Origami For Mac

Dielines are templates used in graphic design to illustrate the layout of an object in flattened form, before it is folded up to create the finished product. Lots of industries employ them, and a lot of money rides on them being accurate.

Origami is a small app, with optional Adobe Illustrator integration, that allows you to verify dielines and fold them into 3D objects to make sure everything is in order. It also provides access to a dieline generator that can save you the trouble of drawing them in the first place.

You can import dielines directly from Adobe Illustrator, from the online generator, or from a file stored locally. From the 2D view, you can see and adjust crease lines, as well as resolve any errors that are detected by the app.

The 3D view shows you the folded dieline, and you can make various modifications and add artwork. Some camera and scene properties can also be customized in order to prepare the object for rendering.

As long as you have an active license, you will be able to access the online dieline generator directly from the app’s interface when starting a new project.

It comes with standardized templates using the most popular ECMA and FEFCO layouts, and they serve as a good starting point or can be used as is.

An app like Origami not only saves time in the development stage, but it can help you avoid potential errors that would not be obvious otherwise. It adds an extra verification layer that is particularly important for mass production.

Thanks to its 3D model export and rendering capabilities, it also allows you to show customers and colleagues what the folded product will look like without having to create the model from scratch.