The CHRONO::ENGINE toolkit can be used on most modern personal computers, without heavy requirements in terms of hardware or software.

Following are the requirements for developers - of course final applications based on CHRONO::ENGINE does not impose all of these requirements.

• Intel/AMD PC platform (suggested: at least a 2GHz processor).
• 30 Mb of space on the hard disk

• Windows operating system (Linux porting is planned)
• A C++ compiler
  CHRONO::ENGINE has been tested with Microsoft's Visual C++, GNU GCC and DigitalMars.
  NOTE! If you use the free Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Express, you also need to install the Microsoft Platform SDK.

• 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.

• 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...