VEHICLELAB

OPEN ENGINEERING / EXPERIMENTAL v0.1

Build the project.
Keep the evidence.

A reusable notebook for the journey from an idea to an inspectable prototype. Bring your geometry, record your decisions, and connect the results.

Create your own project ↗Explore the vehicle study →

Python + browser. Local files. Your project, your tools.

Download source v0.1.0 ↓
FIELD STUDY 01 / VEHICLE ENGINEERING96 SECONDS
Real CAD-derived geometry and a saved Chrono run. Digital studies; physical validation remains open.
BUILT AROUND OPEN TOOLSPythonFreeCAD exportsThree.jsProject Chrono dataHow they fit together ↗

THE WORKFLOW

One thread through
the whole experiment.

The vehicle is a worked example. The project format is yours to extend to robots, mechanisms and other engineering studies.

01

Define

Write the question, constraints and what a useful experiment would establish.

02

Prototype

Bring authored geometry through a documented, checksum-verified asset format.

03

Inspect

Orbit the model, isolate a system and separate groups to understand the connections.

04

Evolve

Record revisions, parent relationships and the decision behind each branch.

05

Evaluate

Attach scoped evidence and replay saved body poses from an external experiment.

06

Communicate

Make the next review easier with a shareable study, source notes and a film.

THE WORKED EXAMPLE

Complexity you can inspect.

Open the interactive notebook ↗
Exploded RC25 digital bench prototype with authored gears, bodywork and suspension
PROTOTYPING

A 250 mm digital bench study

138 authored groups. Known steering failure retained.

Native mechanical geometry showing a chain drive, suspension and frame
MECHANICAL INSPECTION

Look at the actual connections

Scoped interference findings remain attached to R3d.

Recorded Chrono obstacle run with wheel travel traces and failed obstacle result
SIMULATION EVIDENCE

Keep the failure in the story

Saved solver states from a separate simplified model.

MAKE IT YOURS

Your first project.
Three commands.

The starter creates an original desk-rover fixture, a project manifest and a working inspection view. Replace the geometry as your experiment develops.

Follow the complete tutorial →

Follow a failed fit through its next revision ↗

FROM THE SOURCE DIRECTORY
python3 tools/project.py init projects/my-rover \
  --name "My rover"

python3 tools/project.py validate \
  projects/my-rover/project.json

python3 tools/serve.py
Explore the included starter ↗

DOCUMENTATION THAT HELPS YOU BUILD

01 / START

Installation & first project ↗

Run locally, create a project, import geometry and verify the result.

02 / EXTEND

Project & asset reference ↗

The manifest, geometry contract, revision graph and evidence fields.

03 / CONNECT

Simulation integration ↗

Bring recorded body states from your engine and retain their scope.

What this release establishes

A reusable software workbench and inspectable digital examples. Vehicle fit, manufacturing readiness and physical performance remain unverified. Solver replay displays recorded data; it does not run a new simulation in your browser.

Read the scope and limitations →