Category: 3D Modeling
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Custom Latticed-Based Flip Flops for Consumers
Creating an automated design workflow for custom flip flops opens the doors for sustainability and customization in footwear.
Functional Aesthetics in Additive Manufacturing
Color, Material, and Function (CMF) are three things to consider when designing a new product. When used appropriately and combined with additive manufacturing, they can help set your product apart from competition when…
Designing a 3D Printed, Elastomeric Lattice Wrist Rest
While additive manufacturing enables a totally new era of complex parts, it is still necessary to have a robust toolset that allows an engineer, designer, or product team to fully utilize these new…
3D-Footwear: Visualize and Materialize
Taking an initial idea to the final product can be daunting. We strive to help you understand, with clarity, all the steps required to get there.
Blending Form and Function: Designing an Origami Drink Insulator for Additive Manufacturing
Additive manufacturing (AM or 3D printing) has made design-driven production a reality. Any shape that can be constructed in a 3D CAD program can be produced with AM, providing product designers maximum geometric…
Passing Flight Qualification for F-16 Aircraft Spare Parts in 30 days
Engineers from nTopology, Stress Engineering Services, and Origin joined forces to redesign a family of clamps used on the F-16 aircraft. The result was an optimized design that was 2x stiffer, easy to…
Top 5 nTop Live Videos
The team at nTopology have been releasing short videos showing the capability of nTop Platform on a weekly basis that we call nTop Live.
Generative Design Tools That Put You In Control
Generative Design is getting a lot of attention — but what is it exactly? Here is why the current Generative Design concepts fall short and how nTop’s alternative approach enables you to unlock…
Is this the end of the STL file?
An explanation, a manifesto, call it what you will... Death to STL. A narrative on the history and the future of STL in our words.