Print Cost Lab

Free maker calculators

Turn print data into better business decisions.

Start with the audit if you already have a cost sheet, or choose the decision you need to make. Every formula is visible, every assumption is editable, and no account is required.

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Bambu Studio .gcode.3mf cost analyzer

Read slicer metadata locally, then calculate material, power, machine, labor, failure-adjusted cost and minimum selling price.

Build a file-based quote
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P1S + AMS cost workflow

Follow sliced material, color-change waste, P1S ownership, AMS storage, accepted-job cost, and selling price in the correct order.

Open the cost hub
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Workshop cost audit

Check whether your current quote has evidence for waste, labor, machine replacement, failures, fees, discounts, and margin.

Audit my cost sheet
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Print job log

Record slicer versus actual time, consumed material, hands-on labor, accepted yield, and cost per saleable unit. Save locally or export CSV.

Create a job record
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FDM true cost

Material, electricity, labor, machine depreciation, packaging, and expected failed prints.

Calculate cost
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Selling price & margin

Work backward from marketplace fees and your target net margin to a defensible price.

Set a price
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Print farm ROI

Test utilization, hourly revenue, monthly costs, and equipment payback before adding printers.

Model ROI
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3D print vs injection molding

Find the production quantity where a mold becomes cheaper than printing each unit.

Compare methods
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Resin print cost

Include resin, electricity, printer depreciation, washing, curing, labor, packaging, and expected failures.

Calculate resin cost
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Multicolor purge waste

Price purge and flush material, prime-tower waste, added machine time, and the cost per finished part.

Price color changes