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Box with curved sides. The value for curve size can be either positive or negative. You can enter any value, but do not make the curve too large, or the box will break or buckle when folded. Be aware that the Length and the Width do not take the curve size into account.

Heart-shaped box, just because the song by Nirvana is so awesome!

The measurements are different to standard boxes because of the way the heart is modeled: It is made from an ellipse, which is rotated, cut in half vertically and then mirrored.

The Length measures between the two sharp corners of the heart. The Width is calculated by the program to match the rotation (Tilt) and Shape of the ellipse. (Think of the shape as the ”Body Mass Index” of the heart).

The box consists of a base and a lid. Each part has two heart shaped “caps“: the smallest one goes on the inside, the larger one goes on the outside to conceal the ugly-looking glue flaps. It‘s easiest to glue the heart- shaped caps instead of the glue flaps on the rim. The ”Paper Thickness” parameter is only used for making the outside caps larger then the inside.

A cone mitered by two planes at a custom angle. These mitering angles must be quite small. If the template looks really weird, check these mitering angles.

(Only circular and elliptical cone-sections are allowed. Parabolic and hyperbolic cross sections are not possible with this template.)

The top- and bottom miter angles lie within the same plane: the “twist“ parameter as present in the mitered cylinder is not (yet) implemented.

A basic tray with glued sides and a draft angle. Use 0º if you want a straight sides, but use a larger value if you want trays that can be stacked into eachother.

The length and width are measured at the top, so when you use a non-zero draft angle, the dimensions at the bottom will be smaller.

Because of the draft angle, the trays can be nested. This makes this model ideal as an organizer for storing small items. LEGO®, for example.

If you choose a too large value for the draft angle or a too small value for the height, the draft angle will be adjusted.

A basic box like, much like the Card Box and the Gift Box. This specific template is very economical for boxes that have small height compared to both the width and the height, for example a box for a tart or a pizza. Templatemaker.nl will try adjust “impossible” values, be aware of this when, for example, the thumb hole or glue flaps have dimensions that you don't expect.