Cura filament change not working Post-Processing to Switch Filament. 2 display: 1. However i found that i have to duplicate the profile and edit the new one. Both show M600 in the code but they behave differently. ill have a look at the repetier options to see what gcode they produce. The most popular way to change filament mid-print is by doing a manual filament swap by pausing the print and changing filament. After this, you can continue printing with the new color filament. 4 Running Cura 5. " M600 "Filament Change" This method simply inserts the M600 Filament Change command at the desired layer and your printer takes over from there. In Creality Slicer and Cura. 0 I attempted to use the "pause at height" script so that I could change filament at a specific layer. Make sure to print that model with the SD card. Choose the layer you want the new color to start on. NEXT; I tried Filament change scripts. Here is a screenshot Cura Screenshot. To overcome the problem I turned to some forums but ended up discovering a way for myself. py Advanced Pause for Filament Change Adds the G-code M600 Filament Change to initiate a filament change. Post filament update the Y axis went to where the print should have been, which failed. With Cura, filament change operations and mid-print insertions are easy. In each instance the Hot End times out. I cannot add multiples lines. If your firmware doesn't support it, it'll get ignored entirely (since all of the extra moves, retracts, etc. 9). These are the main methods to change filament during print: Manual filament swap; Manual swap without pause; Modifying G-code file; 1. I’m not sure which pause commands are supported by stock firmware, but I know change filament is only supported by an upgraded firmware A user asked me about the Cura pause at layer scripts in a earlier video. Note the layer number. 2, but this is applicable to other Cura versions and slicers as well. Tried with Marlin and also BQ (M25). Meantime, if you want to print that nut a different color then you will have Cura's "Filament change" post-process script relies on the insertion of the G-code M600. When I enable it at a particular height, the slicer puts it in. What are the best options for pausing a print with a Mega S to change filament? I have a multi-coloured object to print where I need to change filament at specified levels: 0. With the Filament Change script in Cura, you can change filament mid-print at a specific layer. After extruding mixture of old / new filament outside of the bed, it resumes printing. i tried the cura post processing scripts, such as change filament at height but they didnt work me , the firmware in the cr10s prov2 doesnt have the advanced config enabled (i looked at the source code) . 12. Discover the Cura filament change feature and swap color mid-print! Master the process with these settings and start adding color to your 3D prints! This does not work with all 3D printers and also isn’t guaranteed to give perfect alignment of the new filament with the last layer. I suspect my printer So decided to give a mid-print change a whirl on my s1 plus and having an interesting issue. I was able to sit down and come up with a s Learn how to change filament mid-print on an Ender 3 (V2/Pro/S1)! All3DP; All3DP Pro; Printables Basics Buyer's Guides News. I have updated software and firmware on my Neptune 4, I have it printing beautifully, and no I agree that this does not seem to be solved. Cura also has a Pause At Height post-processing command Creality firmware doesn't support the M600 filament change command which is what Cura's filament change post-processing script relies on. HOWEVER, it will not restart the print. Not sure how to fix Using Cura post process to add a filament change to the g-code. Creality Ender 3. That will change the temperature for the skirt extruder to whatever you have set for it in Cura. I then go to the preview tab and use the right hand bar to select the layer in which my color change should happen. slected the change filment in cura gcode (cura 5) choose the layer I wanted to shift to the other color lets say layer 33(total of 60), but instead the printer just finished printing at layer 33, it did not gave me an option to change the filament and continue the print. Also uncheck all of the other settings in this post processing script like "park print" etc since the PAUSE macro within the sonic pad already takes care of parking the print head. I have the problem with bad filament change post script. The print just continues as if the command is not there at all. Expected results M600 or similar to ask the printer to change filament. If the “Pause at Height” script in Cura doesn’t give you the results you want, there are a few other options. I'm trying to print this and trying to edit my cura slicer settings with the post processing "Filament Change" so I can do the multiple colours however my print does not pause and just continues past the defined layer I stated the filament change. This only works when your printer manufacturer has activated this in the firmware! Manually pause and immediately do an X-home or Y-home so Cura filament change not working . Firmware Screenshot. Klipper does not understand how to change filament without being taught. Slice the model again so that the . When I tried it, it tried to extrude at full force and I had to force stop it. The Filament Change option also allows you to change your filament color mid-print. 9. If you ask for a filament change at layer 10 then within the gcode the change will occur just before gcode Layer 9 prints. 12 and the "change filament" script to make the printer pause at the right layer. I did not set that as the default to prevent the ejected filament from getting tangled. I manually changed filament and pressed continue on ender 5 plus screen. I put in plugin filament change in 5. After the logo print has finished, the printer homes and you could change filament. He found out the problem was the Spiralize Outer Contour feature was enabled and he had to uncheck it to resolve this issue. 33") of the filament for any extrusion. 1 Cura 4. Increase the Infill Overhang Angle. UltiMaker Cura ; Filament change at layer Filament change at layer. Added 3 scripts. said, it was the most painful experience - grinding the filament back, beeping very angrily and loudly, and generally not working well Creality has since added support for the M600 command to the Sonic Pad’s firmware, so you can just figure out which layer you want to make the change at, and use Extensions —> Post Processing —> Filament Change to have Cura insert the Marlin M600 command for the filament change at the desired layer. If I’m using the latest version of Cura as of the day I’m writing this, on a second hand Prusa MK2. Preparing To Change Filament In Cura. Changing the filament in Cura starts with a proper preparation of the file. 3. Using Cura sliced to change filament only pauses the print for a few seconds then resumes. I ask to change filament at layer 30, i have totaly 300 layers; and printer continue to print without proposing m Standby Temperature: <Depends ON YOUR FILAMENT> Display Text: <None> G-Code Before Pause: M300 S440 P200 G-Code After Pause: M300 S880 P300 When extruder reaches certain layer, it pauses and beeps. Cura has amazing post processing power using its script menu. I am trying to use the Filament change script and the printer is just completely ignoring the pause and retraction commands in the script. This happens whether I'm using the SD card or printing by USB cable. 0". Once you load the new filament it will run a purge to get the old filament color out. What I tried: Searched the The problem is that the printer's Firmware does not recognize the filament change command from the native software "Elegoo Cura-V4. The printer stop, but next it would not resume because there is no resume funct Tried in Cura Slicer and Elegoo Slicer. . to make sure that after the filament change the filament doesn’t So all your filament changes don't work because you are asking for numbers that don't exist in the file. Im using the post processing feature to insert a pause at layer or change filament at layer command it the print never stops. I just got an Ender 3 Pro, using Cura v4. comments sorted by Best Top New Controversial Q&A Add a Comment. Allow the nozzle to cool down; Park the Performing a filament switch in Cura is easier if you choose the manual method. For this guide I use Cura 4. So "normal" dual extrusion gcode flows like: I have problems with 4. There is an option to just use the stock firmware settings, or you can fill in the blanks and those numbers get passed to the printer as parameters as: M600 E30. 6 I can not figure out how to put a pause for filament color change. When I print, it does not stop but just keeps on printing. THe retraction can be set to completely remove the filament out of the extruder. FilamentChangeByMesh. log. Most of my color swaps work So tried making a 2 color print. There is a plugin for Cura called Layer Change (check the Marketplace) where you can set the Layer you want to change at. Turns out neither the stock Ender 3 V2 firmware nor the provided Marlin config for the E3 V2 support the default "Pause" (M0) or "Change Filament" (M600) codes. "Filament Change" does nothing for me. gcode file can reflect the change. In the settings, the layer, the retraction and the filament output can be set. But take note of the z-height that the filament change takes place at in the slicer. Every printer needs a specific unique sequence to change filament, thus you must write your own filament change macro. 8 and notice that it has an option for adding post processing scripts, including "Pause at height. 2 Firstly, ender 3 v2 is not present on printer lis. I can’t seem to do a filament change because for some reason as soon as it starts to resume the print, it resends the m600 command and restarts the filament change process all over again. You can choose to purge more if necessary, say your first color was very bold and your second color not so much. Not every printer will treat an M600 instruction the same way. 00 Y0. I've tried the Filament change script and my printer just simply ignores it and continues printing. Marlin does support M600 according to the RepRap Wiki but maybe this is only very recent versions, so check it out. 5S+. For the Filament change script the only options for the 'Retract method' are Marlin and Reprap. Use the cura post-processing Filament Change using the M600 retract method. 1 and had no issues with Cura So I wanted to try multi-colored prints on my new Ender 3 V2 and couldn't get any of the "Pause at hight" or "Change filament" extensions in Cura to work. I could not get it to work any other way. Hi guys i tried Cura post processing > Modify G-Code > Filament change option. When I use the change filament command that comes with Cura, the printer stops and the right height and extrudes a bit of filament. Reply reply hinosaki • After the filament change and the nozzle is primed, I use a pair of tweezers to quickly (and carefully) remove the filament that oozed out while the nozzle is traveling back to the print. 5 returns to 0,0 far left bed retracted. 8 change at layer vs 4. I have tried both the "Filament Change" and the "Pause at Height" settings in Cura. M600 support is an option, not a standard, in Marlin. All things related to Prusa 3D printers. Been using Cura 4. It's just looking at the material diameter. I suspect that it is the "Material station" which is not foreseen in the script "Filament Change" It's only a single line of code. I have an Ender 3 S1 Pro with the Sonic Pad, and the latest version of Ultimaker Cura. The printer stops as expected, but the unloading of the filament did not take place. It worked fine with marlin firmware but have changed back to elegoo as I used I think using the Cura PostProcessing Plugin called "Filament Change" is much easier than "Pause at Height" It pretty much does everything that "Pause at Hei Filament Change uses M600 and puts everything onto the firmware. When I try and use the "Pause at height" Cura script the printer pauses for about 2 seconds and then resumes printing. Before using the Sonic pad, I was able to make a print pause to change filament using the "Pause at Layer" Post Processing Script within Cure - now with that script or the "Change Filament" script the print continues to print as if no pause command is ever sent. RE: Filament change not working (cr10 max) Assuming you are using stock (ie provided by Creality) firmware then the printers are being driven by embedded software called Marlin. Reproduction steps. Any ideas? Locked post. I created the gcode file with Cura using the “change filament at layer” command. I have had success with other scripts (ChangeatZ, and pause at height). Hi, since previous update (Cura 4. Z position has no effect. I have been trying to make some small signs, and to highlight the text by changing between black and white filament at a layer just above where the text comes out of the back plate. Platform. 8 returns to the middle of the bed 110? with the bed all the way back. I use the Pause at height script to get it to pause, park the print (move it away from the nozzle so I have room to work) and then I just manually change filament. The printer should stop and beep to prompt you to change filament. Slice the model Change filament command not working? Help Hi all, I'm trying to print something and need to change the colour of filament at different layer heights. I suggest you watch Ricky Impey's 'S1 Pro mid-print filament change' video. The M163 lines are setting up a mixing extruder which would be the M164 line and is extruder 4. Help, please. Enter the layer number and click Close. Given that the alternative is starting over, you have Cura change filament not working I have a sidewinder X1 using the latest waggster marlin firmware for the BLtouch. In Cura 4. 12, Ender 3v2, Jyers 5x5, with BL Touch. Marlin has many options, most of which are only available by recompiling. The change and purge process works fine, no issue there. Find out how to use the Cura pause at height feature! All3DP; All3DP Pro; Printables Basics Buyer's Guides News. 1, try to use "Pause at height" or "Filament Change". Jason_Worthing (after configuring octoprint bypass settings, you mostly just configure in Cura where you want the printer to stop and the idle temp) I tried using the Extension from Cura to change the filament color but when it reached the specified layer #, it just blew by it and didn’t pause at all. I'm using the post processing cura scripts, I have made 2 so I was Ultimaker Cura 3. Consequently it might not be a Cura issue, but then again it might. Select “Post Processing” and then click on “Modify G-Code”. I am trying to add a filament change in my Neptune 3 Pro. Go to Modify G-Code and select Filament Change. Lastly, you also have scripts that let you monitor the progress of your print. 2 board Cura slicer The change filament at layer height isn't working. If you want the new color on layer 10, but layer 10 in the box, then make sure to check Use Firmware Configuration. Unfortunately, for reasons unknown, Creality firmware also disables some standard features, and consequently the standard M0 command used to pause printing isn't supported I want to change filament during printing. After adding the code to the printer. my change filament or pause option in cura, would go to the corner but only for 2 seconds and then go back to printing now the M600 comes in to play now when I use cura and select change filament it goes to the corner and sits I think to code says that it still in standby for a hour, but its the retraction that's making Description On Anycubic Vyper firmware 2. I’ve done this before and everything worked fine. Just make sure to keep the Some slicers support to call "Change filament at layer X", which will call a move to X0Y0 and pause, allowing manual change even if the normal pause behavior is not to move to X0Y0. I've used Cura 4. It may work in Marlin mode but not touchscreen mode, but the TFT35 v2. In the new window, click on “Add a script”. 2. With the PauseAtHeight active - slice a model. It may seem like a hassle but it works extremely well and I've not had any issues with over 20 filament changes using this method. Slice and determine the layers. Change filament is an M600 command and is considered an “advanced” feature. When I use the Pause at height option the printer will resume printing at a slightly offset location; a few mm off in the x/y direction. I wonder why, sometimes the "filament change" plugin is working great which means the printer Change Filament vs. The Filament change postprosessing in Cura pauses the printer but gets stuck after that. 6. If I print from Octoprint, when the Filament Change command is sent to the printer, the printhead goes to the park position and lets me change the filament. 2. That is not actually an issue I just ponder what is happening. Once it reached In addition we’ve improved the working of the filament change during printing functionality. Most of the tutorials online say either to use a Filament change post processing script or a Pause at height script. @brzasshopper Any filament which is based on a generic filament that Cura has built in profiles for for that printer will have access to the same profiles as the generic as long as you don't change the "Material type" value. Pictures of boxes and shipping notices are considered low-effort and will be removed. In this video, I'll quickly show you how you can do it using Cura. When "_3D" finsihes the nozzle will move to the next part and just before that skirt starts there will be another filament change where you would go back to Red Filament. The printer does pause and shows the I'd suggest trying to separate the parts and print the logo first. 1 V1. With this script you can have up to 4 colors (can add more if needed) at same layer not needing to manually pause print. There’s no “filament change” in the menu settings under “tune” or “control” like the Ender 3 Pros. Running Cura 4. After layer 16 went down the printer was supposed to carry out the m600 command but failed to. 13. I first ran the print through my Beagle Cam, printer never paused. Then it will stop printing, and move the print head out of the way for only a few seconds. I'm attempting my first 2 colour print with my Ender 3, using Cura 4. Printer: Ender 5 Pro Marlin 1. Reslice your model. Nothing on filament change it just keeps printing. 8. Once you're satisfied, choose to continue. pick filament change . 10 black. When To Do A Mid-Print Filament Change Cura Pause at Height/Filament Change not Working with my Anycubic Kobra 2 Plus . The M600 was on the net. :( "Pause at Height" does nothing either, unless I modify the gcode and replace the M0 entries to M25. Secondly, filament change script not works on V2. I was hoping the kobra would have the option in the menu like the mega My husband and I have the Ender 3 v2 and have yet to figure it out. Change your filament, and press "resume" from octoprint. BUT if you have a anycubic Ender 3 Pro Creality 4. Be the first to comment Faster way to change nozzles on the MK4 How to Change Filament Mid Print/During Print. I have a Ender 3 S1 Pro and I use the latest version of Cura. Unfortunately not, i can't. You want to select the first layer that should be the new color. Here is what I do: I go into Cura and hit the slice button. 6 Anet A8 with Marlin 1. Swap filament. SO I recently received an ender 3 v2 because my old ender 3 broke when I went to do a print with a filament change on cura using my normal method of the filament change script it post-processing it did not stop, any ideas as to why this could happen or how to fix it would be greatly appreciated Add the filament change plugin and slice your model again. This I used filament with great success on my Ender 3 Pro. Cura’s post-processing scripts are handy, versatile tools that you can use to modify your G-Code on the fly. I dont wanna edit the gcode each READ ME FIRST :) !!!In this quick tutorial, I will show you how to change your filament mid-print using the "Filament change" script in Cura slicer. I Ender 3 S1 Pro Slicer: Creality, Cura, Prusa Hardware Setup:? Problem description: All of the slicers use M600 for a filament change but the stock Ender 3 S1 Pro does not recognize it. 1RC1 but not with RC2. I would guess the code for M600 (Filament change GCode) is not included in the build on the CR10. My initial test worked great. The only downside is that you'll have to keep an eye on the print. Check that the layer you are asking to stop at is a "legal" layer and not above the top of the model. It does not work the print never stops. If that solution does not work because you have updated the firmware recently add a Search and replace script at the end of your list of scripts to replace M0 with M0 Sxxx (S is for the number of seconds to pause before the print job resumes automatically so S300 is 5 minutes, S060 is 1 minute etc). I'm using Cura v4. It slows me down extremely on small fast prints. While looking through my saved gcode, the M220 I am running Cura 4. I have ZERO idea how you are supposed to be able to purge the previous color without raising or moving the nozzle. STL" there is a filament change and you go to White Filament. I'm setting a layer for filament change, it's ignoring it and printing the whole thing. I added a post process g-code for a filament change at layer 7. Today If the individual input in Cura does not work, you can also change the G-code manually in the text editor. Everything looked fine, no errors but The M600 gcode command performs a filament change, which Cura can issue from a post-processing script, but it's an option which standard firmware doesn't have enabled. More . I do not have any plugins Machine settings: G21 ;metric values G90 ;absolute positioning M82 ;set extruder to absolute mode You only need to change the TFT Firmware! No marlin modification or hardware! ⚠️Feature- M600 from USB and MicroSD (Pause, Change Filament and Resume, withou The Pause or Filament Change commands do not work on my Kobra either!!! i have to pause manually to do such things :( Mostly i add thin layer cube (only as high as 1layer with 20mmx20mm) somewhere far from the print. Note: while i kept working at it i noticed that sometimes, the filament change would kick in at lower layers, since i didnt want to wait 20 mins for the print to fail, so i did it at layers 3 and it *sometimes worked. I used the "Filament Change" script. I tried printing out a . However, the z-axis doesn't stay locked while I'm changing filaments, and sometimes I will knock the nozzle down a step or two, causing shitty definition on the next layer as it drags across the print. When it gets to the Skirt of part "xxxx_3D. Windows 11. 00 X0. 0 and when Printing from the USB the Filament Runout Sensor does not work. Printables; Basics; Buyer's Guides; News; Get It 3D Printed Source: Jackson O'Connell Filament changes on the Ender 3 S1 Pro are possible but the method is a little strange. is there a way to have the pause be longer? Basically what I want to do is have a dual extrusion print but have it so that when Cura creates the gcode anytime it would normally tell the machine to change extruders, it instead runs a pause script (so I can manually change filament colors) and then resumes printing with the same extruder. 5, try to change the filament during the print. Using the built-in Cura script under post-processing to insert a filament change at a certain layer had no effect. stl that required a filament change command (m600) and inserted it using the post-processing script within cura. 4. 80mm blue, 1. firmware: 1. Settings. I've used the command in Cura but the elegoo firmware ignores the command and just continues to print all the way. Hi ! I have Cura 4. cfg file, the I have heard and seen a ton of issues with the M600 command that Creality added to the newest SonicPad firmware. Alternatives – Cura Pause at Height / Layer. Then moves to a Extruder tries to push rather than retract the filament. See above. Application Version. 40 white, 2. I think that cura doesn't want to let the user change the default value on the material profile provided by the software. The "Pause at height" option is pausing but don't let me continue. Cura's "Filament change" post-process script relies on the insertion of the G-code M600. This only works when your printer manufacturer has activated this in the firmware! Manually pause and immediately do an X-home or Y-home so nozzle is not over the work. I saved the gcode as a test and verified that it's putting this into the gcode: Filament Change uses the M600 command to trigger a filament change. Or is the 30mm How do you manage to do filament changes in cura? It used to work perfectly (4. The retraction is set by default to 30mm to move the filament just far enough away from the nozzle to support later manual removal. I already set up material/filament weight and price in the Material settings Example, if you actually want to make the filament change at layer 100, tell Cura to change at 102. When I add the script and run it, it puts a glob/blob down before leaving the print area for the filament change, and as it comes to front left I used to have print cost estimation enabled in Cura as you see in the screenshot, but I had to change PCs and now I can't find a way to configure this. M600 is the "normal" filament change macro name used, but there is no "standard" macro. 5. thanks for the heads up. 8, 4. It was one extra step from adding it in cura but at least it worked. Printer. I then added a pause plugin. Layers within the gcode file are Base0 and in the Cura preview they are Base1. And there lies the solution. 6 Cura and tried printing. This is my test. I tried the pause function but that stopped it and kept the nozzle where it was and didn't move it off the print. 0, but the extruder leaves a blob of material in the printed object where it stops before going to the home position. It just continued to print. I've This then lead to a third thought, while the material is available to now edit against the custom printer why not change the material diameter of the market place installed filament and return the custom printer back to 1. If a printer (or in some cases it's shared between all printers from a manufacturer) doesn't have quality profiles built Cura's filament change doesn't work right. Reply reply Also don't use Cura's "Filament Change" script. 1 "Original Version" from the Creality website and flashed the firmware. I have the same problem. You just need to work out at what Layer # this will be. Pause at Height in Cura. did not stop at any layer height; at each script I set to move Z to 100mm; Did not stop once so I had to Posted January 31, 2022 · Cura Filament Change Script not working on Anycubic Chiron I am using an Anycubic Chiron and Cura 4. 00 Z5. Any ideas? EDIT: Solved. Resume the print from the sonic pad screen when you're done changing filament. I'm using the post processing cura scripts, I have made 2 so I was What is the problem? Using Prusa Slicer adding a filament change at a certain height. Elegoo Neptune 3 Pro. It doesn't assume every printer is the same. Basically, the printer will stop at the expected height and move to the position for filament change but: - the print stops - Using cura 3. r/prusa3d. Sliced my model to find the layer I wanted to pause at; Added a "Pause at Height" step in post processing in my GCode and set a specific layer; I also I have tried the filament change option as well. This article will show you how it can be used in the Creality CR-6 community firmware release 5. the n did not work but even thought I used m104,it should still try to reach the temps while continuing the print and test doesn't happen. Every time I have tried the Filament Change option in Cura, I end up with a big blob of filament on the part at the point where it pauses and then moves out of the way. The TFT35 v3 has a dedicated filament sensor port, I Cura's Filament Change post-processing script doesn't allow for that, but if you can hand-edit the gcode before printing, you can add it. For 'pause at height' The options are Marlin, Reprap, Griffin, and a few others. Moving the cable out of the way, auto home, recalibrate z axis, bed level and pause is working fine. It doesn't work. In cura, select extensions, post processing, modify G Code Add a script, pick filament change. 75mm. Another way to fix Cura not generating infill is to increase the degree of the Infill Overhang Angle. Reverted back to 4. Be sure to set the standby temp to 200 or whatever you are using. I wanted to do a filament change mid-print so I used the post-processing Gode editor in Cura and threw in the SD card to print and it didn't work. Will that work ? Also - For both scripts, one of the parameters is "Method". I tried it with printing from the SD Card and it works fine just not when printing from the USB. 00 ; Generated by Filament Change plugin I am new to the filament change options in Cura. 17. Additional Information cura. Select “Pause at height” from the various options in the menu. The filament change option in All of that adds up except for the fact that we aren't adding nuts or magnets, we're changing filament. In cura, Open the “Extensions” menu. I just got the kobra max yesterday and today I ran into the same issue. Septs to repoduce: Slice a stl in cura and add a filament change via post processing; Print the file but turn off the filament detection Hey there, I've been using Cura to add pauses into my gcode at certain layers so I can swap out filament colors mid-print. Troubleshooting So I recently picked up an Anycubic Kobra 2 Plus. Something isn't right. Then use the search and replace to search for M600 for the macro name (Filament_Chang). Next I try to change filament put all the correct settings in it just kept printing both times it showed that the code was active. In Cura, there is now a script to change filament. Firmware 1. I downloaded the Ultimaker ltimate Cura update - V5. Hey guys, I have been struggling with this for a while now. My work-around was to add a search and replace in cura at the end of my post process steps that changed M0; to M0 S300; so it's a pause for 5 mins Hey guys, was wondering if you could help me with a filament change issue. once it switches to there i pause, change filament or put magenets/tags in) and continue the print In Cura, Extensions After accepting the upgrade from March 9th, the filament change process is now broken on my ender s1 pro with the creality sonic pad. are inside that same command). Actual results. 0" and tested the command to change the filament. Once you move the filament then the printer only thinks it knows where the end of the Hi guys, Printing with an ender 3 s1, slicer is cura and printing via octoprint. I figured it could potentially be a firmware issue that people have mentioned online so I downloaded the Marlin 2. 8 as my slicer. Share Add a Comment. Even though you can use either change filament or pause at height to trigger a filament change in Cura, they work differently. I have watched videos on how to use the post processing scripts within Cura, more specifically the pause at height and filament change scripts. 4. Filament Change in Cura. Well it paused but filament change did not work. You might be able to plug the filament sensor into a port on the TFT instead of the SKR. 00mm green, 0. 5 UI Version 1. You could call extruder 4 and each extruder motor would deliver 33% ("P0. During my testing I attempted to execute a filament change (My profile is a mishmash of my own creation so I'd appreciate if anyone has a a cura profile for it I can work off of) but it didn’t I am able to use the filament change on Cura 4. On posit heights it'll pause for two seconds and start printing right again. Upon restarting the print, the printhead positions itself where it left off cura filament processing script "filament change" not working Question TFT Touchscreen compatiblity issue with Cura Filament Change upvote r/prusa3d. My fundamental problem was not understanding that I needed to make the change in Klipper, even though I am using Cura/USB stick to print. After that you can change filament and print the letters on top of it. Actual Results There's no filament change instruction in the output gcode. Was working with Octoprint 0. 9, and now 4. As you see: NO manual commands are given here! You can not move the printhead up/down/sideways without having a good chance of inducing a layer shift. All I see is put in layer number which I can figure out. Filament change on cura not working. 1) my Ender 3 Max does a filament retraction/change procedure at start of every print. ***p Post Processing Script: Filament Change NOT working. A cura 4. This does not work when the finalment detector is deactivated in the settings. ) windows 10 64bit 16GB ram intel i7 CR-10S (marlin 2. Show off your prints, or ask a question. Hey guys, was wondering if you could help me with a filament change issue. By bigone5500 May 3, 2020 in UltiMaker Cura. Someone from the Cura team will take a look. This gives you the least control, but if your printer has a nice implementation of M600, this is easily the simplest method if you want to change the filament. As the screen will display the current z height that it's printing. 0 won’t run Marlin mode. but I was able to get the filament change to work fine a few times before it A filament change doesn't involve homing. Manual Filament Swap. Thanks so much all for the guidance. I looked into it and got pretty excited about the possibilities, but every attempt I’ve made at inserting “filament change pause at layer X” commands into my gcode using Cura and my Creality CR10s have failed. 00 U300. 1. When I use the change filament M600 command the machine simualtes a filament runout. I go to modify gcode ,post processing, add a script. If you click on Extensions > Post Processing > Modify G-Code - You can 'Add a script' called Filament Change. 1) Reproduction steps sliced with a filament change modifier printed and wait for pause switch filament using the I've created post process script to add filament change GCode based on color->mesh settings instead of original approach change filament based on layer. The firmware filament change works, but the Z Position has no effect whatsoever. I have an S1 Pro with the Sonic pad and the only way I got it to work was to identify what layer I wanted to make the change on. I start print then after bed leveling and head heating the filament is ejected. tldr: Filament change for direct drive using Cura Pause at Layer Height(M0) and Elegoo's macros for Pause/Resume (I use the touch pad for control with fil change) M0 macro I finally found a real working solution to the shader compilation stutter problem with DXNAVI, you need to read this, I will save you a lot of time After so many updates, bug fixes, name change, supported Cura changes, no one thought to have the plugin automatically subtract 1 from each layer. 0 When I look at the g-code, the command that Cura used was M600 however it didn’t pause. Thank you for the clarification gr5. 0 (The version of the application this issue occurs with. I also noticed today that Cura also has a "Filament change" script. 10 Basically I'm using Cura on my desktop pc and sending to Octoprint, then starting the print there. If I hit change filament on the LCD it goes to Another user infill did not work unless at 100%. 1 with the Elegoo Neptune 3 Pro profile. We don't get the blob, usually for me IF I can get it to pause long enough to change filament, and I manage to actually swap filament, my nozzle decides to reset to a new position. 0. 8 and BLtouch Octoprint 1. Repeat an X-home and a Y-home to assure printer knows where the Filament change not working - Anycubic Kobra Max . Printables; Basics; Buyer's I replaced filament and it then tried to restart print from beginning. Also, next time you open Cura, click the little crossed wrench and hammer icon next to "Prepare" to open up the scripts menu and delete the Now the cura "pause at height" post processing script should work correctly. I did a filament change too and that worked as well. My printer will make some beeping sounds to notify me it's ready for the filament swap. New comments cannot be posted. Even the Creality slicer has it. The printer is pause awaiting filament change. Expected So your print starts with Red Filament. I am able to click "OK" and it reheats to the proper temperature. Is there a way to tell it to stop outside of the print surface. It uses an M600 gcode, which just moves the nozzle out of the way to a park position, which is defined in the firmware, and can be overridden in Cura's post-processing script. I'm using the Filament change post-processing plugin that Cura offers. Printer parks at the same Z position as where it stopped, which obviously causes an issue if it's close to the bed. As the title says, I cannot get "Pause at Height" or "Filament Change" to work on my Ender 3 v1. 8) and now nothing (4. I prefer to install filament before print start. Marlin 2 does not work that way unfortunately. The printer completes the layers as desired. I'm using the Modify G-Code - Filament Change - Z Position (with firmware settings). Share I think he did about 50 re-installs on 3 different computers and it started working. I thought I may have bumped the printer out of alignment, but it happens every time There is no option to "filament remove" or "filament in", so you just have to use the manual retraction lever which releases tension on the filament so you can pull it out and add new filament in. I've tried unloading the filament manually on the S5's LCD, but it's impossible. This actually lets the previous and new filament ooze out while it waits. 8 and now thats not working. then there is initial retraction then there is later retraction. The stock firmware was made to be as easy as possible for newcomers and has most of the advanced settings disabled for ease of use. However, if you don’t want to keep an eye on the screen the whole time, modifying the G-code can automate the process up to an extent. Will that work? I'm trying to have the printer pause at a layer so I can change the filament to another color. how to change filament during printing in ender 3 v2 To change filament mid-print on an Ender 3: Slice the model in Cura and switch to preview mode. Seems like it can't find the specified layer even though the model has 50 layers. However, 2 seconds after this it continues the print regardless of whether or not I have changed the filament. 5 change at layer. flkb tkpdy eec hzzwhty vzipk xuafsw pwkyd ejja qiyt fsot