nTop vs OpenPlant Modeler

nTop

7.7 #15 in 3D CAD Software

About nTop

OpenPlant Modeler

7.2 #28 in 3D CAD Software

About OpenPlant Modeler
nTopOpenPlant Modeler
Free planYesNo
Free trialNoNo
Paid fromFree$486.58/mo
Open sourceNoNo
PlatformsLinux, WindowsWindows
Modeling methodparametricparametric
Assembly designYes—
Surface modelingYes—
Supported platformsWindows 11; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.9 for nTop AutomateWindows 11 or 10 (64-bit); Windows Server 2019 or 2022 (64-bit)
File import and exportCAD: 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 formatsExport: DGN, DWG, DXF, IGES, CGM, STL, SVG, OBJ, U3D. Import: IGES, Parasolid, ACIS SAT, CGM, STEP AP203/AP214, STL, Terrain Model Land XML, and CAD files.
Free plan—No
Cloud collaboration—Yes

Both are listed in Best 3D CAD Software. On Everything Xiaomi, nTop scores higher on our published basis.