I am trimming pieces from my model, gradually reducing the price by very small amounts. The bounding box is the same, I am just thinning out parts within the tolerances allowed. Then suddenly, the price jumps UP! How do I know when my model is printing at the most efficient possible, that I am not paying money unnecessarily when a trim here or there might save me more? Is it simply trial and error? Many thanks.
This happened to me before and really frustrated me until I remembered that WSF has a discount if your model is above a certain density. When you keep the bounding box the same but thin the walls you reduce the density and may drop below the minimum level.
I have three versions of the same model, each with very slight differences in wall thicknesses, yet the prices vary between €35.84, €40.97 and €41.60. The first price is the thicker one. I wonder is there a way to know where the discount occurs? If I produce a new model, perhaps I will be close to the discount without realising, and pay more than I need?
I think all the details are here https://www.shapeways.com/blog/archives/490-Significant-price -reduction-on-dense-models.html
Many thanks for that! Two more questions. Is this a limited offer, to be withdrawn in the future? And is there a way for me to calculate the volume of my model? I hope to sell quite a few of my models, and the pricing will become a critical issue. Many thanks.
after you upload your volume is under the bonding box dimensions. Your software may or may not have a volume calculator (I use KeyCreator, and it does have a volume calculator)