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From a box style to a 3D proof in one place
Many packaging jobs start before there is a die: the customer knows the product and the style they want. Resizable box styles turn that into a dieline, a 3D carton and a proof.
When a customer asks for a box, the conversation often starts with a style and a size: a reverse tuck end for a jar, a mailer for a subscription kit, a display tray for the counter. Turning that into artwork the printer can trust used to need a CAD seat and a separate mockup tool.
Start from a standard style
The Box designer draws the common carton and corrugated styles at any size: tuck ends, crash-lock and 1-2-3 bottoms, a tuck end with a hang tab, seal ends, sleeves, glued trays, trays with a hinged lid, counter display trays, carry-handle boxes, roll-end mailers, double-wall trays and display bins, and the slotted shipping boxes. Type the inside, crease or outside size and pick the board; the panels, flaps, tucks and glue areas follow from the board's thickness.
Fold-check it before anyone prints
Each size is folded in 3D before the dieline is offered: flaps must close, layers must not run into each other, glue areas must land on their partner, and the inside must match the size asked for. If a size can't work, the designer says which number to change.
Design on the template, proof in 3D
The dieline downloads as a PDF template with the cut, crease and glue layers, or as CF2 and DXF for the die maker. Artwork placed on that template opens in the 1-up editor, where the carton folds from its own lines on the board it will be printed on, with its foil and varnish plates shown as finishes.
One link for the approval
The folded carton is shared as a 3D proof behind the same link as the flat PDF. When the customer approves, the approval is recorded against the exact file that will be printed.
Don't see the style you need? We add styles on request: write to hello@automateprint.com. See every box style.