# Control buttons on the X-Controller **URL:** \ **Category:** X-Carve\ **Created:** [February 14, 2016, 5:36pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/control-buttons-on-the-x-controller/20090 "2016-02-14T17:36:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 3
**Author:** ![LarryM](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/larrym/32/51450_2.png) [@LarryM](https://community.inventables.com/u/LarryM)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2016, 5:42pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/control-buttons-on-the-x-controller/20090/3 "2016-02-14T17:42:16Z")
Take a look at this thread to see if it helps: > [@Need to pause a carve? Grbl Feed Hold/Cycle Start](https://community.inventables.com/t/need-to-pause-a-carve-grbl-feed-hold-cycle-start/16419): > > Got a carve running and you need to make a quick change? Don’t want to start over, just stop for a while? Grbl provides a method for pausing a G-code job without losing machine position. The pause function is called “feed hold”. You can issue a software command to Grbl to invoke the feed hold function or you can use a hardware switch to invoke feed hold. Both methods are an immediate command to Grbl to execute a controlled stop without losing machine position. It is an immediate soft stop. To… --- _[View the full topic](https://community.inventables.com/t/control-buttons-on-the-x-controller/20090)._