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Amount of filament.

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  1. Tatyana Beall

    Tatyana Beall New Member

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    Do you know how to figure out an amount of filament any object would use before printing? I would like to estimate how much a printed object would cost me to print.
     
    #1 Tatyana Beall, Dec 26, 2015
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    If you use Cura, it'll show you how much filament will be used along with the estimated cost per print based off how much you paid for your filament.
     
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    Is it possible to do it in MatterControl or in Fusion 360 ?
     
    #3 Tatyana Beall, Dec 26, 2015
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    I couldn't find anything in Matter Control and no idea about Fusion 360 but you don't have to use Cura for slicing. If you simply load up your models in Cura, it'll give you the break down for you and can go back to MatterControl for printing and slicing.
     
    #4 sesl, Dec 26, 2015
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    Others like Repetier host and Simplify3D will also tell you up front approximately how much filament is needed (even the Cura number is an approximation). Generally speaking the approximations are pretty close to what will actually be used.
     
    #5 mark tomlinson, Dec 27, 2015
  6. Caleb Cangelosi

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    Matter control gives an approximate weight in the "layer view".


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    #6 Caleb Cangelosi, Dec 27, 2015
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