3D print price quote helper
Turn print time, filament grams, and your rates into a fair customer quote with a clear cost breakdown.
How to set it up
- Write down your rates: price per kg for each filament, electricity cost per hour, your hourly rate for prep and post-processing, and a failure buffer (for example 10%).
- Get the slicer's print time and filament grams for the job.
- Ask for a quote with a line-by-line breakdown and a suggested retail price.
Copy-paste starter prompt
Works in ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, or any agent tool. Replace the parts in brackets.
Make a customer quote for this 3D print. Slicer estimate: [print time] and [grams] of [filament type]. My rates: filament $[x] per kg, machine time $[x] per hour, labor $[x] per hour for [minutes] of prep and cleanup, failure buffer [x]%. Show each cost line, the total cost, and a suggested price at [x]% margin. Round to a clean number. If any input is missing, ask for it instead of guessing.
Keep a human in the loop
You set the final price and send the quote. The agent only does the math and drafts the breakdown.
Who it is for
People in the 3D printing niche who want one job handled by an AI agent without building a platform from scratch.