3D Printing 101: Changing Filament Midprint
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 เม.ย. 2019
- This video shows you how to change your Filament on your 3D Printer if it is about to run out. This will allow you to save your print when it is out of filament. It can also be used to pause your printer.
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Steve
Hit the button, go down to the bottom option.. A for effort, D for description / clear picture of what you are doing in the interface.
Bottom option is Change Filament.. unfortunately it may not be on your Creality3D Printer unless you have updated the firmware. If that is the case, it's a hotswap... Pause the print.. reset the bed and hotend to temp real quick and change the filament.
@@makersteve934 should I still be preheating my PLA when changing filaments?
@@juancarlossoriano980 Yes, depending of your firmware.. Newer firmware will maintain the temp of the Hotend and bed during a "change filament". Older firmware will zero out hotend and bed temp when doing a "Pause". If your bed temp goes to zero, reset it to print temp (60) first as it will ensure your print sticks to the bed.
@@makersteve934 I'm on the latest version. By the way, I bought a generic filament, not the same one I am printing with. Would I need to recalibrate the positioning of the bedding because I have a different brand of PLA? It has the same size though, 1.75.
@@juancarlossoriano980 if the filament is decent quality you should have minimal changes. You can dehydrate filament prior to use and improve print quality. Better filament always better results and fewer nozzle jams.
film the display !!
Instead of calling it "the bottom option" it would be nice for a noob to know what the option is actually called. :)
LOL...yeah..what f..n..button.
The bottom option on my ender3 pro says "change filament". Check your printer for a filament changing option if you want to change your filament.
@@Cory_Springer Ah, OK. On mine, it says Babystep Z. :) Thanks!
@@testcase72 yup Babystep Z is my 2nd from bottom so I guess it depends what each says.
Either way I find it easier to manually change filament instead.
If during a print, pause it.
If hot-end is cooled, heat it to printing temperature.
Then compress extruder spring and manually push filament slowly until you see it coming out of the hot-end.
Then, while still compressing the extruder spring, give the filament a brisk firm long pull until the whole length is out.
It might be a tiny bit stringy, but if the very end has like a 1cm plug shape, you've done it correctly!
@@Cory_Springer A 'pause' and then 'change filament' wouldn't work?
Thanks! Great video to explain this. I'm doing my first large print, but didn't want to waste the end of my current spool! Looking forward to a playlist FULL of 101 videos!
Thank you, I had no idea it was this easy. I appreciate it.
Thanks for the video brother. This is my first print took me 3 hours to level the bed and get everything right to print. I was all most done with my first print when i needed to add more filament . Now I can finish my print Thanks .
Saved my print! Thanks!
Nice video! short, sweet, to the point!
Thanks this was very useful!!
I bet your space sounds like a room full of howling cats and crying babies
lol
1:01 Might be helpfull to mention what the "bottom option" is when firmware changes menus.
Its just "change fillament"
@@marc_0 Thanks
Awesome, thanks
glad to see im not the only one with the compression fitting problem. Wish they would make the holes bigger and tapered.
Thanks guy
I just got a CR6-SE a few days ago (first 3d printer) and when changing filament not sure if I need to release the brake and pull the rest of what is between the feed motor and the print head. I am pretty sure I moved the print head a little when I pulled the filament out to place a new roll on because when I resume my print job it was grinding on the piece for a few seconds before it moved x+ 3cm and started printing in mid-air, making spaghetti and killing my 3 day print job.
Ender 3 makes a growling noise in the hot end on a certain move a back and forth move on the left side of the bed . It seems it is when it is making a wall and doing the infill. It is getting worse, it did not do it when I first got the printer. I've had it less than a month and have used almost 2 spools. Thank you so much for any help.
i dont have change filament option in ender 3 pro so i burned filaments and connected each other correctly after that i cut extra parts around filaments. its working good now.
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Simple and without all the overhead fluff. Thanks for explaining how to change mid-print without the sensor details. Better to learn from stock and go from there.
The stock silent board from Creality (version 1.1.5) does not have the option to “change filament” in the menu anywhere. Which board/firmware are you using on your Ender 3’s that show this option?
I have 10 enders purchased over a 4 year period. My oldest 4 have the first version of motherboard.. Not sure what version number.
What option were you hitting? On a Sunlu here, but the bottom option on my "tune" menu is Z-offset. What are you hitting?
Great video. quick question i have a ender 3 .. i was printing and ran out of pla. i tried loading a new one but it wouldnt go any further into the feed and whitetube... how can i solve that problem please?
Sorry for the delay in response.. I imagine you fixed it by now but.. After you cut at a 45 degree angle you may find it get hung up on the extruder compression fitting. It that is the case, unscrew the compression fitting, feed more filament thru the extruder then slide the compression fitting back on and tighten it up.
Bro this is pretty useful because I got a 3d printer for Christmas and I did not know so when I was doing my first print I wanted to change the filement mid way so then I tried did not work did not know how to take it off the filement so I cut it off so the. That finsh and when I was trying to put the different filement and it did not come out did not work and this u stop the print too it off then try doing a new print with that filement and then it did not work me and my dad are trying to fix it and it did s not working and my dad said the next day I am going to help her m and my grandpa with chairs and then i am going to be able to mess with fix and have fun with my 3d printer but the. That same night he got hung over so then we could not go to the house and I fell asleep for the entire day and the next day I am going to Mexico and I can't bring it so I only have played with it ounce so then I have to wait a few days till I go back home so then I can play mess with it and fix it all I want t and do all of that even in the night if I wanted to so yeah this video was pretty useful so then I am able to switch out my filement a bit better and I am still watching videos on how to swap filement a and how to unclog a 3d printer and a bunch of other videos on what I think my issue is on my 3d printer:)
My Ender 3 Pro must have different firmware. I just did my first mid print filament change and when I selected 'Change Filament' in the 'Tune' menu, the printer did not finish the current layer but instantly went to XY home and retracted the filament.
After doing the process, I see I need to devise and implement a mechanical Z lock so it will be impossible to move the Z axis during filament changes.
After you get the hang of it, you'll be able to change the filament without accidentally moving it up or down.
Be time to practice is during a normal filament replacement.
Could it work to write down the number of the z axis before changing, and if one accidentally moves the z axis it will be possible to move it back to the written number to resume the print?
I think if you move the axis manually the change is not going to be recongnized, so you don't have how to measure how much was changed
Nice. But would it resume right away or would it wait a little for the temperature to go back up again? Pausing the job would cool down the nozzle wouldn't it?
It your firmware supports it, it will heat bad up before continuing. If it doesn't.. You should set the the Temps yourself as soon as you press pause on the print, then l, unpause after its reloaded.
@@makersteve934 Got it. Thanks
I just hit the change filament option and the Y axis shot back into the hardstops and tried to keep going!
Does the bed go cold during a filament change or does it stay at temp? Thanks!
Depending on firmware it may, then you have to set it manually pretty quickly. If the only option you have is pause print, it will cool off for sure.
Every time I swap filament it takes a while before is extrudes it. To go around this would just snipping the filament whilst still in and melting a new spool onto the end work?
Never tried it.. Watched some videos.. It didn't seem reliable. I just deal with the extra extrusion and pick it before the print starts again
Mine always goes to low and breaks the part any ideas
Thanks, saved my ass even though settings were different.
I have a CR-10 and need help doing this
Would be great if you could tell us what the name of that ‘bottom button’ is
Its just "change fillament"
The round button to wake screen up
Is there a way to lock the bed and Stepping motor during the change?
Not the the z axis, it will move if you are not gentle with the swap.
Steve, thanks for the video. I woke up this morning and checked on a 48 hour print and realized that I had about 10 minutes left of filament. I have never had to change filament mid print before. Your instructions saved my but. Print is still in motion 30 minutes later. I owe you a beer...Thanks!
Good stuff
Does the Pause function in Octoprint work just as well?
Yes.. If you immediately reset the bed and hotend temp. If your bed cools dow. Too much, the print will release.
Maker Steve, please revisit this video and add subtitles to everything that can be identified. Specifically, all menu items you are navigating and what you are looking at. I really need that information as a beginner looking to solve a problem: running out of filament mid-print and though I paused it, the job cancelled out.
I changed filament (from sample spool) to new, found option Continue; option to recover at break. But the print head went to the top, is just moving back and forth and no filament is coming out (It did not come out at loading when I pressed, 3x). I know, I should have stopped there... I was really hoping your vid had the answer for me...almost! (Lotmaxx SC-10)
What's the last option z offset
What was the bottom option? You never said
does the bottom option have a name?
A Perez “Change Filament”
So when I change my filament and it starts printing again, it’s off by a few millimeters which causes my print to fail. Any ideas?
It should go back to the exact same spot it started. If it doesn't.. It has to be a loose belt, the bed has moved or firmware needs to be upgraded.
Yep this is the best way - I tried splicing - I tried soldering iron , lighters , shrink tube method and nothing worked - what a waste of time printing splicing jigs .
What button? What option?
Im having issue on filament change after the filament sensor detects run out. my having layer gap/shift at least a layer.
I have two prints with filament run out detectors. I have not experienced that with either one. I would suggest a firmware update.
What bottom option???
Help a noob out. When I change the filament just like you did, the layer won't stick. What am I doing wrong?
It doesn't stick to the existing print? I have never had that issue. Can you verify the hot end is still hot?
Will this damage your printer
Please help I don't have change flatmate option in Ender 3
Then just pause the printer and change the filament by hand
Hit the button, go down to the bottom option. U R A TOOL
Thanks! Appreciate your support.
Why has my ender three not got that option in the tune msection? I cant find it anywhere
If you don't have the change filament option, you have to pause the the print.. Set the bed and hotend temp and change it out.
@@makersteve934 Thanks steve I worked it out only problem was I was changing from PLA to ABS half way through
"scroll to the bottom option"? You couldnt tell us what you clicked exactly? as you say, each ender is slightly different.
2:10 - if you cut it at an angle so that the point is away from the front of the printer, when you press the thing where you load the filament and push, you can easily hit the hole you need to put it in if you release the clamp a bit to target the hole
whathappens if the filmet runs out
I wish all the instruction TH-cam videos can all be this short and straight to the point! Love it and thank you.
The last option is baby step z not an option that’s going to push the filament out for me
Sorry for being critical, but you said “select bottom option” without saying what that option was. Not all printers have the same options or option order. Also, nothing about hotend temperature? In a real run-out situation, it would have cooled and not pull filament through, and if you reheat too hot it will cause a jam and ruin your print. Advice… address more scenarios that people go through, as they’re likely watching this while experiencing them.
no option on voxelab aquila
“Go down to tune and go to the bottom option”... which is....????
Change filament.. Unless you have older firmware.. Then it won't be there.. You have to pause the print, set the bed temp back to what it was.. Swap filament and resume print.
1:00 You didn't say how the option is called...
Hit what "Button"???
There is only one button on an ender.. There are two options to choose from depending on firmware. Pause (where you have to set the bed temp and nozzle immediately after choosing pause so your print doesn't release) or Change Filament which does everything for you.
I've known people that just feed a new spool as the old one runs out.
Click on the main button, scroll down 2 spot and click yes, then hit the red powwow button, turn the ignition & start the engine. Now your space ship is done and you no longer need to refill the filament.
doesnt this create an ugly layer line when the print resumes? The steppers never know how to exactly go back to position. I wish there was a better way
It can but not always. You are trying to save a print so it's a good gamble. I try to ensure it is working on infill rather than the exterior walls.. That works pretty well for me.
welp i am a day and 7 hours into a print with about 8-10 hours to go and I still feel like I might f it up.
Different firmware gives different options. If you go into tuning "Tune" and scroll down and you have "change filament" it's a no Brainer. If not. Pause the print and set the bed and hotend temp the same as your print, change the filament and then resume..
Maker Steve I get the procedure, it’s just I might move the gantry is what I am worried about.
@@pellbellgellbiff9401 just don't move the gantry... That's the challenge for sure. After you've done it a few times it's no issue.
“You scroll all the way down.”
To what??
“You hit the button”
What button??
“All printers should have this option”
What option?!
At 56 you say hit the button.
And u don't even explain the opinion.
I just had to stop. U don't give enough information.
What are you even talking about? 🤦♂️
"You hit the button" Really? What button? what is the button going to say, you do realize we can't see what you highlighting on the screen right? Are you pausing? Are you stopping? What are you doing? 👎
Speak faster! I’m running out of time!
Sure! Lol.
What is the point of making a video on TH-cam if you aren't going to "video it".
Just make an audio and podcast it... That way I won't listen to it and I won't waste any minutes of my life.
I guess I can't make everyone happy.. Good feedback. Noted.