A process for achieving decor on surface elements (1) which comprises a decorative upper layer (2) and a supporting core (5). A selected main decor is entered via a terminal, the selected decor emanating from the group consisting of; an archetype digitized via digital camera or scanner and a digitized decor from a database. The dimensions of the surface to be covered by surface elements (1) and the desired dimension of the decor is entered into the terminal. Support programs is then used for calculating the segmentation of the main decor to cover more than one surface element. The result of the selections and calculations is visualised via the terminal.