Gable box with handle mockup and dieline

A gable box with handle at 160 x 100 x 90 mm in white paperboard. Change any size, put your artwork on it, see it in 3D and download a print-ready dieline. Free, in your browser, no account needed.

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The flat dieline

The gable box with handle laid flat at its starting size. Solid lines are cut; dashed lines are folded. In the studio this drawing updates as you change the size, and downloads with bleed and dimensions.

What you get

Structure: Gable box with handle
Starting size: Length 160 mm, Width 100 mm, Height 90 mm. Every size can be changed.
Material: White paperboard
Downloads: PDF, SVG and DXF dieline, PNG and JPG mockup images, fold and turntable videos, GLB 3D model
Good for: carry, cake
Accuracy: An approximation of the industry structure: good for concepts and quotes. Have your printer check flaps, glue areas and allowances before production.

Parts of a gable box with handle

A gable box is a carry box with a pitched roof, like a little house, and a handle cut into the two roof panels that meet at the top. It needs no bag, so it is popular for cakes, pastries, bakery treats, party favours and small gifts. It folds from one sheet of paperboard and ships flat. In the studio the roof and handle follow fixed proportions, and the bottom closes with slotted flaps.

Walls: Front, back and two side walls. The side walls rise to a point to form the gable ends.
Roof panels: Two sloping panels that fold up from the front and back walls and meet at the ridge.
Handle panels: Stand up back to back above the ridge, each with a die-cut grip.
Bottom flaps: Four flaps that fold in to close the base.
Glue flap: Joins the wall strip into a tube.

How to size it

Measure the product: length, width, height. For a cake, include the cake board.
Add 3 to 5 mm on length and width so the product can be lowered in, and a few millimetres on height.
Enter Inside sizes in the studio. The roof and handle add to the total height, which is shown under the fields.
Check that the product can go in through the top opening before the roof is closed.

Materials and finishes

White paperboard, 300 to 400 gsm: Bakery and gift gable boxes. Heavier gsm for heavier contents.
Kraft board: Natural look for bakeries and gift shops.

Finishes

Food-safe coating or liner: For greasy or moist food, ask about grease-resistant board or use a liner.
Varnish: Basic protection; many gable boxes are printed one or two colours only.

Mistakes to avoid

A heavy product on a slotted bottom. Production gable boxes for heavier items often use a crash-lock bottom; ask your printer.
Artwork across the handle cut-out, which is removed when the die cuts the grip.
Placing the logo on the roof only. It tilts away from view; the front and side walls are seen more.
Food in direct contact with board not meant for it. For food packaging sold in India, check the current FSSAI requirements.

How to make it in the studio

Open it. Press Customise this gable box with handle. It opens in the 3D studio at 160 x 100 x 90 mm.
Set the size. In the Size panel, choose whether you are entering the Inside or Outside size, then type your measurements. The other one is shown underneath.
Add your design. In the Design panel, upload your logo or artwork: it goes on the front first. Pick other faces to add colours, text or images to each.
Check it in 3D. Turn the pack around, and use the Flat to Closed slider to watch it fold. Switch to the Dieline view to see the artwork on the dieline.
Download. The Download panel gives you the PDF dieline to send your printer first, then mockup images for your store or social posts.
Get it made. If you want a quote, send the design to packitmama from the Download panel, and we will reply personally.