Running Chrono

Chrono SCM (Soil Contact Model) terrain simulations run inside the Dev Container, where Project Chrono is pre-built into the image.

Dev Container

Inside devcontainer

sim chrono run

This builds the C++ simulation from chrono/ (if not already built) and runs it. A Vulkan window opens in the VNC desktop showing the terrain simulation.

Cleaning

Inside devcontainer

sim chrono clean

Deletes chrono/build/. Use this to force a clean rebuild.

Troubleshooting

Chrono window doesn't appear: Chrono uses Vulkan for rendering. Make sure the VNC desktop is running (localhost:5900) and that the container has Wayland/display access. If the window still doesn't appear, check the terminal output for Vulkan errors.