Estimating Print Time and Cost

You can estimate the print time and cost of positioned parts using the Print Time and Cost Estimation command.

Before you begin: Define your working environment by selecting a part, machine, and build tray. For more information, see Defining Your Working Environment.
  1. From the Analysis & Output section of the action bar, click Print Time and Cost Estimation .
  2. In the Print Time and Cost Estimation panel that appears, select an existing cost estimation rule or add a new rule. For more information, see Creating Rules for Cost Estimation.
    This data is aggregated as a tree and displayed in the panel.
  3. In the Definitions column, select an existing Scan Path Time Estimation Definition or add a new definition.
  4. Optional: Select to propagate a selected Scan Path Time Estimation Definition to part regions of other instances.
  5. Select Compute .

The results are displayed in the Print Time and Cost Estimation panel.