Fabrication Lab

Price a print run the way a machine shop bills it

Filament catalog 32 spoolsMachine catalog 23 printersPrices verified 2026-09-20Engine currency USD → display

Filament by weight, energy from the printer's measured average draw, machine depreciation over its working life, consumables, labor, a failure buffer and your margin — every number traced back to a cited source. Adjust the part, change the machine, and the ledger reprices the whole run. The result prints as a clean customer quote.

How accurate is this? Read the questions

Start from a scenario

Part & job

Part name

Model weight

Filament laid down for the part, grams per unit

Supports & purge

Supports, brim, raft and purge waste, grams per unit

Print time

Per unit, in hours. Slicer estimates count as a source.

Batch quantity

Quote the whole run; the per-unit price stays the same.

Material & machine

Material

Printer

Power draw (override)

Leave 0 to use the printer's catalog average (~105 W on a typical enclosed CoreXY).

Cost assumptions

Electricity tariff

$/kWh

Pick a regional preset or type your own rate.

Consumables / upkeep

$/h

Nozzle, plates, grease, IPA — dollars per print hour.

Labor per unit

Prep, removal, post-processing, packaging.

Labor rate

$/h

Set 0 to exclude labor from the quote.

Risk & margin

Failure buffer: 10%

Covers failed prints and re-prints, applied to the pre-failure subtotal.

Margin: 40%

Profit on top of total cost → the minimum selling price.

Display currency

The engine computes in USD, then converts for display.

Minimum selling price

$2.49/ unit

$2.49 for 1 unit

Material · $0.28 · 11%Energy · $0.04 · 2%Machine rate · $0.30 · 12%Consumables · $1.00 · 40%Failure buffer · $0.16 · 6%Margin · $0.71 · 29%

Cost ledger

Line	Per unit	Batch (1)
Material	$0.28	$0.28
Energy	$0.04	$0.04
Machine rate	$0.30	$0.30
Consumables	$1.00	$1.00
Labor	$0.00	$0.00
Failure buffer	$0.16	$0.16
Subtotal (pre-failure)	$1.62	$1.62
Total cost	$1.78	$1.78
Margin (40%)	$0.71	$0.71
Minimum selling price	$2.49	$2.49

Material

PLA · Sunlu — 1 kg spool

$10.29/kg · density 1.24 g/cm³ · 205–225 °C · Manufacturer

Most forgiving desktop material; great surface finish without a chamber. Typical print temp 205–225 °C, bed 50–60 °C.

Manufacturer source Verified 2026-09-19

Machine

Bambu Lab X1-Carbon

105 W effective · $0.15/h machine rate

16,777 cm³ build volume · $1,199 · 8,000 h lifetime

Flagship enclosed CoreXY. 256 × 256 × 256 mm. 105 W is the manufacturer-measured average during a PLA print. Discontinued in 2026 in favor of the X2D.

Manufacturer source Verified 2026-09-19

How this is calculated

Material = (model + supports) ÷ 1000 × price per kg. Energy = power ÷ 1000 × hours × tariff. Machine = printer price ÷ lifetime hours × print hours.
Consumables = $/hour × print hours. Labor = hours per unit × your rate (set the rate to 0 to exclude labor).
The failure buffer (failures, re-prints, wasted filament) is applied to the subtotal, then margin is applied on top of total cost to reach the minimum selling price.
Energy assumes the average draw over the whole print, including heat-up and idle. Real spikes on enclosed printers can run far higher, but the average governs the bill.
Every price, power figure and lifetime links back to a cited source in the dashboard catalog. Tariffs and exchange rates are dated presets, not live feeds.

Numbers are planning estimates, not accounting advice. Verify filament prices and electricity rates against your own invoices before quoting a customer.

3D Print Quote

Untitled part

Q-20261001-888

Date: 2026-10-01

Valid until: 2026-10-31

Material: PLA · Sunlu — 1 kg spool	Printer: Bambu Lab X1-Carbon
Model weight: 25 g (+ 2 g supports)	Print time: 2 h per unit
Batch: 1 unit	Currency: USD

Line	Per unit	Batch (1)
Material	$0.28	$0.28
Energy	$0.04	$0.04
Machine rate	$0.30	$0.30
Consumables	$1.00	$1.00
Labor	$0.00	$0.00
Failure buffer	$0.16	$0.16
Subtotal (pre-failure)	$1.62	$1.62
Total cost	$1.78	$1.78
Margin (40%)	$0.71	$0.71
Minimum selling price	$2.49	$2.49

Generated by the 3D print cost engine at ibakas.com/print-cost. Assumptions: tariff $0.17/kWh, failure buffer 10%, margin 40%. Planning estimate only — verify prices and rates before production.

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Fabrication Lab

Price a print run the way a machine shop bills it

Filament catalog 32 spoolsMachine catalog 23 printersPrices verified 2026-09-20Engine currency USD → display

How accurate is this? Read the questions

Start from a scenario

Part & job

Part name

Model weight

Filament laid down for the part, grams per unit

Supports & purge

Supports, brim, raft and purge waste, grams per unit

Print time

Per unit, in hours. Slicer estimates count as a source.

Batch quantity

Quote the whole run; the per-unit price stays the same.

Material & machine

Material

Printer

Power draw (override)

Leave 0 to use the printer's catalog average (~105 W on a typical enclosed CoreXY).

Cost assumptions

Electricity tariff

$/kWh

Pick a regional preset or type your own rate.

Consumables / upkeep

$/h

Nozzle, plates, grease, IPA — dollars per print hour.

Labor per unit

Prep, removal, post-processing, packaging.

Labor rate

$/h

Set 0 to exclude labor from the quote.

Risk & margin

Failure buffer: 10%

Covers failed prints and re-prints, applied to the pre-failure subtotal.

Margin: 40%

Profit on top of total cost → the minimum selling price.

Display currency

The engine computes in USD, then converts for display.

Minimum selling price

$2.49/ unit

$2.49 for 1 unit

Material · $0.28 · 11%Energy · $0.04 · 2%Machine rate · $0.30 · 12%Consumables · $1.00 · 40%Failure buffer · $0.16 · 6%Margin · $0.71 · 29%

Cost ledger

Line	Per unit	Batch (1)
Material	$0.28	$0.28
Energy	$0.04	$0.04
Machine rate	$0.30	$0.30
Consumables	$1.00	$1.00
Labor	$0.00	$0.00
Failure buffer	$0.16	$0.16
Subtotal (pre-failure)	$1.62	$1.62
Total cost	$1.78	$1.78
Margin (40%)	$0.71	$0.71
Minimum selling price	$2.49	$2.49

Material

PLA · Sunlu — 1 kg spool

$10.29/kg · density 1.24 g/cm³ · 205–225 °C · Manufacturer

Most forgiving desktop material; great surface finish without a chamber. Typical print temp 205–225 °C, bed 50–60 °C.

Manufacturer source Verified 2026-09-19

Machine

Bambu Lab X1-Carbon

105 W effective · $0.15/h machine rate

16,777 cm³ build volume · $1,199 · 8,000 h lifetime

Flagship enclosed CoreXY. 256 × 256 × 256 mm. 105 W is the manufacturer-measured average during a PLA print. Discontinued in 2026 in favor of the X2D.

Manufacturer source Verified 2026-09-19

How this is calculated

Material = (model + supports) ÷ 1000 × price per kg. Energy = power ÷ 1000 × hours × tariff. Machine = printer price ÷ lifetime hours × print hours.
Consumables = $/hour × print hours. Labor = hours per unit × your rate (set the rate to 0 to exclude labor).
The failure buffer (failures, re-prints, wasted filament) is applied to the subtotal, then margin is applied on top of total cost to reach the minimum selling price.
Energy assumes the average draw over the whole print, including heat-up and idle. Real spikes on enclosed printers can run far higher, but the average governs the bill.
Every price, power figure and lifetime links back to a cited source in the dashboard catalog. Tariffs and exchange rates are dated presets, not live feeds.

Numbers are planning estimates, not accounting advice. Verify filament prices and electricity rates against your own invoices before quoting a customer.

3D Print Quote

Untitled part

Q-20261001-888

Date: 2026-10-01

Valid until: 2026-10-31

Material: PLA · Sunlu — 1 kg spool	Printer: Bambu Lab X1-Carbon
Model weight: 25 g (+ 2 g supports)	Print time: 2 h per unit
Batch: 1 unit	Currency: USD

Line	Per unit	Batch (1)
Material	$0.28	$0.28
Energy	$0.04	$0.04
Machine rate	$0.30	$0.30
Consumables	$1.00	$1.00
Labor	$0.00	$0.00
Failure buffer	$0.16	$0.16
Subtotal (pre-failure)	$1.62	$1.62
Total cost	$1.78	$1.78
Margin (40%)	$0.71	$0.71
Minimum selling price	$2.49	$2.49

Generated by the 3D print cost engine at ibakas.com/print-cost. Assumptions: tariff $0.17/kWh, failure buffer 10%, margin 40%. Planning estimate only — verify prices and rates before production.