Rostock MAX Suddenly Not printing w/ S3D

[davec3275]

I thought I would throw this up here to see if anyone has had the same issue. I have been using Simply3D for about 2 weeks now to print on my Rostock V2 without issue. That is, until now.

All of a sudden I get this strange occurrence where when I first connect to the printer and click "Print from USB" S3D sends a few initial commands to the Rostock (i.e. towers home) and then nothing. The stream of replies in the Machine Communication window just stops and even after stopping the print I get nothing.

In order to print using S3D I have to select "Disconnect" and then "Connect" in S3D. After that, it works fine...at least until the next print.

Anyone else have this issue? Any thoughts? I already uninstalled S3D and totally cleared the Process settings.

I am using a Windows 7 64-bit laptop.

[CompoundCarl]

I've had this happen before when the USB port on my printer started going bad. Also had it happen with another printer sporadically when I was using a crummy USB cable. I'm guessing more EM interference would show up at different points, and because the cable wasn't properly shielded, it would affect the print. Anyways, nothing the software is doing has changed, so it's most likely a electrical issue or an issue with the ports/cables.

[davec3275]

Thanks for the reply. I'll certainly look at the cable and maybe changing the port.

However, I decided to try the software that "came" with the printer and had zero issues with printing the first time. No need to disconnect and reconnect again using the same cable and port.