3D Printing quote
To valuate a 3D print, we base the quotation on four factors
- Volume – the bigger the print, the higher the price due to higher material consumption and more time to be completed is required;
- Durability required – sturdier prints require higher building material density and usage of specialised materials, the former leads to higher material consumption, while specialised materials are also more expensive;
- Surface quality – 3D printing is an additive manufacturing technology, where an item is built by laying layers of a building material (be it resin or filament), where height of a layer is variable. Lower height equals less aliasing between consequent layers and results in maintaining higher level of details, this also results in layers being less and less visible, which also translates into higher aesthetics of walls. This is at a cost of a significant production time increase. An uncompromising level of surface quality is only achievable on a resin printer;
- Dimension tolerances – this factor basically dictates whether or not an FDM print can be used, for more details please read about printing tolerancies specific for given technology on our 3D Printing page.
To deliver an earnest 3d printing quote, we base the assessment on a 3D file, a valuation from drawings is possible but the margin of value error will be high and can be a subject for a further adjustment. We accept STL, STEP, OBJ and 3MF files. When addresing what the item is for, please specify the item’s purpose, environment it needs to withstand (temperature, exposure to chemical compounds), this will help us correctly assess project’s requirements and material selection. Please attach photographies or renders, if deemed necessary for project assessment.
Attention: If FDM is your choice, before sending a 3D model file please make sure, that the design accounts for a height drop at each surface, that is not printed on the bed or on top of already printed geometry – so called overhang. Typically, the height drop is equal to around 0.3mm, this happen because overhangs are not able to be printed in the air and need to be supported with extra material. This material needs to be printed a little below the target surface in order to be removable, which causes the surface to slightly sink. This applies mostly to flat surfaces – side openings, such as for nuts, do not need to be compensated for this occurrence.
You can use a form below to quickly define requirements of your end product: