Hey Fred,
this is a known missing feature. While you’re in program mode, jogging is not available. This also applies when the machine encounters a M6 (tool change) event in your g-code program.
The ability to jog during pause or tool change is a feature that is requested under
- Tool change jogging plus notifcation/ETA of toolchange
- Here’s a key element missing from the BB controller
- here
- here
However you can modifiy the behaviour at tool change. Should you just want to raise your Z higher during a tool change event, or alter the behaviour at tool change in another way (e.g. bitsetter-like tool change at home position), you can insert g-code in the ‘tool-change’ field of the General Configuration Tab. The code in this field is executed when a M6 (tool change) command is encountered. Regarding what to insert there, I cited some information here the other day.
Welcome to the forum!