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Parametric PDQ and counter display starter dieline generator (SVG)
Draw a one-piece starter blank for a PDQ tray or counter display: base, back wall with header riser, front lip, two sloping side walls and four bevelled glue flaps. The result is a starter drawing to be redrawn for the real board by your converter's structural designer before any die is made.
- Bleed: the default is the standard packaging bleed of 3 mm (0.125 in) past the cut line, so background colours and images run to the bleed line and no white edges show after cutting.[1][2]
- Glue flaps: the folding-carton guide used here gives a glue flap width of 18 - 22 mm and a bevel of 7 - 10 degrees to prevent flap interference. Those figures are published for folding cartons; confirm the flap for corrugated board with your converter.[3][4]
- Fold allowance: one board thickness per 90-degree fold. The base panel is drawn at internal size plus one caliper for each of its folds.[5]
- Glue knockout: heavy ink coverage, UV varnishes and film laminations can prevent adhesive bonding on glue flaps, and no critical artwork should sit on a glue tab, so the flaps are marked NO INK / NO VARNISH.[6][7]
- Line colours follow a common dieline convention: cut line solid black, fold (crease) line solid red, bleed line solid green. Conventions vary slightly between manufacturers and software.[8][9][10]
- Caliper: no board grade is assumed. One guide lists E flute at 1.0-1.8 mm and B flute at 2.5-3.0 mm; enter the caliper of the board you will actually use.[11][12]
- Crease rule height and matrix width are matched to the exact board caliper and checked with physical prototypes before production.[13]
Estimates from published formulas and third-party figures; confirm on an unprinted white sample.
Shangle Display fixed offers: US$300 fixed price for a custom printed sample; US$200 fixed price for structure and artwork proof from your brief. Otherwise order quantity and production schedule confirmed per project brief and verified on an unprinted white sample; neutral unbranded export master cartons and tape, and blind shipping.
Enter the internal sizes and your board caliper, then press Draw preview.
Layers in the SVG
Bleed_3mm: bleed area around every panel, solid green.[1][9]Cut_Trim: the outer cut line of the blank, solid black.Crease_Score: fold lines between panels and flaps, solid red.Glue_Knockout_Zone: the four glue flaps, hatched and labelled NO INK / NO VARNISH.Engineering_Title_Block: sizes, rules used, the Shangle Display fixed offers and the request-a-quote address.
Sources and quotes
Each bracketed number in the tool points to the quote below. Sources were fetched on 2026-11-15 and kept only where the page answered HTTP 200 and contained the passage.
- Xactz, What Is a Dieline in Packaging (HTTP 200, read 2026-11-15):
The standard bleed for packaging is 3mm (0.125 inches) past the cut line
- Xactz, What Is a Dieline in Packaging (HTTP 200, read 2026-11-15):
Background colours, images, and non-critical design elements must extend to the bleed line, so that after cutting, there are no white edges visible on the finished box.
- PackCCP, Folding Carton Design (HTTP 200, read 2026-11-15):
Glue Flap Width 18 - 22 mm
- PackCCP, Folding Carton Design (HTTP 200, read 2026-11-15):
Glue Flap Bevel 7 - 10 degrees Prevents flap interference and improves machine clearance.
- PackCCP, Folding Carton Design (HTTP 200, read 2026-11-15):
Fold Allowance: Calculate using one board thickness per 90-degree fold.
- PackCCP, Folding Carton Design (HTTP 200, read 2026-11-15):
Heavy ink coverage, UV varnishes, and film laminations can prevent adhesive bonding on glue flaps.
- Xactz, What Is a Dieline in Packaging (HTTP 200, read 2026-11-15):
No critical artwork should be placed on a glue tab, it will either be hidden inside the structure or covered by adhesive.
- Xactz, What Is a Dieline in Packaging (HTTP 200, read 2026-11-15):
Cut line (trim line) Solid black Where the die-cutting machine cuts the board, the exact outer boundary of the finished packaging Fold line (crease line) Solid red
- Xactz, What Is a Dieline in Packaging (HTTP 200, read 2026-11-15):
Bleed line Solid green
- Xactz, What Is a Dieline in Packaging (HTTP 200, read 2026-11-15):
The exact colour conventions may vary slightly between manufacturers and software platforms
- Cubit Packaging, ECT Guide (HTTP 200, read 2026-11-15):
E flute is 1.0-1.8 mm (micro-flute) for retail cartons
- Cubit Packaging, ECT Guide (HTTP 200, read 2026-11-15):
B flute is 2.5-3.0 mm with a smooth surface for printing
- PackCCP, Folding Carton Design (HTTP 200, read 2026-11-15):
Match crease rule height and matrix width to exact board caliper, and validate with physical prototypes before production.