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SmartBreakdown compared with Box Blanks
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What it doesA private screenplay production workspace for film and television Free parametric packaging dieline generator for FEFCO and ECMA box styles
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Pricing modelFree trial Free
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Key features
  • Scene recognition and parsing in four heading conventions
  • OCR for scanned PDF screenplays
  • Department markup with colour-coded text highlighting
  • Cost estimation per scene and department
  • Running time and story day tracking
  • Reference images and notes per scene
  • Revision history with coloured page markers
  • PDF and Excel export with filtering
  • Semantic search across the screenplay
  • Sync across Mac, iPad and iPhone
  • Live 2D preview and 3D fold visualization
  • Real-time dimension updates
  • Three dimension entry options (inside, outside, crease-to-crease)
  • 244 FEFCO corrugated box codes
  • 206 ECMA folding carton codes
  • Plate-checked badge system for template accuracy
  • Adjustable parameters for board caliper, slot widths and corner clearances
What makes it different
  • Completely on-device with no cloud or account required
  • Designed specifically for department crew, not production management
  • Handles real messy production drafts in multiple formats without retyping
  • Scene preparation survives draft revisions without losing work
  • Integrates breakdown, costing and schedule in one place with no separate spreadsheet
  • Parametric generation redraws correctly when dimensions change, not stretching a picture
  • No signup required and no per-download charges
  • Browser-based with no uploads or stored files
  • Files suitable for commercial manufacturing
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)22 −1 (down) since last check3 +1 (up) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)50
Citation Flow (Majestic)715
Referring domains (Majestic)1619

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