Filaquote

Filaquote is a Shopify quoting app for 3D printing businesses that replaces manual email quotes with live, geometry-based pricing at checkout. Customers upload a 3D model, choose their preferred print options, and receive an instant price calculated from the model's geometry and the merchant's pricing rules.

The app supports STL, 3MF, STEP/STP, and OBJ files and analyzes details such as volume, surface area, bounding box, and model complexity. Once a customer submits a quote, Filaquote creates a Shopify draft order with the uploaded file and selected options attached, keeping the process connected to the merchant's existing Shopify workflow.

Key Features

Live 3D Printing Quotes

Give customers an interactive storefront quoting experience instead of handling every request through email.

The 3D upload widget lets customers upload their model, preview it, select print requirements, and see pricing immediately based on the model's geometry and the merchant's configured rates.

This creates a faster and more consistent quoting experience for both customers and print shops.

3D File Support

Filaquote supports common 3D printing and CAD file formats:

• STL
• 3MF
• STEP/STP
• OBJ

The platform reads the uploaded model to calculate the physical and geometric characteristics needed for pricing.

Geometry-Based Pricing

Pricing can be calculated from actual model data rather than a manually estimated quote.

The app can account for:

• Model volume
• Surface area
• Bounding box
• Model complexity
• Material weight
• Machine time
• Margins
• Minimum order value

Pricing is recalculated and verified on the server before an order is created, helping ensure that the final quote is based on validated pricing data.

Shopify Draft Orders

When a customer submits a quote, Filaquote creates a Shopify draft order with the uploaded file and selected print options attached.

This keeps the quoting workflow connected to Shopify's native order system instead of requiring merchants to move approved quotes into a separate ordering process.

Flexible Print Pricing Controls

Configure pricing rules around the variables that affect the cost of a 3D print.

Merchants can set controls for:

• Materials
• Infill
• Quality tiers
• Turnaround time
• Post-processing
• Margins
• Minimum order values

This allows different printing requirements to be reflected directly in the storefront quote.

Multi-Plate 3MF Support

Filaquote can handle multi-plate 3MF projects from popular 3D printing workflows.

Supported project sources include:

• Bambu Studio
• OrcaSlicer
• PrusaSlicer
• MakerWorld

This is useful for customers uploading more complex 3MF projects rather than individual single-model files.

Quote Approval & Follow-Up

Merchants can manage quotes that require review rather than automatically treating every quote as final.

Approval tools include:

• Quote review
• Counter-offers
• Reminders
• Quote expiry

This gives print shops a workflow for handling exceptions, negotiating pricing, and following up with customers who have not completed an order.

Filament Library

Use the one-click filament library to populate material information quickly.

The library includes prefilled material data and brand colors, making it easier to configure materials without manually entering every detail from scratch.

Storefront Customization

Customize the quoting widget so it fits the visual style of your Shopify store.

This helps merchants present the 3D printing calculator as part of the existing storefront rather than as a visually disconnected third-party tool.

Multi-Language & Multi-Currency Support

Support international customers with storefront and pricing features designed for global stores.

Filaquote supports:

• 15 languages
• Multi-currency
• VAT handling
• Tax handling
• Review-app integrations

This makes the quoting workflow easier to deploy for Shopify print shops serving customers across different markets.

GDPR-Compliant File Storage

Uploaded 3D model files are stored using GDPR-compliant EU object storage.

This provides dedicated storage for customer-uploaded files while keeping the file infrastructure within an EU-based, privacy-conscious setup.

Built For Shopify 3D Printing Stores

Filaquote is designed for merchants selling custom 3D printing services through Shopify.

• 3D print shops replacing manual quotation workflows
• Shopify merchants selling custom printed parts
• Print-on-demand businesses offering model-based pricing
• Manufacturing businesses accepting customer CAD files
• Custom fabrication stores handling variable print requirements

Common Use Cases

Instant 3D printing quotes: Let customers upload their model and receive a price directly from the storefront.

Shopify 3D printing stores: Connect geometry-based quoting with Shopify's existing checkout and draft-order workflows.

Custom print pricing: Calculate prices based on material usage, machine time, infill, quality, turnaround, and post-processing.

CAD file quoting: Accept STEP/STP and other supported model formats for custom manufacturing requests.

Multi-plate projects: Process 3MF projects created in Bambu Studio, OrcaSlicer, PrusaSlicer, and MakerWorld.

Quote approval workflows: Review complex jobs, make counter-offers, send reminders, and set quote expiry dates before an order is finalized.

International storefronts: Support customers across markets with multiple languages, currencies, VAT, and tax handling.

Pricing

Filaquote offers a free plan for merchants getting started with automated 3D printing quotes. Paid tiers add capabilities such as unlimited quotes, approval workflows, recovery tools, and support for higher-volume quoting operations.

Why It Matters

Manual quoting can become a bottleneck for 3D printing businesses because every model can have different dimensions, material requirements, machine time, and finishing needs. Email-based quotes also create extra back-and-forth before a customer can even place an order.

Filaquote moves that process directly into the Shopify storefront. Customers can upload their model, configure print options, and see geometry-based pricing immediately, while merchants retain control over materials, margins, minimum orders, turnaround, and post-processing. Server-side pricing verification and Shopify draft orders then connect the quote to the actual ordering workflow.

Turn 3D Model Uploads Into Shopify Orders

Give customers instant pricing for STL, 3MF, STEP/STP, and OBJ files directly from your Shopify store. With geometry-based pricing, multi-plate 3MF support, configurable print options, quote approvals, and native Shopify draft orders, Filaquote provides 3D printing merchants with a faster way to move from uploaded model to confirmed order.