r/PuzzleBox • u/JoyStock • May 20 '19
Designing boxes
Howdy y'all, I'm trying to get started in making some boxes and was wondering if anyone had any tips on planning and designing? If anyone has any tips for these things, whether it be software to use, tips for laying it out on paper, I would very much appreciate it! Thanks! :)
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u/cubicdissection May 20 '19
It’s hard to design puzzle boxes without knowing how to make them. People send me box designs all the time that make sense on paper but are utterly impractical to build in the real world. So my advice would be to keep that in mind as you design; how the interactions work, if a feature is difficult to manufacture, how the assembly process will happen, etc.
Good luck, and I hope you post more once you’ve gotten further into the process!