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    When a print is paused, Z is reduced by 0.03/0.04 mm on restart

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    • moth4017undefined
      moth4017 @jens55
      last edited by moth4017

      @jens55 hi im running 3.5.0-rc1.try that version

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      • deckingmanundefined
        deckingman @jens55
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        @jens55 Does the difference in Z height correspond with the amount of baby stepping used? Do you get the same error if you don't apply any baby stepping?

        Ian
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        • jens55undefined
          jens55 @deckingman
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          @deckingman, I have not tried without babystepping but will try that.
          There seems to be no correlation with the amount of babystepping.
          I will also try and see if this phenomena is limited to this printer or if a different printer does the same thing.

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          • jens55undefined
            jens55
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            Did some more testing ..... on a different printer (3.5.0 - rc1), the issue does not exist.
            The issue ocures even if I do not do any babystepping.
            The issue still persists after upgrading to 3.5.0 - rc2
            I compared the pause.g and resume.g files between the printer that does not show the issue and the printer that has the issue but could not determine any substantial difference
            took the pause.g and resume.g files from the printer that works and installed them on the problem printer - the issue still persists
            Tried yet another printer (3.5.0 - rc1) and the problem does not exist

            The two working printers are single tool units, the printer with the issue is a tool changer (Jubilee) but no tool changes are involved

            I have run out of ideas as to what to try next 😞

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            • OwenDundefined
              OwenD @jens55
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              @jens55
              Do you have any bed compensation applied?

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              • moth4017undefined
                moth4017 @jens55
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                @jens55 do yours tools have different offsets ? if you change them all to the same offset just to do a test . does the issue go away?

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                • jens55undefined
                  jens55 @OwenD
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                  @OwenD, yes, I have bed compensation enabled but I also have that enabled on the two printers that work.

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                  • jens55undefined
                    jens55 @moth4017
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                    @moth4017, yes, my tools have different offsets but there is no tool change involved. If it is an issue of tool offset, why would the height continue to reduce for every pause cycle?
                    I will see what happens when my z offsets are the same.

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                    • moth4017undefined
                      moth4017 @jens55
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                      @jens55 may be there is an undisclosed design feature (bug) that's taking of the offset from one of the tools , did you try making all the offsets the same ?

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                      • jens55undefined
                        jens55 @moth4017
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                        @moth4017, yes, just finished testing with all the same z offsets. Problem still exists.

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                        • moth4017undefined
                          moth4017 @jens55
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                          @jens55 can you post your config

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                          • jens55undefined
                            jens55 @moth4017
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                            @moth4017
                            config.g

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                            • moth4017undefined
                              moth4017 @jens55
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                              @jens55 in your config you are doing calculations instead of putting in the value, it may be a rounding issue , you could try putting in fixed values .

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                              • jens55undefined
                                jens55 @moth4017
                                last edited by jens55

                                @moth4017, what in specific are you referring to?
                                Yes, I calculate motor current but that has no bearing on the issue.
                                I calculate z steps but that is an even number (no rounding) and besides, we are not talking actual height error (if the steps per mm are wrong) but we are talking what DWC 'thinks' is the z height.

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                                • jens55undefined
                                  jens55
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                                  I just looked at the object model during a pause and the Z height is correct. It would appear that the printer goes back to the right position and then reduces Z height somehow. This is confirmed by the DWC Z height display where, during the resume, z height goes to 0.2 (first layer height) and then drops down to 0.16.
                                  It sure looks like there is some macro someplace that somehow changes the height on resume .... but where would this happen ... is there something that automatically runs after pause.g has executed ????

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                                  • moth4017undefined
                                    moth4017 @jens55
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                                    @jens55 just a question are you doing the pause from DWC or in the slicer software ? eg pause at height x "do something" then resume?

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                                    • jens55undefined
                                      jens55
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                                      How does resurrect.g fit in the big picture? I thought it only applies when there was a power outage?
                                      The reason I bring this up is because the resurrect.g file contains this line:

                                      G92 X266.207 Y126.771 Z-0.036 U0.000

                                      and the z-0.036 seems very much like the error I am seeing.

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                                      • moth4017undefined
                                        moth4017 @jens55
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                                        @jens55 Any time you pause a print from SD card, the state of the print is saved to a special file on the SD card, sys/resurrect.g

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                                        • moth4017undefined
                                          moth4017 @jens55
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                                          @jens55 set value to 0 sys/resurrect.g and test 🙂

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                                          • jens55undefined
                                            jens55 @moth4017
                                            last edited by jens55

                                            @moth4017, I need a bit more than that .... resurrect.g has a whole bunch of lines. Are you suggesting to set the Z portion of the G92 line to 0? BTW, on the other two printers the Z portion of the G92 command is 0.2.

                                            Also, when I enter M911, the printer reports that auto save is disabled .... why would resurrect.g be run if auto save is disabled?

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