White Paper: Field-Driven Design

By George Allen, nTopology Fellow

There are three basic technology pillars at the core of nTop Platform that make it different from most other engineering design software available today:

• Fast unbreakable geometry: A new approach to engineering geometry (implicit modeling) that delivers unmatched speed, scalability, and reliability.
• Field-driven design: A design methodology that lets you drive design variations using formulas, distances, test or simulation results, or other data.
• Remixable workflows: Configurable, automated, reusable, and shareable design processes that capture engineering knowledge.

This document covers the second of these pillars: field-driven design. We will discuss:

• The general concepts of fields and field-driven design (section 2)
• How to create and use fields in nTop Platform (section 3)
• Some example applications of field-driven design (section 4)