Tuck box template
Set the dimensions. Check the folds. Make a small test box.
Flat panel guide
Assembly
- 1
Cut the outer contour, including the seam and closure tabs.
Flat panel guide
- 2
Score the three folds between walls, the seam fold and the end folds.
Flat panel guide
- 3
Form the four-wall tube and glue the side seam.
Folded assembly guide
- 4
Fold the dust flaps inward at one end.
Folded assembly guide
- 5
Lower the main closure and insert its tuck tongue.
Folded assembly guide
- 6
Load the trial object, then close and check the other end.
Folded assembly guide
Inside targets and fold-line estimates
The length, width and height fields are approximate inside targets. The thickness model adds one sheet thickness to each target to estimate distances between fold lines. It assumes ideal folds through uniform stock; it does not model compression, coatings or a precise bend radius.
With a 50 × 30 × 80 mm target and 0.30 mm card, the working spans are 50.3 × 30.3 × 80.3 mm. A 10 mm seam tab and 15 mm tuck tongues produce a 171.2 × 170.9 mm flat envelope. The annotation area is additional.
Read the panel strip
The four walls alternate wide and narrow faces. The seam tab joins the strip into a tube. Main closure panels attach to opposite wide faces at the two ends; the smaller dust flaps fold inward first.
Score the straight folds, glue the side seam and let it settle around a square form. Close one end by folding the dust flaps, lowering the main panel and inserting its tongue. Repeat at the other end without forcing a tight tongue.
Check the object and the opening
A box can hold the object yet still be awkward to load. Check whether the open end provides enough access and whether a projecting corner catches a dust flap. Keep deliberate fit allowance in your object measurements and make a trial with the same stock before a final cut.