Kenneth Lerman wrote:
> Others have stated that arcs must be in one of three orthogonal planes. 
> Since linuxcnc can do helices, that isn't precisely true.
>   
A helix is a special case, where an arc in one of the 3 defined planes 
adds a
coordinated linear movement of one axis not involved in the arc move.
That is a pretty specific case.  It DOES allow some other types of moves,
though.

Jon

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