Curious about how Saturn3D quotes your parts? Here’s how we ensure that you get value for your money when 3D printing in Pakistan.

Saturn3D’s Slicer Settings For Quoting

We choose the best slicer software for your use case; each one has a suite of custom features that allow us to print your parts as high-quality as possible. These include Bambu Studio, Prusa Slicer, Ultimaker Cura, and Creality Print.

Next comes deciding the material, color, required strengths, and resolution/accuracy, expected load, environmental conditions, and overall use case.

With these factors in mind, we choose the best print settings for your print, these settings include (but are not limited to)

• Infill percentage
• Infill patterns
• Layer Heights
• Wall Widths
• Resolution
• Support settings
• Seam positioning
• Surface patterns

Plus,

• Any miscellaneous setting that the customer may want to tweak.
• Print queue and order selection
• Material and printer selection

Saturn3D’s Quote-To-Print Workflow

Often, we’ll run a free test print to get a “feel” of the part, and once we’ve made sure that the settings are as good as they can be, the print times and costs are cross-verified with the customer, and the printer runs at full speed!

Our quotation also depends on the following factors. These rates can change, based on the print order and part.

• Labor costs (post-processing/custom finish)
  • We give our customers the option to choose a glass build plate for a glossy underside finish.
• Miscellaneous costs (packaging/deliveries/enclosure setup/etc.)

How Saturn3D Recommends Materials For The Customer Before Quoting

Saturn3D makes short videos to guide their customers towards making the best decision for their print that balances cost and performance in their work environment.

Check these out on our YouTube!

PLA, short for polylactic acid, is a beginner-friendly material in 3D Printing. It is relatively cheap, easy to print with, and produces medium-strength parts.

PETG, short for polyethylene terephthalate glycol, is a bit expensive, more challenging to print with (and pronounce), more resistant to environmental factors, and produces strong parts. However, these parts are not suitable for automotive-grade applications, where heat resistance is required.

ABS, meaning acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, is superior in terms of toughness, strength, and heat resistance; however, it requires more controlled printing conditions due to warping and emissions.

Saturn3D does not provide quotes for ABS at the moment.

TPU, or thermoplastic polyurethane, is twice as expensive as PLA, is difficult and slow to print due to its elasticity, and is environmentally resistant.

For more technical details, refer to this comprehensive material property table.

How Saturn3D Charges Its Customers Based On The Given Quote

To formalize the order and begin printing, Saturn3D requests around 50% of the total print cost as an upfront fee. This is to avoid last-minute order cancellations.

Saturn3D is dedicated to providing a customer-first experience and strives to keep customers informed of print progress, any delays (in the event of outages), and delivery updates.

Saturn3D’s quotes are exclusive of delivery charges. This is communicated to the customer during the quotation, who is required to pay for the delivery charges.

Once the part reaches the customer and they are satisfied with it, they can transfer the remaining cost to us via Easypaisa.

However, suppose there’s a defect in your print that significantly reduces visual quality/ functionality (this almost always occurs when a power outage occurs mid-print). In that case, Saturn3D waives the remaining 50% of the initial quote.

That’s it for Saturn3D’s quote guide. If you’re still stuck on whether 3D printing is the right choice, then check out this article for helpful resources or drop us a message!