PRACTICAL COST GUIDES
Know what goes into the number.
Short worked examples to help you enter the right values and understand the limits of each estimate.
How many prints can you make from 1 kg of filament?
Calculate full plates, part count and material cost from your remaining filament and slicer totals. Include supports, purge and a reserve without double-counting them.
Read guide →02How to calculate purge cost for multicolor 3D printing
Free purge cost calculator: enter slicer grams, filament price and part count for per-plate and per-part costs. Includes total-only mode and checked examples.
Read guide →03Batch printing: when more copies cost less
Compare complete plate estimates, spread setup costs correctly and avoid assuming that bigger batches are automatically more profitable.
Read guide →04Margin vs markup for 3D print sellers
Use an explicit order-price equation to include shipping and selling fees while targeting a before-tax margin.
Read guide →05Failed prints: pricing for the retries
Understand why a retry allowance uses a probability model and which costs repeat when a whole plate fails.
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