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G-Code, CAD, and CAM => G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions => Topic started by: TheLangster on February 07, 2019, 03:50:58 PM

Title: 4th Axis Problem
Post by: TheLangster on February 07, 2019, 03:50:58 PM
I'm not getting it.  I must have something in my Mach3 profile that is set incorrectly.  Check out the GCode below. A follows X except when A is supposed to go to 1, it goes there the long way 2->360->1.  It's like I can only go in the positive direction with A.  I have "Rot 360 rollover" and "Ang Short Rot on A0" set in my general config.

G00 X1
G00 A1
G01 X2
G01 A2
G01 X1
G01 A1 (this goes from 2 to 359 to 1)
G01 X2
G01 A2
Title: Re: 4th Axis Problem
Post by: TheLangster on February 11, 2019, 02:24:08 PM
Ok, it looks like when doing a G01, A-axis can only go in the forwards direction.  Anyone else see this?

G00 X1
G00 A1
G00 X0
G01 A0 (this goes from 1 to 359 to 0)