You kinda skipped over the most important thing... changing out the filament... Th last thing I want is a jam.. What is the best method? do I cut the filament and try push that through with the old filament or do I pull it out and possible clogg the PTFE tube???
Hi. I just saw this, I don’t get alert when people reply to existing comments ☹. This was one of my early videos, and I did a video on changing the filament before this, so I didn’t think I needed to cover actually swapping the filament. Based on the comments I have gotten, I should have. With the stock firmware, I used to carefully pull the filament out and feed the new filament in, then purge until it was primed. I think you can also get into the movement menu and unload the filament that way. With Marlin 2.0 and the TFT35, I go under the extruder menu and unload the filament.
I'm just getting in to 3d printing, and your channel has given some great information on the y's and wherefores about the processes involved. Thank you for your efforts and please continue!
Thanks. A clear description. I did not realize it was this easy to modify the G.code, to pause at a predetermined level, to change the filament. Keep up the good work.
I just wanted to say thank you so much for the great detail of explanation in this video. I've been trying to figure this out and so many other UA-camrs totally skipped the explanation of what all the variables were in completing the post processing scripts changes.
no he took 90secs to get to the point and then he spent too much time on the irrelevant detail of getting the exact height he wanted cura to pause at. Other than that it was helpful.
Thanks for the Cura settings tip. I had no idea what these were for until you explained them. The newest Cura has a couple of more "Pause At Height" parameters. Anyway, I'm eager to try this out.
minor thing to add. the time it needs to pause to be able to change filament colour. I was mid way through changing the colour and the printer started to resume print. so adding the explanation for the time it needs to pause would be good!
Thanks for the video! Tried this today and did a mini cactus (with the pot in one color and most of the plant in another). Had some issues with the custom firmware on my Ender 3v2 (the change filament kept timing out while heating the element) but I managed to get it to work, and the results are awesome.
@@3DPrintscape I used the pause at layer height in Cura, when it was paused the change filament timed out. I was still about to change it over though as the head was hot enough, but couldn’t purge. I had set the purge amount to 0 on resume and it didn’t give me the option to purge when resuming (my guess is if this is 0 it overrides the purging step, so maybe it’s worth always putting something there just as a backup). As I resumed from the pause though I did a manual pause, and when I resumed that it gave me the option to purge. I might try again and set a purge value in the pause at later height (and maybe that will then give me the option to manually purge). Would also be good to see why the change filament option is timing out and if that happens again.
Hi done many time to no avail! The Cura setting will definitely pause the printer at the layer height! But after i change the filament, i'm unable to resume the printing process. my display doesn't show resume or continue. any idea? I'm using Cura 5.8.1 and Anycubic Vyper printer.
Thank you for making this very helpful video. I understand why you didn't add the filament changing part because it's about how to tell the printer to pause midway by itself rather than how to change the filament. I'm going to try this on Ender3 v2 which I see people having issues and quite unsure about it. Maybe will do a small print to try first. Could you please let me know how to do this same thing on Superslicer or Prusaslicer? Would be awesome if you have a video for that in the future.
If you're going to call the video "how to change filament midprint" it would be fantastic if you didn't skip the part where you actually "change the filament" regardless whether you've covered it in a previous video. Good luck to you.
Hi. Thanks for the feedback. I agree that I should have just replaced the filament in the video, I was trying to not add extra time to it. This was one of the first videos I did, and I was still learning what works/doesn’t work and what people are looking for. I think I have been better about that in more recent videos.
Hi just a quick note. If you are using the TFT35 screen with the latest update (27), you can click the layer button when it's printing and it changes from height to layer number. Saves you guessing where the print is.
Hi. If it is, I haven’t been able to figure out how to do it. Post firmware will allow you to purge some filament through, but that’s the best I’ve seen. I think that the issue is there is no way to guarantee the x-axis won’t hit the print if the z-axis is lowered to print a line.
So, I have a question, if I fall asleep when the filament is supposed to be changed will it just start back on it's own or do I have to manually do it? I can't find anything on any website for it. (Using Cura)
Hey man im sorry if this is a dumb question but here it is anyways. When its set to pause at the layer does it like actually pause until i hit resume? im sorry im just a bit confused i tried to set it up to pause once it hit my letter layer and went to bed and woke up to the print being finished. Thanks in advance.
What is the blue think on the top end of the printer? What printer do you have? My Ender is making a clicking noise when printing any suggestions? Thanks and great videos
Hi. Thats just a filament feed, i cover it more in this video ua-cam.com/video/_JP5dkiLtAo/v-deo.html . When is it making the clicking noise, is it when going up/down or when the extruder is going? Can you try to isolate where the noise is coming from?
@@3DPrintscape It’s coming from the extruder you can actually see the brass wheel when it makes the noise it kind of bumps. Love your videos by the way thank you so much
I am printing on a Lulzbot Sidekick 747. After I pause print on the LCD, I cannot access the "Change Filament" screen. My only choice is to resume print. Any ideas? Thank you
Hi. It sounds like that may be a firmware setting with your printer. You could try to manually change the filament but if its not moving the nozzle to the park position you will have a hard time doing the filament purge.
Hey 3D Printscape awesome video but I have a question. I have a really really long print and Im not totally comfortable with my Ender 3 pro running for 80 hours. Is there a way to use these methods and actually turn off the machine? Then resume the print? Do you have any videos or advice for something like this if this doesnt work for me?
Hi. Some printers have the resume on power failure feature that works well, but the one on the Ender 3 has been very unreliable for me. If you want to pause mid-print for a while, I would keep the power on but set the extruder temperature very low. If you go this route, make sure to test it on a small print, so you don’t lose all that time/filament. Also, make sure to clean up any stings left behind from the extruder moving away from the print and heat the extruder and purge some filament before resuming.
So is it important to preheat the extruder/filiment when changing spools? When I first did this due to the spool getting caught on the reel, I paused it and untangled it (wich took me a while) then I hit resume without preheating the PLA, the result was almost like it slipped a layer resulting in a very visible line on the print wich later came apart very cleanly, would this not have happened if I had pre heated the extruder first?
HI. That’s for the feedback. To answer your question. The g-code will be set for any model you slice that has that stop enabled. If you go through the process of adding the stop for a model and don’t remove it, then I will also be added to the following model(s) you do.
I’ll have to try this. When I did pause on CURA, my motor didn’t move and it was still hot so it made a big bump towards the end of an 8 hour print. I was so peeved.
I bought my ender 3 pro a month ago, i went to change my roll as it was getting low, pressed pause print and there is no prepare option available. I wrote my z value down and will have to edit the gcode start point to hopefully carry on. I tried manually feeding pla in to prime it before it restarted but nothing came out for a layer. Maybe there are different firmware versions that give you this prepare option after a pause print?
Hi. If I remember correctly, I had to go into movement then extruder and and keep hitting the plus arrow until the filament was primed. I think I did a video on this, I will check and link to it here. Also, what firmware are you on and what mainboard came with your printer, was it the 8 or 32 bit creality one?
@@3DPrintscape Hi rob Ive just looked at my board. Its a 4.2.2 so i think that's a 32bit board. On my info screen it says version 0.0.6. I think i need to update my firmware. I'll start looking into that this weekend. Hopefully this will bring back the options I'm missing. Thanks
@@3DPrintscape Hi rob I watched this video from your link. This cannot be done from a resume print though with my stock firmware. Ive been doing the prepare/move 10mm or more option with the extruder to purge pla but once my print pauses part way, i cannot access these options anymore. I have the 32bit board, i think crealitys firmware system is not very well done. Thanks
@@jasonb9244 Same thing here. Pause freezes everything when pressed and resume function simply doesn't work. Did you find any solution? I also guess a firmware update is needed..
On my stock ender 3 I went to control > change filament, the print head goes to home, I squeeze the extruder, pull the filament out, then push the new one back in. Finally pressed the button a few times to confirm. The head extruded out a few cm and continue on its own without interruption.
Hi. I have had bad luck with the change filament command showing up on my ender 3 with the stock board. I think I only saw it a couple of times. I know other people have had the same issue. That’s why I did this video. By chance, does your printer have the 32 bit mainboard that has been shipping with some of the Ender 3s? It’s the one they started to used for the Ender 3 V2.
Hi. The easiest way to prevent that would be to move the filament using the stepper motor. If you go into the movement section on your printer, you will see the area there for moving the filament there. That said, try to push the filament through the tube as much as possible without moving anything yourself to save time.
Hey Kevin. Yes, you would hit resume on the printer. The gcode added basically just acts the same way as you hitting pause on the printer but its automated and at a predefined height/layer number.
@@olinwinfrey1782 Hi. I know its not available in some firmware and the touch screen on the V2 isn't fully compatible with Marlin firmware, so they may have disabled it.
I've been using Filament Swap and it works ok, but for some reason it isn't retracting enough filament when it moves away and deposits a big blob before it does. Anyway around that?
Hi. The only thing i can think of would be to modify the firmware to have it purge some filament when the resume button is hit and tell the plugin to use the firmware settings. I havent actually tried this though.
Hi Rob! I'm trying to use CURA to do a stop at height. I had the 4.2.2 512k with BL-Touch prob before. I know the Ender 3 Pro's stock don't really do that, but not sure if it's a firmware thing. If you know any tricks to get that working Me and a few others on the FB Ender 3 Pro group would love to know!
Great video, however I came here to learn how to change the filament mid print, not go to another video to watch you change the filament mid print, and then come back to this one lol.
Hi. Thanks for the feedback. This was one of my first video so i wasnt sure what people wanted then. If i redid this one, it would have everything in the one video.
I just followed this and hit the Pause print to pause my print . It raised a little bit but did not go to the home position. And I went back to the info screen then pressed the knob and did not see prepare. I couldn't get it to do anything and I had to stop the print and let the machine cool down and shut it off them on again and start the print all over again.
Hi. Sorry to hear you had issues. I had a couple other people have the same issue. I think it’s firmware related. What Ender and firmware are you using?
I also wanted to ask you the SD card that comes with the Printer is only 8g can you get a new sd cars like a SanDisk with more gigs and fill it out with all the files you want to print. I had a 128 I know its way to much but I just wanted to see it it work and it said no media
Hi. Technically the printer only supports 8gb SD cards formatted as FAT32. I have had 32GB cards work fine for files, but not for firmware updates. I would look to see how your 128GB card is formatted, if its NTFS thats probably half the problem.
I'm using Ender 3-Pro V.2.1 with Cura 4.8 slicer and I'm not having any luck with it stopping. "M0; do the actual pause" line however was added to the Gcode and still no luck. Suggestions? Thanks
Hi. There are a lot of random little feature that dont work in Cura 4.8 for some reason. I did check around and there is a couple of threads saying that if you add a m226 command it will work.
@@3DPrintscape Ok great yea this seems to be a common issue. Awesome thank you I'll give M226 a try. Excellent channel your videos are extremely helpful and beneficial. Thanks again!
Whenever I go to actually remove and replace the filament it says "the current consumables are exhausted" or something along those lines and even after replacing the filament it doesn't let me resume the print. Do you know any possible ways to fix that
@@69bigtaco69 Ah ok, that shows that the issue is related to the sensor. Im wondering if the filament being pulled out, even if paused, it triggers it.
I have an ender 3 pro and have added the script to a couple different prints, and the printer never pauses allowing me to change the filament, I read something about some models not recognizing the gcode it puts in, any advice?
Hi. I would recommend upgrading the firmware, either to the latest Creality on or to Marlin. If you are considering going to Marlin, it would probably be easier to replace the mainboard with the SKR mini ua-cam.com/video/wtT6iA9IG7A/v-deo.html .
Hi mate, I tried the setting in cura, it paused where I set it but when I changed the filament color and resumed the print the hot end stayed in the air and didn't go back to the print. Filament was just pouring out all over the bed. I have a voxelab Aquila x2
@3DPrintscape I'm using Alex's firmware, but I have just read tonight, if the printer parks it's self automatically when paused , then I need to untick the "Park print" as it doesn't work correctly and confuses the printer
I’m having a little problem where it pauses yes but it will start back up printing again in around 10 seconds making it so that I have to sit there and wait, is this just a setting I’m not getting or a glitch? Any help will be appreciated
Hi. I haven’t seen that behavior before, it could be settings or firmware. You could try to erase your eeprom to get the printer back to stock settings and try it again. Also, are you running through the process from the control panel or OctoPrint?
Can you comment on what firmware version that is? I don't get the prepare menu when my print is paused. Out of the box firmware from about a month ago.
@@3DPrintscape gotcha. This printer came with Marlin 0.0.6, so I guess I have a firmware update project in my near future. Thanks for the quick reply! 👍
So I’m doing a more detailed color swap and have done the retraction and extrude before restarting but when it goes to print again I get a blob on the print any ideas how to avoid this?
Hi. It allows the print to pause at a specific layer so you can change the filament. The specific layer part is more important if your changing colors.
hey so thank you for the help just have one big issue. When i change the filiment out and click resume print itll start ozzing out filament and cause a blob. Is there a way to stop that so its a clean resume when i start? Like can i set it to print a line like it does before every print in the beginning? You know what i mean?
Hi. You could do this in the g-code file. Here is an example . ; relative extruder M83 ; prime nozzle G1 E-5 F4500 G1 E5 F4500 G1 E5 F4500 ; absolute E M82 ; absolute XYZ G90 ; reset E G92 E{{ pause_position.e }} ; move back to pause position XYZ G1 X{{ pause_position.x }} Y{{ pause_position.y }} Z{{ pause_position.z }} F4500 ; reset to feed rate before pause G1 {{ pause_position.f }}
@@3DPrintscape im sorry im still sorta new to this. So where exactly should I input this? I use cura. I see a start g code and end g code box when I go into machine settings. Just not sure where to input this.
Hi. Thanks for the feedback. I was showing the process to change the filament mid-print but didn’t think it would be worth the extra video length of me actually doing it. I guess it could go either way.
@@3DPrintscape It's probably just that I'm ultra-new to 3D printing so I was hoping to see if you just ripped the filament out of the tube or if you used the "change filament" program or whatever. Not a huge deal, just seemed odd.
I have the same issue. The print pauses, the head moves to the requested coordinates but then 2 seconds later it goes back and starts printing again. Ender 3 v2
@@davidhilario8451 Hi. Can you take a video of what its doing and email it to me? My email is admin@3dprintscape.com . I don’t have the V2 but was going to pick up an Ender 5 with the same board, so I may be able to reproduce the issue.
Hi. I added written instructions to the description, they may help a bit more. But once the print is paused, you would run through the filament change process.
I did this all, but I accidentally bumped the X-axis. You didn't say not to move anything while doing the swap. I tried to resume the print, but the extruder kept hitting my part. So, I had to run my print job all over again. Bummer, what a wast of time. I may have tried to be more careful if I knew I could not move any thing while changing the filament mid print. Oh well! Live and learn! Thanks for the video!
Hi. Sorry for leaving that part out of the video. Yes, you will need to be careful not to move the Z-Axis. The print gets paused a specific point, and the printer has already been homed. That means that any movement not controlled by the printed will result in inaccuracies in the print because the extruder is not where it thinks it is.
Unfortunately, I don’t think there is a way to prevent this. The printer knows what layer it's on when its paused, but it wouldn't have a way to know if there has been movement on z-axis.
Hi. The only thing i can think of that would cause that is if the z-axis got pushed down a little during the process. Thus has happened to me before and is no fun.
@@8michelotti How are you loading the filament and do you have the aftermarket metal parts? If you don't, I would recommend getting them. They make loading the filament a lot easier. ua-cam.com/video/uyFGLYJZfrM/v-deo.html
@@RedHornet980, Unfortunately, the Ender 3 Pro has been shipping with different boards and firmware versions. When I went through the testing for this video, I was using the 8-bit board and creality firmware.
@@ToReS33 Are you using the Ender 3 V2? I know there are some capability issues with the touchscreen and some of Marlin, so I think that's whats causing the issue.
Hi. I have not had that experience. That said, you do need to make sure that your not moving the axis when changing the filament. If you push down a little you would see the behavior your describing.
@@ggooaa100 Its probably related to the firmware version. There are so many options that get changed between versions, especially if you build your own, that menus and features are frequently different.
Hi Clay. With the default Ender 3 firmware, I have noticed that feature to be missing half the time, and it doesn’t really work well with Bowden drive systems. So I just do the swap manually because it gives me more control, and I still end up needing to do half the step anyway.
I am seriously pissed off right now, this video is super helpful. Nothing work on this ender 3 v2. Pausing the print does not work it LOCK the extruder. ffs
Hi. Sorry to hear that. I know the process works on the Ender 3/Ender 3 Pro and with the SKR Mini board, but I don’t have an Ender 3 v2 to test with. Based on feedback I got from other comments and forums, it sounds like the pause feature may not work properly on the v2.
@@3DPrintscape I checked the gcode, there is "M0; do the actual pause" but my printer didn't pause and the print result is like it skipped z for a few layers
Hi. Sorry about that. When I made the video I didn’t think it was needed because I had a different one covering that process. Sense then, I realized duplicating things like that as needed for videos is fine.
Your printer is not setup right, your whole print head jumped when it hit a little bump this means the wheels are way too lose. Properly setup a small bump like that the hotend would just smooth it nothing should move.
Hi. You are correct that the everything was not tight. I have my printer apart a lot for doing videos/mods. I didnt think it was a big issue as the video wasn't related to that.
The one thing I came to see was the only part you skipped. The part where you physically change the filament, and then you failed to show how to purge it. You just skipped right over it.
Hi. Thanks for the feedback and your right I should have included that. This was one of my first videos and I made a video that was released before this one covering the change process so I didn’t think it would be needed for this one.
I sub'd. Your content is better than most. I personally like the videos without a lot of yelling and hype, but all that seems to be what gets people's attention (and subs). Good luck! I'll keep watching!
Interesting: I attempted this on my Ender 3: I didn't even give any user input and my printer went back to printing while I was swapping filaments. Using Cura 4.8 Marlin 0.0.6
Hi. Are you running the Ender 3 v2? I have had some people say this isnt working for them on that printer. Im not sure if its the Creality 4.2.7 board or the firmware.
Hi. thanks for the feedback. I did a video right before this on actually changing the filament, so i didnt add that part to this video (I was just starting out on YT and trying to figure out what people wanted).
I hope you found this overview helpful! If you have any questions or would like other tips/tricks, just let me know in the comments.
You kinda skipped over the most important thing... changing out the filament... Th last thing I want is a jam.. What is the best method? do I cut the filament and try push that through with the old filament or do I pull it out and possible clogg the PTFE tube???
Hi. I just saw this, I don’t get alert when people reply to existing comments ☹. This was one of my early videos, and I did a video on changing the filament before this, so I didn’t think I needed to cover actually swapping the filament. Based on the comments I have gotten, I should have. With the stock firmware, I used to carefully pull the filament out and feed the new filament in, then purge until it was primed. I think you can also get into the movement menu and unload the filament that way. With Marlin 2.0 and the TFT35, I go under the extruder menu and unload the filament.
I tired doing what you did in cura and it didn't work. I'm using the latest version of cura 4.8 I'm also using a ender 3 pro
I have the BLTOUCH as well. which firmware did you use and did you change any other setting to make it work. Mine does not accomplish this.
@@mcsstudios101 I was using the recent build of the Marlin firmware.
I'm just getting in to 3d printing, and your channel has given some great information on the y's and wherefores about the processes involved. Thank you for your efforts and please continue!
Awesome. Thanks for the feedback, im glad I was able to help.
This may be the most useful tutorial I've seen about printers. Congratulations Mark Z.!
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks. A clear description. I did not realize it was this easy to modify the G.code, to pause at a predetermined level, to change the filament. Keep up the good work.
You're welcome!
Thank you! The Cura demo was especially appreciated!
You bet!
This video was very very appreciated as I make personalized Key-Fobs, and with this, I can change color for the lettering. Thank you very much.
You're very welcome!
I just wanted to say thank you so much for the great detail of explanation in this video. I've been trying to figure this out and so many other UA-camrs totally skipped the explanation of what all the variables were in completing the post processing scripts changes.
Hi. Thanks for the feedback, im glad it helped :).
This info actually helped me alot for a print im doing for a client. Thank you so much!
Glad it was helpful!
Very useful video, and I have just successfully done it in my Ender 3 S1 Pro. Thank you very much from Spain! 🙂
Glad it helped!
I found this extremely helpful! Thank you :)
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Straight to the point and helpful - thank you for making this!
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no he took 90secs to get to the point and then he spent too much time on the irrelevant detail of getting the exact height he wanted cura to pause at. Other than that it was helpful.
Thanks for this very helpful and clearly-explained tutorial!
You're very welcome!
Thanks for the Cura settings tip. I had no idea what these were for until you explained them. The newest Cura has a couple of more "Pause At Height" parameters. Anyway, I'm eager to try this out.
Hi. Glad i could help, and i need to look at some of the newer settings in cura.
minor thing to add. the time it needs to pause to be able to change filament colour. I was mid way through changing the colour and the printer started to resume print. so adding the explanation for the time it needs to pause would be good!
Hi. Thanks for the feedback, that is a good point.
This met my information needs exactly, thank you!
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4:30 to learn how to colour change with gcode. thanks for the video!
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Thanks for the Cura tip
You bet!
Thank you! I haven’t tested it yet but it all makes sense lol.
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Works for the Ender 2 Pro too. thanks so much!
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Great help thank you heaps, I own a Voxelab Aquila and only 1 nozzle I have a few figures that have multiple colors so this will be a great help
Im glad i could help :).
Your videos are all so F’ing helpful! I wish I could subscribe more than once! God bless you!
Hi. Thanks for the feedback :).
another great video. your stuff is so helpful. something i really needed!!!
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for the video! Tried this today and did a mini cactus (with the pot in one color and most of the plant in another). Had some issues with the custom firmware on my Ender 3v2 (the change filament kept timing out while heating the element) but I managed to get it to work, and the results are awesome.
Nice, did you have to make any other changes to your firmware build to get it to work?
@@3DPrintscape I used the pause at layer height in Cura, when it was paused the change filament timed out. I was still about to change it over though as the head was hot enough, but couldn’t purge. I had set the purge amount to 0 on resume and it didn’t give me the option to purge when resuming (my guess is if this is 0 it overrides the purging step, so maybe it’s worth always putting something there just as a backup).
As I resumed from the pause though I did a manual pause, and when I resumed that it gave me the option to purge. I might try again and set a purge value in the pause at later height (and maybe that will then give me the option to manually purge). Would also be good to see why the change filament option is timing out and if that happens again.
@@craigtregear2026 Thanks for the details and ya it sounds like setting it to 0 disables that feature.
Hi done many time to no avail! The Cura setting will definitely pause the printer at the layer height! But after i change the filament, i'm unable to resume the printing process.
my display doesn't show resume or continue. any idea? I'm using Cura 5.8.1 and Anycubic Vyper printer.
Hi. That could be a firmware setting with your printer. Are you using stock firmware or custom marlin build?
Beyond helpful. Ty.
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Thank you for making this very helpful video. I understand why you didn't add the filament changing part because it's about how to tell the printer to pause midway by itself rather than how to change the filament. I'm going to try this on Ender3 v2 which I see people having issues and quite unsure about it. Maybe will do a small print to try first. Could you please let me know how to do this same thing on Superslicer or Prusaslicer? Would be awesome if you have a video for that in the future.
Hi. I think both of the slicers have a similar feature, i just haven't used them.
If you're going to call the video "how to change filament midprint" it would be fantastic if you didn't skip the part where you actually "change the filament" regardless whether you've covered it in a previous video. Good luck to you.
Hi. Thanks for the feedback. I agree that I should have just replaced the filament in the video, I was trying to not add extra time to it. This was one of the first videos I did, and I was still learning what works/doesn’t work and what people are looking for. I think I have been better about that in more recent videos.
Or you can just skip that part..smh
Hi just a quick note. If you are using the TFT35 screen with the latest update (27), you can click the layer button when it's printing and it changes from height to layer number. Saves you guessing where the print is.
Hi. thanks for the tip.
thanks for your videos very helpful :-) i was wondering if it was possible for the machine to do a prime line before it resumes the print at all ?
Hi. If it is, I haven’t been able to figure out how to do it. Post firmware will allow you to purge some filament through, but that’s the best I’ve seen. I think that the issue is there is no way to guarantee the x-axis won’t hit the print if the z-axis is lowered to print a line.
how would it print a prime line with a print already on the bed? The gantry would hit the print.
Thank you very helpful video.
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So, I have a question, if I fall asleep when the filament is supposed to be changed will it just start back on it's own or do I have to manually do it? I can't find anything on any website for it. (Using Cura)
Hi. It won’t resume printing until you hit the resume print button.
Does using the Cura method stop after it prints the layer? After Layer 4 is where I want to stop to change the color for layer five. TIA
Hi. Im pretty sure it stops at the start of the layer specified.
Hey man im sorry if this is a dumb question but here it is anyways. When its set to pause at the layer does it like actually pause until i hit resume? im sorry im just a bit confused i tried to set it up to pause once it hit my letter layer and went to bed and woke up to the print being finished. Thanks in advance.
Hi. Once paused, it should stay paused until someone hits resume.
What is the blue think on the top end of the printer? What printer do you have? My Ender is making a clicking noise when printing any suggestions?
Thanks and great videos
Hi. Thats just a filament feed, i cover it more in this video ua-cam.com/video/_JP5dkiLtAo/v-deo.html . When is it making the clicking noise, is it when going up/down or when the extruder is going? Can you try to isolate where the noise is coming from?
@@3DPrintscape It’s coming from the extruder you can actually see the brass wheel when it makes the noise it kind of bumps. Love your videos by the way thank you so much
@@Mollymaddieopp It sounds like there may be resistance after the extruder. You could have a partial hot end/nozzle clog or something like that.
I am printing on a Lulzbot Sidekick 747. After I pause print on the LCD, I cannot access the "Change Filament" screen. My only choice is to resume print. Any ideas? Thank you
Hi. It sounds like that may be a firmware setting with your printer. You could try to manually change the filament but if its not moving the nozzle to the park position you will have a hard time doing the filament purge.
Very helpful!
Hi. Thanks for the feedback :).
Hey 3D Printscape awesome video but I have a question. I have a really really long print and Im not totally comfortable with my Ender 3 pro running for 80 hours. Is there a way to use these methods and actually turn off the machine? Then resume the print? Do you have any videos or advice for something like this if this doesnt work for me?
Hi. Some printers have the resume on power failure feature that works well, but the one on the Ender 3 has been very unreliable for me. If you want to pause mid-print for a while, I would keep the power on but set the extruder temperature very low. If you go this route, make sure to test it on a small print, so you don’t lose all that time/filament. Also, make sure to clean up any stings left behind from the extruder moving away from the print and heat the extruder and purge some filament before resuming.
So is it important to preheat the extruder/filiment when changing spools? When I first did this due to the spool getting caught on the reel, I paused it and untangled it (wich took me a while) then I hit resume without preheating the PLA, the result was almost like it slipped a layer resulting in a very visible line on the print wich later came apart very cleanly, would this not have happened if I had pre heated the extruder first?
Hi, ya its required. Preheating the extruder to at least 180 is required to be able to purge the filament.
G-code is only set for that particular model correct? Great video.
HI. That’s for the feedback. To answer your question. The g-code will be set for any model you slice that has that stop enabled. If you go through the process of adding the stop for a model and don’t remove it, then I will also be added to the following model(s) you do.
@@3DPrintscape ahh got it thanks man keep it up.
I’ll have to try this. When I did pause on CURA, my motor didn’t move and it was still hot so it made a big bump towards the end of an 8 hour print. I was so peeved.
Hi. That could be related to your firmware. If pause is enabled but parking isnt it will just sit there.
I bought my ender 3 pro a month ago, i went to change my roll as it was getting low, pressed pause print and there is no prepare option available. I wrote my z value down and will have to edit the gcode start point to hopefully carry on. I tried manually feeding pla in to prime it before it restarted but nothing came out for a layer.
Maybe there are different firmware versions that give you this prepare option after a pause print?
Hi. If I remember correctly, I had to go into movement then extruder and and keep hitting the plus arrow until the filament was primed. I think I did a video on this, I will check and link to it here. Also, what firmware are you on and what mainboard came with your printer, was it the 8 or 32 bit creality one?
Here is the link ua-cam.com/video/d8lcJ9ntG1A/v-deo.html .
@@3DPrintscape
Hi rob
Ive just looked at my board. Its a 4.2.2 so i think that's a 32bit board. On my info screen it says version 0.0.6. I think i need to update my firmware. I'll start looking into that this weekend. Hopefully this will bring back the options I'm missing. Thanks
@@3DPrintscape
Hi rob
I watched this video from your link. This cannot be done from a resume print though with my stock firmware. Ive been doing the prepare/move 10mm or more option with the extruder to purge pla but once my print pauses part way, i cannot access these options anymore. I have the 32bit board, i think crealitys firmware system is not very well done.
Thanks
@@jasonb9244 Same thing here. Pause freezes everything when pressed and resume function simply doesn't work. Did you find any solution? I also guess a firmware update is needed..
I would like to know if the extruder moved whilst you were changing the filament and if so how to recover from that.
Hi. You want to be careful to not move the extruder (or z axis). If you do, there isnt a good way to recover from it.
What happens to the bed temperature when you do this? Does it maintain the set temp?
Hi. The bed temperature should remain at the temperature defined in the g-code file.
On my stock ender 3 I went to control > change filament, the print head goes to home, I squeeze the extruder, pull the filament out, then push the new one back in. Finally pressed the button a few times to confirm. The head extruded out a few cm and continue on its own without interruption.
Hi. I have had bad luck with the change filament command showing up on my ender 3 with the stock board. I think I only saw it a couple of times. I know other people have had the same issue. That’s why I did this video. By chance, does your printer have the 32 bit mainboard that has been shipping with some of the Ender 3s? It’s the one they started to used for the Ender 3 V2.
@@3DPrintscape I see, mine is a non-pro v1 unit (basically lowest price) that's purchased very recently. That might be the reason.
When I go to squeeze where the filament goes through I move the machine up or down by mistake and ruins it. How do you prevent that
Hi. The easiest way to prevent that would be to move the filament using the stepper motor. If you go into the movement section on your printer, you will see the area there for moving the filament there. That said, try to push the filament through the tube as much as possible without moving anything yourself to save time.
Thanks this really helped me I've been wanting to do this for a long time.
You're Welcome
Once Cura pauses the print, you didn't say how to resume the print (unless I missed it). Do you just click the "Resume Print" on the printer itself?
Hey Kevin. Yes, you would hit resume on the printer. The gcode added basically just acts the same way as you hitting pause on the printer but its automated and at a predefined height/layer number.
@@3DPrintscape Hi, I don't have the option to pause or resume on the Ender 3 v2 with firmware 2.0.7.2. Am I missing something?
@@olinwinfrey1782 Hi. I know its not available in some firmware and the touch screen on the V2 isn't fully compatible with Marlin firmware, so they may have disabled it.
I've been using Filament Swap and it works ok, but for some reason it isn't retracting enough filament when it moves away and deposits a big blob before it does. Anyway around that?
Hi. The only thing i can think of would be to modify the firmware to have it purge some filament when the resume button is hit and tell the plugin to use the firmware settings. I havent actually tried this though.
Can the script in CURA also change the infill percentage, as I would like to get more plastic into my design at a certain height.
Hi. I believe Cura can be set to change the infill percentage at a specific layer but i need to look into it more. I will make a video on it.
My hero!
Hi. Thanks for the feedback :).
Hi Rob! I'm trying to use CURA to do a stop at height. I had the 4.2.2 512k with BL-Touch prob before. I know the Ender 3 Pro's stock don't really do that, but not sure if it's a firmware thing.
If you know any tricks to get that working Me and a few others on the FB Ender 3 Pro group would love to know!
Hi. You should be able to use the pause at height plugin under the post processing section.
Great video, however I came here to learn how to change the filament mid print, not go to another video to watch you change the filament mid print, and then come back to this one lol.
Hi. Thanks for the feedback. This was one of my first video so i wasnt sure what people wanted then. If i redid this one, it would have everything in the one video.
I just followed this and hit the Pause print to pause my print . It raised a little bit but did not go to the home position. And I went back to the info screen then pressed the knob and did not see prepare. I couldn't get it to do anything and I had to stop the print and let the machine cool down and shut it off them on again and start the print all over again.
Hi. Sorry to hear you had issues. I had a couple other people have the same issue. I think it’s firmware related. What Ender and firmware are you using?
@@3DPrintscape Version 1.0.1
@@craig_g1176 Ok thanks, do you have the 8 or 32 bit board?
@@3DPrintscape Man that's a very good question. I do not know. I will have to look and see.
I also wanted to ask you the SD card that comes with the Printer is only 8g can you get a new sd cars like a SanDisk with more gigs and fill it out with all the files you want to print. I had a 128 I know its way to much but I just wanted to see it it work and it said no media
Hi. Technically the printer only supports 8gb SD cards formatted as FAT32. I have had 32GB cards work fine for files, but not for firmware updates. I would look to see how your 128GB card is formatted, if its NTFS thats probably half the problem.
@@3DPrintscape Didn't work it said no Media
@@RogerJG21 Does it work with any other card?
how does hot filament attach to cooled down filament?
Hi. i havnt had any issues with it attaching. Im guessing its hot enough to still heat up the cold filament enough to get adhesion.
I'm using Ender 3-Pro V.2.1 with Cura 4.8 slicer and I'm not having any luck with it stopping. "M0; do the actual pause" line however was added to the Gcode and still no luck. Suggestions?
Thanks
Hi. There are a lot of random little feature that dont work in Cura 4.8 for some reason. I did check around and there is a couple of threads saying that if you add a m226 command it will work.
@@3DPrintscape Ok great yea this seems to be a common issue. Awesome thank you I'll give M226 a try. Excellent channel your videos are extremely helpful and beneficial. Thanks again!
Whenever I go to actually remove and replace the filament it says "the current consumables are exhausted" or something along those lines and even after replacing the filament it doesn't let me resume the print. Do you know any possible ways to fix that
Hi. I have never seen that. What printer do you have?
@@3DPrintscape I have a cr6 se, but I just moved the filament sensor out of the way and it's working now
@@69bigtaco69 Ah ok, that shows that the issue is related to the sensor. Im wondering if the filament being pulled out, even if paused, it triggers it.
I have an ender 3 pro and have added the script to a couple different prints, and the printer never pauses allowing me to change the filament, I read something about some models not recognizing the gcode it puts in, any advice?
Hi. I would recommend upgrading the firmware, either to the latest Creality on or to Marlin. If you are considering going to Marlin, it would probably be easier to replace the mainboard with the SKR mini ua-cam.com/video/wtT6iA9IG7A/v-deo.html .
Great video, Thanks. Are you Canadian?
Hi. Thanks for the feedback. Im not Canadian.
Hi mate, I tried the setting in cura, it paused where I set it but when I changed the filament color and resumed the print the hot end stayed in the air and didn't go back to the print. Filament was just pouring out all over the bed. I have a voxelab Aquila x2
Hi. This sounds like it may be an issue with the firmware. What firmware are you using?
@3DPrintscape I'm using Alex's firmware, but I have just read tonight, if the printer parks it's self automatically when paused , then I need to untick the "Park print" as it doesn't work correctly and confuses the printer
@@brettmaxwell1360 The advanced park feature needs to be enabled in the firmware for it to work right.
@@3DPrintscape Great thankyou I'll check where it is in the morning, where would I look to find park feature in the firmware
@@brettmaxwell1360 Its in the configuration.h file
I’m having a little problem where it pauses yes but it will start back up printing again in around 10 seconds making it so that I have to sit there and wait, is this just a setting I’m not getting or a glitch? Any help will be appreciated
Hi. I haven’t seen that behavior before, it could be settings or firmware. You could try to erase your eeprom to get the printer back to stock settings and try it again. Also, are you running through the process from the control panel or OctoPrint?
Can you comment on what firmware version that is? I don't get the prepare menu when my print is paused. Out of the box firmware from about a month ago.
Hi. This video was made when I had the stock Creality firmware on the printer, which was Creality 3D 1.1.6.2.
@@3DPrintscape gotcha. This printer came with Marlin 0.0.6, so I guess I have a firmware update project in my near future. Thanks for the quick reply! 👍
So I’m doing a more detailed color swap and have done the retraction and extrude before restarting but when it goes to print again I get a blob on the print any ideas how to avoid this?
Hi. The only thing i can think of would be to try to clean the nozzle right before it gets back to the part. This may be tricky though.
How is this pause at height (to change color) different from the filament change GCode? Thx.
Hi. It allows the print to pause at a specific layer so you can change the filament. The specific layer part is more important if your changing colors.
When I hit "Pause" on my new Ender3Pro it stops and doesnt lift or go home.
I can raise if manually through the settings knob.
Hi. What firmware are you using? If marlin, you will want the park feature enabled.
@@3DPrintscape I'm pretty sure it's Marlin it's box stock I've never flashed it.
I will look for a setting called Park.
@@plainbum That sounds like the creality firmware. If it is, im not sure if they have park exposed anymore or not.
hey so thank you for the help just have one big issue. When i change the filiment out and click resume print itll start ozzing out filament and cause a blob. Is there a way to stop that so its a clean resume when i start? Like can i set it to print a line like it does before every print in the beginning? You know what i mean?
Hi. You could do this in the g-code file. Here is an example .
; relative extruder
M83
; prime nozzle
G1 E-5 F4500
G1 E5 F4500
G1 E5 F4500
; absolute E
M82
; absolute XYZ
G90
; reset E
G92 E{{ pause_position.e }}
; move back to pause position XYZ
G1 X{{ pause_position.x }} Y{{ pause_position.y }} Z{{ pause_position.z }} F4500
; reset to feed rate before pause
G1 {{ pause_position.f }}
@@3DPrintscape im sorry im still sorta new to this. So where exactly should I input this? I use cura. I see a start g code and end g code box when I go into machine settings. Just not sure where to input this.
I like to know that too
Are you trying to do this through Octoprint or just from the printer?
@@3DPrintscape I use cura for a slicer
.... your video is titled "Change filament mid-print" but you skipped the part where you changed the filament. I don't get it.
Hi. Thanks for the feedback. I was showing the process to change the filament mid-print but didn’t think it would be worth the extra video length of me actually doing it. I guess it could go either way.
@@3DPrintscape It's probably just that I'm ultra-new to 3D printing so I was hoping to see if you just ripped the filament out of the tube or if you used the "change filament" program or whatever. Not a huge deal, just seemed odd.
Gotcha. I did a video on changing the filament, maybe I should link to that in the description of this one? ua-cam.com/video/d8lcJ9ntG1A/v-deo.html
I tried this on my ender 3 v2 but it didn't work. Any clue what i did wrong?
Hi. What issues did you run into?
I have the same issue. The print pauses, the head moves to the requested coordinates but then 2 seconds later it goes back and starts printing again. Ender 3 v2
@@davidhilario8451 Hi. Can you take a video of what its doing and email it to me? My email is admin@3dprintscape.com . I don’t have the V2 but was going to pick up an Ender 5 with the same board, so I may be able to reproduce the issue.
When and where do you pause then connect the new filament to the old?
Hi. I added written instructions to the description, they may help a bit more. But once the print is paused, you would run through the filament change process.
@@3DPrintscape thanks for the response, you’re the best!
I tried this my creality cr6 se with community firmware version 6. Didn't pause at all. Any ideas?
Hi. Try to switch to pause at height instead of layer number. You could also try the filament change script as well.
@@3DPrintscape I tried the filament change, that also didn't work. I will try pause a height instead of layer.
I tried pause at height and it worked. Thank you.
Awesome!
Thanks!
where was the link on how to load the filament?
Hi. This is the only video i have covering how to change filament. ua-cam.com/video/UBM6KSvCHNM/v-deo.html
at 6:15 when you choose "Pause at Height" why not select "Filament Change" option instead?
Hi. I guess both options should work but pause at height is more granular.
I did this all, but I accidentally bumped the X-axis. You didn't say not to move anything while doing the swap. I tried to resume the print, but the extruder kept hitting my part. So, I had to run my print job all over again. Bummer, what a wast of time. I may have tried to be more careful if I knew I could not move any thing while changing the filament mid print. Oh well! Live and learn! Thanks for the video!
Hi. Sorry for leaving that part out of the video. Yes, you will need to be careful not to move the Z-Axis. The print gets paused a specific point, and the printer has already been homed. That means that any movement not controlled by the printed will result in inaccuracies in the print because the extruder is not where it thinks it is.
@@3DPrintscape i run into this problem so many times... Is there any way to prevent this..
Unfortunately, I don’t think there is a way to prevent this. The printer knows what layer it's on when its paused, but it wouldn't have a way to know if there has been movement on z-axis.
On ender 3 V2 the pause at height doesn't work, it pauses by some seconds and resumes automatically. Any idea how to solve this? Thanks.
Hi. Are you using Cura 4.8?
Frantically YouTubing this issue as I watch my 18 hour print run out of filament. Thanks.
Hi. You’re Welcome!
Lol Jesus I can imagine the anxiety levels climbing rapidly 😱🤬😰
On the pro at least on both of mine you can go to tune change filament to do this
Hi. What board is in your pro? This video was made a bit back on the 1.4.4 board. The 4.2.2 board has newer firmware and more capabilities.
What if i want to switch from pla to petg?
Hi. I guess that could work if you adjusted your temps and everything. I havent tried it though.
Do you know why my nozzle would be scraping the print after I change the filament?
Hi. The only thing i can think of that would cause that is if the z-axis got pushed down a little during the process. Thus has happened to me before and is no fun.
@@3DPrintscape anyway I can fix that? It’s ruined like 4-5 prints
@@8michelotti How are you loading the filament and do you have the aftermarket metal parts? If you don't, I would recommend getting them. They make loading the filament a lot easier. ua-cam.com/video/uyFGLYJZfrM/v-deo.html
changed out Filament following this video and it messed up my project ????????
Hi. Sorry to hear that. What happened?
i noticed that sometimes hitting "redo layer" causes the head to run into the print. be careful
Hi. Thanks for sharing.
HELP ! there is no prepare in the screen !! there are only tune and control ... What do i do ?
Hi. What firmware are you running? It sounds like it may be disabled there, or not in that version.
@@3DPrintscape it's okay, i just used all the plastic and then put an another one ! but thanks
Mine does not have the prepare option
Hi. What firmware are you using?
When I pause the print, there is no prepare option, just Tune and Control. How do I fix this?
Hi.This sounds like a difference between our firmware. What firmware are you running?
@@3DPrintscape default on the ender 3 pro
@@RedHornet980, Unfortunately, the Ender 3 Pro has been shipping with different boards and firmware versions. When I went through the testing for this video, I was using the 8-bit board and creality firmware.
When I hit postprint it stays exactly where it was
Hi. The firmware changes over time, so that may be the difference.
When it pauses it only pauses for around 15 seconds and then resumes. Anyway I can make it pause for longer?
Hi. Are you using an Ender 3 V2? I know people have been having issues with the pause feature on that.
I have same issue. trying to figure it out
@@ToReS33 Are you using the Ender 3 V2? I know there are some capability issues with the touchscreen and some of Marlin, so I think that's whats causing the issue.
@@3DPrintscape yes, using v2 with creality firmware.
@@ToReS33 Im not sure there is anything that can be done with that printer, but I will look into it more.
it will always resume too low causing the nozzle to ruin the print.
Hi. I have not had that experience. That said, you do need to make sure that your not moving the axis when changing the filament. If you push down a little you would see the behavior your describing.
@@3DPrintscape i modified the printer with a linear rail its possible the weight is causing it to drop on its own.
@@jimbobbyrnes ya thats possible.
Prepare doesnt appear for me after pausing
Hi. What firmware are you using?
If I pause the print there are no preheat option for me.. :(
Hi. What printer and firmware are you running?
@@3DPrintscape Thanks for the reply! It's a Ender 3 Pro. It has Marlin 1.0.1 I should probably update the firmware..
@@ggooaa100 Its probably related to the firmware version. There are so many options that get changed between versions, especially if you build your own, that menus and features are frequently different.
Why didn’t you just go to tune and then go to change filament so that it would retract the filament for you and home it at the same time?
Hi Clay. With the default Ender 3 firmware, I have noticed that feature to be missing half the time, and it doesn’t really work well with Bowden drive systems. So I just do the swap manually because it gives me more control, and I still end up needing to do half the step anyway.
I am seriously pissed off right now, this video is super helpful. Nothing work on this ender 3 v2. Pausing the print does not work it LOCK the extruder. ffs
Hi. Sorry to hear that. I know the process works on the Ender 3/Ender 3 Pro and with the SKR Mini board, but I don’t have an Ender 3 v2 to test with. Based on feedback I got from other comments and forums, it sounds like the pause feature may not work properly on the v2.
doesn't work on my ender 3v2
I am using cura 4.8
Hi. Thanks for the feedback. I assume it’s the cura plugin that’s not working? Can you confirm that the pauses are added to the gcode file?
@@3DPrintscape I checked the gcode, there is "M0; do the actual pause"
but my printer didn't pause and the print result is like it skipped z for a few layers
Can you email me the gcode file? I will try to print it on my printer to see if it does the same thing. My email is admin@3dprintscape.com .
@@3DPrintscape I uploded the gcode files here drive.google.com/drive/folders/1JXJTOYHdn9qtuA1fW6ShgRBw_qK1bxIC?usp=sharing
@@indogamingmovie you got a fix for this issue?
Weird, you didn't actually show changing the filament, Bye, off to find a video that actually does what it says on the tin.
Hi. Sorry about that. When I made the video I didn’t think it was needed because I had a different one covering that process. Sense then, I realized duplicating things like that as needed for videos is fine.
Your printer is not setup right, your whole print head jumped when it hit a little bump this means the wheels are way too lose. Properly setup a small bump like that the hotend would just smooth it nothing should move.
Hi. You are correct that the everything was not tight. I have my printer apart a lot for doing videos/mods. I didnt think it was a big issue as the video wasn't related to that.
The one thing I came to see was the only part you skipped. The part where you physically change the filament, and then you failed to show how to purge it. You just skipped right over it.
Hi. Thanks for the feedback and your right I should have included that. This was one of my first videos and I made a video that was released before this one covering the change process so I didn’t think it would be needed for this one.
good video, but it would have been better to record without the whining fans in the audio
Hi. Thanks for the feedback. I have been trying to get better with both the audio and lighting.
I sub'd. Your content is better than most. I personally like the videos without a lot of yelling and hype, but all that seems to be what gets people's attention (and subs). Good luck! I'll keep watching!
@@glenna3434 Cool, thanks for the sub :).
Interesting: I attempted this on my Ender 3: I didn't even give any user input and my printer went back to printing while I was swapping filaments.
Using Cura 4.8
Marlin 0.0.6
Hi. Are you running the Ender 3 v2? I have had some people say this isnt working for them on that printer. Im not sure if its the Creality 4.2.7 board or the firmware.
@@3DPrintscape Nah. It's a v1
I did. However, change out my board to a silent motherboard made by SOVOL.
@@Arceus3251 Im thinking the pause features may not be enabled, or changed, in the firmware.
@@3DPrintscape Best bet is to probably update the firmware?
@@Arceus3251 You will probably need to compile custom firmware if they have it disabled in the pre-compiled versions.
Title of video: change filament mid print
Part he skips over showing: changing the filament over midprint 🤦♂️
Hi. Thanks for the feedback. I will do better.
Bro can we see up close
Hi. Sorry about that. I have been getting better with my camera angles.
If you’re going to explain the process, don’t cut half of it out.
Hi. thanks for the feedback. I did a video right before this on actually changing the filament, so i didnt add that part to this video (I was just starting out on YT and trying to figure out what people wanted).