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Print cost
3D print cost, selling price, batch lead time, spool left.
What it does
What a 3D print really costs, the price to sell it, how long a batch takes, and what is left on a spool.
- One part: type the filament weight and print time given by your slicer. Cost = filament + electricity + wear + your time, divided by (1 − failure rate). The selling price adds your margin, then VAT.
- Batch: parts wanted, parts per plate, time per plate, number of printers, printing hours per day and the time to swap a plate: plates, machine time, lead time, filament and spools.
- Spool: weigh the spool, subtract an empty spool of the same brand: the filament left, in grams and meters (with the filament’s density), and whether it’s enough for the part.
- Default power and wear are rough guides: use your own. A plug-in power meter gives the real average power of your printer.
Free, no account, nothing is sent: it runs in your browser, even offline.
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