nTopology 4.2.3

The Team nTopology is pleased to announce the availability of nTopology 4.2.3. This release features our nTop Automate for Linux, improvements to our ribbon, an update to our Transient Thermal Analysis (Beta) block, and bug fixes.

nTop 4.2 - What's New

nTop Automate for Linux
- nTop Automate for Linux is now available on nTop Dashboard. More information and the download link are enabled for the paid customers of nTop Automate, formerly known as nTop Command Line Interface (CLI).


Usage Improvements
- We have resized the ribbon to display more tabs for easier navigation.


- We have updated the arrow to display a blue underline when a selected tab is out of view.
- We have updated the double-click on collapsed long (3+ lines) descriptions or comments to expand to the full height, so you can quickly view the text at a glance.

Block Updates
We updated the Transient Thermal Analysis (Beta) block with an input that accepts a user-defined value or field for the initial temperature of the analyzed components. In addition to this, we also updated several inputs to the block for better control of the analysis. The block inputs for the latest version are as follows :
- Model: The finite element model.
- Load case: The restraints and applied thermal loads.
- Initial temperature: The initial temperature of the components in the FE Model.
- Duration: Duration of the simulation.
- Initial time step: Initial time step for the transient analysis. The program will control the step size for subsequent steps.
- Save increment: Controls the amount of data stored and accessible after the simulation completes. The default value of 1 will save results for all increments, whereas a value of 0 will save only the first and last increment. For any value N > 1, the block will save results for every N increment.
- Fixed time step: Option to fix the initial time step for the entire analysis. If this option is unchecked, the solver uses an automatic time-stepping scheme that varies the initial time step based on the stability of the analysis.
- In addition to these inputs, We also updated the HUD to reflect the Time duration elapsed for a specific Iteration (previously called Solution Step) selected by the user .

Bug Fixes
- We fixed an issue that caused nTop to exit unexpectedly if you attempted any boolean operation on the implicit body property of an empty mesh.
- We fixed an issue in the Merge Graphs, and Merge Lattices block that prevented face-based graphs or lattices from merging correctly if two faces were identical but with opposite normals.
- We fixed an issue where Point List and Vector List inputs were not displayed in the notebook after saving the file in nTop Automate.
- We fixed an issue with multiple block messages getting cut off when displaying from a block positioned at the top of the notebook.
- We have updated the URLs connecting to nTop from ntopology.com to ntop.com, and you can learn more about it in our Allowlisting Guide.


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


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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.

Product: nTopology
Version: 4.2.3
Supported Architectures: x64
Website Home Page : https://ntopology.com/
Languages Supported: english
System Requirements: Windows *
Size: 1.5 Gb