3D box tutorial Part 1

 

here are some samples of what can be done

Start with you word or design  

weld and compound path your design

 Draw a Box around your design making sure your design is slightly bigger then your box

select your box and offset by 1.000

 

select both boxes by holding down shift and clicking on each one. Right click and  Make a compound path

Right click and weld

Offset by.110

offset by .130

 

Make a copy of your first design

 

Release compound path and remove the design leaving the outer box alone. Make 2 copies of box.

 

 put an X through your top box and group together

 Match up the concer of box 1 with box X. Group. this make it easy to move when layering.
Match up Box 1 with box 2.

 

Take one of the copies of the outer box and line it up with box1.

move box 1 to the side

release compound path of box 2 and remove the overhanging box.

Select new out box and inside design and make compound path

repeat one box 3

 

ungroup and delete box X

Move all boxes apart some. Release compound path on all 3 boxes.

offset  all 3 boxes by .300

select the middle box on all 3 boxes and change to fold lines

 

add cut lines in the corners on all boxes

add fold lines on all 3 box corners

lastly add numbers to each box