Open source
Vehicle Lab: A Reusable Engineering Notebook
Connect design intent, inspectable 3D geometry, revision decisions, and recorded simulation evidence in a portable project.
Overview
Vehicle Lab turns an experimental vehicle study into a reusable engineering notebook. A 96-second film follows real CAD-derived geometry through ideation, digital prototyping, mechanical inspection, revision comparison, and an archived Project Chrono obstacle run. Create a separate project, import grouped OBJ geometry, inspect revision decisions and original evidence, and attach recorded body states through a documented JSON contract. A small linear-stage example retains a failed fit alongside its revised clearance check. The viewer preserves failed results and source hashes; the vehicle remains unqualified for fabrication or riding.
Project figures
What It Covers
- Reusable project CLI, manifest schema, and original desk-rover starter
- 3D orbit, subsystem isolation, wireframe, and exploded inspection
- Revision graph and scoped evidence with source and asset checksums
- Engine-neutral replay interface with an explicit recorded-pose contract
- Eleven documentation pages and a captioned 1080p pipeline film
Stack And Topics
- Python
- Three.js
- FreeCAD exports
- Project Chrono data
- Playwright
- FFmpeg
Public Signals
- Film: 96 seconds 1920 x 1080, 24 fps; actual browser capture
- Vehicle studies: 4 CAD-derived display snapshots with separate engineering scopes
- Physical validation: Open Digital examples; no qualified hardware release