# Manual Jogging robot Using RAPID programming

**URL:** <https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/manual-jogging-robot-using-rapid-programming/8874>\
**Category:** RAPID Programming\
**Created:** [June 4, 2019, 1:47am UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/manual-jogging-robot-using-rapid-programming/8874 "2019-06-04T01:47:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![yu1988](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/e495f1/32.png) [@yu1988](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/yu1988)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2019, 1:47am UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/manual-jogging-robot-using-rapid-programming/8874/1 "2019-06-04T01:47:49Z")

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Dear all,  
does anyone know the method to do RAPID programming to manual jog the robot arm to certain position.  
I would like to use button on SCREENMAKER. When button is pressed, robot will continuously moving until i let go button.

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**Author:** ![EricH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ea5d25/32.png) [@EricH](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/EricH)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2019, 3:11pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/manual-jogging-robot-using-rapid-programming/8874/2 "2019-06-17T15:11:26Z")

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You can for example create a new jointtarget from the current position and change the value of the axis you want to jog and then move there, but this is not the same like real jogging.

Look for jointtarget and MoveAbsJ in the help menu.

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**Author:** ![lemster68](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/tech-community.robotics.abb.com/lemster68/32/1945_2.png) [@lemster68](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/lemster68)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2019, 4:49pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/manual-jogging-robot-using-rapid-programming/8874/3 "2019-06-17T16:49:54Z")

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Or a robtarget and change x, y or z values.