> ## 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

> Mesh geometry for downstream operations

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## About this course

This training explores surface meshing in nTop. The objectives of these techniques are to successfully surface mesh for virtually any downstream operations while:

* preserving geometric fidelity of our geometry
* minimizing mesh element count and resulting file size
* reducing overall solve time of meshing operations

To dive deeper into the inputs and techniques shown in this guide, see (Surface Meshing Techniques)\[./].

**Prerequisites:** [101: nTop Essentials](/lessons/ntop-essentials/overview), [102: Guide to Meshing](/lessons/intro-to-meshing/overview)

**What is covered:**

* How to mesh for simulation or manufacturing
* **Mesh from Implicit Body** block and varying levels of sharpening
* **Simplify Mesh by Threshold** block
* **Remesh Surface** block
* Meshing block order and its effect on solve time