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Paw Print living-hinge box

A pad and four toes. Pet treat boxes, vet and groomer thank-yous, pet memorials.

Pad and four toes. The wall is one strip of plywood with a living hinge cut into it, so the whole outline wraps from a flat sheet. Set the size in millimetres, pick a hinge pattern and a lid, watch it fold in 3D, then export the cut file for your laser.

Open the Paw Print in the Studio See Pro pricing

Pro shape: preview and fold it free, export from $9 a month or $149 once.

Paw Print box: a 3D render of the laser-cut living-hinge box in Baltic birch with its scored lid drawing

At the suggested size

178 × 167 × 80 mm on 3 mm plywood

These numbers come from the same engine that makes your file, built at the size the Studio suggests with the Straight Lattice hinge. Change the size, stock or pattern and they update live.

parts
6
on 2 sheets of 420 × 297 mm
of cutting
36.2 m
1,109 hinge cuts
wall length
701 mm
in 2 strips that butt-joint
tightest bend
R14 mm
rounded to suit 3 mm stock
hinge load
92%
of the safe twist limit
lid art
Scored
a matching line drawing on the lid
Paw Print lid as the laser sees it: red cut outline and blue scored lid art
The lid, as the laser sees it. Red is the cut, blue is the scored lid art. Turn lid art off in the Assembly tab for a plain lid.
Three lids

Drop-in, Snap-lock, Magnetic Lip. Every lid works with every shape.

Three stocks

3 mm, 4 mm, 6 mm. Hinge spacing and corner radii follow the thickness.

Kerf-compensated

Tabs grow and slots shrink by half your kerf, so parts press-fit without sanding.

Hinge patterns

Hinges that suit a paw print

Any of the 21 patterns works on this shape; the cut spacing adapts to each curve of the wall. These four suit the Animals and pets collection. Each link opens the Paw Print with that hinge.

Fish Scales cut layout: red cut lines and blue score lines
Fish ScalesPro
Arched dashes
Ripple cut layout: red cut lines and blue score lines
RipplePro
Waves that roll diagonally
S-Curve Sine cut layout: red cut lines and blue score lines
S-Curve SinePro
Wavy S-curves
Basket Weave cut layout: red cut lines and blue score lines
Basket WeavePro
Mirrored waves

Fish Scales: Arched dashes layered like fish scales. Mermaid, dragon and fish designs, or any box that wants a shimmer of texture.

Before you cut

From file to finished box

Import the SVG at 1:1, give the blue layer a light score pass and the red layer a full cut, score first, then cut. The guides cover settings by machine and material, assembly, and selling what you make.

More like this

Animals and pets, and neighbours

Cat lid: red cut line with its scored lid art in blue
CatPro
Head with pointed ears
Bear lid: red cut line with its scored lid art in blue
BearPro
Head with round ears
Owl lid: red cut line with its scored lid art in blue
OwlPro
Round body, ear tufts
Fox lid: red cut line with its scored lid art in blue
FoxPro
Big ears, fluffy cheeks
Puppy lid: red cut line with its scored lid art in blue
PuppyPro
Floppy ears
Piggy lid: red cut line with its scored lid art in blue
PiggyPro
Side view with snout and tail
Elephant lid: red cut line with its scored lid art in blue
ElephantPro
Trunk, ear and legs
Fish lid: red cut line with its scored lid art in blue
FishPro
Forked tail and fin
All shapes in Animals and pets Browse all 100 shapes

Questions about the paw print box

Is the Paw Print box free to export?

You can design it, change every setting and fold it in 3D for free. Exporting its cut file needs Pro: $9 per month, $59 per year, $149 one-time. The Rounded Box, Curved Cylinder and Hexagon export free, so you can test your laser settings before you buy.

What size can a paw print box be?

Anything from 60 to 400 mm across and 30 to 250 mm tall; the suggested size is 178 × 167 mm. Picking the shape keeps your current scale and applies its proportions, then you can set the width and length to the millimetre. Curves need a minimum radius for the hinge to bend (8 mm on 3 mm stock, 10 mm on 4 mm, 15 mm on 6 mm), and the studio warns you if a size is too small for your stock.

Which lasers and software can cut it?

Any laser whose software imports SVG or DXF at 1:1 in millimetres: LightBurn (Omtech, Monport, Ortur, Atomstack, Creality, K40 and most CO₂ and diode machines), xTool Creative Space, Glowforge (SVG), LaserGRBL and Inkscape. The file has a red cut layer, a blue score layer for the lid art and fold marks, and a black sheet boundary.

What material should I cut it from?

3, 4 or 6 mm flat sheet stock. Baltic birch plywood bends best; poplar plywood and MDF work for gentler curves. The hinge spacing is sized for the thickness you pick, and the free bend test strip tells you how far your particular sheet will go.

Can I sell paw print boxes I make with it?

Yes. Boxes you cut from your exports are yours to sell, on Etsy, at fairs or anywhere else. What you may not do is resell or share the cut files themselves as a template.

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