidHeightRelative":true,"safeHeight":0.5,"originPosition":{"x":-1.39194,"y":1.39194,"z":0},"stockPosition":{"x":5.6081,"y":1.3919,"z":2},"stockPositionRelative":true,"multipleStockPositions":false,"stockArraySize":{"x":4,"y":4},"stockSeparation":2.78388,"rapidSpeeds":{"xy":6,"z":4},"feedRate":{"xy":0.1,"z":0.1},"simSpeed":4,"simStockNum":0,"stockHeight":0}}
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diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index e35761c11f870fd29de8ab4c92553c930e9ca537..ba8a5e6cf4cc24b8b16ec8305388defd1dd75cec 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@
                 <ul class="dropdown-menu">
                     <!--<li><a id="resetDefaultSettings" href="#">Reset Settings</a></li>-->
                     <li><a data-file="ben.user" class="savedUserSettings" href="#">Ben</a></li>
+                    <li><a data-file="matt.user" class="savedUserSettings" href="#">Matt</a></li>
                     <li><a class="importJSON" href="#">From File...</a></li>
                 </ul>
               </li>
diff --git a/js/cam/Assembler.js b/js/cam/Assembler.js
index bc0434f2d7fe0257a91ad648987726e9d22e2f91..91029b6762709a4eaf1b340b2f858e5218d1e613 100644
--- a/js/cam/Assembler.js
+++ b/js/cam/Assembler.js
@@ -75,12 +75,13 @@ Assembler = Backbone.Model.extend({
         this.listenTo(options.lattice, "change:partType", this._updatePartType);
         this.listenTo(options.lattice, "change:cellType change:connectionType", this._updateCellType);
         this.listenTo(options.appState, "change:cellMode", this._updateCellMode);
+        this.listenTo(this, "change:machineName", this.selectMachine);
 
         this._initOriginAndStock();
     },
 
-    selectMachine: function(machineName){//todo put this on event - that way you know it is a change
-        if (!machineName) machineName = this.get("machineName");
+    selectMachine: function(){
+        var machineName = this.get("machineName");
         if (this.get("machine")) this.get("machine").destroy();
         if (machineName == "shopbot"){
             this.set("machine", new Shopbot());
@@ -92,7 +93,6 @@ Assembler = Backbone.Model.extend({
             this.set("machine", new OneBitBot());
             this.set("camProcess", "gcode");
         }else console.warn("selected machine not recognized");
-        this.set("machineName", machineName);
     },
 
     makeProgramEdits: function(data){
@@ -111,7 +111,8 @@ Assembler = Backbone.Model.extend({
 
     _updateCellType: function(){
         this.get("machine").updateCellType();
-        this.selectMachine("handOfGod");//todo this should go away with dynamic allocation of this model
+        this.set("machineName", "handOfGod");//todo this should go away with dynamic allocation of this model
+
     },
 
     _updatePartType: function(){
diff --git a/js/menus/AssemblerMenuView.js b/js/menus/AssemblerMenuView.js
index 12032f259871a98b4c155c3157aaeab624f0dd26..a27e1aaea2ba2d8b4ff25e4c85be0fbf304531e3 100644
--- a/js/menus/AssemblerMenuView.js
+++ b/js/menus/AssemblerMenuView.js
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ AssemblerMenuView = Backbone.View.extend({
 
     _selectMachine: function(e){
         e.preventDefault();
-        this.assembler.selectMachine($(e.target).data("type"));
+        this.assembler.set("MachineName", $(e.target).data("type"));
     },
 
     render: function(){