How the price is worked out
Upload your model on Order a custom 3D print online and you see an approximate price straight away, estimated from the size of the model. A minute or so later, once the calculation for your file is done, it is replaced by the exact price. Next to it are the grams of material and the print time, so you can see what you are paying for.
Four things decide the price:
- How many grams of material the print uses, including the support material needed under overhangs.
- How long the print time is.
- How many copies you order. Preparing a print is the same work for one copy as for five, so the price per copy falls when you order several.
- Your choices: material, layer height, infill and the number of colours.
The price is the same for private customers and companies, in Swedish kronor and including 25 % VAT. Shipping is added at the checkout once you have entered your address. A calculated price is valid for 7 days, so you can upload the file, think it over and order later.
Size weighs heaviest
A model that is twice as large in every direction takes about eight times the material and far more than twice the time. That is why one large figure soon costs more than several small ones, and why it often pays to scale a model down a little. Ten percent smaller in every direction saves around a quarter of the material.
Check the dimensions as soon as the file is uploaded. A model saved in inches or metres comes in 25 or 1,000 times wrong, and then neither the size nor the price is right. What to do then is in the guide STL, 3MF, STEP or OBJ.
Lay the model right and skip the support material
Parts that hang freely in the air need support material under them while they are printed. You pay for that material, even though we remove it before the print is sent, and it takes time to print. A model that stands firmly on its flattest side, with nothing sticking out, costs less than the same model laid at an angle.
On the order page you can turn the model and press Lay flat, and the preview shows where the support material goes. If the model can do without, you can leave support material out altogether.
The inside: infill and layer height
A print is normally not solid. The inside is filled with a pattern, and the standard 15 % is enough for most things. A hollow part costs less but takes less, and a solid part is heavy, strong and expensive. A part that carries a load does well with 30 %, an ornament needs less.
Layer height sets the time. The standard is 0.20 mm. Thinner layers, 0.12 mm, give a finer surface on curved and sloping areas but take considerably longer. Coarser layers, 0.28 mm, are faster and suit parts whose surface is not on show. What each setting does to the print is in the guide Layer height, infill and nozzle.
Material and colour
The same model costs about the same in PLA as in PETG, so choose by what the part has to withstand, not by price. The colour does not affect the price. A model in two colours, on the other hand, takes longer and uses more material than the same model in one, because the printer switches material again and again. How that works is in the guide 3D printing in two colours.
Several parts in one file
If you have several small parts, or a model in several pieces, it is cheaper to put them in one file than to order them one by one. The parts are printed together on the same plate and count as one model. How to make such a file in Bambu Studio is in the guide Several parts in one file.
More than 20 copies, or a very large model
You can order up to 20 copies straight from the page. If you want more, or the price cannot be calculated automatically for a very large or complicated model, you send the file for a quote on the same page. We look at it and email you a fixed price, with a link to order from. It costs nothing and you are not committing to anything. For larger orders we write an offer. Contact us and describe what you need.