<p>I had a similar problem some time ago. The problem in my case was, that in the slicer I had a minimum layer time, which was pausing the printer until that time had passed. I can't remember the name of the settings and I'm not at home right now, but the slicer can either print full speed and pause or it can slow down, to maintain a minimum layer time. I guess the idea is to give the plastic time to cool down. </p>

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2019-07-30T11:24:51.223Z
Do you mean **Cooling Thresholds > Slow down if layer print time is below:** ?
Davo
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2019-07-30T14:05:18.513Z
Yes. That will slow down. I have also seen that it will print full speed and wait. There was also a setting to make the hotend hover above the object. The problem is, that if you slow down, you will have the hotend melt the already printed parts. A pyramid, for example, will get the tip melted, if the hotend slows down. In that case, it would be better to print at full speed and move away and wait
jkp
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2019-07-30T14:15:43.463Z
See https://ultimaker.com/en/resources/52674-cooling in the "Lift head" paragraph. Quote: "[...]The print head will wait until the minimum layer time has passed and will then move back to the print to continue[...]"
jkp
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2019-07-30T15:59:55.563Z
This setting should just be removed, imo. What happens is melted filament will leak out of the nozzle during the wait time, and when you resume it's gonna end up in a bad place. Plus, the now the nozzle is short filament that will be needed elsewhere. Instead, they should estimate the time to print the layer, and if it's less than the minimum layer time scale the speeds (except travel speeds) appropriately so meets that layer times. I know some slicers have options to already do this. But this "wait in one place" setting is just not helpful and should be removed.
Joel Coehoorn
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2019-07-30T19:59:49.983Z
Yeah. Scaling the time exists as well. Problem is, that if the head moves too slow, it will heat up the part that is already printed. I usually print other parts at the same time, if that seems to be a problem or I just add a tower. Somewhere I have an STL of a 10mm diameter disc with 1mm height and I just scale it to the same height as the object I'm printing. The time spend printing this cooling tower is usually enough
jkp
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2019-07-30T10:21:19.433Z
2019-07-30T10:21:19.433Z
jkp
<p>I'm having a rather strange issue in that the printer pauses randomly during prints. This was first noticed when printing a large and complicated model (from SD). Since then a 20&nbsp;mm  calibration cube has been printed (from USB) with no issues (paused briefly after printing the skirt), it was used in conjunction with <code>M92</code> G-code command to calibrate the stepper motors. Now i'm trying to print a temperature tower but it pauses multiple times even on the first layer (tried USB and SD). How do i ensure that the printer does not pause during prints?</p>

<p><a href="https://leeds365-my.sharepoint.com/:v:/g/personal/el18gs_leeds_ac_uk/EfVqHROjkPJBncS3Zq8M1bsBvaGZbkBThJI0a8hEIgNdyg?e=ArCgsJ" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Here's a link to a video</a> of the printer pausing (trying to print a temperature tower).</p>

<p>Slicer details:</p>

<ul>
<li>Ultimaker Cura 4.0</li>
<li>Also tried slic3r 1.3 32 bit </li>
<li>The temperature tower had a change temperature at Z injected into the G-code but none of the others did.</li>
</ul>

<p>Printer details:</p>

<ul>
<li>Anycubic S</li>
<li>Firmware 1.1.2</li>
<li>filament PLA+</li>
<li>firmware reprap/marlin</li>
</ul>

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2019-07-24T12:38:23.200Z
Is the printer equiped with a optical filament sensor? I had similar pauses on a different printer and it was caused by filament sensor sencing false alarms.
bujon
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2019-07-24T12:54:34.537Z
The printer does not have a optical filament sensor
Tasty213
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2019-07-24T17:33:11.567Z
Does your gcode have multiple M109 (wait for new temp) commands?
Davo
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2019-07-25T08:48:09.520Z
It does but the temperature on the printers screen does not change to indicate that it's trying to change temperatures
Tasty213
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2019-07-30T12:40:09.873Z
Could it be the z-hop bug (at speed=c, yes c the speed of light)? It was a ridiculous cura bug.
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Printer keeps pausing during prints
Tasty213
# Printer keeps pausing during prints

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-07-24)

I'm having a rather strange issue in that the printer pauses randomly during prints. This was first noticed when printing a large and complicated model (from SD). Since then a 20 mm calibration cube has been printed (from USB) with no issues (paused briefly after printing the skirt), it was used in conjunction with `M92` G-code command to calibrate the stepper motors. Now i'm trying to print a temperature tower but it pauses multiple times even on the first layer (tried USB and SD). How do i ensure that the printer does not pause during prints?

[Here's a link to a video](https://leeds365-my.sharepoint.com/:v:/g/personal/el18gs_leeds_ac_uk/EfVqHROjkPJBncS3Zq8M1bsBvaGZbkBThJI0a8hEIgNdyg?e=ArCgsJ) of the printer pausing (trying to print a temperature tower).

Slicer details:

* Ultimaker Cura 4.0
* Also tried slic3r 1.3 32 bit
* The temperature tower had a change temperature at Z injected into the G-code but none of the others did.

Printer details:

* Anycubic S
* Firmware 1.1.2
* filament PLA+
* firmware reprap/marlin

**Tags:** ultimaker-cura, troubleshooting, anycubic-i3-mega

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Is the printer equiped with a optical filament sensor? I had similar pauses on a different printer and it was caused by filament sensor sencing false alarms.  
> **username_0**: The printer does not have a optical filament sensor  
> **username_2**: Does your gcode have multiple M109 (wait for new temp) commands?  
> **username_0**: It does but the temperature on the printers screen does not change to indicate that it's trying to change temperatures  
> **username_3**: Could it be the z-hop bug (at speed=c, yes c the speed of light)? It was a ridiculous cura bug.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_4 on 2019-07-30. Score: 1

I had a similar problem some time ago. The problem in my case was, that in the slicer I had a minimum layer time, which was pausing the printer until that time had passed. I can't remember the name of the settings and I'm not at home right now, but the slicer can either print full speed and pause or it can slow down, to maintain a minimum layer time. I guess the idea is to give the plastic time to cool down.

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: Do you mean **Cooling Thresholds > Slow down if layer print time is below:** ?  
> **username_4**: Yes. That will slow down. I have also seen that it will print full speed and wait. There was also a setting to make the hotend hover above the object. The problem is, that if you slow down, you will have the hotend melt the already printed parts. A pyramid, for example, will get the tip melted, if the hotend slows down. In that case, it would be better to print at full speed and move away and wait  
> **username_4**: See https://ultimaker.com/en/resources/52674-cooling in the "Lift head" paragraph. Quote: "[...]The print head will wait until the minimum layer time has passed and will then move back to the print to continue[...]"  
> **username_5**: This setting should just be removed, imo. What happens is melted filament will leak out of the nozzle during the wait time, and when you resume it's gonna end up in a bad place. Plus, the now the nozzle is short filament that will be needed elsewhere. Instead, they should estimate the time to print the layer, and if it's less than the minimum layer time scale the speeds (except travel speeds) appropriately so meets that layer times. I know some slicers have options to already do this. But this "wait in one place" setting is just not helpful and should be removed.  
> **username_4**: Yeah. Scaling the time exists as well. Problem is, that if the head moves too slow, it will heat up the part that is already printed. I usually print other parts at the same time, if that seems to be a problem or I just add a tower. Somewhere I have an STL of a 10mm diameter disc with 1mm height and I just scale it to the same height as the object I'm printing. The time spend printing this cooling tower is usually enough  

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