A method of forming a substrate on an absorbent article manufacturing line, the method comprising: conveying a precursor substrate in a machine direction on the absorbent article manufacturing line; providing a first roll having a first rotational axis; providing a second roll having a second rotational axis, wherein the first rotational axis and the second rotational axis are positioned generally parallel to each other to form a nip between the first and second rolls (8, 10); conveying the precursor substrate through the nip in the machine direction to create two different performance zones, each performance zone having at least two of the following: a. three-dimensional elements, wherein at least a majority of the three-dimensional elements have a caliper that is at least two times greater than a caliper of the precursor substrate before the precursor substrate is conveyed through the nip, and wherein the three-dimensional elements have an X-Y plane area of at least 2mm 2; b. apertures having an average aperture size of at least 0.5 mm 2 to about 20 mm 2; and c. compressed regions; cutting the substrate to a required pitch of an absorbent article; and applying the cut substrate to the absorbent article; wherein each performance zone has an X-Y plane area of at least 1000 mm 2, wherein the first roll comprises: a first radial outer surface; a first plurality of projections extending outwardly from the first radial outer surface; and a first plurality of recesses defined in the first radial outer surface; and wherein the second roll comprises: a second radial outer surface; a second plurality of projections extending outwardly from the second radial outer surface; and a second plurality of recesses defined in the second radial outer surface,and wherein the method further comprises intermeshingly engaging portions of the first plurality of projections with portions of the second plurality of recesses; and intermeshingly engaging portions of the second plurality of projections with portions of the first plurality of recesses, and wherein at least some of the first plurality of projections comprise first distal portions forming elongated aperturing structures, wherein first distal ends of the first distal portions form a point, wherein the first plurality of projections have first central longitudinal axes, wherein the elongated aperturing structures comprise side walls, and wherein the portions of the side walls have a first angle, relative to the central longitudinal axes, in the range of about 5 degrees to about 40 degrees, and. wherein at least some of the second plurality of projections comprise second distal portions, wherein at least some of the second plurality of projections comprise shoulders, wherein the second plurality of projections comprise second central longitudinal axes, and wherein the shoulders have a second angle, relative to the second central longitudinal axes, in the range of about 3 degrees to about 25 degrees, and wherein the first angle is substantially the same as, or the same as, the second angle. conveying a precursor substrate in a machine direction on the absorbent article manufacturing line; providing a first roll having a first rotational axis; providing a second roll having a second rotational axis, wherein the first rotational axis and the second rotational axis are positioned generally parallel to each other to form a nip between the first and second rolls (8, 10); conveying the precursor substrate through the nip in the machine direction to create two different performance zones, each performance zone having at least two of the following: a. three-dimensional elements, wherein at least a majority of the three-dimensional elements have a caliper that is at least two times greater than a caliper of the precursor substrate before the precursor substrate is conveyed through the nip, and wherein the three-dimensional elements have an X-Y plane area of at least 2mm 2; b. apertures having an average aperture size of at least 0.5 mm 2 to about 20 mm 2; and c. compressed regions; cutting the substrate to a required pitch of an absorbent article; and applying the cut substrate to the absorbent article; wherein each performance zone has an X-Y plane area of at least 1000 mm 2, a. three-dimensional elements, wherein at least a majority of the three-dimensional elements have a caliper that is at least two times greater than a caliper of the precursor substrate before the precursor substrate is conveyed through the nip, and wherein the three-dimensional elements have an X-Y plane area of at least 2mm 2; b. apertures having an average aperture size of at least 0.5 mm 2 to about 20 mm 2; and c. compressed regions; cutting the substrate to a required pitch of an absorbent article; and applying the cut substrate to the absorbent article; wherein each performance zone has an X-Y plane area of at least 1000 mm 2, a first radial outer surface; a first plurality of projections extending outwardly from the first radial outer surface; and a first plurality of recesses defined in the first radial outer surface; and a second radial outer surface; a second plurality of projections extending outwardly from the second radial outer surface; and a second plurality of recesses defined in the second radial outer surface,and wherein the method further comprises intermeshingly engaging portions of the first plurality of projections with portions of the second plurality of recesses; and intermeshingly engaging portions of the second plurality of projections with portions of the first plurality of recesses, and