A Virtual Mockup

With all that attention being paid to the new arrival, is it feasible to offer up a virtual mockup? A few developers of folding carton and corrugated packaging design software think so. Last fall, I wrote about Impact CAD from Atlanta-based Genline Systems, Inc. ("CAD/CAM … COM" packagePRINTING, October 2002). The Impact program includes a module for creating electronic animations to help packaging buyers and manufacturers visualize, on a computer screen, how a carton is