nTopology's nTop Platform Offers a Design and Simulation Solution
Rapid 2019: nTopology’s nTop platform is its newest engineering environment for design, simulation and advanced manufacturing processes.
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Edited by AM Staff
nTopology’s nTop platform is its newest engineering environment for design, simulation and advanced manufacturing processes. The design solution enables engineers to simultaneously consider function, geometry and manufacturing requirements within a computational framework.
Using nTop’s engineering notebooks and design technology, the platform delivers specific control over advanced mechanical designs. This is said to enable the creation of lightweight and optimized parts with functional requirements built right in.
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