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3D print cost calculator

Work out what a piece costs to make and what to charge. See production cost, selling price, markup and margin separately, with each input explained. Free, no sign-up. Your calculator inputs stay in your browser.

Currency

CurrencyDecides how amounts are rounded: 2 digits for most currencies, 3 for KWD, BHD and OMR, 0 for JPY.

Material

Filament used (g)Filament for one piece, including supports and purge waste. Use your slicer’s estimate or the total amount you measured.

Filament price per kgDivide the spool’s purchase price by the filament weight in kilograms, or use the shop’s price per kg.

Printer and electricity

Print time (hours)For one piece. 1.5 means one and a half hours.

Machine cost per hourThe printer’s purchase price spread over its working hours, plus maintenance costs. Electricity goes in the fields below.

Printer power (W)Average power while printing. Use a measured average or the manufacturer’s average figure.

Electricity price per kWhFrom your electricity bill.

Hands-on work

Hands-on minutesHands-on time for each piece: removing supports and checking the print.

Finishing minutesSanding, painting, assembly, packing one piece.

Your hourly rateThe cost of an hour of hands-on work, including your own time.

The whole order

Setup for the orderA one-off cost for the whole order: preparing files, test prints or a jig.

Failure allowance (%)An extra percentage of production cost to allow for failed prints. Enter the allowance you want to include.

PiecesHow many pieces in this order.

Price

Markup (%)Added to production cost to set the selling price. A 100% markup sets the price at twice the cost.

Selling fees (%)A selling or payment-processing fee, calculated here on the price before tax. Enter 0 if no percentage fee applies.

Fixed fee per saleA fixed fee per order, if your marketplace or payment provider charges one.

Tax (%)Added on top of the selling price, if you charge it.

Your figures

How the figures are worked out

Production cost adds filament, printer time, electricity and hands-on work for every piece. Setup is added once per order, then the failure allowance is added to the whole amount.

Selling price is production cost plus your markup. Markup is a percentage of cost; margin is a percentage of selling price. Before selling fees, a 100% markup gives a 50% margin.

Revenue after fees is the selling price before tax minus selling fees. Margin after fees is the percentage of that selling price left after fees and production cost.

Amounts are shown with the decimal places used by your currency. Use your calculation to plan an order in FilaFlow ERP.

This calculation uses the figures you enter. FilaFlow ERP connects print costs to the spools and prints you record.

Use this calculation in FilaFlow ERP

Enter the quantity, selling price per piece and tax rate when you create the order in FilaFlow ERP.
When the print comes off the printer, it is recorded with the spool it used and the grams; the cost of the piece comes from that spool's real price, the printer hours, the electricity and the minutes you worked.
Invoice the order and record the payment. Finances shows sales, costs and profit for your selected period; open sales or profit to see the records behind the total.

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