Jogging

Jogging allows manual movement of the CNC machine axes directly from the application, without sending a G-code program. This is useful for positioning the machine, setting work coordinates, or inspecting the workpiece.

Axes and directions

• XY axes — movement in 8 directions: along X, along Y, and diagonally (4 diagonal combinations)
• Z axis — movement up or down

Movement modes

Continuous — the machine moves for as long as the button is held down.

Step — the machine moves by a fixed distance with each button press. The step size is selected from a configurable set of values (e.g. 0.1, 1, 10 mm).

Jog panel

All jogging controls and parameters are located in a single panel:

• Direction buttons for XY and Z
• Mode toggle (continuous / step)
• Step size selection (active when step mode is on)
• Feed rate for XY axes
• Feed rate for Z axis (optional, see below)

Separate Z feed rate

The Z axis often requires more careful and precise movement than XY — for example, when probing the workpiece surface or approaching a fragile tool. For this reason, a separate feed rate can be configured for Z. When enabled, Z movements use their own speed setting independent of the XY feed rate.