The Points Are Too Close

In folding engine V4 Origami considers the points to be the same if the distance between them is smaller than 0.01 pt (0.0035 mm, 0.00014 inches). If the points are further away they are considered different.

However, if the points are still too close, there is a chance of error caused by the limited precision of the floating point numbers. It becomes harder to compute the angles between small segments, check them for being parallel or overlapped and so on. This leads to weird dieline errors that are difficult to identify and fix.

To avoid that Origami reports the points on the same path that are located closer than 0.1 mm (0.004 inches). There is usually no need of such small elements in dielines, so it is highly recommended to simplify the path and remove the extra points.

Note that this is a warning, so if the dieline folds well and there’s no other issues, you can ignore this warning. However, if you have other problems nearby they might well be caused by the crowded points. In that case consider addressing the “points are too close” problem first.

Want More Hints?

• Almost Vertical/Horizontal — crease line is probably misaligned;
• Broken Shape — shape is broken apart when folding;
• Path Is Not Closed — the dieline needs a solid, continuous outline path;
• Crease Line In Main Outline — the main outline must be made of cuts;
• Intersecting Curved Cuts — it might not be easy;
• Empty Layout — why there is no dieline visible?
• Hanging Element — what if a path goes nowhere?
• Impossible Crease Line — a crease that shouldn't be;
• Inconsistent Crease Lines — similar crease lines must have same angles;
• Invalid Crease — crease lines have limitations;
• Overlapping Lines — cut and crease lines must not overlap, as well;
• Separate Element — the dieline should come in one piece;
• The Points Are Too Close — avoid crowded spaces;
• Z-Fighting — what to do with overlapping polygons.

There's more from the older folding engines:

• Intersecting Holes — holes must not overlap;
• Impossible Shape — some shapes simply don’t exist;
• Outside Hole — all holes must be inside the outline path;
• Misaligned Elements — ends must meet, perfectly;
• Elements Are Too Small — keep dieline paths simple;
• Triangulation Failed — Origami fails to make a 3D mesh of a dieline.

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