Where it runs
The plugins run inside Rhino, Grasshopper, Autodesk Fusion, and nTop. You install the plugin into your CAD environment and work there, tied to that specific tool and its version and system requirements. The computation happens on your own machine, so heavier work asks more of your hardware.
sphereneNXT runs in the browser. There is nothing to install; it works on any operating system, and the computation happens in the cloud rather than on your workstation. Standard compute covers routine work, and HPC compute is there for the heavy jobs, without your local hardware being the ceiling.
What structures you can build
The plugins generate ADMS inside your CAD tool.
sphereneNXT offers a broader library. Alongside ADMS, it includes TPMS structures, with more infill options on the way. So instead of a single structure type, you get a range of options to match different parts and goals, all in one environment.
Which files you can bring in
Each plugin is bound to its own CAD environment. You work with the models native to that tool.
sphereneNXT is tool-agnostic. It imports from any CAD package, Rhino, Fusion, nTop, and neutral formats like STEP and STL, so the platform is not tied to whichever tool a given engineer happens to use.
How far you can take a part
With the plugins, you generate the structure and then export the file into separate applications for anything that comes after.
sphereneNXT is built to close that loop. Today it takes you all the way to print-ready export: apply a structure, prepare the part, and export it ready for manufacturing, all in one place. The platform is evolving toward the full circle, with in-platform simulation and direct print-partner handoff on the roadmap. The direction is a single environment that carries apart from CAD file to finished, optimized output without switching tools along the way.
Data and deployment
The plugins run locally on your machine.
sphereneNXT stores data in Europe and offers an On-Premises option, including fully air-gapped deployment, so organizations with strict IP or data sovereignty requirements can run the whole platform inside their own controlled environment.
Where each fits
The plugins are the right choice when you need to work natively inside a specific CAD tool, embedded in a parametric model your team already relies on. That workflow is fully supported.
For everything else, and for anyone starting fresh, sphereneNXT is where Spherene is heading. It is the flagship: one platform, more structure options, any file in, no install, and no hardware ceiling. Today it carries you from a CAD file to a print-ready part, and it is growing into the full circle, with simulation and direct print-partner handoff coming. It is the simplest way to get from a design to a manufacturable, optimized part.