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Alexander Rott
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Jan 29, 2021 3:24 PM UTC
Question

3D solution for turning dielines into 3D objects

I am wondering if there is an Adobe solution to turning a custom dieline from an art file in Illustrator (not always a simple box or carton) into a textured 3D obj? I have only found an obscure beta program where this might have been played around with in Dimension. Our workflow currently uses Origami (a plugin that creates folded boxes/cartons based on a dieline in Illustrator) as an intermediary between Illustrator and C4D (our rendering solution). Is there some way to use Dimension or maybe another Adobe application instead of Origami? Dimension is nice and all, but I feel incredibly limited in what you can do, but I may be wrong. It would be nice if there was even a solution/plugin for C4D, but haven't come accross anything either.

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Feb 12, 2025 4:26 PM UTC

Dont know why this is more well known, but Adobe has a solution in beta called fantastic fold – it's buggy, but we've found it super helpful.

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Hypnos Apollo
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Feb 12, 2025 6:36 PM UTC

Just joined and it looks promising. Thank you so much for this!

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Hypnos Apollo
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Jan 30, 2025 6:48 PM UTC

This post is mostly dead now but would still love to have this feature. I think it would definitely help Dimension stand out from the crowd

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williamh555195
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Feb 18, 2025 9:41 PM UTC

It's called Fantastic Fold and it's awesome  https://www.fantasticfold.com/

 

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Alexander Rott
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Jan 29, 2021 4:25 PM UTC

Just wanted to add to this, I am aware of the "Fold My Design" script in C4D, but it takes quite a while of prep since most dielines are broken up into individual pieces. Mostly looking for a fast alternative to Origami.

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