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3D print cost spreadsheet: formulas for Excel and Google Sheets
Build a 3D print cost spreadsheet in Excel or Google Sheets: a settings block, one row per job, formulas to paste and a CSV template you can import.
Build a 3D print cost spreadsheet in Excel or Google Sheets: a settings block, one row per job, formulas to paste and a CSV template you can import.
An articulated 3D printed dragon costs about $0.84 to $2.32 in PLA and power at 27 to 55 cm long. Grams, hours and cost by size, plus how to price one to sell.
What a 3D printed figure or toy costs at home: grams, print hours, filament and electricity for figures from 10 to 60 cm, action figures and fidget toys.
How much to charge for 3D printed keychains: what one costs to make, a pricing formula, and what you keep at $4, $6 and $8 after Etsy or Square fees.
A 3D-printed LEGO-compatible 2x4 brick costs about 7 cents in PLA and power, against 21 cents on LEGO's US Pick a Brick. Per brick, per gram and per set.
A 28 to 32 mm miniature costs 10 to 26 cents in resin or PLA. Resin per ml and PLA per gram for real minis, a Warhammer army budget, and what to charge.
What a 3D printed vase costs at home: grams, hours, filament and electricity for vase-mode vases from 13 to 30 cm, solid-wall vases, and what to charge for one.
US libraries charge 6 to 20 cents per gram or $1 per hour for 3D printing, and some print free. Fees at eight libraries and a 20 g and 50 g print priced.
What 3D printing services charge for a plastic part: online FDM from $1.00, $25 minimum orders, about $95 at Protolabs, and 15 cents a gram at libraries.
A small 3D print costs 10 cents to $1 at home in PLA and power. Real model weights and print times, service and library minimums, and how to price small prints.
Is AI print failure detection worth it? What camera and lidar monitoring catch, what they miss, 2026 prices, and a break-even formula with worked examples.