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Table 10 Estimated average build rate (cm3 /min) for all 3D printers and print settings in descending order, excluding printers and print settings with incomplete orthopaedic 3 model data

From: Comparing cost and print time estimates for six commercially-available 3D printers obtained through slicing software for clinically relevant anatomical models

3D Printer

Setting

Average build rate (cm3/min)

Stratasys J750 Digital Anatomy

High Mix (0.027 mm layer height)

1.25

Stratasys J750 Digital Anatomy

High Speed (0.027 mm layer height)

1.07

Stratasys J750 Digital Anatomy

High Quality (0.014 mm layer height)

0.95

LulzBot TAZ 6

0.38 mm layer height

0.36

LulzBot TAZ 6

0.30 mm layer height

0.28

Stratasys F370

0.013 in (0.3302 mm) layer height

0.21

LulzBot TAZ 6

0.20 mm layer height

0.19

Stratasys F370

0.01 in (0.254 mm) layer height

0.18

Prusa i3 MK3S

0.20 mm layer height

0.09

Prusa i3 MK3S

0.15 mm layer height

0.07