Really need "How To Make Boxes Tutorial"

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Subject says it all.
Galbot Toys has it all set up, a box company ready to go, but it would be easier to just make our own so we could just print straight onto the net template.
Help us out.

[Mistuh_thye]

so you just need like a box template and then you'll print and cut it out yourself? that's not to difficult if you just figure out what the dimensions would need to be

[Jimmy Foo]

I'm sure there are some 3d packages that are specifically for designing box packaging....they let you make a 3d model and then the software flattens it out and adds flaps and tabs and things (yup....crap memory means I don't have a name for this....although I seem to remember there was a plugin for 3dsMax that did this as well)....Also I think some box companies will do custom boxes too if it's a unique box style you're going for.

Not that much use I'm afraid but I thought I'd chip in anyways 

[rosered]

I'm sure there are some 3d packages that are specifically for designing box packaging....they let you make a 3d model and then the software flattens it out and adds flaps and tabs and things (yup....crap memory means I don't have a name for this....although I seem to remember there was a plugin for 3dsMax that did this as well)....Also I think some box companies will do custom boxes too if it's a unique box style you're going for.

Not that much use I'm afraid but I thought I'd chip in anyways 

Programs are hideously expensive, cutting out a hundred boxes makes your brain dribble and I have a box company but I was hoping some generous joe would say "Here's a template I'm using...."

[Jimmy Foo]

Unfortunately the last time I used an amount of boxes I just ordered them in a convenient size and slapped some stickers on.....I did find, however, a lot of box suppliers do have an online box design widget which you can use to design your box with.

I'm now not entirely sure what you're after.....surely even if you get hold of a template it still means you have to cut them out once you're done altering it? Or are you going to mess around with the template design and then send that on to a box maker? Or......something else entirely?

[rosered]

Unfortunately the last time I used an amount of boxes I just ordered them in a convenient size and slapped some stickers on.....I did find, however, a lot of box suppliers do have an online box design widget which you can use to design your box with.

I'm now not entirely sure what you're after.....surely even if you get hold of a template it still means you have to cut them out once you're done altering it? Or are you going to mess around with the template design and then send that on to a box maker? Or......something else entirely?

Yeah, I've confused even myself. I'm doing what you discussed....just ordering a pile of premade boxes but getting a stencil done along with the stickers.