nTop

nTop represents shapes mathematically and organizes design steps in reusable notebooks. This supports families of parts driven by parameters, including lattices and other geometry that can become cumbersome in a conventional surface-based model. The platform provides CAD and mesh handoffs for downstream design and manufacturing tools.

Its CAD export guide makes part complexity a practical decision. For a relatively simple shell or coarse structure, create and refine a mesh, check for mesh errors, then use Quadrangulate Mesh. An optional Refine Mesh step can preserve finer features in the quad mesh. Next, CAD Body from Quad Mesh produces a CAD body, and Export Part writes the chosen STEP or Parasolid file. The separate CAD Body from Implicit Body block is labelled Beta and handles another conversion route; it is not a guarantee that every dense lattice will be useful in a conventional CAD system.

The interactive program requires 64-bit Windows 11 Enterprise, Professional or Education. Published minimum hardware includes 64 GB RAM and an NVIDIA Volta-or-newer graphics card with at least 8 GB video memory. The separate headless nTop Automate product also supports Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.9.

Commercial term and fees are set in the order, with the standard agreement defaulting to a renewable one-year term unless otherwise specified. Named licences allow three registered devices with one active session. The educational licence is for eligible personal, non-commercial work and excludes funded research under its agreement. A requested demonstration begins with a discussion of the project's technical needs.