Batch Print Quoting

Someone asks for 500 of a part. What's your number? If you run production batches, you know the trap: quote from a spreadsheet, guess at the filament, add "some" for labor, pad it for nerves — and either work for free or lose the job. Every time. This guide hands you the fix. You'll build the exact batch-quoting tool I use to price my own runs — with AI, without writing a single line of code. What you'll build A quoting tool that runs right in your browser, tuned to your shop's real costs: Reads your sliced files — drag in a .3mf and it pulls every plate's parts, print time, filament weight, and colors. No typing Prices the whole batch — filament at your real roll cost, machine time, plate fees, scrap buffer and markup — a per-unit price for any quantity Real-order costs — assembly and packing per unit, shipping, discounts, deposits, and a minimum-order floor. The fees a production run actually carries Sourced hardware — screws, magnets, feet, inserts, priced the way you buy them (whole packs), with their own markup Your true margin — not markup: what you actually keep after real spend on spools, packs, and power. Know if the job's worth it before you send the quote A production plan — how long the run takes across your printers, and a shopping list of spools and packs to buy A professional PDF quote — your logo, contact, quote number, valid-until date, deposit terms — with every internal cost hidden What's inside A step-by-step guide (PDF) — every instruction, in order An interactive version (HTML) with one-click copy buttons for every prompt 15 copy-and-paste prompts that build the whole tool, plus setup and a day-to-day playbook Why makers love it Quote in a minute — drop the file, type the quantity, send the PDF Stop under-charging — see true cost and margin before you commit to a price Private & local — runs 100% on your computer. No cloud, no logins, nothing shared. Ever No subscription — build it once, run it free, ask AI for new features whenever you want Who it's for Anyone selling 3D prints in quantity — Etsy sellers, contract print farms, product makers — who's tired of guessing prices in a spreadsheet. Beginners welcome. If you can copy, paste, and describe your costs in plain English, you can do this. What you'll need A Mac, Windows, or Linux computer, and the Claude app (building software needs a paid Claude plan, ~$20/mo). Chrome or Edge recommended. The tool you build is then free to run forever on your own machine. A note on what you'll get Your tool will look a little different from the screenshots — and that's the point. Because you describe your costs and your materials, it gets tuned to you. Same smart quoting engine, your prices. From my bench to your project. — Chris, OffDaBench