You can use perforation symbols (perfa symbols) to cut perforated symbols (letters, numerals or other characters) on the material. A perfa symbol is an arrangement of metallic conical pins on a metallic plate. When applied, perfa symbols perforate the material leaving an imprint of the symbol formed by the pins.
Perfa symbols designed on metallic plates
A text on a corrugated board panel perforated by perfa symbols
A perfa font is a set of perfa symbols saved in one file. In EngView , fonts are created as individual projects, and all the symbols forming a font are kept in a single file. In a perfa font file, each symbol is drawn in a separate drawing.
In EngView, a perfa symbol is made up of a group of arranged circles, with each circle representing one metallic pin. Consider the drawing for the letter F.
The picture shows a perfa letter (F) as seen from the material's diecutting side (the cutting die's rear side).
A perfa symbol consists of: