# Layer Join line at "Pause at layers" command in Orca Slicer

**URL:** <https://forum.sovol3d.com/t/layer-join-line-at-pause-at-layers-command-in-orca-slicer/6432>\
**Category:** Sovol SV08\
**Tags:** advice\
**Created:** [January 1, 2025, 10:51pm UTC](https://forum.sovol3d.com/t/layer-join-line-at-pause-at-layers-command-in-orca-slicer/6432 "2025-01-01T22:51:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![SV08\_user](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cdc98d/32.png) [@SV08\_user](https://forum.sovol3d.com/u/SV08_user)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2025, 10:51pm UTC](https://forum.sovol3d.com/t/layer-join-line-at-pause-at-layers-command-in-orca-slicer/6432/1 "2025-01-01T22:51:46Z")

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Layer Join line at “Pause at layers” command in Orca Slicer

Pictures attached

**Video’s** :-

SOVOL SV08 Filament Change Pause Power Loss Recovery Test ( Firmware 2.4.6 2024-12-28 )

[![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/sovolforum/original/2X/4/478c17863d9bb380a52485a0383030d55b7aec7d.jpeg "SOVOL SV08 Filament Change Pause Power Loss Recovery Test") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYP8gcOr4UM)

SOVOL SV08 Paint Supports and Pause at Layer ( Firmware 2.3.3 2024-4-27 )

[![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/sovolforum/original/2X/f/f72189601cb8acaa64f081a7bd19be1249945d5e.jpeg "SOVOL SV08 Paint Supports and Pause at Layer") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jk3T96FKy5U)

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 ![Line at pause in 10mm cube test](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/sovolforum/original/2X/0/06b09a876c220dd4d04a6c94b280473c0fc44d75.jpeg)  
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**I asked SOVOL and they replied:-**

**After the printing is paused, the nozzle will automatically lift up a layer when resuming printing to avoid collision between the nozzle and the printed model. The wall thickness of the small model has no filling layer, so the gap is more obvious.**

**Is this gap only seen in small models? Does the same gap appear when printing large-size models?**

**So are they saying RESUME does not allow for this?**

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**Author:** ![waldo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.sovol3d.com/waldo/32/2943_2.png) [@waldo](https://forum.sovol3d.com/u/waldo)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2025, 5:09am UTC](https://forum.sovol3d.com/t/layer-join-line-at-pause-at-layers-command-in-orca-slicer/6432/2 "2025-01-14T05:09:54Z")

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I’ve noticed that any time I’ve paused a print or had a filament run out, I always get a bad layer line at that point in the print (especially noticeable for larger prints). Now reading that the nozzle is shifted up a full layer instead of resuming, I want to dig into the files and figure out how they’re doing this via the resume function as none of my other printers ever did something like that.

I’ll follow-up with my findings, as it’s been very frustrating to have those layer lines between pause events or filament swaps.

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**Author:** ![SV08\_user](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cdc98d/32.png) [@SV08\_user](https://forum.sovol3d.com/u/SV08_user)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2025, 8:46am UTC](https://forum.sovol3d.com/t/layer-join-line-at-pause-at-layers-command-in-orca-slicer/6432/3 "2025-01-14T08:46:32Z")

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Try a Load Filament just before Resume. Clean off the ozze then actually ask for Resume.

You may have to say Cancel on the small supplied display to get to Unload fil and Load fil after cancel this it should go back the Resume option even through we ask for cancel.

Do a test on a small 10mm cube and see.

If I remember Pause move nozzle up is in printer.cfg And Macro.cfg

I may make a video, if I can stop procrastinating 😀

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**Author:** ![mich0111](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.sovol3d.com/mich0111/32/1176_2.png) [@mich0111](https://forum.sovol3d.com/u/mich0111)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2025, 9:23am UTC](https://forum.sovol3d.com/t/layer-join-line-at-pause-at-layers-command-in-orca-slicer/6432/4 "2025-01-14T09:23:14Z")

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> [@SV08\_user](#):
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> I may make a video, if I can stop procrastinating 😀

Biggest challenge 😂😂

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**Author:** ![SV08\_user](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cdc98d/32.png) [@SV08\_user](https://forum.sovol3d.com/u/SV08_user)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2025, 12:46pm UTC](https://forum.sovol3d.com/t/layer-join-line-at-pause-at-layers-command-in-orca-slicer/6432/5 "2025-01-14T12:46:34Z")

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**FIX but: Video jump to the main part**

[![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/sovolforum/original/2X/2/2ad4dc4394bc51460e3a6d41a98069dc4a437b96.jpeg "SOVOL SV08 PAUSE Line Join Fix but") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFRU_0we7Mg&t=603s)

PAUSE in Macro.cfg

[gcode\_macro PAUSE]  
rename\_existing: PAUSE\_BASE  
variable\_state: ‘normal’  
gcode:  
{% if printer.pause\_resume.is\_paused == False %}  
{% set x\_park = printer[‘gcode\_macro \_global\_var’].pause\_park.x|float %}  
{% set y\_park = printer[‘gcode\_macro \_global\_var’].pause\_park.y|float %}  
{% set e\_restract = printer[‘gcode\_macro \_global\_var’].pause\_park.e|float %}  
{% set z\_lift\_max = printer[‘gcode\_macro \_global\_var’].z\_maximum\_lifting\_distance %}

```
    {% set state = params.STATE if 'filament_change' in params.STATE else 'normal' %}
    
    {action_respond_info("Pause Print!")}
    
    PAUSE_BASE
    M117 Pause Print!!!
    G91
    {% if (printer.gcode_move.position.z + 5) < z_lift_max %}
        G1 Z+5 F3000
    {% else %}
        G1 Z+{(z_lift_max - printer.gcode_move.position.z)} F3000
    {% endif %}
    G90
    {% if printer.gcode_move.position.x != x_park and
            printer.gcode_move.position.y != y_park     
    %}
        G1 X{x_park} Y{y_park} F{printer["gcode_macro _global_var"].pause_resume_travel_speed * 60}
    {% endif %}

    M104 S{printer.extruder.target}

    {% if state == 'normal' %}
        {% if (printer.extruder.temperature + 5 >= printer.extruder.target) and (printer.extruder.temperature >= printer.configfile.settings['extruder'].min_extrude_temp) %}
            {% if printer['filament_switch_sensor filament_sensor'].enabled == True and 
                printer['filament_switch_sensor filament_sensor'].filament_detected == True
            %}
                G91
                G1 E-{e_restract} F300
                G90
            {% elif printer['filament_switch_sensor filament_sensor'].enabled == True and 
                    printer['filament_switch_sensor filament_sensor'].filament_detected != True %}
                G91
                G1 E+95 F300
                G1 E-10 F1500
                G1 E-20 F600
                M400
                G4 P3000
                G1 E-50 F300 
                G90
            {% endif %}
        {% endif %}
    {% elif state == 'filament_change' %}
        {% if (printer.extruder.temperature + 5 >= printer.extruder.target) and (printer.extruder.temperature >= printer.configfile.settings['extruder'].min_extrude_temp) %}
            G91
            G1 E+25 F300
            G1 E-10 F1500
            G1 E-20 F600
            M400
            G4 P3000
            G1 E-50 F300 
            G90
        {% endif %}
    {% endif %}
{% endif %}

```

> > > > PAUSE in mainsail.cfg

```
[gcode_macro PAUSE]

```

description: Pause the actual running print  
rename\_existing: PAUSE\_BASE  
gcode:

##### get user parameters or use default

{% set client = printer[‘gcode\_macro \_CLIENT\_VARIABLE’]|default({}) %}  
{% set idle\_timeout = client.idle\_timeout|default(0) %}  
{% set temp = printer[printer.toolhead.extruder].target if printer.toolhead.extruder != ‘’ else 0 %}  
{% set restore = False if printer.toolhead.extruder == ‘’  
else True if params.RESTORE|default(1)|int == 1 else False %}

##### end of definitions

SET\_GCODE\_VARIABLE MACRO=RESUME VARIABLE=last\_extruder\_temp VALUE=“{{‘restore’: restore, ‘temp’: temp}}”

# set a new idle\_timeout value

{% if idle\_timeout \> 0 %}  
SET\_GCODE\_VARIABLE MACRO=RESUME VARIABLE=restore\_idle\_timeout VALUE={printer.configfile.settings.idle\_timeout.timeout}  
SET\_IDLE\_TIMEOUT TIMEOUT={idle\_timeout}  
{% endif %}  
PAUSE\_BASE  
{client.user\_pause\_macro|default(“”)}  
\_TOOLHEAD\_PARK\_PAUSE\_CANCEL {rawparams}

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**Author:** ![SV08\_user](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cdc98d/32.png) [@SV08\_user](https://forum.sovol3d.com/u/SV08_user)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2025, 12:59pm UTC](https://forum.sovol3d.com/t/layer-join-line-at-pause-at-layers-command-in-orca-slicer/6432/6 "2025-01-14T12:59:48Z")

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Maybe  
{% set z\_lift\_max = printer[‘gcode\_macro \_global\_var’].z\_maximum\_lifting\_distance %}

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**Author:** ![SV08\_user](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cdc98d/32.png) [@SV08\_user](https://forum.sovol3d.com/u/SV08_user)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2025, 1:02pm UTC](https://forum.sovol3d.com/t/layer-join-line-at-pause-at-layers-command-in-orca-slicer/6432/7 "2025-01-14T13:02:32Z")

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Or/and

```
    PAUSE_BASE
    M117 Pause Print!!!
    G91
    {% if (printer.gcode_move.position.z + 5) < z_lift_max %}
        G1 Z+5 F3000
    {% else %}
        G1 Z+{(z_lift_max - printer.gcode_move.position.z)} F3000
    {% endif %}
    G90
    {% if printer.gcode_move.position.x != x_park and
            printer.gcode_move.position.y != y_park     
    %}
        G1 X{x_park} Y{y_park} F{printer["gcode_macro _global_var"].pause_resume_travel_speed * 60}
    {% endif %}

```

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**Author:** ![SV08\_user](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cdc98d/32.png) [@SV08\_user](https://forum.sovol3d.com/u/SV08_user)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2025, 1:17pm UTC](https://forum.sovol3d.com/t/layer-join-line-at-pause-at-layers-command-in-orca-slicer/6432/8 "2025-01-14T13:17:33Z")

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Maybe wouth a loo ate  
G1 Z{z\_park}  
and or  
z\_park