What printing costs

What drives the price of a printed part

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Layer height & infill

The two settings that change price and strength

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Wall thickness

Minimums that print, and figures that hold

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Orientation & strength

Layer direction is why parts break

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Why prints fail

Warping, splits and other failures

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Printing vs machining

Which process suits a one-off part

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How long it takes

Print time, queue time and post

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STL, STEP or 3MF

What each format carries, and when

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Snap fits & clips

Designing parts that clip together

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Batches & multiples

Why one order beats four

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