File folder with archived pages

A schematic drawing of a file folder using basic TikZ commands. Measures were taken by hand from a real german file folder for A4 documents.

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% File folder with archived pages
% Author:   Leo Arnold
% Contact:  tex@arney.de
% License:  CC BY-SA 3.0
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usepackage[active,tightpage]{preview}
\PreviewEnvironment{tikzpicture}
\setlength\PreviewBorder{1cm}%
\begin{document}
% Scale to your needs
\scalebox{0.2}{
  % All measures in centimeters
  \begin{tikzpicture}
    % Basic cardboard
    \draw[fill=black]
      (-32,0) rectangle (32,32);
    \draw[fill=gray!50]
      (-31.6,0.4) rectangle (31.6,31.6);
    % Fold lines
    \foreach \i in {-1, 1} {
      \draw[loosely dashed, line width=1mm]
        (\i*3.5,0.5) -- (\i*3.5,31.5);
    }
    % Finger hole
    \draw[fill=white, line width=2mm]
      (0,8.8) circle (1.5);
    % Metal plate
    \draw[fill=gray, line width=1mm, rounded corners]
      (4,11.6) rectangle (9,20.4);
    \foreach \i in {0, 1, 2} {
      % Filed pages
      \draw[fill=white, very thin, shift={(-\i*0.2,\i*0.2)}]
        (7.8,1.1) rectangle (28.8,30.9);
      % Punched holes
 
 
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