AVEVA E3D Design vs nTop
| AVEVA E3D Design | nTop | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | No |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | — | — |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | Windows | Linux, Windows |
| Modeling method | parametric | parametric |
| Assembly design | Yes | Yes |
| Surface modeling | Yes | Yes |
| Cloud collaboration | Yes | — |
| Supported platforms | Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022, and browser access | Windows 11; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.9 for nTop Automate |
| File import and export | DXF, DWG, IFC 2x3, IFC4, DGN, STL, and STEP | CAD: STEP, Parasolid, CATIA V5, Creo, Inventor, Siemens NX, SolidWorks, ACIS; mesh: STL, OBJ, PLY, 3MF, OFF; CAE: Abaqus, ANSYS, LS-DYNA, Nastran, Patran, CGNS, UNV; other: implicit, LTXC, CSV, VDB, PNG, CLI and manufacturing slice formats |
Both are listed in Best 3D CAD Software. On Everything Xiaomi, AVEVA E3D Design scores higher on our published basis.