Resin print cost calculator
Type the resin price and the model's volume from your slicer. Add a share for supports, failed prints and cleaning, and see what one good print really costs.
Your print
Estimate only. It leaves out the FEP film, the screen, power and your time.
Worked example
Resin at 30 a litre and a 50 ml model with 20% supports: 60 ml of resin, so 1.80. Add 0.50 for IPA and gloves: 2.30 a try. If 1 print in 10 fails, each good print costs 2.30 / 0.9 = 2.56.
How it works
- Resin used = model volume x (1 + supports %).
- Resin cost = ml / 1000 x price per litre.
- One try = resin cost + cleaning.
- Per good print = one try / (1 - failure rate). With 10% failing you need 1.11 tries for each good print.
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Questions
How do I find the model's volume?
Load the model in your resin slicer and add supports. Chitubox, Lychee and most others show the volume in ml after slicing.
Why divide by the failure rate instead of adding it?
If 1 print in 10 fails, you need 10 tries for 9 good prints, so each good print carries 10 / 9 of a try: 11% more, not 10%. The gap grows as failures go up.
Does hollowing save resin?
Yes, often a lot: a hollow figure with 2 mm walls can use half the resin of a solid one. Add drain holes so trapped resin can get out, then type the hollowed volume here.