System and method for generating interactive displays and manufacturing print, cut, and fold products

One or more non-transitory, computer-readable storage media for interactive display and manufacture of print, cut, and fold paper products with layered embellishments, the media storing one or more computer instructions which, when executed by one or more computer processors, cause the one or more computer processors to perform:

• constructing a digital container file containing images, geometric transforms, geometry, time-based behaviors, and tags or scripts for pre-rendering, rendering, and a list of values;
• generating a vector design file describing a physical product for custom embellishment, wherein the vector design file attaches names and tags to groups of vectors;
• performing manufacturing processes on a product substrate, the manufacturing processes including printing, foil stamping, applying transparent layers, embossing, debossing, scoring, and cutting;
• validating and checking the digital container file against a manufactured physical product to ensure that changes to values in rendering describe one or more customizations allowed by the manufacturing processes;
• transmitting the digital container file or its output to a client application, wherein a user can interactively change values and view an image of a valid physical product that may be manufactured.

An apparatus for interactive display and manufacture of print, cut, and fold paper products with layered embellishments, comprising:

• a digital container file module configured to construct a digital container file containing images, geometric transforms, geometry, time-based behaviors, and tags or scripts for pre-rendering, rendering, and a list of values;
• a vector design file module configured to generate a vector design file describing a physical product for custom embellishment, wherein the vector design file attaches names and tags to groups of vectors;
• a manufacturing module configured to perform manufacturing processes on a product substrate, the manufacturing processes including printing, foil stamping, applying transparent layers, embossing, debossing, scoring, and cutting;
• a validation module configured to validate and check the digital container file against a manufactured physical product to ensure that changes to values in rendering describe one or more customizations allowed by the manufacturing processes;
• a transmission module configured to transmit the digital container file or its output to a client application, wherein a user can interactively change values and view an image of a valid physical product that may be manufactured.