Follow the Starting the Micra Machine Knowby, Click on the TPA CAD program icon on the desktop

Enter the dimensions of the sheet you wish to micro perf including thickness in the fields at the bottom of the screen.

When your dimensions are added click the shown icon to change the view from 3D to a 2D image to add the perforation program.

Select “Workings” tab from the menu in the top left and click the down arrow below the panel image.

Click the MICROHOLES selection. This enables you to locate 1 press of the head.

Creat the location of the first press of holes by entering measurements into the X and Y axes. Minimum border is 5mm on both axes. Click “Confirm”

You will see a yellow rectangle that represents 1 press of the head into the board with a 5mm border.

Select the “Tools” tab from the menu and “Shift” icon.

Ensure "Cartesian placement" is selected To create standard SM50 pattern enter 2.5mm into both the X and Y coordinates Relative to the first press. Tick "Apply to a copy of the workings" This will create a copy of the first press that is 2.5mm across & 2.5mm up the panel.

Select both of the presses using the mouse and holding the shift key. Items will be selected if the mouse enters part of the rectangle. The selected items will show blue when selected.

Once the items are selected click "Tools" tab and select "Repetitions" icon.

For the SM50 pattern tick "Rectangular series", place 2 in the Column, 2 in the Rows, 5 in the Column spacing & 5 in the Rows spacing fields and click OK.

The single press of the SM50 pattern is complete. To perforate the whole sheet select the entire pattern so they turn blue and click the Tools tab

Enter 150mm in the X axis make sure "Apply a copyof the workings" is ticked. This will place a copy of this pattern next to the original by copying and moving the pattern 150mm to the right.

Continue along the length of the panel by selecting and copying along the X axis. If you require to move the pattern less than 150mm at the end of the sheet the X axis shift can be reduced in 5mm increments to meet the required distance.

To move up the board (Y axis), Select all presses along the board and click the "Tool" tab and "Shift" icon.

Enter 0 in the X axis and enter 200mm in the Y axis ensure "Apply a copy of the workings" is ticked. This will create a copy of everything selected & move it 200mm up.

Continue to use the shift tool to fill the entire sheet then click the save icon at the top of the sheet.

Select the Job Folder file and name the program you have created and click OK

Congratulations, You have created your first Micro Perf Program