nTopology 5.24.3

nTopology is pleased to announce the availability of nTopology 5.24.3. This release features new modeling blocks, allowing more nTop modeling and enabling iteration of an entire design space.


Implicit Body from Surface
- The Implicit Body from Surface block creates an implicit body from a surface with the zero-surface extending tangentially at the boundary.
- Block Name: Implicit Body from Surface
- Location: Utilities > Conversion
. Surface: CAD Body, Mesh
. Tolerance: Tolerance of conversion determined by the distance of the resultant Implicit Body to the surface of the CAD Body.
. Output: Implicit body


Implicit Body from Surface Boundary
- The Implicit Body from Surface Boundary block creates an Implicit Body with the zero-surface extending orthogonally at a surface boundary.
- Block Name: Implicit Body from Surface Boundary
- Location: Utilities > Conversion
. Surface: CAD Body, Mesh
. Tolerance: Tolerance of conversion determined by the distance of the resultant Implicit Body to the surface of the CAD Body.
. Output: Implicit Body


Evaluate Surface
- The Evaluate Surface block creates a point at the corresponding U and V coordinates intrinsic to a CAD surface.
- The Evaluate Surface block can be used for Flow applications, detailed rib design to locate points based on U and V coordinates.
- Block Name: Evaluate Surface
- Location: Utilities > Evaluate Surface
. Surface: Surface to evaluate.
. U: U parameter to evaluate. This value will be clamped to the range [0,1].
. V: V parameter to evaluate. This value will be clamped to the range [0,1].
. Output: Point


Distance to Curve from Axis
- The Distance to Curve from Axis block computes the signed distance from a planar curve to an axis. The curve must behave like a function relative to the axis, meaning it has exactly one output distance for each input along the axis.
- The Distance to Curve from Axis block can be used for generating variable offset fields and creating directional parameterization fields.
- Block Name: Distance to Curve from Axis
- Location: Modeling > Evaluation
. Curve: The input 3D curve (must be planar with the axis).
. Axis: The axis to measure distance to. Encapsulates origin and direction.
. Direction: The direction along which to measure the distance.
. Output: Scalar Field


Usage Improvements
- We have added the ability to right-click on point and vector inputs to convert them into blocks quickly The converted block will retain existing inputs, including properties.
- We have added Right-click on list inputs to easily add and rearrange list items.


- We have moved the Light mode out of Beta into Production.
Block Updates
- We have updated the Extrude Profile block to add a shelled extrusion overload.
- We have updated the Shell block to support a scalar field thickness value.
- We have updated the Twist block to support a scalar field twist rate value.
- We have updated the Curves property on the Slice type to Polycurve.
Note: For backward compatibility, a block will be inserted into the notebook where the Curves property was previously used.
Bug Fixes
- We fixed an issue with the Split Mesh block that caused empty meshes to be returned in some rare cases.


nTopology introduced the concept of implicit modeling for mechanical design, which is an innovative, modern, and scalable way define parts and products. It has many benefits to end-users and companies, such as the elimination of model failures, speed of changes or iterations, and scalability to name a few. But implicit modeling enables so much more. In this informational session, we'll explore a topic that is redefining product development – field-driven design. In short, field-driven design is a way for design, analysis, and manufacturing teams to overlay information into one engineering model. This approach enables orders of magnitude increase in design iteration speed and greatly improves collaboration between teams.

How Field-Driven Design Allows Engineers to Design for Additive Manufacturing


Watch this information session where we'll define field-driven design, show examples of how it enables better knowledge sharing, and show how it promotes the development of more sophisticated, highly engineered products. You'll also better understand how nTopology is addressing today's engineering problems through its nTop Platform product.
nTopology was founded in 2015 to enable engineers and designers to create any geometry — no matter how complex — and meet the requirements of high-performance products.

Owner: nTopology
Product Name: nTopology
Version: 5.24.3
Supported Architectures: x64
Website Home Page : www.ntop.com
Languages Supported: english
System Requirements: Windows *
Size: 1.3 Gb