Dieline Templates: How to Use One (or Let Us Build It)

A dieline template is the flat blueprint of your box, with every cut, fold, and glue line marked – you design your artwork on top of it. This article goes deeper on dielines than our main artwork and dieline guide.

What is on a dieline

A dieline marks three things with different lines: where the box is cut (the trim), where it folds (creases), and where it is glued. Designing onto these lines means your artwork lands correctly once the box is cut and assembled.

How to use one

• Place your artwork on its own layer, beneath or aligned to the dieline layer.
• Keep the dieline lines themselves on a separate, non-printing layer.
• Extend background art to the bleed; keep text inside the safe zone – see bleed and safe zone.

Where to get a dieline

You do not need to find or build one. We create a free custom dieline sized to your exact product and send it for your designer, or lay out the artwork for you. Either way there are no die or plate fees.

Then proof before press

Once artwork is on the dieline, you review a digital proof and 3D mockup before printing – see our artwork guide.

Get a free dieline

Tell us your product and we will build a dieline sized to fit. Start with our artwork guide, then request your free quote or contact our team.