Support and drainage elements, filter including the elements, and methods of use are disclosed.

Support and drainage materials, filter including the materials, and methods of use are disclosed.

Support and drainage materials, filter including the materials, and methods of use are disclosed.

Support and drainage materials, filter including the materials, and methods of use are disclosed.

Support and drainage materials, filter including the materials, and methods of use are disclosed.

Support and drainage materials, filter including the materials, and methods of use are disclosed.

Support and drainage materials, filter including the materials, and methods of use are disclosed.

Support and drainage materials, filter including the materials, and methods of use are disclosed.

Support and drainage materials, filter including the materials, and methods of use are disclosed.

Methods of processing filter media sheets to provide geometries therein are provided. Tooling for use in the methods are also provided. The tooling has a low static coefficient of friction relative to the filter media sheet and a sufficient wetting contact angle to prevent sticking of the filter media sheet to the tooling so as to avoid damaging the filter media sheet and to provide consistently formed geometries in the filter media sheet.