New Box designer: fold-checked dielines, free

From customer artwork to press and cutter, on one platform.

AutomatePrint quotes the job, draws the box, checks artwork on arrival, proofs it flat and in 3D, then nests it on sheets and rolls with matching cut files — so nobody copies files between tools.

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No card
14 days of Production included

1-up prepress editor mapping spot colors to cut and crease lines with bleed built from the dieline

The workflow

7 steps, one platform

Quote, check, prepare, proof, impose and export in one place — with one login, one set of equipment profiles and one bill.

Built for prepress

The tools a print shop runs every day, finally talking to each other

Files

Every customer file, versioned and ready to print

Drag in whole folders from your file server. A re-upload becomes the next version, identical files are stored once, and every file is read on arrival — pages, trim size, spot inks, dieline and resolution — so you know what it is before you open it.

Folders and subfolders, with whole-folder drag and drop
Upload the same name again and it becomes the next version — restore any version in one click
Identical files stored once, so copies and restores cost no storage
Custom properties like customer, SKU and substrate, with folder defaults and filters

Proofs your customers approve in one visit

Send a private link — no account, no seat. Reviewers pin comments to the exact spot, check separations, barcodes and ink with the densitometer, or turn the folded carton in 3D, and approve the version you'll print. Every decision is recorded against the exact file.

Unlimited customer reviewers on every plan
Point and area comments pinned to the artwork
Separations viewer with plate toggles and ink coverage
Barcode reader and densitometer on Advanced links

Show the finished box — foil, spot UV and all

The carton folds from its own dieline and creases, on the board you print on. Map spot plates to finishes and the foil catches the light, spot UV glints on matte stock and the emboss casts a shadow — then share it as a 3D proof your customer can turn and approve.

13 boards, from SBS and kraft to clear film and corrugated
Gloss and matte varnish, soft touch, spot UV, white ink
Gold, silver, holographic and colored foils; emboss and deboss
3D proofs in the customer's link, with comments pinned to the carton

Type three sizes. Get a dieline that folds.

Pick one of 8 ECMA and FEFCO styles, type the inside size and choose the board. The Box designer draws the dieline with the board's real caliper, folds it in software to check that it closes, and shows it folded in 3D — before anyone pays for a die.

8 ECMA and FEFCO styles, sized inside, on the crease or outside
Fold check with the board's real thickness
3D fold-up: open flat, folded and flat-glued
Dieline PDF, artwork template, DXF and CF2

Every layout compared, the best one chosen with you

Run Auto, True shape, N-up or Strips on sheets and rolls, for digital or offset. Layouts stream into the Solutions drawer best first; pin two to compare, then use one. Offset plans count plates, passes and overruns against your press's units.

True shape, N-up (guillotine) and strip layouts
Digital and offset runs, including gang runs across quantities
Offset plans: plates, run lengths and overrun caps, fitted to your press's units
Ganging rules and split items

Quotes built on real production time

Type a quick quote like a spreadsheet — sizes, quantities and stocks are understood as you type — or measure straight from the customer's drawing. Material, print, cut and finishing time come from the machines you run, and cartons and shipping boxes are priced the way a converter prices them.

Quick quotes typed the way you say them: 24x36, 5k, 100# gl, 4/4
Takeoff with scale on any drawing
Print, cut and finishing time from your equipment
Sheet and offset pricing with route compare

And the rest of the job

Preflight

Every upload checked; findings drawn on the page.
Marks

Registration, sheet codes and job data where the cutter expects them.
Screening

1-bit TIFFs for CTP, checked dot by dot.

Nest parts on a roll POST

curl -X POST https://automateprint.com/a/your-team/nesting/api/v1/nest/ \
  -H "Authorization: Api-Key $API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "unit": "in",
    "container": {"type": "roll", "width": 54},

REST API

Connect your MIS and web-to-print.

What it replaces

1 platform instead of 5 tools

A 10-person print & packaging shop, 5 in the office: the standalone tools it pays for today, at their list prices, against one monthly plan.

A 10-person print & packaging shop, 5 in the office

Online proofing with color separations $329/mo
Preflight plug-in, 2 seats $80/mo
Imposition software, 3 users ($799 once, over 3 years) $22.19/mo
Dieline generator $49.92/mo
Shared file storage, 5 users $75/mo

5 tools $556.11/mo

Shop plan

$399 /month, billed monthly

$157.11 / month less

$1,885.32 a year

$157.11 a month less than these 5 tools

Also built in

3D mockups and 3D proofs with finishes
Nesting and cut files
Marks
Carton and corrugated quotes
Quick quotes

See the Shop plan

Example monthly costs for the team shown. Some standalone tools require annual billing; one-time licenses are spread over three years. Features and costs vary by provider. AutomatePrint pricing shown is billed monthly.

Built for production

Make more of every job

put more on every sheet: Fewer press runs; Group compatible jobs on the same sheets to save material and reduce press runs.
smarter use of every sheet: Less waste; Fit mixed shapes onto sheets and rolls, with your spacing, rotation and material constraints.
machine profiles: 128; 51 printers, 57 cutting tables and 20 sheetfed presses with published speeds
customer reviewers: ∞; proof links never cost a seat, on any plan

Getting started

Running real jobs on day one

Your team home shows what is waiting at every stage, and a short checklist gets the shop set up.

1
Add your equipment. Pick printers, cutting tables and presses from 128 built-in profiles, then fine-tune speeds.
2
Choose preflight profiles. Start from offset, wide-format or digital and adjust the checks.
3
Upload a job and share the proof. Invite your team; customers review from a link at no cost.

Team home with the getting-started checklist and work waiting at each stage

Pricing

Start free. Upgrade when the work grows.

Free has the Box designer, 3D mockups, proof links and preflight. Paid plans add production for your whole team.

Free

For trying it on real work — and for designers who need a dieline

$0 /month

No card, no time limit

2 team seats, unlimited reviewers
5 GB of Files storage, every version kept
Proof links with pinned comments and approvals
Box designer: all 8 styles, fold check, dieline PDF and artwork template

What's in Free

Recommended for most shops

Shop

For sign, label, commercial and packaging shops of up to 15 people

$399 /month

or $332.50/month billed annually

10 team seats
500 GB of Files storage, every version kept
Quick quotes with print and cut time, and box quotes with your dies on hand
True-shape nesting and offset planning, with marks your cutter reads

What's in Shop

Production

For 20–50 person packaging, label and offset plants

$899 /month

or $749.17/month billed annually

25 team seats
2 TB of Files storage, every version kept
Screening & 1-bit TIFF output with plate curves, included
Trapping layer with a misregistration check

What's in Production

Start free Compare all plans Several sites? See Plant

FAQ

Questions, answered

Anything else? Email hello@automateprint.com and a person who knows print will answer.

Can I try it without paying?

Yes. The Free plan has no time limit and needs no card, and every new team gets 14 days of every Production feature to try on its own work.

What files can I bring in?

Any file goes into Files, and Files reads the pages, sizes, inks and resolution of PDFs and images. Proofs, preflight and prepress work on PDF artwork, including multi-page files, spot colors and layers. Dielines can live on a spot color or a layer inside the artwork — you map them in prepress.

Do my customers need an account to approve a proof?

No. They open a private link, comment and approve. Reviewers are unlimited and never count as seats.

Which cutters and printers are supported?

Cut files export as PDF with Thru-cut paths your RIP maps to CutContour, DXF and CF2. Time estimates use built-in profiles for 57 cutting tables and 51 printers, and you can adjust any of them.

Can it replace our RIP for plates?

Screening writes one 1-bit TIFF per separation with AM or FM screens, per-plate angles and curves — the format TIFF catchers and platesetters accept. Keep your RIP for anything it does that we don't; many shops run both.

What counts toward storage?

The distinct files you keep: every version, and trash until it is emptied. Identical files and copies count once, and previews are free. Free includes 5 GB, Shop 500 GB and Production 2 TB; paid plans can add 250 GB at a time.

Is there an API?

Yes, with a public OpenAPI schema and API keys per user. The Files API — folders, uploads, versions and properties, to move a customer archive in — is on every plan. The approvals, prepress, imposition, nesting, marks, estimating and screening APIs are included in the Production and Plant plans.

Put every job on one platform

Start free, with 14 days of every Production feature. No card, and your customers review for free.

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