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So I have little to no idea regarding 3D printing and was building web-based software for a client, I have 3 values in my access,

  • Material: PLA
  • Material Cost: 1300 kr per kilogram
  • Infill Percentage/Density: 50 %
  • Material length: 13000 mm
  • Printing Cost Per Hour: 70 kr

Given this information, what would be the formula to calculate the rough estimation of the time required to 3D print this? I know that it's different for all the 3D printers but still, I would like to have a way to calculate a rough estimation of the 3D printing time, that possibly but not necessarily, touches the reality of most 3D printers.

agarza
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Syed M. Sannan
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You'd certainly need to know more information than that provided. 3D printers have speeds ranging from 20 mm per second to as high as ten times that (extreme 3D printer sports!) and the speed during printing varies with the geometry of the object being printed.

More considerations involve printer nozzle size, object layer thickness (if uniform throughout), printer model, slicer software used, slicer software profile used.

For a rough estimate with the information, you could expect a variance fifty percent or more, if someone was willing to take the risk of making an estimation.

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