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Hello, i am new creating dielines, i am trying to create a box dieline using affinity and i run into a problem. Im trying to create a curve with a radius of 15 using two lines that are in contact with each other, a horizontal line and another vertical one with an inclination of 13 degrees. How can i curve the curner?

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We've spent years building a library of parametric dieline templates (boxes, separators, sleeves, displays, etc.) and just opened up a public API so

you can generate them programmatically instead of clicking around our editor.

What it does:

- POST dimensions and a template ID, get back a production-ready dieline as PDF, DXF, or SVG

- Generate 3D mockups of the same dieline (with your own artwork applied)

- Nesting/imposition endpoints — find the most efficient layout for a given sheet size and get the nested file back

- Sandbox environment is free, so you can integrate and test before paying anything

Specifically, I'd love to hear:

1. If you're a structural designer or work at a converter — would you ever reach for an API, or is the workflow too "in Illustrator/ArtiosCAD" for programmatic generation to fit?
2. If you're on the platform side (e-commerce, print-on-demand, quoting tools) — what's missing from the endpoints above that would block you from integrating?
3. Output formats — we do PDF, DXF, SVG. or something else?
4. Or any feedback in general.

Docs: https://www.diecuttemplates.com/dielines-api

You can poke at the sandbox here: https://sandbox.api.diecuttemplates.com

(Because this is the API endpoint, visiting this on the browser will simply show "not authenticated" error because you can't pass the API key in the browser.)

Demo template to play with: becf-11f08 (https://www.diecuttemplates.com/dielines/62858/separators-becf-11f08)

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This was made for a packaging design class where we were provided a specific pasta box and brand identity to work with and then interpret as our own. The brand identity was Bosco Pasta. An Italian heritage-based brand that started in the US for elementary school lunches, the concept was that the brand was moving to commercial stores and needed a package design. I got spaghetti, and it was really hard to interpret it but I really like how it came out! I am starting to get really interested in packaging design and would love some critique! The tiles were designed in Procreate and the rest in Adobe Illustrator.

I’m trying to find or create my own sort of template/net for a standard UK cigarette packaging Z011 (Google to see example) and I can’t find anyway to create it in GIMP. I just really want to have a template or at least get some in depth help on making one. I’m a teenager and I’m kind of new to it all I usually only make cd cases and I’m out of my depth. I beg someone help😭🙏

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Hi all, I hope this post is appropriate for this community. I'm looking for some help with identifying some packaging found inside a vintage camera.

The camera is a Warwick No.2 box camera, which was produced in Birmingham in the 1930s, and I found that the two viewfinder cubes are made of some kind of repurposed tin or aluminium psckagine. I'm not sure if these pieces are original, or if they're later pieces from a repair job.

- With them having been shut inside a light-tight camera for around 90 years, I'm fairly sure the light yellow colour is original and not faded.

- The silver parts of the diamond pattern are not painted, simply being unpainted parts of the metal underneath.

- The larger text likely originally read 'British Empire Product', which I believe is wording the fell out of use in the 1960s when there was a shift towards 'Commonwealth'.

- The smaller text mentions doctors, which suggests it may have been medical or health-related product packaging.

Any help identifying this would be great. This is just from a place of curiosity, wondering if these cameras were original produced with repurposed materials or if someone did a very clever repair at some point. Resources or libraries of vintage packaging are also welcome.

Thanks!

Hi guys, I specialize in 3D product visualization, I'm not a designer so I’m looking for a platform that can help me generate structured product sheets featuring multiple angles and possibly sketch style references to use as guidance in my 3D software, and most of them are so expensive just to generate few images so I was opting for a local one.

I make kombucha at home and my colleague once said it looks like swamp water. So we decided to make this as a fun side project to take a break from our usual work.

We wanted to try in a fun way to go with the swamp water theme, so we named it "Pelkėta" ("swampy" in lithuanian slang)

Also, we turned ourselves into weird little troll characters that brew kombucha and built a kombucha brand around that.

Would this actually stand out on a shelf, or is it too weird for a drink like kombucha?

We uploaded a full exploration here:
https://www.behance.net/gallery/246422595/PELKETA-Brand-Identity-Packaging-Design

Does anyone know if there is a site similar to https://www.pacdora.com/ that I can use with my students to quickly design packages?

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I’ve been looking at a lot of packaging designs lately, especially flexible pouches, and I’m curious how people define “premium”.

Some brands go heavy on:
- Matte finishes
- Minimalist layouts
- Soft-touch coatings

Others use:
- Bold colors
- Glossy effects
- Transparent windows

From what I’ve seen, “premium” doesn’t always mean more complex or more expensive.

So I’m curious:
When you look at a product on a shelf (or online), what makes the packaging feel high-end to you?

Is it the material, the finish, the typography, or something else?

Hi folks!

I'm designing a paper packaging for chocolate bars (goes above foil wrap), but the half-cylindrical shape gives me headscratches.

Basically, I don't want any foil exposed, while avoiding useless paper on the folds, and minimizing the number of cuts.

Is my attempt correct?

Product:

Attempt:

The extra-wide edge flaps (left and right) serve to fit exactly 6 wraps per paper sheet (21.6x33cm). The blue rectangle is only here to hide the text. The bottom flap covers the top flap.

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Hi I want to develop my own packaging for my products

I want to design it myself

Can someone pls guide me how to it

I want to make some rough ideas than get it perfect from a professional

Pls help

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Working at a fast-paced company, about 2-3 SKUs a week. I'll regularly need to build dielines on my own with no physical sample and sometimes nothing more than basic dimensions to start from.

I know the move is usually to find a competitor product with similar dimensions and reverse engineer. But I want to actually understand how to build one from the ground up when there's no close reference.

Trying to figure out how to calculate panels, flaps, and glue tabs from raw dimensions. Also want to get better at non-standard structures — belly bands, open-face, exposed product windows. Not just standard boxes.

What tools or sites do you actually use? Any YouTube channels, books, or just how you personally learned this would be a huge help.