pendragyn Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 Hi all! I am trying to create a box design based on a flat-pack die-cut template. The actual "print-readiness" of this is not critical, I just want to show my client what a sample box design would look like. Can this be done in any Affinity program? Start with a flat pack design like that attached layout.PNG. Have associated "front" "back" "left side" "right side" views show up, where if I create a colored bar that stretches across different regions in the flat-pack file, those bars/graphics are appropriately shown on the "real world" views. I don't need anything isometric done (like what was shown here: https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/32968-ad-only-isometric-mock-up-with-symbols/) ...but along the same lines....with "views" being updated when the main file is updated. I have all three Affinity products...does anyone know of a way to "link" views so I can update the flat design and show the client in real time what their box faces would look like? BECF-111.svg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutchshader Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 not perfect, but hope you get the idea BECF-111.afdesign 20191012_183124.mp4 firstdefence 1 Quote intel core i5, 16GB 128Gb ssd win10 Pro Huion new 1060plus. philips 272p 2560x1440px on intel HD2500 onboard graphics Razer Tartarus Chroma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstdefence Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 Almost as good as Origami for Adobe Illustrator Quote iMac 27" 2019 Somona 14.3.1, iMac 27" Affinity Designer, Photo & Publisher V1 & V2, Adobe, Inkscape, Vectorstyler, Blender, C4D, Sketchup + more... XP-Pen Artist-22E, - iPad Pro 12.9 (Please refrain from licking the screen while using this forum) Affinity Help - Affinity Desktop Tutorials - Feedback - FAQ - most asked questions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutchshader Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 5 minutes ago, firstdefence said: Almost as good as Origami for Adobe Illustrator ? Never used illustrator Quote intel core i5, 16GB 128Gb ssd win10 Pro Huion new 1060plus. philips 272p 2560x1440px on intel HD2500 onboard graphics Razer Tartarus Chroma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstdefence Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 25 minutes ago, dutchshader said: ? Never used illustrator https://boxshot.com/origami/ You can tell origami how to fold a flat die using layer names, quite clever really. Quote iMac 27" 2019 Somona 14.3.1, iMac 27" Affinity Designer, Photo & Publisher V1 & V2, Adobe, Inkscape, Vectorstyler, Blender, C4D, Sketchup + more... XP-Pen Artist-22E, - iPad Pro 12.9 (Please refrain from licking the screen while using this forum) Affinity Help - Affinity Desktop Tutorials - Feedback - FAQ - most asked questions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pendragyn Posted October 12, 2019 Author Share Posted October 12, 2019 Thanks @dutchshader, that is getting there! I just don't know if this is asking too much from Affinity products. The attached file from another forum post did it, but I have no idea how that works....the Origami product is perfect, but that requires Illustrator as well as the Origami license ($100 plus Adobe which is $600/yr...or the main boxshot product which is $200) Honestly, the attached file does what I need, but I don't know how to re-create it with my own template, with regions in the main artboard spilling over mostly properly to other sides. I could completely do this with images, and then apply them to 3D models (I am in the mechanical engineering world), but that does not allow live updates. Thanks @firstdefence for the pointer to Boxshot, I many end up going that route. box_symbol_isometric.afdesign Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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