SuperBoppy

Thanks.

Using CURA 5.5. Getting a error loading an STL. I used this exact STL several months ago with no problems. Now, getting sporadic errors when attempting to load or slice. Doesn't happen all the time. No "red spots" in x-ray. Loaded STL into 3D Builder - no errors reported. Mesh tools reports STL to be watertight. I especially get problems if I try to multiply the STL, then re-slice - get slicing errors, sporadically again. I tried using V5.4, and was getting errors, so I don't think it's the new version of CURA. FINAL_Keychain_Rooted_Logo.stl

I loaded the latest version of Cura (3.4.0). "Pause at layer height" works wonderfully well now, but the "pause at mm height" doesn't work at all - it doesn't insert any code into the g-code file. Actually, I prefer "pause at layer height", otherwise you have to calculate what height you want the machine to pause at. I would also suggest that, after the resume code and reheating of the nozzle, the machine would ask you if you wanted to purge the filament. I know there is a purge option in the post-processing dialogue, but that option does not allow time to remove the excess filament prior to repositioning the nozzle for continued printing, which can carry blobs of material over to your print and mess it up.

I had the same problem. Pause using height in mm works, but when using height in layer height, the nozzle smashes down into the object before heading to the pause position. I watched it happen before my eyes - very shocking to say the least. Fortunately it was a small part, but still wasted filament and 35 minutes of my time. It seems like it would be simpler to pause on a particular layer, because the slicer knows exactly where each layer is. Why should I have to calculate what CURA already does? Doesn't make sense to me why it would be harder for CURA to stop at a particular layer and lay down the proper code to pause the print head.