Cost Calculators
3D Printing Cost Calculator
Estimate internal production cost and a pricing floor from slicer weight, print time, material price, power, labor, failure rate, and markup.
Sample values are shown until you replace them with your own slicer and shop inputs.
Breakdown
| Material cost | 0 |
|---|---|
| Electricity cost | 0 |
| Machine cost | 0 |
| Labor cost | 0 |
| Failure allowance | 0 |
| Total cost | 0 |
| Suggested quote price | 0 |
Need a customer-ready quote?
The 3D Print Quote Generator adds customer details, quantity, tax, shipping, validity, and terms to this cost estimate.
Open the 3D Print Quote GeneratorPrintable Summary
Plain-text summary
How to Use This Calculator
- Copy print weight and print time from your slicer instead of uploading a model file.
- Enter your own material price, electricity rate, machine allocation, labor time, failure allowance, and markup.
- Use the suggested quote price as an internal estimate, then open the quote generator when you need a customer-facing summary.
Inputs and Assumptions
| Material type | Used for the printable summary only. |
|---|---|
| Material price | Enter this value in $/kg. |
| Print weight | Enter this value in g. |
| Print time | Enter this value in hours. |
| Printer power | Enter this value in W. |
| Electricity rate | Enter this value in $/kWh. |
| Machine hourly cost | Enter this value in $/h. |
| Labor time | Enter this value in hours. |
| Labor rate | Enter this value in $/h. |
| Failure rate | Enter this value in %. |
| Markup | Enter this value in %. |
Quote-ready cost scenarios
For a 100 g PLA bracket at $24/kg, 6 print hours, 120 W average power, $0.16/kWh electricity, $5 labor, 10% failure allowance, and 30% markup, the sample quote is about $10.75. Use the same workflow for resin miniatures or PETG brackets by replacing the slicer weight, runtime, material price, and labor assumptions.
Internal Cost vs Customer Quote
Use this page to estimate your internal 3D printing cost from material, power, machine time, labor, failure allowance, and markup. When you need a customer-facing summary, move the same assumptions into the quote generator.
Worked Cost Examples
Use a worked example when you want to check the scale of a quote before entering your own shop numbers. The examples keep the inputs visible, so it is clear which lines are material cost, labor, failure allowance, and markup.
Formula
Material cost = material price per kg / 1000 × print weight. Electricity = watts / 1000 × print hours × electricity rate. Total cost = material + electricity + machine + labor + failure allowance. Quote price = total cost × (1 + markup %).
Limits of This Calculator
- This calculator does not estimate model weight from STL files; enter slicer weight and print time manually.
- Tax, shipping, platform fees, and finishing work belong in the quote generator or in your own manual cost fields.
- The result is an estimate for pricing decisions, not accounting, tax, or business advice.
FAQ
Does this calculator use live filament prices?
No. Enter your own material price and other shop rates.
Can I print the quote summary?
Yes. The calculator creates a local printable summary in your browser.