Bam! Two color Ender 3 prints thanks to Pause & Resume!
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Funny...I was just wondering the other day about using pause resume to change colours and here you come with a perfect example of it being done. I was thinking about adding a 'home then pause ' line in the g code when a certain layer was reached but your way is fine as long as you have a timer and probably easier.
Yes, that is a great idea. There is a extension or add on, but I have not given it a go yet. Brute force is my usual go to... =) Then I hone it to something better.
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thanks
In Cura goto Extensions > Post Processing > Modify G Code > Add a Script > filament Change ... you can then set a layer height to change the filament at you can add as many as you want and the print will stop before starting the layer you set and beep to let you know it is time to change filament ... Easier then setting a timer and hoping its the tight time :)
I will give that a peek. I have heard of the pause at Z before, but have never taken time to track it down... Thanks for the nudge!
The Romps...I don't suppose you know how your suggestion works in simplify3d?
@@slicedpage Lol... simplify 3D is way outside my paygrade... Cost more than a printer or two of mine. I sure do hear a lot of good stuff about it though.
HL ModTech outside my paygrade too, thank the Gods for torrents. However as far as I can see S3D is not as adaptable as Cura, so perhaps I'll try that for my slicing.
@@slicedpage the last time i used s3d for changing filament you had to add the g code your self by editing the process cura just makes it easier so i always use that now
I tend to pause a project if it takes 24 hrs to print, cause I don't like my printer being on while i sleep. HOWEVER why is it when you pause it, the nozzle goes to home. But when I pause it, the nozzle just stops in some random stop of the print
I have never tried that. I just paused and restarted after the filament was loaded... I do get your reasoning for not having it on while you sleep though.
I have just fitted a filament runout sensor on pin 29 (pin 27 used for a BLtouch) after the required tweaks to the firmare you also get a change filament option in the menu.
That is sweet. I tried automating it in cura this morning, but it did not work as I anticipated. It was silly waiting for a timer, but it was a simple solution that worked
@@HLModTech if you use simplify 3D you should be able to do it with multiple processes too
I only use free tools. Simplify 3D frustrates me as it cost almost as much as my Ender 3 or A10 that I bought.
@@MrDead1975 I use S3D but still learning. When you say 'multiple processes' do you mean using the select models' option so that the printer will leave the print to go to another 'pretend' print and pause so that the filament can be changed? Or am I as clueless as I think I am?
You would be better off using the "Pause at Height" or "Change Filament" options for Cura under post Processing Extentions to insert into teh gcode and avoid having to use a timer.
Yeah, I made that video too, but I had to use the A10 since the Ender was locked in my school during the start of covid. ua-cam.com/video/JJEpv5FzGrg/v-deo.html
Awesome...thanks for making this tutorial...as i'm a beginner i really find it helpful
Makes my day to hear that! Thanks Anna. 💯👍
When I click on pause print the printer actually stop but when I want to resume the printer don’t want
That is odd. What printer are you working with?
its funny cause this didnt work when i used cura, it didnt hom it just stayed there like i cut the power so i couldnt change filament. but for some reason it worked with prusa slicer.. also the automatic stop and change filament doesnt work thats in prusa s.
I am glad you found another option. I have only played with Prusa slicer a little. I have not tried it since I updated to cura 4.9. Which Ender do you have?
@@HLModTech i have the standard ender 3
@@-FARKI Cool. Good to know we have the same machine. I was pausing this with the controller... not cura, right?
@@HLModTech yes on the interface.. but just today I tried it with a cura gcode, and it worked. I guess it isnt the slicer its the machine. When mine doesnt pause correctly, it like freezez and u have to power cycle it to come back to life, but it still cant continue where i paused. This has only happened once, but its still worrying to know that if I pause, it might not resume, especially with a long print...
@@-FARKI Ok. I was just re-watching to see if I was right. =) I have made so many videos.... it gets fuzzy at times. I have another video about pausing in Cura, but I used the Geeetech A10 because my Ender 3 was locked at school because of covid. I know the feeling about lost prints when resume does not work. They are a total drag.
Why is there a mesh screen over the fan cover?
I used to see scraps of skirt getting close to falling in... It was just a simple trick to avoid that. Good eye spotting it. =) Hopefully you are not noticing all the stuff I just have laying around. 🤦♂️Love creating content... not a fan of organization it would seem...
thanks
My pleasure Szabó Dénes (deniblender), Thank you for the note! 👍💯
How do you change to a filament that needs a different temperature setting?
Are you thinking of mixing two different elements? I’m not sure if that would work. I no longer have an ender three to test it either. You might be able to just use the tune option to raise the nozzle height while trying it though. I’m interested to hear, what your project would be.
@@HLModTech I figured it out. I did a change filament, swapped from PLA+ I had run out of to PLA I had remaining, then quickly adjusted the temperature on the fly after it started, lowering it from 230 (PLA+) to 215 (PLA).
It already started printing but thankfully it didn't ruin the print.
This worked switching from PLA+ to PLA.
It probably wouldn't have going the other way, as the nozzle wouldn't be hot enough to extrude in time.
I had a question. Is there a way to make the text even with the top of the heart? So it's completely level and smooth to the touch on top? Sorry if this is really easy, but I'm new to this and still learning lol. I didnt know if there was a way to hollow out the letter area on the last layer of the first color, then switch colors and have that hollowed out area filled in with the second color, or what process could be done to do this. If it's not possible then it's still awesome, but would be great if there was a way to do this.
Hard to make that happen with a 1 color printer. I have had projects where I printed the inlay (text in your case) 2nd and then tapped it with a mallet to get in place. I can do what you speak of with my replicator 2x as it has dual extruders. With my A10M, it is possible, but I have not done it. To get the colors to be crisp you would really have to a purge tower to clean the nozzle as it switched from the heart to the letters.
Here is how I made the helmet ua-cam.com/video/HcXw3SsWAjY/v-deo.html The second one shows the finished product. ua-cam.com/video/L-zlSmkmors/v-deo.html
@@HLModTech ok thanks I'll check them out!
How would you make that keychain double sided using the printer?
You are asking for dual color, double sided, right?
@@HLModTech yes please
I am not sure it is really possible. I guess you could have raised words that pritned for 2mm, the pause and print your heart, then print 2mm , pause and swap a 3rd time. The problem would be having the heart supported by the first bit of text you pritned...
@@HLModTech ohhh okay, thank you so much. I appreciate it 🙂.
When I pause at layer the print starts right back up again by itself after a few seconds without letting me change filament. Ender 3 V2 with Cura 4.8
Any ideas why?
I do not know. There may be a comment in here somewhere about the V2. I am not sure how different it is from my original.
The V2 does not support the M500 command. So you can not use Cura to do the filament change. Only method is what is shown in this video for now.
@@ofc474 thanks for repply, but i already have solution for this.
we can use the M25 option isntead of M10.
and it works for me. hehe
@@ayo3dprint oh snap really. Worked with no bugs and allowed for filament change? If so I'm happy to hear that.
Cura has a pause at layer post processing script.
Good point. I have not experimented with it yet... and I rarely make things easier for myself... 🤣
@@HLModTech you should make a better cover for the electronics fan instead of just putting tape over it nice video though btw
@@BenCos2018 It is actually a piece of window screen and held on with a few magnets... lame but effective. 😁 It would be sweet to make something cooler, but I am always running short on time! Thanks for watching! I appreciate the feedback!
@@HLModTech no problem auctully thought it was masking tape from the video btw there are good covers /fan ducts on thingiverse for the Ender 3 if you want to make one for it one day 😀
do you have a video tutorial on how to make those letters that are snapped onto the extrusion bar on your 3d printer? i would love to know! ty
Yup! ua-cam.com/video/z8AyTGhKyXY/v-deo.html Kinda funny too as I just re-watched Deadpool which is connects with my DopeEnder project...
I tried this and after changing the filament I click resume and it sit on my design lower than we here it suppose to be and mess my print
Ender 3? Which version?
@@HLModTech 3 v2
I am not criticising, do you find that builds come off easier from a dusty mirror?
That is funny. I find it makes me sad that he Ender 3 sat around long enough to be dusty... I rarely have any issues with print adhesion. I have 9 that I utilize, and once you figure out the quirks of each... things are pretty smooth. Of course... now I have to find some wood to knock on... =)
You sound so groovy :')
I’m making name plates similar to this keychain but cura isn’t slicing my file like yours- I put the text on top of the object but it’s always showing the lower layers (before raised text) as hollowed out instead of just doing a solid object until it’s time for the raised text. Anyone know how to fix that? I guess it saves filament and you don’t know about it since text covers it up but I’m trying to figure it out anyway haha
Are you designing in Tinkercad? Separate files for the text and shape, or on piece? Did you put the text on top using the workplane tool? If not, it would exist from the bottom up.
@@HLModTech yes I’m using tinkercad. I made the rectangular bottom piece first and then placed the text on top of it. Can confirm since viewing from the bottom it does not appear, and the height of the text lines up with what I made it to be if it were on top. I grouped all objects before exporting so it would be one solid object in cura. Nothing is working
How do you do so without the extruder moving down 😩
It is how it is coded in the Ender 3 Firmware I believe. I have not modded anything on that printer.
Very useful video! Thanks a lot!
You are welcome!
How long can it be left on pause?
Hmmm. I have never pushed the limits. I was always trying to get the print done...
How do you keep the nozzle warm when pauzed ?
I do not have the printer home with me to test, but I think it just stays at the same temp while paused.
HL ModTech it doesn’t stay at the same temp while paused. Both the bed and nozzle will start to cool down the moment you hit pause. That means you have to pull the old filament out as soon as you can before it cools down too much. After changing colours, the nozzle may have cooled down so much that it will not melt the new colour, but don’t worry, the second you hit resume, the print won’t start again until the bed and nozzle reaches the correct temp. It’s during this time that you have a chance to purge out the old colour from the nozzle. This is when having a knob on your extruded comes in handy. As soon as the temp gets close to the original printing temp you had set, you have a about 10 seconds to use the knob to purge out the old colour and pull away the excess extruded material near the nozzle (I use a pair of tweezers to do that so I don’t burn my finger tips). As soon as the nozzle and bed goes back to the original print temp settings, the print will restart. Note, depending on the type of filament you are using, if they have different melt points, you’ll have to go into the menu as soon as the print restarts to rest it on the fly.
@@CoroaEntertainment Thanks for the info! I miss my Ender 3!
Can you do this on a Geeetech A10?
hmmm... I will check and see if it has pause and resume....
Tested! Totally possible on a A10!
every time i pause a print my z axis moves down by like 2 layers and hits the print when i resume. anyone know of a way to fix that?
I have not heard of that. Stock Ender 3?
Holy fast reply bro. Tbh the second I posted this comment I think I may have actually been moving the z axis by hand and not noticing it. The steppers disarm once they home on my machine. And yeah just normal ender 3. Sainsmart branded not creality. Literally identical machine though.
@@tylerjames1716 Perfect timing. I had just sat down to see what the YT world had to say. =-)
Well nice to meet you! This is the first of your videos I've watched. Consider me a new subscriber! 🤙
@@tylerjames1716 Sweet. If you have other questions, let me know. That printer is at my school, so maybe I can take a peek at it tomorrow to see if I can replicate your experience.
wshen i clcik resume -rint nothjign happens helppp
What printer are you using?
@@HLModTech I use ender 3 v2 and i accidentally clicked stop print but I left the half on the print bed so hopefully I can continue it without it auto leveling