COLODAILY / ASSEMBLY PART

Build an open four-pane window

Cut a single paperboard frame with four open panes so you can see inside the finished house.

  • 50 × 60 mmFinished size
  • Solid paperboard 0.5 mmOne blank
  • A4 templates1 template on 1 sheet at actual size
  • Craft knife & rulerFor the four inside cuts
Open Studio ↗Prepare materials & tools ↓
A red four-pane paperboard frame with four open panes

Prepare materials and tools

  • Reused boxLook for clean, dry 0.5 mm solid paperboard.

    See usable box types

    Look for 0.5 mm solid paperboard. Lay the full-size template on a flat panel before cutting.

    • Coke or Pepsi multipackLook for a flat, solid edge. Use a large panel clear of handle holes.
    • Cereal boxTry the broad front or back panel. Measure away from the glued seam.
    • Cracker or snack boxCheck for a wide, uninterrupted panel. Small boxes may be too narrow for the full template.
    • Other folding cartonA dry goods or retail carton can work if the edge is solid and the thickness matches.
  • Craft knife & matUse a mat under the board while cutting.
  • Pencil & rulerTrace the patterns and use a ruler to guide the straight cuts.
  • A4 templatesPrint at 100% and check the 100 mm ruler before tracing.

Check the cut edge. Look for a thin, solid edge with no wavy layer. The whole blank needs a flat area of 50 × 60 mm. Check the board →

Choose your board and open the A4 templates ↓

Materials and A4 templates

Print at 100% / Actual size and check that the printed ruler measures 100 mm.

Open A4 templates · 1 sheet

Trace the four inside rectangles and the outside edge. Keep the border and crossbars connected.

One cut piece

W1 is the whole frame. Cut out all four pane openings. Use the A4 sheets to trace at actual size.

Frame ×1
W1
Part details

Technical drawings

Arrows show dimensions in millimeters. Coordinates in the tables start at the lower-left corner of the cut blank. Use the A4 templates for actual-size tracing.

Frame · W1

50 × 60 mm blank · 0.5 mm board

50 mm60 mm15.5 mm20.5 mm12222

Solid brown · cutDashed purple · score and fold

  1. Cut around the solid outer outline.
  2. Cut out the pane opening (15.5 × 20.5 mm).
Exact coordinates and edge lengths

Measure from the lower-left corner of the blank. X runs right and Y runs up. The tables have their own row numbers. Join the outer edges in order.

Tabs, flaps and openings
MarkFeatureX, Y in mmDimensions in mm
1Pane opening7, 7 · Lower-left cornerWidth 15.5 · Height 20.5
2Pane opening7, 32.5 · Lower-left cornerWidth 15.5 · Height 20.5
3Pane opening27.5, 7 · Lower-left cornerWidth 15.5 · Height 20.5
4Pane opening27.5, 32.5 · Lower-left cornerWidth 15.5 · Height 20.5
Outer cut edges
EdgeFrom X, YTo X, Ymm
10, 050, 050
250, 050, 6060
350, 600, 6050
40, 600, 060

Cut the window frame

Read through the steps here, or rotate the exploded model and follow the build in Studio ↗.

1. Trace and cut the outer frame

Trace W1, including its four pane openings, onto flat paperboard. Cut around the outside rectangle first.

View in Studio ↗

2. Cut out the four panes

Use a craft knife and ruler to cut the four inside rectangles. Lift out the scraps and keep the border and crossbars in one piece.

View in Studio ↗

Connection spec for project designers

Reserve a flat 50 × 60 mm area on the outside of the wall. The project supplies a centered 38 × 48 mm through-opening and a 6 mm contact band around it.

The rear border of the frame is the glue surface. Keep the four panes and the wall opening clear.

View machine-readable library connections →

Test an inside cut on a scrap of your board before cutting the frame.