# Time Estimates significantly off?

**URL:** <https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/time-estimates-significantly-off/40927>\
**Category:** U1 Toolchanger\
**Created:** [January 12, 2026, 10:16pm UTC](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/time-estimates-significantly-off/40927 "2026-01-12T22:16:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Rowanze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9fc29f/32.png) [@Rowanze](https://forum.snapmaker.com/u/Rowanze)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2026, 10:16pm UTC](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/time-estimates-significantly-off/40927/1 "2026-01-12T22:16:10Z")

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I am using Snapmaker’s Orca and the estimated print time is significantly off (it always takes longer than the estimate). I use Snapmaker’s Orca to try and pick which prints would benefit from multihead printing vs my 9 Bambu’s and when the estimate are off by so much is makes it hard to decide. Yesterday, I printed a plate of Stormtrooper Heads for minifigs. Estimate was 27 hours. Took 32+ actual hours. No error or stoppages to account for that difference. Is there a way to get a better estimate?

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**Author:** ![fatboy1271](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.snapmaker.com/fatboy1271/32/31087_2.png) [@fatboy1271](https://forum.snapmaker.com/u/fatboy1271)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2026, 10:54pm UTC](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/time-estimates-significantly-off/40927/2 "2026-01-12T22:54:36Z")

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Time estimates haven’t mattered to me yet but eventually will. Curious if this is an overall issue 🤘🤘

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**Author:** ![Rowanze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9fc29f/32.png) [@Rowanze](https://forum.snapmaker.com/u/Rowanze)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2026, 11:28pm UTC](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/time-estimates-significantly-off/40927/3 "2026-01-12T23:28:49Z")

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My friend and I both got U1s at the same time. We both run businesses so we check this sort of thing. The times are very constantly off…in a too good to be true direction.

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**Author:** ![clewis](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.snapmaker.com/clewis/32/3255_2.png) [@clewis](https://forum.snapmaker.com/u/clewis)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2026, 12:17am UTC](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/time-estimates-significantly-off/40927/4 "2026-01-13T00:17:01Z")

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I have the same problem with Luban and Cura. If it was consistently off, I’d be fine just mentally adding +10% to the estimate. But it’s not consistent. Some times it’s only +5%, sometimes it’s +20%. The only consistency I’ve seen is that it never prints faster than the estimate.

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**Author:** ![Wombley](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.snapmaker.com/wombley/32/27838_2.png) [@Wombley](https://forum.snapmaker.com/u/Wombley)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2026, 7:25am UTC](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/time-estimates-significantly-off/40927/5 "2026-01-13T07:25:54Z")

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For what it’s worth, I get the same results in Snapmaker Orca and OrcaSlicer for my worst offending files. Snorca is actually closer, but not by a significant amount  
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