Knowledge Base
Search for answers, how-tos, and examples on a variety of topics.
Implicit Modeling
Get answers and how-to's regarding core modeling capability.
- Can I create primitive CAD parts in nTop without meshing?
- Can I have multiple outputs from a single Notebook?
- Can I hide CAD parts in an assembly to extract them easily?
- Can I scale my model non-uniformly?
- Can I split an implicit body along a plane or CAD Face?
- Can I turn mass properties into variables?
Lattices & Surface Textures
Find answers and how-to's regarding periodic structures.
Meshing Workflows
Get solutions and best practices for creating surface and volume meshes.
User Interface
Find answers regarding Notebooks and the user interface.
Design Analysis
Explore knowledge regarding FE analysis.
- Can I edit the coordinates of an Orthotropic material?
- Can I run a fatigue analysis in nTop?
- Determining wall thicknesses of Implicit geometry with a custom block
- Displacement restraint with a reference frame causes an error in the Von Mises stress field
- How do I set up a simulation?
- How do I use temperature units?
Topology Optimization
Explore specific knowledge concerning topology optimization.
- Can I use more than one objective in a Topology Optimization?
- How do I use geometric constraints?
- How to run a topology optimization
- How to use the overhang constraint in Topology Optimization
- Invalid combination/design curve, not all elements could be mapped
- Understanding the Topology Optimization settings
List Processing
Get answers and how-tos for working with lists.
Import & Export
Find answers regarding the interoperability of CAD, CAE, and CAM data.
nTopCL
Find specific content regarding nTop's command-line interface.
FDM Fixture Generator
Create and automate custom jigs and fixtures, with workflows specifically developed for FDM 3D printing in collaboration with Stratasys.