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    Is Mach 3 able to control 3 independent gecko drives?

    I am in the process of building my own CNC router and already bought 3 servo drives from homeshopcnc (850 oz-in) with three gecko 340 drives and now I have a question (maybe a little late to ask), is the Mach3 able to control three separate drives simultaneously and still interpolate a diagonal or make a circle for example? or should I have bought a 3-axis drive?

    Bear with me please, I am new to this stuff...


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    Yes, it'll work fine. A 3 axis drive is basically 3 single axis drives on one board. No difference to mach3.
    Gerry

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