Exponents can be used to change the way parts are priced as they get larger. By using the Model volume and/or bounding box volume you can modify the pricing of parts as volume increases and make your quotes more attractive for your customers.

The idea behind this, once you've got your printer running, every next cubic centimeter will be slightly cheaper than the one before, since you're spreading your fixed costs thinner.

EXAMPLE:

Setting the 'price for model volume' to $1 per cm3

And setting the 'model volume discount exponent' to 0.9.

The below table shows how 10 parts would be priced as their volume increases by 1 cm3 each time.

The table below shows how a range of different exponents can affect the results of your pricing. By using a figure larger than one, you can see the price for larger part increases much quicker than using an exponent figure under 1.

To set up price mutations using exponents go to the material settings page and navigate to the Price mutations section using the navigation bar on the right.

Add your exponent into the model volume and/or bounding box volume and click the 'Save Settings' button.

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