Print Job Calculator

Use this Print Job Calculator to see the effect of Nozzle Width and Layer Thickness changes on Speed or Flow, or use it to identify the boundaries for your application by using your top Speed or top Flow as inputs.

This calculator has 4 input fields:

Nozzle orifice size, or extrusion width;
Layer thickness, or extrusion height;
Print Speed, a measure of the toolhead linear speed;
Volumetric Flow, a measure of the volumetric melt required.

Check an input to calculate it as a function of the other 3.

Input 3 values... get the 4th for free : )

Feature

Nozzle

mm

Layer

mm

Speed

mm/s

Flow

mm^3/s

Value

Notes:
You can use the TAB key, or SHIFT+TAB, to navigate from input or radio field to field.
This calculator runs on Javascript and jQuery. Javascript must be enabled for it to work.