Brim · 3D print pricing

Know what to charge for a print.

Add your printer, filament, power and time. Brim shows every cost line and the price to quote, with the maths written out.

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Your printer and filament

Set these up once. Brim remembers them. The numbers in there now are examples, so swap in your own.

Printer

Edit this printer

Name

What it cost Hours it will print in its life5,000 is a fair guess for a hobby printer.

Repairs per year Nozzles, belts, build plates. Hours it prints per year

Power while printing (watts) Electricity per kWh From your power bill.

Filament

Edit this filament

Name Material

Brim price Brim weight (grams)

Currency

This print

Your slicer shows the grams and print time.

What is it?

Filament used

Print time

hours

Your time on it

Design

min

Setup

min

Finishing

min

Your hourly rate

Failed print buffer

Profit markup

Brim saves your printers, filaments and last job in this browser, so next time you only type the grams and hours. Nothing is uploaded.

Every cost, not just the plastic

Slicers tell you what the filament costs. That is usually the smallest part of the bill. Brim adds the electricity, wear on the printer, repairs, failed prints and your own time, and shows the maths for each line.

	Slicer cost readouts	Brim
Filament	Yes	Yes
Electricity	No	Yes
Printer wear and repairs	No	Yes
Failed prints and your time	No	Yes, with the maths shown

How it works

Your printer and filament

Set them up once: price, power, spool cost.

This print

Grams and hours from your slicer, plus your time.

What to charge

Break-even, a price with your markup, and a customer quote to copy.

Questions

How much should I charge for a 3D print?

At least your break-even: filament, electricity, printer wear, repairs, a failure buffer and your time. Then add a markup for profit. Brim works out both from your own numbers.

How do I work out filament cost per print?

Grams used times spool price, divided by spool weight. A 120 g print from a 1 kg spool that cost 22 is 120 x 22 / 1000 = 2.64. Your slicer shows the grams.

How much electricity does a 3D printer use?

Many hobby printers average 100 to 150 watts while printing, though heated beds and enclosures change that. A smart plug gives you your real figure. Brim multiplies watts by hours by your rate per kWh.

What is printer depreciation?

Your printer wears out. If it cost 1,000 and lasts about 5,000 print hours, each hour of printing uses up 0.20 of it. Brim adds that per job.

Does Brim work in my currency?

It supports LKR, USD, EUR, GBP, AUD, CAD, INR, NZD and SGD.

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