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Variable | Description | ||
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| Volume of the 3D model in mm3 | ||
| Area of the 3D model in mm2 | ||
| Height of the 3D model in mm | ||
| Width of the 3D model in mm | ||
| Depth of the 3D model in mm | ||
| Number of separated shells in 3D model | ||
| Bounding box volume of the 3D model in mm3 | ||
| Convex hull volume of the model in mm3 |
| Convex hull volume of the model in mm3 |
| Concave hull volume of the model in mm3, calculated with a max edge length of 55mm | ||
| Volume of the solid support structures in mm3 | ||
| Area of the model connected to support structures in mm2 | ||
| Quantity of the same geometry in the basket. | ||
User Properties | See the variable listing under User Based Pricing Scripts |
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This section contains sample scripts based on specific technologies and materials.
These pricing scripts can be copied directly into the platform and the variables can be adjusted according to your specific workflow and pricing.
FDM (ABS)
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//Variables starting with keyword "let" are adjustable by customers
//Material cost
const materialPrice = 70 // € or $
const materialDensity = 1.29 // g/cm^3
const supportPrice = 30 // €/kg or $/kg
const supportDensity = 1.29 // g/cm^3
const infill = 0.7 // number in [0,1]
const supportInfill = 0.3 // number in [0,1]
const wallThickness = 1 // mm
const partVolume = model.volume;
const surfaceArea = model.area;
const supportVolume = support.volume;
const materialUsedInfill = Math.max((partVolume - surfaceArea * wallThickness) * infill, 0)
const materialUsedContour = Math.min(surfaceArea * wallThickness, partVolume)
const materialUsed = materialUsedInfill + materialUsedContour
const totalMaterialPrice =
(materialUsed * materialDensity * materialPrice +
supportVolume * supportPrice * supportDensity * supportInfill) *
0.000001
// final unit price
const margin = 3;
let price = totalMaterialPrice * margin;
price; |
SLS (PA12)
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//Variables starting with keyword "let" are adjustable by customers let maxVolume = 380 * 284 * 380; // dimensions of the printer let materialCost = 60; // euro/kg let density = 1.02; // g/cm^3 let machineRate = 50; // euro/hour let maxPrintTime = 14; // printing time of a full building chamber let margin = 5; // total price is multiplied with margin // Price calculation let material = model.volume * materialCost * density * 0.000001; let time = (model.convex_hull_volume * maxPrintTime) / maxVolume; let price = margin * (material + time * machineRate); // Last line must contain final price price; |
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SLA (Accura ClearVue)
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//Variables starting with keyword "let" are adjustable by customers let materialCost = 120; // euro/kg let density = 1.12; // g/cm^3 let machineRate = 32; // euro/hour let timePerSurface = 0.00001; // h/mm^2 model’s surface let margin = 5; // total price is multiplied with margin // Price calculation let materialVolume = model.volume + support.volume * 0.1; let material = materialVolume * materialCost * density * 0.000001; let time = model.area * timePerSurface * machineRate; let price = margin * (material + time); // Last line must contain final price price; |
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DMLS (Aluminum ALSI10MG)
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//Variables starting with keyword "let" are adjustable by customers
let materialCost = 180; //euro/kg
let density = 4.43; //g/cm^3
let hourlyRate = 35; //euro/hour
let scanningSpeed = 3000; //mm/s
let laserDiameter = 0.1; //mm
let layerHeight = 0.1; //mm
let layerPreparationTime = 10; //s
let supportInfill = 0.1; // 10%
let laserNumber = 1; // Set number of lasers for multi-laser machines
let factor = 1;
// Price calculation
let materialVolume = model.volume + support.volume * supportInfill;
let recoatingTime = ((layerPreparationTime * model.h) / layerHeight) / item.quantity;
let printingSpeed = scanningSpeed * laserNumber * laserDiameter * layerHeight;
let machineTime = factor * (materialVolume / (printingSpeed) + recoatingTime) / 3600;
let price = hourlyRate * machineTime + density * materialVolume * materialCost / 1000000;
// Last line must contain final price
price; |