Additive Manufacturing worked example
Layer Height Time Impact with baseline layer height of 0.1 mm: a worked example
Suppose baseline layer height falls to 0.1 mm. This page works the full calculation at that level so you can see exactly which result moves and by how much. Estimate print-time change from selected layer height versus baseline layer height.
The inputs for this scenario
- Baseline layer height: 0.1 mm (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 0.2)
- Proposed layer height: 0.12 mm (held at the documented default)
- Process correction factor: 1 x (held at the documented default)
Working through the calculation
- The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Layer time impact ratio = baseline layer height รท proposed layer height.
- Layer-height time impact works out to 0.83 x at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
- Layer count multiplier works out to 0.83 x at these inputs.
- Process correction factor works out to 1 x at these inputs.
- Proposed layer height works out to 0.12 mm at these inputs.
How this compares with the baseline
- Against the tool's baseline example, where baseline layer height sits at 0.2 mm and the headline result is 1.67 x, this scenario comes in 50% below the baseline at 0.83 x.
- It computes the layer-count time multiplier as baseline layer height divided by proposed layer height, scaled by an optional process correction factor. When the numbers land here, the stressed input is the lever to work; the walkthrough above shows exactly how much each output recovers as it climbs back toward the baseline.
Results at a glance
- Layer-height time impact: 0.83 x (headline result)
- Layer count multiplier: 0.83 x
- Process correction factor: 1 x
- Proposed layer height: 0.12 mm
Run it with your numbers
- To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Layer Height Time Impact calculator, set baseline layer height to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.
Last reviewed 2026-05-12.