> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.ntop.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Overview

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December 7th, 2021 at 14:00 EST – Designing a cold plate with custom implicit lattices and fin orientation.

### About this course

This training takes you through the process of creating a cold plate in nTop. After completing this training, you will have developed an understanding of methods for creating cold plates and how to implement them in a workflow.

**Prerequisites:** [101: nTop Essentials](/lessons/ntop-essentials/overview), [210: Intro to Lattices](/lessons/intro-to-lattices/overview)

**What is covered:**

* Cell Map on CAD Face
* Merging Meshes
* Orient Object
* Filtering Points
* Cross Product
* Evaluating Field Gradient

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