Hi,
I can Jog each axis around and around as much as I want but can't to get it to go more than 360 using G code.
Why not? How are you generating your Gcode? I suspect you must be using a wizard or a CAM program that rolls over.
You don't have to do that....you can program a move like:
G0 A3600
and the A axis would rotate 3600
0 or 10 revolutions.
You are correct if you wanted a rotary axis to rotate continuously then eventually when you get to the numerical limit of Mach4
then the DRO would overflow and fault. You would need to check with smurph but I think a number like 4.3 billion degrees,
or 12 million revolutions before that happens.
If you adopted that idea then you could cause coordinated rotation between all three rotary axes and coordinated with all three linear axes as well.
The rotational limit due to overflow would only present a problem with continuous rotation.
If you don't require coordinated motion then you can use up to six out-of-band axes that are supported by Mach4. An out-of-band
axis can be made to index, ie stop at a precise angle but cannot maintain lock step with another axis. All out of band axes can be jogged
in the usual manner (step and cont) which would allow you to have three continuously rotating (no DRO overflow) axes at different speeds.
Craig