vgm
Virtual Geometry Model for HEP detector simulation
Virtual Geometry Model for HEP detector simulation
To install this package, run one of the following:
The Virtual Geometry Model (VGM) provides a generic geometry model and bidirectional conversion between Geant4 and ROOT TGeo geometry representations, plus XML import / export. It allows the same detector description to be used across both transport engines and is part of the vmc-project toolkit.
Build dependency of geant4-vmc and downstream HEP experiment frameworks (ALICE, FairRoot, SHiP).
Summary
Virtual Geometry Model for HEP detector simulation
Last Updated
Jun 11, 2026 at 14:40
License
GPL-3.0-only
Supported Platforms
GitHub Repository
https://github.com/vmc-project/vgmDocumentation
https://vmc-project.github.io/