System and method to derive structure from image

A system for creating a printed substrate suitable for conversion into a three-dimensional object, comprising:

• a template generator containing program instructions to:
• identify a printing template, the template comprising first die line data representing a first cutting path, and folding position data representing a folding path;
• receive foreground image data representative of a first image;
• automatically apply the foreground image data to the selected printing template to define a target location for the first image;
• and
• define a second die line around a portion of the target location to form a second cutting path based on the foreground image data;
• a printer configured to print the first image onto a substrate at the target location;
• a cutting device configured to cut the substrate along the first cutting path and the second cutting path;
• and
• a scoring device configured to score the substrate along the folding path to generate a printed substrate that will fold into a three-dimensional object.

A computer readable medium containing computer program instructions that cause a processor to:

• identify a printing template, the template comprising first die line data representing a first cutting path and folding position data representing a folding path;
• receive foreground image data representative of a first image;
• automatically apply the first image data to the selected printing template to define a target location for the first image;
• define a second die line around a portion of the target location to form a second cutting path based on the first image data;
• print onto a substrate, by a printing device, the first image at the target location;
• cut the substrate along the first cutting path and the second cutting path;
• and
• score the substrate along the folding path to generate a printed substrate that will fold into a three-dimensional object.