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Find the material cost of one miniature, a complete unit, or the army you are absolutely going to finish this time.
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YOUR NUMBERS
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02 / ESTIMATED MATERIAL COST
20 MINIATURES$4.62
9.2g estimated filament per miniature after allowances.
PER MINIATURE$0.23
COST PER GRAM$0.02
TOTAL FILAMENT184.8g
USE YOUR SLICER WEIGHT
Good estimates start with sliced files.
Import, orient, and slice the model first. Use the slicer’s filament weight as the model input if it already includes generated supports; in that case, set the support allowance here to zero.
The waste percentage is your buffer for purge material, calibration, partial failures, and the occasional miniature that becomes spaghetti at the ankles. Track a few real prints and adjust it to match your setup.