nTopology 2026: Benefits, Features & Pricing

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nTopology

4.8

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About nTopology

nTopology is a computer-aided design (CAD) software that provides small to large manufacturing firms with innovative engineering tools. nTopology's implicit modeling engine uses a single equation to define the solid shape of any object. This improves design agility, shortening the time it takes to go from concept to end product.

The platform gives users control over their entire generative workflow and optimization process. Designers can create reusable workflows for their applications that are tailored to those applications' unique requirements. Use simulation results, test data, and engineering formulas to design control systems anywhere in space.

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nTopology Features

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Design Management
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nTopology Integrations

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nTopology User Reviews

Overall Rating

4.8

Ratings Breakdown

81%

19%

Secondary Ratings

Ease of Use

4.0

Value for money

4.3

Customer support

5.0

Functionality

4.7

Matthew S.

Verified reviewer

Medical Devices

11-50 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Reviewed January 2022

Extraordinary 3D Software that Stands Above the Others

Overall the software is excellent, the support is awesome, and what can be done with it is up to the users imagination. Overall I would recommend this software heartily to anyone looking for advanced product design and development.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

The software enables high-powered users to truly design parts and structures that were previously thought impossible. Their claims of the software being unbreakable are quite honestly close to the mark, as I have regularly attempted to do so for the past several years! Not many softwares contain the ability to not only design advanced things but also analyze them and further augment the process

Cons:

The software does have a fairly steep learning curve, especially for the more advanced features. While help topics are readily available, the ability to dive deep is a skill set that just takes a lot of time

Reasons for choosing nTopology

The power of creating things not possible in other platforms

Verified

Reviewer

Mechanical or Industrial Engineering

51-200 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Reviewed January 2022

Awesome Software Package

The reusable workflow drastically decreases iteration time. The speed in generating concepts is incredible. No other software has all of the features nTop does and most packages lag behind in the things they can do.

Ratings Breakdown

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Value for money

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Pros:

The topology optimization engine is impressive. Complex operations such as latticing and shelling are executed so quickly. Blending two geometries is super easy as well. The support team and the customer success team are some of the best I have worked with. They definitely want you to succeed using the software. The online help section is very beneficial too.

Cons:

There is so much to the software it is hard to know where to start. Some of the features are difficult to find if you don't know what they are called. nTop requires different thinking when designing a part. Once you overcome the learning curve you can create some pretty impressive parts. One feature I am hoping they add soon is report generation.

Sean H.

Verified reviewer

Defense & Space

10000+ employees

Used monthly for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed February 2022

nTopology review 2022

nTopology at its core is an impressive software package that promises a lot; however, as design complexity increases it is not always able to deliver on that promise. The user experience and customer support experiences are superb. Overall, I would recommend the product, but only for the specific use cases it might excel at, not as a "catch-all" solution.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

The software is always being updated with constant performance and feature upgrades. Customer support is fantastic and responsive, and trainings are plentiful both live and through online resources. The software is generally easy to get the hang of and as long as nothing is being exported, the files are lightweight.

Cons:

Getting anything (in my use case) out of nTopology is very resource taxing and in some cases impossible. Often times export types needed to work with the analysis or design tools my company has at hand (which are industry standard) are not available. Resource usage for complex designs is very high, often times requiring top of the line hardware to perform tasks. Computing cluster support would definitely be of value and may alleviate some issues. With the constant updates also comes tool name changes, tool combination, etc, which can be annoying to keep track of. Many hours can be spent developing a workflow to solve a problem, only to have a software update change that workflow or obsolete the tools used, requiring more time to understand the new tools and update the workflow again.

Corey D.

Verified reviewer

Defense & Space

1001-5000 employees

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Reviewed January 2022

Complex Geometry for Metal Additive Manufacturing

nTopology has allowed us to demonstrate large-scale cellular structures with fine user control and customization. Native slicing in nTopology is essential since an export in some cases would be prohibitively large. Re-usable work-flows are a huge time-saver and

Ratings Breakdown

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Value for money

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Pros:

Complex geometry doesn't scale in CAD software such as Solidworks. After a couple thousand or even hundreds of surfaces, SW struggles to display your parts...This is where nTop shines! If you want to integrate large scale (more than 1 or 2 cubic inch) cellular structures into your AM parts, there is really no other way to do it quickly and easily and with the level of control over the geometry that nTop allows. Complex combinations of boolean operations are sometimes only possible in nTop as it does not choke on "zero-thickness surfaces".

Cons:

Steep learning curve at first until you get used to the style...it's very much like building code in a visual building block style. After you get the hang of it you'll love it though as it can be used to automate work-flows or automate design iterations. It has some quirks...positioning items relative to one another can be tricky, visualization can be slow on large / complex parts, zooming into see details on small regions can be frustrating...especially when trying to get acceptable resolution for very small features that you know will be resolved in your manufacturing process (e.g. sub 1 mm for metal AM). Resolution for different commands is inconsistent...be wary of sub 1 mm features if you need it. Terminology is inconsistent and documentation is slim...although there are many examples and videos. Documentation within commands can leave you perplexed...more concrete examples would be helpful or may require significant user experimentation.

Ludwig F.

Verified reviewer

Mechanical or Industrial Engineering

201-500 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Reviewed January 2022

nTopologys way to enhanced parts for additive manufacturing

nTop gives new possibilities for lightweight construction. Not at least it is important for parts to look good and high-tech. This could be achieved by the latticing functions.

Ratings Breakdown

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Value for money

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Pros:

I like the continous improvements that are made with each new update version. nTopology really enhances the functionality and complexity of parts we enigineer, design and manufacture. This gives an aditional value to make additive manufacturing more competitive and efficient.

Cons:

I miss a feature which automatically updates the imported CAD-file(s). Also, a feature to sort the CAD bodies as they were used in the workflow when importing would be nice.

Reasons for choosing nTopology

Because of the possibilities and flexibilities that come with nTopology.

Christopher Y.

Verified reviewer

Mechanical or Industrial Engineering

5001-10000 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Reviewed March 2022

Excellent Software for Optimization and DFAM

My experience with nTopology has been excellent. Their customer service and response to technical questions is some of the best I've experienced from a software company.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

I use nTopology in our Additive Manufacturing course at CU Denver. This software is easy to learn, but also has depth for experienced users. We are able to train students to do multiple computer-driven design projects during the semester. In addition to the design tools, the meshing features of nTopology are outstanding.

Cons:

nTopology has built a lot of examples in their online support page, however, I would always appreciate more examples and workflows.

Anthony P.

Verified reviewer

Higher Education

1001-5000 employees

Used monthly for more than 2 years

Reviewed March 2022

nTop Excellent for Lattice Design

nTop is the only tool we use for advanced lattice design in AM.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

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Functionality

Pros:

nTop is the clear leader in advanced lattice design for meso-scale features in additive manufacturing applications.

Cons:

The user interface is different from other "Windows" software. This does bring a bit of a learning curve but the user experience does become highly efficient with some experience.

Reasons for choosing nTopology

nTop is leaner and more user friendly once users have developed experience with the basic function.

Reasons for switching to nTopology

Altair Inspire does offer some features for lattice design and optimization, but it is not even on the same plane as nTop... nTop has a vastly greater feature set for lattice design.

Nicolo' Z.

Verified reviewer

Automotive

10000+ employees

Used weekly for less than 2 years

Reviewed January 2022

nTop Platform - 2y looking back

Positive and capability to work on complex hollow components or difficult to model in other CAD geometries. All coupled with a basic but good analysis section that is an added value for an all in one CAE - CAD workflow. Added interaction with external CAD / CAE has been a plus.

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Value for money

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Functionality

Pros:

Unique design features, very quick updates. Great support.

Cons:

Very steep learning curve. Requires dedication and intuition to grasp block modelling.

Reasons for choosing nTopology

Solid modelling performances and specific CAD or mesh operations.

Rick W.

Verified reviewer

Defense & Space

10000+ employees

Used monthly for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed February 2022

Complex structure creation with nTop

Very positive! The nTop team is great to work with. There training materials and onboarding process are excellent, like nothing I have ever experienced before. The tool is enabling us to easily create structures that were tedious if not impossible to create in standard CAD software.

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Value for money

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Pros:

The ability to quickly and easily produce geometries that are simply impractical on other CAD platforms.

Cons:

The implicit model learning curve is somewhat steep. This isn't an ordinary CAD tool with sketch planes and extrusions. It is more like a programming language, think Matlab crossed with CAD.

Reasons for choosing nTopology

Advise of internal subject matter experts who had previous experience with nTop.

Dhruv B.

Verified reviewer

Research

11-50 employees

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Reviewed March 2022

The most exciting thing in CAD in this millennium

Fantastic team at nTopology. Beyond enabling use of this software for academics like me to teach in my classes and use in our research, nTopology has managed to realize the dreams of designers in ways we are only beginning to understand.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

The ability to rapidly conceptualize, iterate and innovate with complex design.

Cons:

Hard to identify anything to dislike about nTopology. The learning curve for implicit modeling can be a bit steep for folks new to CAD, but that is more than offset by nTopology's frequent training sessions and online tutorials.

Reasons for choosing nTopology

Implicit modeling approach, greater research exploration capability

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