Additive Manufacturing worked example
Print Bed Nesting at 61% nesting packing efficiency: a worked example
This worked example runs the print bed nesting numbers for a tougher week than the baseline: 61% nesting packing efficiency instead of the typical 85%. Estimate parts that fit on a print bed or platform from available bed length, nesting density, and usable area factor.
The inputs for this scenario
- Raw nested part count: 72 parts (held at the documented default)
- Usable build plate span: 2 ft (held at the documented default)
- Nesting packing efficiency: 61 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 85)
Working through the calculation
- The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Raw nesting density = raw nested part count รท usable bed span.
- Effective nested capacity works out to 21.96 parts at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
- Raw nesting density works out to 36 parts / ft at these inputs.
- Utilized part count works out to 43.92 parts at these inputs.
- Usable bed span works out to 2 ft at these inputs.
How this compares with the baseline
- Against the tool's baseline example, where nesting packing efficiency sits at 85% and the headline result is 30.6 parts, this scenario comes in 28.24% below the baseline at 21.96 parts.
- Use it when planning how many parts to assign per build and when sizing batch runs against bed real estate. A result at this level usually justifies acting on the stressed input before touching anything else, because every other figure in the table is downstream of it.
Results at a glance
- Effective nested capacity: 21.96 parts (headline result)
- Raw nesting density: 36 parts / ft
- Utilized part count: 43.92 parts
- Usable bed span: 2 ft
Run it with your numbers
- To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Print Bed Nesting calculator, set nesting packing efficiency to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.
Last reviewed 2026-05-12.