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3D Printing Cost Calculator
Separate material, electricity, labor, machine time and failure allowance.
Quick answer
The calculator prices material, electricity, labor and machine time separately. It adds a failure allowance to those costs, then applies your markup to produce an editable quote.
- Best for
- Building a transparent quote for a filament print when material use, print time and local cost rates are known.
- Not for
- Automatic tax, marketplace fee, shipping, depreciation or demand calculations.
Formula and assumptions
Material = grams ÷ spool grams × spool price. Electricity = kW × hours × rate. Labor and machine costs are time × rate. Failure allowance applies to the subtotal, then markup applies to estimated cost.
Taxes, marketplace fees and depreciation rules vary, so defaults remain editable examples.
Worked example
3D Printing Cost Calculator
Inputs
- Filament used
- 96 g
- Spool weight
- 1,000 g
- Spool price
- 24
- Print time
- 7.5 h
- Printer power
- 120 W
- Electricity rate
- 0.2
- Labor time
- 25 min
- Hourly labor
- 20
- Machine rate
- 1.2
- Failure allowance
- 8 %
- Markup
- 25 %
Live result
- Material
- 2.3
- Electricity
- 0.18
- Labor
- 8.33
- Machine
- 9
FAQ
Questions this calculator answers
How is filament cost calculated for a 3D print?
Filament grams are divided by spool grams and multiplied by the spool price. This values only the estimated material used by the print, before failure allowance or markup.
How does electricity affect the print cost?
Printer watts are converted to kilowatts, then multiplied by print hours and your electricity rate. Enter a representative average power value rather than the printer's peak rating when available.
Is the quoted price the same as the production cost?
No. Estimated cost includes the itemized costs and failure allowance. The quote adds your chosen markup. Taxes, platform fees, packing and shipping remain outside the calculation.
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