A dieline template is the technical drawing that shows your box’s cut, fold and glue plan. Place your artwork on this die and it becomes clear what will be cut and where it folds. This guide covers reading a dieline and setting up a print-ready file.Dieline layersCut: the outer knife line — usually solid.Crease/fold: where it folds — usually dashed.Glue: areas where adhesive is applied.Bleed: a 3–5 mm area beyond the cut line that prevents white edges.Safe zone: the inner boundary where key text and logos must stay.Common box typesMailer box: locking, durable box for e-commerce with strong unboxing.Tuck-end: the classic product carton (cosmetics, pharma).Sleeve: a band that slides over the product.Preparing the templateKeep the dieline on its own layer and hide or mark it “non-printing” when exporting. Extend artwork to the bleed and keep key elements in the safe zone. Set colour per our CMYK/Pantone guide and see our bleed and trim article.In our experience most waste comes from a scaled dieline: the file gets shrunk to 90% and the box won’t hold at assembly. We verify die dimensions with a physical mock-up before production.Get the templateWe prepare standard mailer box, tuck-end and sleeve dielines as AI/PDF. Message us for a template matched to your dimensions — or give us the size and we’ll cut the die for you. Terms in our glossary.Ömer Faruk Ceylandağ · Ceylan Ofset — packaging and box printing, Samsun.