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Equity Instruments - Contingent Earnout Liabilities, Narrative (Details)

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Equity Instruments - Contingent Earnout Liabilities, Narrative (Details)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Millions
 12 Months Ended
Sep. 29, 2021
USD ($)
tranche
leased_asset
$ / shares
shares
Dec. 31, 2021
shares
JAWS Spitfire    
Class of Stock [Line Items]    
Fair value of total earnout shares | $ $ 120.8  
Eligible Velo3D Equityholders    
Class of Stock [Line Items]    
Earnout period 5 years  
Number of tranches | tranche 2  
Eligible Velo3D Equityholders | JAWS Spitfire    
Class of Stock [Line Items]    
Number of shares that the holders may receive (in shares) | shares 10,879,074  
Eligible Velo3D Equityholders | JAWS Spitfire | Maximum    
Class of Stock [Line Items]    
Number of shares that the holders may receive (in shares) | shares 21,758,148 21,758,148
Eligible Velo3D Equityholders | Contingent Earnout Liability, Scenario One    
Class of Stock [Line Items]    
Percentage of common stock outstanding 5.00%  
Share price trigger (in usd per share) | $ / shares $ 12.50  
Threshold trading days | leased_asset 20  
Threshold consecutive trading days 30 days  
Eligible Velo3D Equityholders | Contingent Earnout Liability, Scenario Two    
Class of Stock [Line Items]    
Percentage of common stock outstanding 5.00%  
Share price trigger (in usd per share) | $ / shares $ 15.00  
Threshold trading days | leased_asset 20  
Threshold consecutive trading days 30 days