Typeset a three-dimensional product box with LaTeX

Purpose

productbox.dtx provides a style file for typesetting a three-dimensional product box. This product box can be rendered as it is standing on a surface and some light is shed onto it. Alternatively it can be typeset as a wireframe to be cut out and glued together. This will lead to a physical product box.

Documentation

The documentation can be generated from the original file productbox.dtx with the doc style/package. LaTeX the file productbox.dtx to get the full documentation in pdf format.

Prerequisite

This package needs PGF and TikZ to be present at least in version 2.0.

Author

  Gerd Neugebauer
  Brechklinge 10
  69256 Mauer
  gene@gerd-neugebauer.de

Copyright (C) 2010-2026 Gerd Neugebauer

productbox.dtx is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY. No author or distributor accepts responsibility to anyone for the consequences of using it or for whether it serves any particular purpose or works at all, unless he says so in writing.

Everyone is granted permission to copy, modify and redistribute productbox.dtx, provided this copyright notice is preserved and any modifications are indicated.