Originally Posted by
christinandavid
Hi Amir,
Just to clarify, the drawing you attached looks like it is showing a part of a helical slot. The circular component is true to the xy plane. The z motion is a separate linear motion.
So in the three standard working planes, an arc, even as part of a helix, is only handled by two axes. Arcing in a non-standard working plane is a feature more commonly used on 5-axis machines I suppose. It could be an optional extra on your control but probably not worth paying for.
So how are you going to program it?
DP