Start with an example

Every tool opens with a ready example: change a size and watch the drawing, the 3D view and the BOQ follow. No sign-up to try; register once to save and download.

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CNC V-grooving channel milled into stainless steel sheet before bending

The difference is in the edge

Laser → V-groove → bend → weld → finish → inspect. One chain, one workshop, your drawing.

V-grooving vs normal bending

Design tool · Perforation Pattern Studio

Draw your
perforation pattern

Start from an example or set the holes yourself: shape, size, gap, rows, borders, a size gradient and plain areas. Take holes out or put them in on the drawing. The checks tell you when holes or webs get too small for the sheet, and the panel goes into your BOQ with its drawing.

1 Start with an example or change any setting below

Face of the panel as seen from the front, true to scale. Dashed line: the edge of the perforated area.

Holes
11,076
Open area holes ÷ perforated area
35.4 %
Open area holes ÷ whole face
30.3 %
  • ✓Holes, webs and borders look sensible for laser cutting. Our design team still checks the pattern on your drawing.
2 Panel

✓The panel fits the 4 × 8 ft · 1219 × 2438 mm sheet.

Finish
Surface finish
Coating
PVD colours are applied in house on stainless steel 304 and 316. Powder coating is offered for aluminium, mild steel and GI; stainless steel 304 keeps its own colour or a PVD colour where it takes one.
3 Holes and rows
Gap = the metal left between two holes. Hole 5 × 5 mm.
More settings: row gap, border per side, size gradient
Hole size gradient
4 Plain areas and hand edits

No plain areas yet. Choose “Draw a plain area” above the drawing and drag a rectangle, or add one here.

0 holes taken out and 0 put in by hand.

5 Add to BOQ
Open my BOQ →
The BOQ is kept on this device; prices come from MCS on request. One pattern can go on many panels: change the size and add the next panel.

Start a project

A pattern from
your own artwork?

Send the image or the DXF. Our design team turns it into a pattern that cuts cleanly in the metal and thickness you need.