Why is my build plate z level getting messed up

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I definitely think it's more of a software issue than hardware maintenance now if you were able to print something without supports just fine without any filament issues.

Here are my settings from S3D which I've used for quite some time, maybe they will help:

I just tried it again with these settings:

Screen Shot 2016-09-21 at 9.02.36 PM.jpg

But still failure, as soon as it reaches the supports the build plate and the extruder gradually get separated by a centimeter or so. I don't know what to do. So as soon as the print reaches the part where it will start the support structures: this part:

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The extruder and build plate are not closely together (shown in the video)