When using 3D printing, the (financial) evaluation is the final step in every project. Besides ensuring functionality and an appealing appearance, the expenses involved in realizing a project, which is usually printed with one or more plates, are also of interest, as are the overall financial costs…

In the words of Plato “Necessity is the mother of invention”. Or my favorite variant “When the easy way dies, innovation wakes up.” Nice work!!!

I’d love (actually, highly interested) to have the opportunity to use your excel file, should you consider sharing it with us (either directly in this topic, or through private messaging).

That’s right, Plato knew it even earlier. - Yes, this little project is pure “self-defense” for me. :wink:

Awesome work! Thank for taking the time to share the detail!! If you ever consider sharing your spreadsheet, please let me know if I’d be interested

I recommend changing the category to “Community Contribution” as that is what this is and it is not X1C specific. Example to illustrate. You edit using the pencil near the title. [IMG_2293]

Thanks for your feedback. I’ve made the suggested change. Best regards.

I’d love to be wrong but, as far as I can tell, there is no way to FTP files off of an H2 series printer.

Have you tried this? [image] FTP for ipcam videos (or download from Bambu Studio) Bambu Lab H2 Series Yes you can grin On the printer screen go to Settings then to LAN Only Mode click it but don’t turn it on, make note of IP address and access code then return to home scr…

Thanks very much for the info! I used FileZilla and it worked though, for me, FileZilla did require the port number so thanks too for supplying that info as well. I have looked for this info before but could not find it. Can you share how / where you found the info?

Are you using the print time contained in the gcode (which are estimates by the slicer) or the actual print time as measured by the printer (from the beginning of the actual first model print extrusion to the end of the last model print extrusion). If it is the later, where are you getting that num…

Proposal for a very simple cost assessment of 3D printing

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lkraus January 7, 2026, 8:32pm 9

Have you tried this?