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Please make Z hop independent of retractions and connect it to travel moves instead

Agreed

usual you are retracting and then moving with a Z Hop. When would you Z hop without a retract?
personally I like where it is now, as the 2 really go hand in hand.

gearsawe wrote: ↑Sat Dec 24, 2022 11:56 am usual you are retracting and then moving with a Z Hop. When would you Z hop without a retract?
personally I like where it is now, as the 2 really go hand in hand.

For some materials it is best to disable retractions entirely, but would still like to hop during fast travel. Also even when you want retractions there are sometimes instances where a retraction isn't performed but a fast travel is, and you may want Z hop during any fast travel.

billyd wrote: ↑Sat Dec 24, 2022 12:24 pm
For some materials it is best to disable retractions entirely, but would still like to hop during fast travel. Also even when you want retractions there are sometimes instances where a retraction isn't performed but a fast travel is, and you may want Z hop during any fast travel.

So like you said. Sounds like it should stay where it is. you might disable retraction then have Z Hop and the reverse. You can see them both in the same place since they both go hand in hand.

gearsawe wrote: ↑Sun Dec 25, 2022 5:07 pm

billyd wrote: ↑Sat Dec 24, 2022 12:24 pm
For some materials it is best to disable retractions entirely, but would still like to hop during fast travel. Also even when you want retractions there are sometimes instances where a retraction isn't performed but a fast travel is, and you may want Z hop during any fast travel.

So like you said. Sounds like it should stay where it is. you might disable retraction then have Z Hop and the reverse. You can see them both in the same place since they both go hand in hand.

No because there are times when your retractions don't immediately come before a fast travel (when you are using retractions in your model). And I use Z hop to avoid knocking parts over on the build bed, for me it has nothing to do with retractions. I want zhop to precede all fast travel moves (when I want Zhop). I DON"T want zhop to occur for every retraction as it's often not needed for every location you retract.