What 3D printing costs, and how to get an exact price in seconds
No price list to decode. Upload your file and the quote tool works out the plastic and print time your part needs and shows you the price, with postage, before you give us a single detail.
What sets the price
Plastic
How much filament your part uses, at the material's price. PLA and PETG are the cheapest, flexible and fibre-filled grades cost more per gram.
Print time
How long the printer is busy. Bigger parts, finer layers and more solid insides all take longer. Fast finish and light strength bring it down.
Setup, once per order
$16.50 covers checking your files, setting up the printer and packing. It's charged per order, not per part, and there's no minimum order.
Postage
Live prices for your postcode once your parts are priced. Sydney addresses can have direct delivery from the workshop.
At a glance
- Setup fee
- $16.50 per order
- Minimum order
- None
- Standard dispatch
- 3 to 5 business days
- Express dispatch
- 2 business days, parts +50%
- Quantity
- Same price per part, setup charged once
- Payment
- Card, or price check first
- GST
- Included in every price
- Files per quote
- Up to 10, 25 MB each
How to spend less
- Pick Light or Standard strength. Most of a part's strength is in its walls, not the inside. Going up to Strong mostly adds plastic and time.
- Use Fast finish for parts nobody sees. It has less detail and a lower price. Test fits, hidden brackets and jigs don't need fine layers.
- Order parts together. The setup fee is once per order, so three parts in one quote beat three separate orders.
- Hollow it out in CAD if you can. A shelled model uses less plastic than a solid block with the same outside.
- Start with PLA or PETG. They're the cheapest materials and right for most indoor and shed parts. See materials for when you need more.
- Choose Standard dispatch. Express is there when you need it, but it adds 50% to the parts.
Good questions
How much does 3D printing cost in Australia?
For a small part in PLA you're usually looking at a few dollars of plastic and print time plus the setup fee. Bigger, denser or engineering-grade parts cost more because they use more plastic and take longer to print. The quickest way to know is to upload the file: the price is worked out from the real amount of plastic and time your part needs.
Is the instant price final?
It's an estimate based on slicing your actual file, so it's usually spot on. We check every file by hand before printing and confirm the final price by email. If you pay up front and we find a problem, we email you before anything is printed and refund in full if it can't be fixed.
Why is there a setup fee?
Every order takes the same handling whether it's one part or ten: checking files, setting up the printer, packing and labelling. The $16.50 fee covers that once per order, so ordering several parts together costs less per part.
Is there a minimum order?
No. Order a single small part if that's all you need. The setup fee is the only fixed cost.
Do you give quantity discounts?
Each part is priced the same whatever the quantity, and the setup fee is charged once per order. So ten parts cost ten times the part price plus one setup fee, which already makes batches cheaper per part.
How is postage worked out?
Enter your postcode in the quote tool and you'll see live postage prices for your parts. Parts in Sydney can be delivered direct from our workshop for a flat price based on distance.
What does express cost?
Express dispatch is 50% more on the parts and gets your order out the door in 2 business days instead of 3 to 5. Postage time is on top.
How can I pay?
Card on Stripe's secure page, or send the quote for a price check first and pay once we've confirmed it.
Do prices include GST?
Yes. Every price on this site includes GST, and business orders get a tax invoice.
See your price now
Upload the file, pick a material and the price is there. Nothing to pay unless you want to.