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3d print calculator6/9/2023 ![]() ![]() This is an average number and is meant to be a baseline. ![]() But a more accurate and correct way to do this is to actually time it with a stopwatch to see how it will take to print a 1 cubic centimeter cube from the first extrusion to the print stopping. Take a 1 cubic centimeter cube, go into your slicer, and it will give you a time estimate for how long it will print. It is not necessary to calculate the warm up time, the time it takes to heat up the nozzle or bed. How long to fabricate 1 cubic centimeter of material? In minutes - it’s important to understand the rate at which your machine can print. Also, all of the consumables that go into the machine over the year, such as blue painter’s tape for printing surfaces, really anything that goes into the cost of the machine you want to compensate for with this number. ![]() Maintenance & Service Cost per year - the cost for the service plan. Another way to look at this is how long will it take until you to replace this machine, whether it becomes obsolete or you replace it with something new (assume no scrap value). Some manufacturers may actually have this listed for their machines. Machine Lifetime Hours - this is how long is the machine going to last while operating. Every filament manufacturer will have that information. Material Density - this is important to know, and if you don’t know you can easily find it with a Google search.
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