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True material cost
Use spool price, spool weight, and grams consumed to calculate material cost instead of eyeballing it.
● Built for 3D printing sellers
Stop guessing.
Stop guessing.
Price every layer.
Know what a print actually costs, protect your profit margin, and turn the numbers into a clean customer quote — without juggling spreadsheets.
No account needed for the free calculator. Your quote data stays in your browser session.
PETG · 86g
5h 24m
12%
32%
Recommended customer price
$48.62
Estimated profit
+$15.56
Professional quote preview
Material costPrice by grams actually used
Machine timeAccount for wear and run time
Fees + failuresProtect yourself from hidden costs
Profit marginPrice to a target, not a guess
Everything you need to quote smarter
From sliced file to customer-ready price.
PriceMyLayer combines the costs makers often forget with the quote tools small print businesses actually need.
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Machine + electricity
Include print duration, printer power draw, electricity, and an hourly machine rate for maintenance and wear.
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Failure allowance
Build failed prints and reprints into pricing instead of letting an occasional spaghetti monster erase your profit.
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Marketplace fees
Account for percentage and fixed transaction fees so Etsy, eBay, or other selling costs don't surprise you.
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Target profit margin
Set the margin you want and let PriceMyLayer work backward to a recommended customer price.
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Quote builder
Add your customer, project, terms, and price, then print or save a professional quote as PDF.
Simple by design
Three steps from slicer numbers to a quote.
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Enter the print
Add material use, print time, quantity, and any labor or fulfillment costs.
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Choose your margin
PriceMyLayer calculates your real cost and a recommended selling price based on your target profit.
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Send the quote
Fill in customer details, review the quote, then print or save it as a PDF.
FAQ
Questions before you quote?
Is PriceMyLayer free?
The core calculator and quote builder are available as the free experience. Premium is planned as an optional upgrade for saved data, repeat workflows, branding, and other business-focused tools.
What costs can I include?
Material, electricity, machine time, failure allowance, design labor, post-processing, packaging, shipping, marketplace fees, fixed transaction fees, and a minimum job charge can all be part of the calculation.
How does PriceMyLayer calculate the recommended price?
PriceMyLayer first adds the real costs of the job: material, electricity, machine time, a failure allowance, labor, packaging, and shipping. It then accounts for percentage-based marketplace fees, any fixed transaction fee, and your desired profit margin. In simplified form: Recommended Price = (Total Job Cost + Fixed Fee) ÷ (1 − Marketplace Fee % − Desired Profit Margin %). If an eligible minimum job charge is higher, the minimum becomes the recommendation.
Why not just add 30% to my cost for a 30% profit margin?
Adding 30% to cost is a 30% markup, not a 30% profit margin. A true 30% margin means profit is 30% of the final selling price, so PriceMyLayer solves backward from the margin you want.
Why include machine time and failed prints?
Your filament is only part of what a print costs. Machine time helps account for printer use, maintenance, wear, and replacement over time. Failure allowance uses expected cost: repeatable production cost is divided by (1 − failure rate), so occasional failed attempts are realistically spread across successful jobs.
Does the calculator decide what I must charge?
No. It gives you a recommended price based on the costs and margin you enter, and you can override the final customer price when needed.
Can I create a quote for a customer?
Yes. Add business and customer information, a project description, validity period, and notes. The quote updates automatically and can be printed or saved as a PDF from your browser.