Turn slicer weight or filament length into per-print cost, batch demand, waste and failure allowance, and an inventory shortfall plan.
Change the inputs that matter to your decision. Optional assumptions stay collapsed until you need them.
Use slicer output for the best per-print usage estimate.
Waste and failure allowances turn a clean slicer estimate into a purchase and inventory plan.
Each print uses an effective 92.4 g and costs $2.31 in filament. A batch of 4 prints costs $9.24.
Current inventory covers this batch and still leaves 380.4 g of model filament (PLA). You can complete 8 full prints before the next filament purchase, limited by model filament (PLA).
| Model Filament (PLA) | $2.3192.4 g · 10 prints/full spool, 8 prints/current inventory; 380.4 g left |
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Filament-only estimate. Electricity, labor, machine depreciation, adhesives, hardware, and post-processing costs are excluded.
Practical notes about the inputs, assumptions, and result.
Waste covers predictable extra material such as purge, skirts, supports, and leftovers. Failure allowance reserves additional material for the chance that a whole print must be repeated.
Yes. Choose Model + support and enter a second material, spool cost, usage, and available weight.
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