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This post will show you an easy tip to make SVG box templates easier to fold when creating 3D boxes with heavier cardboard. This one extra step will also make the fold lines have crisp clean edges, which can be difficult with thicker material.
The easiest way is to do a manual score line after you cut the SVG box template with your digital cutter.
You can purchase a board specifically for scoring or some desktop paper cutters have an option to use a scoring blade.
- Cut the SVG box template as usual with your digital cutter.
- Remove the template from the mat.
- Place the template on the scoring board, and go over the dotted cut lines with the score tool.
- That’s all there is to it! Your SVG box templates should now be much easier to fold.
- Check out the pictures below to see the difference.
The score line on the left is a digital cutting program AND desktop scoring board. The score line on the right is a digital cutting program only.
Additional Scoring Tips for Silhouette Users:
If you are a Silhouette user who prefers to change the dotted cut lines to a solid line before cutting, please see our post “How to Convert Dotted Cut Lines to Solid Score Lines in Silhouette Studio” for detailed instructions.
Additional Scoring Tips for Cricut Users:
If you are a Cricut user and would like to replace the cut lines with score lines please see our post “How to Convert Cut Lines to Score Lines in Cricut Design Space” for detailed instructions.
