Additive Manufacturing worked example

Print Yield at 68% target print yield: a worked example

Suppose target print yield falls to 68%. This page works the full calculation at that level so you can see exactly which result moves and by how much. Calculate accepted 3D printed parts as a percentage of total print attempts and compare with a yield target.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Accepted printed parts: 186 parts (held at the documented default)
  • Total print attempts: 200 parts (held at the documented default)
  • Target print yield: 68 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 95)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Print yield = accepted printed parts รท total print attempts.
  • Print yield works out to 93 % at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Gap to target works out to -25 points at these inputs.
  • Accepted printed parts works out to 186 parts at these inputs.
  • Total print attempts works out to 200 parts at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where target print yield sits at 95% and the headline result is 93 %, this scenario lands almost exactly on the baseline at 93 %.
  • It computes the percentage of total print attempts that became accepted parts, then the point gap between that yield and your target. 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

  • Print yield: 93 % (headline result)
  • Gap to target: -25 points
  • Accepted printed parts: 186 parts
  • Total print attempts: 200 parts

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Print Yield calculator, set target print yield to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.