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Three-flap tongue-lock folio
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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.

DM-SLOT-FOLDER-01Cards & tags

Three-flap tongue-lock folio dieline

9 × 12 in folder: top and bottom retaining flaps, a full cover with a slot and a narrow flap whose tab locks into it. A ready-sized preset of the slot-lock document folder — change the length, width and height and every panel, tuck and glue flap is redrawn to match.

Inside305 × 229 × 0 mm
Outside305.5 × 229.5 × 2 mm
Flat blank465.5 × 566.5 mm
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Reference
DM-SLOT-FOLDER-01
Inside size
Width 305 · Depth 229 · Capacity 0 mm
Size range
Width 60–500 · Depth 60–450 · Capacity 0–60 mm
Manufacturing
305.5 × 229.5 × 0.5 mm score to score · inside vs outside sizes
Parts
One blank
Board area
0.204 m² · about 1 up on a 720 × 1020 mm sheet
Default board
SBS white board 350 g · 0.5 mm caliper
Board options
SBS 350Kraft 350FBB 400SBS 300GD2 350E-flute KSBS 18 pt
Good for
three flap folder3 flap folder9x12foliotongue lockslot lock foldertongue lock folderdocument folderfile pocketdocument case

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
  • Bleed 3 mm
Three-flap tongue-lock folio flat dieline with cut and crease lines

How the blank is sized

Score-to-score panel sizes of this DM-SLOT-FOLDER-01 blank 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
Base305.5 × 229.5L + T × W + T
Cover305.5 × 229L + T × –
Front flap305.5 × 108L + T × –
Left retaining flap80 × 229.5–
Right retaining flap80 × 229.5–

Adjustable in the editor

Beyond the size and board, this structure exposes 12 options; the template and 3D preview follow each change.

  • Sides3 options
  • Tongue4 options
  • Tongue on2 options
  • Cover depthmm
  • Front flap depthmm
  • Tongue widthmm
  • Tongue depthmm
  • Slot shape2 options
  • Thumb cuton / off
  • Front thumb notchon / off
  • Side flap depthmm
  • Side flap shape3 options

The slot-lock document folder family

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

Similar structures

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

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Make this three-flap tongue-lock folio 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.