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Hardback slipcase — Slipcase
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The real blank at this size, folded by the same engine as the studio. The artwork is a sample from a fictional brand — swap in your own in the editor.

Parametric structureSleeves

Hardback slipcase — Slipcase dieline

Editable 170 × 45 × 245 mm starting point using slipcase. Adjust the dimensions to your product before prototyping. A ready-sized preset of the slipcase — change the length, width and height and every panel, tuck and glue flap is redrawn to match.

Inside170 × 45 × 245 mm
Outside170.5 × 46 × 246 mm
Flat blank386 × 360.5 mm
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Reference
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Inside size
Length 170 · Width 45 · Height 245 mm
Size range
Length 60–400 · Width 8–200 · Height 60–450 mm
Manufacturing
170.3 × 45.5 × 245.5 mm score to score · inside vs outside sizes
Parts
One blank
Board area
0.113 m² · about 2 up on a 720 × 1020 mm sheet
Default board
SBS white board 350 g · 0.5 mm caliper
Board options
SBS 350FBB 400Black 350Kraft 350GD2 350F-fluteE-flute WSBS 18 pt
Good for
hardbackbookpublishingslipcaseslip casebox setbook slipcasebook boxvinyl box setlp box

The flat dieline

Exactly what the downloads contain, drawn from the template at its default size, with a 3 mm bleed. How to read a dieline.

  • Crease
  • Cut
  • Glue area
  • Bleed 3 mm
Hardback slipcase — Slipcase flat dieline with cut and crease lines

How the blank is sized

Score-to-score panel sizes at the default size, with the formula each one follows. L, W and H are the inside dimensions; T is the board caliper (0.5 mm for SBS white board 350 g). Change the size or board in the editor and every panel is recalculated.

PanelSize (mm)Formula
Front170.3 × 245.5L + T/2 × H + T
Spine45.5 × 244.5W + T × H − T
Back170.3 × 244.5L + T/2 × H − T
Top170.3 × 45.5L + T/2 × W + T
Glue tab ×2153.8 × 12–
Spine ear ×243.5 × 13.5–
Bottom170.3 × 45.5L + T/2 × W + T

Adjustable in the editor

Beyond the size and board, this structure exposes 2 options; the template and 3D preview follow each change.

  • Thumb cutson / off
  • Thumb cut radiusmm

The slipcase family

The same structure with sizes, boards and options set for a use.

All 15 slipcase templates

Similar structures

Other structures built in a similar way, matched on code family, category, closures and proportions.

All sleeves templates

Make this hardback slipcase — slipcase yours

Open it in the editor to set your size, drop artwork on each face, check bleed and safe areas, and export print-ready PDF with the dieline on its own layer — or stage it in a 3D scene for a mockup.