This is a GitLab repository for the development and implementation of a preprocessor in FreeCAD for the Project Chrono software. The repository and wiki are in development and may be incomplete or include mistakes.

The project wiki is also available here.

Select below instructions for installation and setup on your local desktop.

💻 Windows Desktop Deployment

💻 Linux Desktop Deployment

💻 Northwestern Quest HPC Setup

Page for details on output files: Output Files

All questions and feature requests should be directed to the Discussions at the top of the Repository.

Discussions

All found issues and bugs should be directed to the Issues at the top of the Repository.

Issues

The Chrono Preprocessor workbench application is licensed free and open source under the BSD 3-Clause “New” or “Revised” License. One reason for Project Chrono's popularity is that its users are granted the freedom to modify and redistribute the software and have a right of continued free use, within the terms of the BSD license.

This research was supported in part through the computational resources and staff contributions provided for the Quest high performance computing facility at Northwestern University which is jointly supported by the Office of the Provost, the Office for Research, and Northwestern University Information Technology.

A proper citation for theses developments is still to come. In the meantime, please reference this GitHub in all publications.