help with pauses / retraction question

[z3d]

when i pause in a place that i didnt plan on i get a big dot / blob of filament in that spot. is there a way to prevent that? for example if i have a planned pause in a 2 step process the dot/blob of filament is tiny. i assume it has to do with retraction. how can i remedy for unplanned pauses.

thanks!

[brian442]

After you pause, just click the "Home X" button in the S3D machine control panel to get the head out of the way.

[z3d]

thanks. is it "home x" in jog controls tab?

[kabali16]

Try inserting a pause using Layer change script if you know at what height you are going to stop. Not sure what kind of printer you are using but some take M0 as pause and if you are printing from SD card you have to use M25. See this for more info

http://reprap.org/wiki/G-code#M24:_Star ... e_SD_print

In the layer change script you can insert a move away command like G1 X0 F1000 and then a pause command.