AutomatePrint and ArtiosCAD: matching packaging tools to the work

Choosing packaging software starts with the structures you need to create and the production work that follows. A team estimating standard boxes has different requirements from a structural design department developing complex packaging and displays.

ArtiosCAD's structural focus

Esko ArtiosCAD is structural packaging design software. Esko describes resizable packaging styles, 3D design and manufacturing capabilities for folding cartons, corrugated packaging and displays.

Evaluate a specialist structural system against the complexity of the designs, tooling and manufacturing outputs your department needs.

AutomatePrint's connected workflow

AutomatePrint provides supported box design and dieline workflows alongside estimating, artwork preparation, proofing and imposition. The practical question is how much of the shop's common work can move through that shared process.

Check the actual supported styles and options instead of assuming a general “box design” label covers every structure.

Use three representative jobs

Choose a common standard box, a job requiring imported geometry and a more demanding structure. Confirm dimensions, units, board allowances, line classification and the way artwork follows structural changes.

For each job, review the estimate, flat output and any supported 3D presentation. Produce a physical sample where fit, board behavior or assembly needs confirmation.

Plan coexistence where it helps

A shop may retain specialist structural software for complex work while using a shared platform for files, approvals and production preparation. Test the file exchange and version handoff before relying on that arrangement.

The right decision is based on supported work and reliable outputs, not an assumption that every packaging application has the same depth.

Read the Box designer guide and imported die instructions.