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File

New (Ctrl+N): Creates a new nTop file in the current instance of nTop. If you have unsaved work, a prompt appears asking if you want to save or delete the work. Open (Ctrl+O): Opens an existing nTop file. If you have unsaved work, a prompt appears asking if you want to save or delete the work. Open Recent: Allows you to select a file from the ten most recent files you’ve opened. Save (Ctrl+S): Saves your nTop file. Save As (Ctrl+Shift+S): Allows you to save a copy of the file in a new location or with a different name. Import (Ctrl+I): Brings an object, part, or data into your nTop file. Click here to see what files can import into nTop. My Blocks Folder: Opens File Explorer to show your My Blocks Folder to manage your custom blocks. Settings: Opens the Settings menu. Home: Opens up the Home screen. Exit (Ctrl+Q): Closes nTop.

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Edit

Undo (Ctrl+Z): Allows you to cancel or reverse the last command. Redo (Ctrl+Shift+Z): Allows you to cancel or reverse an Undo. Cut (Ctrl+X): Deletes the original instance and creates a Copy (to be pasted elsewhere). Copy (Ctrl+C): Save the instance of that Block (to be pasted elsewhere). You can copy and paste blocks between Notebooks. Paste (Ctrl+V): Creates the Copied or Cut block in a specified location. References are not copied. You can copy and paste blocks between Notebooks. Paste with References (Ctrl+Alt+V): Creates the Copied or Cut block in a specified location with all its references. You can copy and paste blocks between Notebooks. Select All Visible (Ctrl+A): Highlights and selects all blocks that have their visibility toggled on.

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View

Camera Settings: Choose between an Orthographic view or a Perspective view. There is no Ruler available in the Perspective view. Named Views: Saves the orientation and zoom distance of your viewport.
  • Navigate to the orientation you want and select ‘New Named View’ to save it.
  • Double click on the Named View to rename it.
  • Right click on the Named View to rename, update, or delete it.
Capture Image: Saves an image of the Viewport in whichever resolution the window is set to. You can toggle the background, selection highlights, and gimbals.
  • Select Export to save the image.
  • Section cut bodies do not work with Capture Image.
Zoom to Selected (Z): The viewport zooms into the object of the selected block so that it fills the viewport. A block must be selected in the Notebook for this to work. Precise Render (Ctrl+H): Creates an image at the highest resolution render settings available in nTop.
  • Select an Implicit Body block and press Ctrl+H (or this button in the view settings) to create a Precise Render.
  • Precise Render only works with Implicit Bodies. No result appears for other model formats.
  • Section cut bodies do not work with Precise Render.
  • You can read more about Precise Render here.
Section Cut (X): Cuts an object with a Plane to allow you to see inside of the object. Read more here. Field Viewer (V): Displays the field of a selected block at a specified orientation. Read more here. Display grid (Alt+G): Toggles the grid on or off. Edit the size in the Settings. This setting will stay for every nTop instance until you decide to change it. The green line represents the Y-axis and the red line represents the X-axis. Display ruler (Alt+R): Toggles the ruler on or off. Read more here. Display settings: Opens up the larger display settings options. Read more here.

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Window

Ribbon (Ctrl+D): Toggle the ribbon visibility on or off. Imported Blocks: Navigate to the Imported Blocks folder in the Notebook.

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Software Updates

This button highlights green when there is a new update for nTop and allows you to read the most recent Release Notes.

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Help

About: Tells you which version of nTop you have installed, what email the license is under, and when it expires. Links to the End-User License Agreement. Documentation: Opens up the nTop documentation. What’s New: View the release notes for the installed version of nTop. Support: Opens up the nTop Help Center.

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Account Details

Shows the name and email address of the account that is logged into nTop. Account Settings: Links you to your User Dashboard settings. Logout: Logs the current user out.