Four simulators, four things that go wrong
Pull an impression on a platen press. Fold, pierce and sew a text block. Set type to a measure and read the proof. Turn a sheet over and watch the crease quality change. All four run in the browser with no install and no account.
These are educational models. Each one implements the relationship that actually governs the process — impression depth against pressure and packing, thread length against section count, ink volume against area and coverage — and simplifies everything else. Use them to understand the direction and rough magnitude of an effect, not to predict a specific job. Real presses and guillotines do not simulate: follow the instructions that came with your equipment, and read the safety notes on every page.
Press Simulator
Pull an impression on a 3D platen press: ink the forme with a brayer, place a sheet, and see what the pressure does.
- Impression depth in millimetres
- Ink coverage on the forme
- An ink score out of 100
- The pressure that would hit the sweet spot
Bindery Simulator
Fold, pierce, sew and case in a section, and see how page count, paper weight and stitch change the spine.
- Signature count for your page count
- Thread length in metres
- Spine thickness including sewing swell
- The stitch that suits your job
Type Composition
Set type in a 3D composing stick. Drag sorts from the case and watch the measure change as you track.
- The measure of the longest line, in mm and picas
- Number of sorts needed
- Column width and how much of it you are using
- Ink coverage and an ink estimate in grams
Paper Grain Visualizer
See the fibre direction in a sheet and fold it both ways. Compare a with-grain fold and an against-grain fold side by side.
- Crease quality out of 100
- Whether the fold runs with or across the grain
- The best fold direction for this stock
- The suggested cutting direction
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