Dieline

The flat drawing of a blank, with cut lines and fold (score) lines marked.

In practice

Packgent's dielines are drawn parametrically from each style's rules: cuts solid, scores dashed. They show construction, not a production die.

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Related terms

Blank
The flat, cut and scored sheet of board that folds into a box.
Score line
A crease pressed into board so it folds cleanly along a line.
Die-cut
Cut and scored by a shaped steel-rule die rather than by the straight slotting knives used for slotted boxes.
FEFCO code
A four-digit number naming a box design in the international case code kept by FEFCO, the European federation of corrugated board makers.

Definitions written by Packgent, last reviewed 2026-10-27. All terms.