Make a two-sided A5 table tent — SOLSTICE SODA: a two-sided café table tent

00:00:00.000 Start with a real job

Create a citrus-coloured A5 café promotion with a distinct menu on the reverse-facing panel. Follow the relationship between face height, footprint, locking base and the back panel’s reading direction. Two 148 by 210 millimetres S V G artwork inputs: citrus promotion and a short menu. Table tent / A5 preset; 148 millimetres width, 80 millimetres base depth, 210 millimetres face height. SBS 350 at explicit 0.50 millimetres; tab-through-slot closure; physical sample stock. The downloadable artwork is editable vector input. This is a fictional training project, and the diagrams explain the workflow rather than recording an editor session.

00:00:44.811 Understand the before-and-after check

The practice uses a 148 by 210 millimetres front and a matching back. The front-to-back footprint is 80 millimetres. Face height measures along the sloping face, while the ideal vertical height is about 206.2 millimetres. None of those measurements describes the entire blank. Think of one long blank folded over its ridge. Its outside becomes two outward-facing surfaces. In this model Front face lies on one side of the ridge in the flat view and Back face on the other. Text that looks upright everywhere on the flat sheet can therefore become upside down when folded.

00:01:19.393 Choose a two-face message and one specific size

SOLSTICE SODA is a fictional café promotion. The front announces a citrus weekend; the back lists three drinks and a short service note. Use the A5 table tent preset: Width 148 millimetres, Base depth 80 millimetres and Face height 210 millimetres. A5 describes each face; the whole flat blank is much longer. Select Tab through slot, Lock height 20 millimetres and Tab width 59 millimetres explicitly. Leave Apex slot with upright graphic off. Choose SBS 350 at 0.50 millimetres caliper, 3 millimetres bleed and 3 millimetres safe guides. Inspect the lower back slot so the menu artwork will not cross it.

00:02:00.876 Upload two distinct face inputs

Upload solstice-soda-front.svg and solstice-soda-back.svg. Assign them to Front face and Back face respectively and begin with Contain. Both inputs are editable 148 by 210 millimetres S V G artwork. The colourful food illustrations are vectors, not photographs of a real café menu or an app screenshot. Use split view and fold the model. The front and back must both read upright when you walk around the standing tent. The source model marks the back panel with a 180-degree upright correction; panel-aware placement may apply it already. Correct the target or rotation only after reading the folded result. Do not flip the whole sheet or switch to inside printing to hide the error.

00:02:42.488 Inspect the technical blank at actual size

The recorded source-engine cut envelope is 148 by 504.51 millimetres; 3 millimetres bleed expands its bounds to 154 by 510.51 millimetres, before dimension annotations. A4 and A3 cannot contain that full length at 100%. Plan a larger production sheet or tile a paper dummy. Check that the printer has not enabled Fit to page. Score the ridge and front-to-base crease, cut the outline and back slot, and form the A-frame. Pass the base tab through the back slot until the barbs catch. Do not tape over an ill-fitting tab and count that as approval. The two feet should sit evenly; the menu must remain readable and the slot must not tear.

00:03:24.797 Test the use case before the full run

Read the tent from both sides at its intended distance, on the actual table or counter. Check that the 80 millimetres footprint fits and that the assembled stock stands adequately when handled. If a Q R code is added, use a real destination, preserve its quiet zone and scan a printed sample; the supplied exercise intentionally contains no fake scannable code. Save the editable project. Export the dieline or print file requested by the supplier and a separate folded presentation image. Confirm the page size, artwork orientation, trim/bleed, slot, folds and technical line names. If the supplier prints only the outside blank, a two-face tent can be a one-sided print job; request duplex only when the design truly includes reverse-side printing.

00:04:10.112 Know what the options really change

Chooses how the bottom reaches and attaches to the back face. This changes actual cut/fold geometry, not merely the 3D appearance. The tab projects through a back slot; the glue flap turns onto the inside back. Keep artwork clear of the fastening region. Sets how far up the back face, measured from its table edge, the base meets it. Auto uses 10% of Face height limited to 8–20 millimetres; the input range is 4–120 millimetres and the builder caps it at 40% of Face height. Moving the meeting point changes the sloping base, back slot or glue-flap position. It does not directly change the footprint. Do not place a Q R code or critical price across this region. Sets the locking tab width. Auto is 40% of the face width; the control accepts 10–200 millimetres and the builder also limits it to Width minus 16 millimetres. A wider tab also changes the matching slot. It can affect insertion effort, tearing risk and the amount of interrupted artwork; material and cutting tolerances still matter.

00:05:12.989 Check the actual source-engine output

This view uses the actual source-engine paths with stronger line styling and explanatory labels for readability. The unmodified technical S V G is downloadable separately. Generated directly by the application’s geometry and S V G export code, without artwork. Cut and fold paths, safe/bleed guides and watermark are preserved. This is a source-engine output, not a screenshot or approved manufacturing proof. Front / Back artwork Outside side; separately targeted faces. Back has a 180-degree upright correction in the source model; inspect the folded result before manual rotation. Cut envelope / bleed bounds 148 by 504.51 / 154 by 510.51 millimetres. Actual source-engine bounds with 3 millimetres bleed, before dimension annotations. The engine returned no warnings for the recorded exercise. It does not contain the colourful artwork. That artwork must still be placed, exported and checked in your project. No successful model build certifies a physical fit or final print approval.

00:06:17.626 Finish with the checks that matter

Do not add an extra rotation if panel-aware placement already orients the back. Outside/Inside printing is different from Front/Back face targeting. Print at 100%; the 504.51 millimetres blank length exceeds A3. Base locks without tearing; both feet sit evenly on the table. Source engine returns zero warnings; test real stock, reading distance and stability. Fictional training project. Editable S V G artwork and annotated comparison are original explanatory illustrations. The technical S V G is an actual output from DielineMaker’s source buildDesign/exportDielineSvg engine at the recorded inputs, not a browser export, artwork proof or manufacturing approval. Its vector watermark is preserved. Confirm a physical sample and supplier requirements before production.

This is an explanatory worked example. Any real application capture is identified on screen. Verify physical production results separately. The full guide describes the options and their conditions.