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Paper Toy

• to build with cutting machine
• to build using hand cutting
  

Digital Files SVG, DXF, PDF

You are purchasing digital files for instant download. The files are for print and cut out manually, or for using Cricut and others plotting machine. 

Download and extract the ZIP and select the files in the folders:

• PDF – Hand Cut (Letter / A4 paper format; color / black & white version)
• SVG DXF – Machine Cut with Scoring Tool
• SVG DXF – Machine Cut without Scoring Tool (perforated fold lines)

The link to the instructions is in the root folder.

Size of assembled paper shape

• in inches: 1,57 x 1,57 x 6,61
• in mm: 40 x 40 x 168

How to increase the size

The templates are designed to be printed on Letter / A4 paper.
You can scale the template in SVG or DXF files in your cutting software.
The toy scales to print on Tabloid or A3 paper sizes will be 1,5 times larger. 

If you are using a cutting machine

• Elements of different colors are placed in separate layers.
• If your cutting machine has a scoring tool, you can use files with fold lines in a separate layer. You should mark that lines as Score lines in your cutting software and then attach the score lines with other lines of the figure to cut.
• If your cutting machine does not have a scoring tool you should use files with perforated fold lines.
• Files tested in Cricut Design Space and Brother CanvasWorkspace.

If you are using a hand cut (PDF version)

Steps

1. Print PDF file
2. Cut out each piece of a figure with scissors
3. Cut out the inner holes with a ruler and a paper knife
4. Prepare the elements before assembling. Mark the fold lines with a ruler and some blunt instrument (e.g. a non-writing ball-point pen)
5. Pre-fold
6. Assemble with glue following the step by step instructions.

PDF in two paper formats available

• Letter paper size (11x8,5 inches, common format in North America)
• A4 paper size (297x210 mm, common format in other countries)

Paper recommended

You can reach a better result with matte paper about 150 g/m2 or more.
40lb in basis weight