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Free Gable Box Dieline Template
A gable box is a carry box whose front and back panels slope into a roof and meet in a handle on top, with triangular gable ends on the sides. This free generator draws the flat gable box dieline for your inside size: roof and handle panels with a handle cut-out, gable ends whose corner pleats fold inward, and an auto-lock (crash-lock) bottom. Download SVG or a 100%-scale PDF.
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- Cut line
- Fold / crease
- Bleed 0.125 in
- Safe zone 0.125 in
- Glue area
Ready-made templates
Common gable box sizes
Inside sizes in inches on SBS paperboard 0.018 in (0.46 mm). Each file is drawn at actual size with cut, fold, bleed and safe zone layers.
| Inside size (L × W × H) | Flat size | Download |
|---|---|---|
| 4 × 4 × 4 in | 16.57 × 11.17 in | SVG · PDF · Quote this size |
| 5 × 3 × 4 in | 16.57 × 9.77 in | SVG · PDF · Quote this size |
| 6 × 4 × 4 in | 20.57 × 11.17 in | SVG · PDF · Quote this size |
| 8 × 4 × 6 in | 24.57 × 13.17 in | SVG · PDF · Quote this size |
| 9 × 5 × 5 in | 28.57 × 13.57 in | SVG · PDF · Quote this size |
| 10 × 5 × 6 in | 30.57 × 14.57 in | SVG · PDF · Quote this size |
About this style
Gable box
Gable boxes are used for bakery items, party favors, takeout and gifts. In this template the roof rises three quarters of the box width above the body, and the handle panel height can be changed.
What the template includes
- Cut lines (solid) and fold lines (dashed) on separate layers
- A 0.125 in (3.2 mm) bleed outside the cut and a 0.125 in safe zone inside each main panel
- Panel labels and a legend with every panel size, the flat size and the board
- 1 in and 25 mm scale bars, so you can check a print at 100%
How to use a dieline
From template to printed box
- Pick the box style. Choose the style and enter the inside length, width and height in inches or millimetres.
- Set the board. Choose SBS paperboard, E-flute corrugated or a custom thickness, and adjust the glue and tuck flaps if you need to.
- Download the template. Download the dieline as SVG or PDF. Both are drawn at actual size.
- Check the scale. Print the PDF at 100% (actual size) and measure the 1 in bar in the legend, then cut and fold a test sample.
- Place your artwork. Open the file in Illustrator, Affinity, Inkscape or Canva, keep the dieline on its own layer, extend backgrounds to the bleed line and keep text inside the safe zone.
- Send it to print. Ask your printer to confirm the final die line for their board, then send the artwork for a proof.
FAQ
Dieline questions
How do the gable ends fold?
Each side panel continues up into a triangle that stays upright. Between that triangle and each roof panel is a pleat with a centre score; the pleat folds inward as the roof panels tilt together.
What closes the bottom?
An auto-lock (crash-lock) bottom: two long flaps with 45-degree scores, glued to triangular flaps on the side panels while the box is flat.
Can I change the handle?
You can set the handle panel height. The handle hole is drawn in the middle of each handle panel, up to 3.5 in wide.
