1 Topic by jaques (edited by jaques 2014-10-21 19:30:47)

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Topic: continuing interrupted/paused print?

Is there a way to resume something half printed if the usb cable was accidentlly unplugged/power cut, etc?
Since it stopped in mid infill, I dont expect much artifact.

Seems technically possible, since its possible to pause a print and resume printing and if you pause again when it is printing the infill, the artifact from over extrusion isnt a problem.

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Re: continuing interrupted/paused print?

Kind of, yes.  If you can find the spot in the Gcode it was up to, then edit out everything up to there and resume the print from that point.

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Re: continuing interrupted/paused print?

Thanks. But how can I find where (the gcode line) it stopped and continue from there next time?

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Re: continuing interrupted/paused print?

well thats the part where you would have had to see log report and note last line then resume like jabb said. but not possible as an after thought, nor advisable/easy to do. thats whats referred to as a failed print to go in recycle bin for a Filastruder ;^). also if you stop/pause mid print for more than a few secs nozzle heat melts plastic already layered. so 3D printers dont do like an Alps Di-sublimation printer can when ink cartridge runs out (stop-retract paper-allow new ink to be swapped out-re-feed to exact point left off-continue same print at the last dot printed-finish print as though nothing happened). it still amazes me every time my Alps does that ;^)

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5 Reply by jaques (edited by jaques 2014-10-22 19:08:00)

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Re: continuing interrupted/paused print?

Sorry, what?
I think I was clear that Ive paused during an infill and resumed and it wasnt a problem since the extra plastic which came off was on the infill.

I dont understand the log. Is the first number the line number? I tried for a test deleting everything before that line and saving a new gcode file, then loading and running that. Didn't work, extruder burried itself in the existing print and tried printing down there. Doesnt seem to be the line number.