• Die Cut Boxes / Patterns
     
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    What is a die cut box?
       
               a process used in manufacturing where material is cut or punched out with
                  a die (or a shape).  This piece opf material can be a developable surface
                  like a folding box. 
     
                                                  Die Cut
     
    Developable Surface-
     
                            a 3-d surface that can be unrolled or unfolded into a flat sheet without
                            distortion. (or a 2-d that can be rolled or folded into a 3-d)
     
    Die Cut  Die Cut
     
     
    Fold line (bend line)-
                     a dashed line that indicates a fold (sometimes requires scoring)
     
    Cut Line-
                     a solid line indicating a cut all the way through the material
     
    Scoring-
                     to cut halfway through a material in order to fold it along a fold/bend  line
     
    Perforation-
                    a manufacturing process where material is punctured for easy 'tearing off'
                      of material.
    Motif  -   a dominant theme or central idea.  A repeated figure or design,
                    architecture or decoration.

     
     
     
               
    Die Cut Pattern
            the drawing of the cut and fold lines of the die cut box
     
    Pattern 
                                              Pattern
     
     
Last Modified on September 7, 2022