RequirementsFollowing are the requirements for developers - of course final applications based on CHRONO::ENGINE does not impose all of these requirements.
Hardware requirements
- Intel/AMD PC platform (suggested: at least a 2GHz processor).
- 30 Mb of space on the hard disk
Software requirements
- Windows operating system (Linux porting is planned)
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A C++ compiler
CHRONO::ENGINE has been tested with Microsoft's Visual C++ and GNU GCC.
NOTE! If you use the free Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Express, you also need to install the Microsoft Platform SDK.
Optional / suggested requirements
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Optionally, you may want to link libraries from real-time 3D
rendering engines such as IRRLICHT,
GLUT, OPENGL or OGRE, to
display results in interactive 3D displays.
We strongly suggest you to download IRRLICHT because we use this engine in a large number of Chrono::Engine interactive demos. - A fast 3D card and a fast CPU are suggested in order to appreciate the real-time simulation features of CHRONO::ENGINE.
Requested knowledge
- Suggested: you should have a basic knowledge of C++ programming and OOP object oriented programming.
- Some basic knowledge about linking dynamical/static libraries into own C++ projects could be useful...