A practical guide to the current PrintProfit workflow, pricing calculations, saving, file analysis, materials, delivery, selling fees, Profit Toolkit and Compare Products.
Estimate what it costs to make a 3D print and choose a selling price using your own printer, material and business figures. PrintProfit supports filament and resin workflows.
Add material usage, print time, electricity, printer depreciation, labour, packaging, delivery and selling fees. The calculator brings these costs together to show estimated cost, break-even price, profit and margin. Results depend on the values and rates you enter, so check them against your actual costs.
Upload a supported print or model file to see which details PrintProfit can read. Some files include print time or material usage; others do not. Review detected values and enter anything missing from your slicer before relying on the estimate.
Upload a supported model or print file. Where useful information is available, PrintProfit analyses it and shows what it found. You can also enter print time and material usage yourself.
Select the printer and material used for the print. Printer profiles provide the figures needed for power and depreciation; resin profiles switch the material workflow to resin.
Enter the costs involved in making and selling the print: labour, packaging, other costs, electricity, marketplace fees, payment fees, fixed fees and delivery.
Set your selling price and quantity, then use Calculate Costs & Price. The Results area shows single-print or batch economics, profit, margin and pricing options.
PrintProfit recognises G-code and several common 3D-printing formats, including G-code variants, 3MF, Lychee, CHITUBOX, resin slice formats and common model formats such as STL, OBJ, AMF, PLY and STEP/STP. What PrintProfit can calculate automatically depends on what information the file contains.
Readable sliced data can provide print time and material usage. G-code metadata may supply time, filament grams, filament length or volume. 3MF projects can also expose slicer, printer, profile, nozzle, layer height, infill, supports and bed information where stored.
The Print Information area tells you whether the file analysis is detailed, basic, limited or still waiting. Missing data is not guessed; enter it manually when necessary.
When file metadata includes useful printer or material information, use Apply detected settings to transfer the detected values into the calculator. Check the values against your slicer before relying on the final result.
With Pro, enable this setting in Print Setup when using several printers or several products on a build plate. Set the total product quantity in Costs & Fees. Add one group for each printer model or cycle setup, then enter the number of printers, products per cycle, actual slicer time per cycle, average power, purchase cost and lifetime. Profile values are editable estimates.
One print cycle is one print job on one printer. Cycles can run simultaneously on different printers. The summary shows total cycles, cycles per printer, full cycles, any final partial cycle, combined printer time, estimated completion time and energy. For example, 500 products at 30 per cycle need 17 cycles; three identical printers complete these in six rounds.
Material usage, labour, packaging and other costs remain per product. Electricity uses your existing unit rate. Depreciation and electricity include every full or partially filled cycle, then feed an average cost per product into Results and the pricing tools. Delivery and fixed order fees retain the calculator’s existing batch rules.
Products are allocated by group order and plate capacity. This is a planning estimate, not a fastest-machine scheduler. Printers start together; elapsed time excludes cooldown, unloading, changeovers and downtime. Use the same material and units throughout a run; calculate resin and filament separately. Save Project includes the production-run setup. If a run is incomplete, Results still show the normal single-printer estimate with a warning. Turn the option off to return to normal single-printer costing.
In Results, save up to three calculation snapshots to compare quantities, revenue, costs, fees, profit, cycles and energy. Name each scenario, change the calculator and save the next. Snapshots are saved with your project; removing a snapshot does not change the calculation. Comparisons use your current display currency.
Customer quotation: enter your seller name, customer (optional), description, reference and tax/delivery notes. Print or choose Save as PDF. This draft includes selling prices, discounts, delivery charges and the customer total; internal costs and profit are excluded. Confirm the details and tax treatment yourself before sending. Customer details entered in the quotation form are not saved in projects.
Internal costing CSV includes material, electricity, depreciation, labour, packaging, fees, profit and farm details. It is intended for your records, not for customers.
Production allowances: expected failures add full planned attempts and associated material and per-product labour. Changeover minutes add hands-on labour and elapsed time between cycles. Downtime extends elapsed time only, with no assumed idle electricity or depreciation. Packaging and order delivery remain tied to requested good products. These are estimates; actual failures and stock use can differ. Logging a completed print deducts the normal successful-product material amount, not estimated failures.
Open My Workspace → Workshop → My Materials → Scan material. Start the camera on a supported HTTPS browser, or type an EAN/UPC code. Camera images are processed on your device and are not uploaded. Stop scanning, close the workspace or leave the page to stop the camera.
The scanner recognises barcodes, not printed label text or RFID chips. A new barcode needs manual product details and a purchase price. Save it once; later scans can prefill matching workspace details. Review the type, brand, colour, package amount, price and remaining stock, then Save to add a new package. Scanning alone never changes stock. Unrecognised or conflicting codes use manual entry. Saved barcode metadata follows your normal workspace sync choice.
These business and scanning tools require an active Pro trial or subscription. Manual material entry remains available on Basic.
Select a supported printer profile or choose Custom. A printer profile supplies estimated power and a printer price/lifetime figure used for electricity and depreciation calculations. Printer prices are reference values and can change.
Choose Filament (FDM) or Resin (SLA / MSLA / DLP). Resin printer profiles can automatically move the calculator into resin mode.
Enter package size and package cost, then enter how much material is used per print. PrintProfit calculates the material cost from the amount used rather than charging the whole spool or bottle to one print.
Use the detected print time where available, or enter it manually. Print time affects electricity and printer depreciation and therefore changes the total cost to make.
Enter labour hours and minutes per print and your labour rate per hour. This represents your time preparing, finishing, packing or otherwise working on each print.
Packaging is a per-print cost. Other is for additional costs that do not fit the main fields, such as consumables or small operating expenses.
Enter your unit electricity rate (£/kWh), or use an available reference benchmark as a starting point. The calculator combines the printer's estimated power draw with print time to estimate electricity usage and cost.
Supplier names and benchmark rates are reference information only. Your real tariff can differ because of supplier, plan, region, meter type and payment method, so use the rate from your bill whenever possible.
Select your selling platform to preload its configured platform fee, payment fee and fixed fee assumptions. You can edit those fields when your own account charges differ.
Select a courier and service to load a reference rate. The automatic rate can still be overridden in the Cost to you field when your actual shipping cost is different.
Cost to you is the amount you pay the courier. Charged to customer is the amount you collect from the customer. The calculator keeps these values separate when calculating profit.
Courier and platform figures are estimates/reference data. Parcel size, dimensions, destination, account type, surcharges, promotions and fee changes can alter the final amount.
Set how many identical items you are pricing. Quantity of one represents a single print; a quantity greater than one automatically switches the results view to Batch Pricing.
Enter the percentage discount applied to the selling price per item for the batch. This changes batch sales and therefore batch profit and margin.
Enter the price you intend to charge for one item. The calculator then uses the quantity, discount, fees and delivery inputs to calculate the batch outcome.
Single Print shows per-print cost, selling price, profit and margin. Batch Pricing shows the cost, sales and profit for the full quantity using the current batch discount and fee assumptions.
This combines the applicable material, electricity, printer depreciation, labour, packaging, other costs and delivery cost for the selected result.
Selling Price is what you charge. Profit is the amount left after the included costs and applicable selling fees. Margin is profit expressed as a percentage of selling price.
The 30%, 50% and 60% buttons set a target margin using the current costs and fees. Clicking an active quick button again can undo it and restore the previous selling price.
Enter your own target margin, such as 42.5%, to calculate a price from the current cost and fee assumptions. Batch target pricing also uses the current quantity, discount and delivery charge.
Test changes without permanently changing the main calculation. Explore lower material usage, less print time, labour savings, packaging or delivery savings, or a different selling platform.
See how the current cost to make is divided between material, electricity, printer depreciation, labour, packaging/other costs and delivery. This helps identify which inputs are contributing most to cost.
See the selling price needed for break-even and a range of target margins using the current selling channel, fixed fee and delivery charge.
Compare a bulk material or packaging purchase against your current price and estimate saving per pack, total saving and saving per print.
Compare fee impact across available selling channels at your current selling price. Platform assumptions may not include every monthly, promotional or optional charge.
The Results area gives a quick status such as Profit, Break-even or Loss together with the current margin so you can read the outcome quickly.
Save and manage named calculator setups from the Projects section. Projects save on this device by default. With an active Pro trial or subscription, sign in and choose account sync to use project settings on your other devices. Uploaded 3D model files stay on the device where you added them.
Keep printer profiles and material stock ready for your next print. With Pro, sign in with a verified email address to sync these profiles across devices.
Manage sign-in, verification, password recovery and account deletion. Creating an account is optional; the calculator and local projects remain available without one.
The Workshop section of My Workspace lets you keep reusable filament and resin profiles with a name, type, brand, colour, package amount and cost.
Select Use on a saved material to apply its details to the calculator instead of entering the same package information repeatedly.
Saved material profiles can be edited or deleted. They are separate from saved calculator projects.
Material library values are stored for reuse and displayed using your selected calculator currency and conversion settings.
PrintProfit keeps a temporary working draft on the current device while you work and when you deliberately move between calculator areas such as Compare Products or Profit Advisor. This prevents ordinary section changes from losing your inputs.
Save Project creates a named project containing the current calculator setup. After loading a project, Save becomes Update so changes can be saved back to that same project.
The Projects section of My Workspace lets you Load, Update, Rename, Duplicate and Delete saved projects. Reset clears the current working state but does not delete separately saved projects.
Projects save in this browser. With Pro account sync enabled, a copy of your saved project settings and slicer-analysis details can sync to your other devices. Uploaded print files stay on the device where you added them.
Search product names, retailers, brands, colours, pack/build details or material type. Filter by category, brand, material, colour, retailer, price range and availability.
Common aliases such as Bambu/Bambu Lab, PLA Plus/PLA+ and FFF/FDM are recognised. Quick filters let you jump to Filament, 3D printers, In stock or Under £20.
Tick the box beside a product and keep selecting while changing filters or brands. The comparison tray keeps your selections for the current browser session.
Use Details to see the product image, category, brand, material/technology, colour, retailer, pack/build volume, price, unit cost, availability and any recorded price history.
Save a selected group as a named comparison. Saved lists are stored locally on this device and can be loaded or deleted later.
Reference listings show checked dates and a live/reference status. Price history builds as future refreshes record changes. Missing product photos use a safe fallback; the refresh job can discover exact retailer images where supported.
Delivered-price information is shown only when shipping data is available. Final retailer checkout remains the source of truth for delivery, VAT, coupons, bundles, account pricing and stock.
Compare Products is a comparison aid, not a guarantee of checkout price. Open the live retailer listing before purchasing.
When an approved offer is available for a product and retailer, its card or table row shows a Coupons & deals button. Open it to see available codes, no-code deals, expiry dates, exclusions and the last checked date. Copy code only copies the visible code; Visit retailer is a separate action. Expired offers and offers not checked within seven days are hidden automatically. Eligibility and checkout prices can vary, so check the retailer’s terms. Affiliate retailer links are clearly labelled.
Links marked with a chain-link symbol and the word Affiliate are advertising links. If you follow one and make a qualifying purchase, PrintProfit may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. This helps support the site.
The label appears beside the relevant link so you can identify it before clicking. Other retailer links may not earn commission. The Shop ELEGOO UK and Shop Anycubic UK affiliate buttons open their UK shops. Links to Anycubic’s UK store include our referral code and keep the selected product and variant. Individual retailer links are only marked Affiliate when affiliate tracking is connected to them.
An affiliate relationship does not mean PrintProfit is the retailer’s official website. Check the retailer’s current price, delivery charges and terms before buying.
Use Install PrintProfit when offered, or your browser’s Add to Home screen option. On iPhone and iPad, open PrintProfit in Safari and use Share → Add to Home Screen. Installation keeps the website’s features and opens it in its own window where supported.
This first app version requires an internet connection. It does not store prices, coupons or account data for offline browsing. Local projects belong to the browser/device storage: use the same browser profile and export a backup before switching browsers, devices or clearing site data. Pro account sync is optional. Website updates are fetched online; close and reopen the app if an update is not visible.
Switch between the standard dark PrintProfit interface and the lighter display.
Choose from English, Polski, Deutsch, Français, Español or Italiano. Your language choice is saved on this device.
Choose metric or imperial measurements. Material measurements change to suit the selected unit system.
Choose the currency used to display costs and prices. The exchange-rate field controls non-GBP conversion and can be adjusted when you have a more appropriate rate.
Use Apply Changes after changing settings so the calculator refreshes its display and calculations using the selected preferences.
Reset clears the current calculator inputs and temporary working state. It does not delete the separately saved projects or saved materials.
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Firebase Authentication handles your email address, account ID, verification and password recovery. PrintProfit does not store your password. With your choice to sync, your printer and material profiles, saved project settings, slicer-analysis details and the small records needed to keep devices in sync are stored in your own Firebase account area. Uploaded 3D model file contents stay on the device where they were added. Profiles and Projects already saved in a browser are copied only if you choose “Import profiles & projects”; you can keep them on that device instead.
Calculator inputs and supported print files stay in your browser. If you enable account sync, a copy of saved project settings and slicer-analysis details is sent to your account; the original model files are not uploaded. Deleting your account does not remove local Projects, files or browser data from your other devices.
Firebase Authentication processes authentication information in the United States. This project's Firestore database is in London, United Kingdom. Optional Google Analytics runs only after you accept it. Read the full Privacy Notice for providers, lawful bases, retention and your rights.
Check the printer profile, print time, material amount and cost, labour, electricity rate, delivery, selling platform and all applicable fees. Replace reference values with your actual costs wherever possible.
The file may not contain readable metadata. PrintProfit does not guess missing values. Enter print time and material usage manually, or use a sliced file that includes the metadata needed for analysis.
File intelligence can report information separately from the live calculator inputs. Review detected values and use Apply detected settings when appropriate, then confirm the final printer, material and usage values.
Quantity greater than one automatically selects the Batch Pricing result view. Returning quantity to one selects the single-print result.
Projects save locally by default. With Pro, sign in, accept the sync notice and choose to sync so saved project settings and inventory can be available on your other devices. Uploaded model files stay on the device where you added them.
Use them as reference starting points only. Provider tariffs, delivery rates, marketplace fees, product prices, promotions and stock can change. Check the live or actual source whenever accuracy matters.
Use the actual material cost and usage, real print time, a realistic labour rate, your actual electricity tariff, the real delivery cost, the actual customer delivery charge and the selling platform fees you pay.