Pausing a print…

vbtalent · 7 Jan 2018, 00:33

I have the need to pause a lengthy print.

Since I've never done this before I was wondering what the process for implementing it is. Do I simply "Pause" the print and shut down the printer and laptop?

I assume I should home the machine before restarting? How does it know what line of code to start from when I fire up the printer again?

Any "how-to" would be great if there is one..

Thanks.

ampapa,

elmoret · 7 Jan 2018, 00:37

Are you printing on a cold bed? If not, won't the print come detached if you power down the printer?

Why not just pause conventionally? How long are you looking to pause for?

vbtalent · 7 Jan 2018, 01:00

This is on a heated bed with PEI… I hadn't thought about the print coming loose though.

Overnight shutdown...

elmoret · 7 Jan 2018, 02:46

Part is likely to come loose if the heated bed cools. You could pause conventionally and then turn off the hotend heater (leaving on the bed heater), I believe, though I've never tried.

dc42 · 7 Jan 2018, 07:01

If you do want to shut down the printer completely, use firmware 1.20 and see https://duet3d.com/wiki/Setting_up_to_resume_a_print_after_a_power_failure_or_planned_power_down.

vbtalent · 7 Jan 2018, 12:40

Thanks David.

I'll be giving that a shot before long then.

ampapa,