Specifying custom metalwork has always involved a degree of trust. You describe what you want. The factory interprets it. Samples arrive weeks later. Revisions go back. The gap between design intent and manufactured outcome is filled by correspondence, not live feedback. VEIL Studio closes that gap. When you design a custom-perforated metal ceiling tile in VEIL Studio, our online design tool, you see the panel as you build it — in real time, before anything goes to manufacture.
What does the preview show?
The VEIL Studio preview renders your panel with the current parameter settings applied: the perforation pattern, the density, the colour (picked from the full RAL K5 range), and the overall visual character of the tile. Adjust any control — frequency, pitch, size, attractor position, compression — and the preview updates.
This is not a rough approximation. The preview reflects the actual geometry that will be cut. What you see is what gets made.
Why does real-time preview matter for ceiling specification?
Ceiling tiles are overhead. They are viewed at a distance, from multiple angles, under different lighting conditions. A perforation pattern that looks coherent at close range on a screen may read very differently in a 600-square-metre ceiling. Real-time preview lets you adjust the parameters until the panel reads the way you intend — before committing to manufacture.
For acoustic specifications, the preview also reflects the visual impact of different perforation densities. Denser perforations pass more sound energy to the backing; they also read differently in the ceiling. VEIL Studio lets you optimise both in the same session.
How does the workflow end?
When the preview matches your specification, VEIL Studio generates a production-ready DXF and a quote in a single click. The DXF goes directly to the laser cutter — no redrawing, no revision rounds. The quote reflects your exact specification. Drawn in minutes. Built in days. Shipped in weeks.
Every panel designed in VEIL Studio is one-of-one. The real-time preview is the last step before manufacture — and the only step where you are in the room. The simple part is yours.