batch_estimate_plate_part_costs
Estimate per-part material and electricity costs for multiple sliced plates in one batch, with shared defaults and per-item overrides for material, filament price, and power.
Instructions
Batch-estimate per-part economics for many sliced plates (Business).
Tool call template
Replace each placeholder with a value matching the input schema. Only required parameters are included; add optional parameters as needed.
{
"id": 1,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "tools/call",
"params": {
"arguments": {
"items": "<items>"
},
"name": "batch_estimate_plate_part_costs"
}
}Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| items | Yes | The plates to estimate, a non-empty list of dicts in the shape above; the list length is capped. An item that is not a dict, or has no ``file_path``, is reported as an error and skipped. | |
| material | No | The default material for every item that does not name its own; defaults to ``PLA``. Default: "PLA". | |
| cost_per_kg_usd | No | The default filament price in US dollars per kilogram for every item that does not name its own. Omitted, Kiln's built-in price for the material is used; must not be negative. | |
| printer_wattage | No | The default average power draw in watts for every item, 200 unless set; must not be negative. Default: 200.0. | |
| electricity_rate | No | The default electricity price in US dollars per kWh for every item, 0.12 unless set; must not be negative. Default: 0.12. |