diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 57280967187855feb35786084d5b10cdeb6f3bd4..45bdf55d7ea0d9419acb439061e889fc603e30e7 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -296,7 +296,18 @@ POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
         <delete dir="${viskit.dir}/pduLog"/>
     </target>
 
-    <target name="nuke.dot.viskit" description="Abolish an out of synch configuration and metadata directory - only when necessary">
+    <target name="reset.viskit.MV3500" description="reset out of synch configuration and metadata directory with MV3500 preferences">
+        <echo message="Warning: under development"/>
+        <echo message="Reset MV3500 user's Viskit configuration files in ${dot.viskit.dir}"/>
+        <delete includeemptydirs="yes" dir="${dot.viskit.dir}"/>
+        <!-- repopulute with defaults -->
+        <mkdir dir="${dot.viskit.dir}"/>
+        <copy verbose="true" tofile="${dot.viskit.dir}/c_app.xml" file="c_app.ViskitMV3500default.xml"/>
+        <copy                todir ="${dot.viskit.dir}"           file="${c_gui.xml}"/>
+    </target>
+
+    <target name="reset.viskit" description="clear an out of synch configuration and metadata directory - only when necessary">
+        <echo message="Reset user's Viskit configuration files in ${dot.viskit.dir}"/>
         <delete includeemptydirs="yes" dir="${dot.viskit.dir}"/>
         <!-- repopulute with defaults -->
         <mkdir dir="${dot.viskit.dir}"/>