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A curated index for pricing prints, choosing materials, comparing printers and building a profitable 3D printing workflow.

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Pricing and costing tools

Fast, focused calculators for material usage, electricity, print time, fees, printer settings and profitability.

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Pricing Calculator

Seller-first pricing with failures, labor, and margin.

Etsy Fee Calculator

See exactly what you keep after Etsy fees.

Print Farm Calculator

Batch cost and profit across multiple printers.

Print vs Buy

Is it cheaper to 3D print or just buy it?

Prints Per Spool

How many prints can you get from one spool of filament?

Printer Comparison

Compare the true running cost of any two 3D printers side by side. See electricity cost per hour, depreciation per print, and total cost per print.

AMS Slot Cost

Calculate the true filament cost when each AMS slot uses a different filament brand or material. Works for Bambu X1C, P1S, A1 Mini with AMS.

PLA Calculator

Full cost breakdown for PLA prints.

PETG Calculator

Cost per print for PETG filament.

ABS Calculator

Cost per print for ABS filament.

TPU Calculator

Cost per print for TPU filament.

Resin Cost

Cost breakdown for resin 3D printing.

Cost Per Gram

Convert spool price to cost per gram.

Filament Length

Calculate exactly how many metres of filament are on a spool by weight. Works for PLA, PETG, ABS, TPU and any material.

Filament Remaining

Weigh your spool and find out exactly how many grams, metres, and prints worth of filament you have left.

Tolerance

Clearance and fit guidance for moving parts.

Thread Fit

Metric thread offsets for printable screws and nuts.

Warping Risk

Pre-slice warping risk score and mitigation.

Bridging Distance

Predict bridge sag/failure risk before printing.

Layer Height

Find magic layer heights to eliminate Z-banding for your printer.

Nozzle Wear

Estimate replacement timing for abrasive use.

Support Estimator

Estimate support grams, cost, and added time.

STL Scaling

Convert target dimensions to slicer scale %.

E-Steps

Calculate your new E-steps value to fix under-extrusion or over-extrusion. Enter your current E-steps and measured length.

Temperature Guide

Recommended nozzle and bed temperatures for PLA, PETG, ABS, TPU, ASA, Nylon and more. Starting settings by material and printer type.

Shrinkage & Scale

Calculate the model scale % to compensate for material shrinkage.

Electricity Cost

Running cost per hour for your printer.

Print Time

Estimate print time from dimensions — no slicer needed.

Flow Rate

Calculate your exact extrusion multiplier from a calibration print.

Volumetric Flow

Find your hotend's max safe print speed in mm/s.

Retraction Settings

Recommended retraction distance and speed for your printer and filament.

Infill Calculator

See how infill % affects weight, cost, and print time.

Usage Converter

Convert grams, meters, and cost instantly.

Queue Optimizer

Plan print batches across multiple machines to minimize idle time, bottlenecks, and missed deadlines in print farms.

Cost Calculator

Material, electricity, fees, and profit — all materials.

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Advanced workflows

Deeper tools for optimisation, automation, diagnostics and production planning.

#01 · advanced

STL Error Detection + Fix Cost

Upload or describe mesh issues and get plain-language diagnostics, print impact, estimated failure risk, and likely time/material loss before printing.

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#02 · advanced

Auto Orientation Optimizer

Get orientation suggestions optimized for strength direction, support minimization, and print time with transparent trade-offs.

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#03 · advanced

Failure Diagnosis Engine

Pick symptoms like stringing, layer shift, or elephant foot and get ranked likely causes with exact corrective parameter changes.

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#04 · advanced

Marketplace Price Intelligence

Track comparable listing prices, saturation signals, and keyword demand signals for Etsy/eBay product niches.

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Custom G-code Generator

Generate cleaner start/end/tool-change scripts based on printer, firmware, and workflow requirements without copying random forum snippets.

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Filament Profile Generator

Create a starter slicer profile from printer + material goals, including temperature, retraction, and cooling targets.

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3D Print Quote API

Embed instant quoting into storefronts and internal tools with consistent cost models, markup rules, and downloadable quote reports.

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Bulk Queue Optimizer

Plan print batches across multiple machines to minimize idle time, bottlenecks, and missed deadlines in print farms.

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Material Recommendation Engine

Describe the end-use need and get ranked material recommendations with settings, trade-offs, and fallback alternatives.

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Filaments, printers and tools worth considering — selected for makers who care about cost and reliability.

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