System and method for generating a quote for fabrication of a part to be fabricated

A system for generating a quote for fabrication of a part to be fabricated, the system comprising a computing device configured to:

• receive, from a customer device associated with a customer, a design request for a part to be fabricated by a fabrication process, the design request including a three-dimensional (3D) model file representing the part to be fabricated;
• generate a feature vector for the part based on the model file;
• determine a total height of a plurality of layers of the part to be fabricated;
• identify one or more candidate orientations for the part to be fabricated;
• generate, as a function of the geometry of the part and a candidate orientation of the one or more candidate orientations, fabrication parameters for the part to be fabricated, wherein the fabrication parameters include a cost to fabricate the part and estimated completion date;
• generating a set of geometric attributes for each of the one or more candidate orientations, wherein the geometric attributes comprise the curvature of surfaces perpendicular to a build plate;
• and
• scoring each candidate orientation of the one or more candidate orientations based on the set of geometric attributes generated for the candidate orientation.