Price info

material Material pricing
Our pricing is based upon the actual amount of material used in your product and the material you choose to use. So, the actual volume of your finished product not the volume of the bounding box determines the price.
   
   
minimum Order amount
We have had people order products for $1 and for $1250, but most orders are between $50 and $150. 
   
   
material support Design or support material
Complexity of the design or the amount of support material we use to make your product is not a big factor. If you do not know what bounding box or support material mean, don't worry. 
   
   
material

Different cubic centimeter price
Each of our different materials has a different cubic centimetre price. E.g. White Strong & Flexible is $1.40/cm3 (plus $1.50 handling costs), Stainless Steel is $8.00/cm3 (plus $6.00 for handling), Silver is $20/cm3 (plus $30 for handling), etc.. For full pricing check out our materials page. We suggest that you choose your material based on the properties of each material, you can find more information as well as comparative pictures on our material options page.

   
   
hollow

Hollow designs
If your design can be made hollow we suggest you do so because then it will be cheaper for you. You could also design your product in such a way as to use as little material as possible, just to be sure to leave an exit hole for the excess material powder--most hollowed items will have excess powder trapped in the hollow surface which we need to clean out, so please leave an exit hole for the trapped powder.

Want to learn how to hollow out your models? Check out the tutorial.

   
   
calculate

Automatic price calculation
If you upload your own product to Shapeways we will automatically calculate the price for you.

The price is visible on the product detail page. A pink logo is on the bottom left corner of each "orderable" product in the Shapeways gallery. You can click on each of these products in order to see how much they cost. Individual desigers can always choose if the products they upload to Shapeways are visible to others and if others can order their products.

Designers will also always be able to order their own products.

   
   
globe Order without VAT
If you are from outside the European Union, please note we will invoice your order without VAT. We are Europe based and do not have to pay these taxes outside the EU.

However, customs may charge taxes upon delivery.