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3D print-time estimator

A quick sanity check before you commit the plate. FDM is estimated from volume and throughput; resin from layer count and exposure — resin timing is quite accurate since every layer takes the same cycle.

01 · Printer type

The two technologies time completely differently.

02 · FDM estimate

Time ≈ printed volume ÷ how fast your printer lays plastic.

cm³
cm³/h
%

Why FDM and resin time so differently

FDM squirts plastic along paths, so time scales with how much plastic there is — a good proxy is volumetric throughput (cm³/h), which drops as layers get finer. Resin flashes a whole layer at once, so a lone mini and a packed plate of the same height take the same time: layers × cycle. That's why nesting many minis on a resin plate is basically free time-wise.