A 3 1/2 revolution helix can be done like so:

g0 x0 y0 z0
g17 g3 y2 z-4 p4 j1 f100

I think another way to state what is required is that the P-number is
the ceiling (rounded up) of the possibly-fractional number of turns.
In gcode this could be expressed as P[FUP[4.553186]], or you could round
up in your post.

Hopefully someone can come up with a clear wording for the
documentation.

Jeff

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