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Package Summary
A 3d visualization environment for robots using ROS.
- Author: Dave Hershberger, Josh Faust
- License: BSD
- Repository: ros-pkg
- Source: svn https://code.ros.org/svn/ros-pkg/stacks/visualization/trunk/rviz
Overview
User Documentation
Tutorials
- Markers: Sending Basic Shapes (C++)
Shows how to use visualization_msgs/Marker messages to send basic shapes (cube, sphere, cylinder, arrow) to rviz.
- Markers: Points and Lines (C++)
Teaches how to use the visualization_msgs/Marker message to send points and lines to rviz.
- Interactive Markers: Getting Started
This tutorial explains what Interactive Marker are and teaches you some of the basic concepts.
- Interactive Markers: Writing a Simple Interactive Marker Server
This tutorial explains how to setup a minimalist server which manages a single interactive marker.
- Interactive Markers: Basic Controls
This tutorial explains how the basic_controls tutorial code works.
Usage
rviz saves its current display configuration to ~/.rviz/ on exit. Even if started with a another display config file via command line parameters, so be sure to regularly save your favorite configuration. (open ticket)
Command Line Options
-h, --help
- Print a help message describing the command line options.
-d, --display-config <arg>
Load configuration file <arg> at startup.
-t, --target-frame <arg>
Set the target frame to <arg>. Overrides the target frame specified in the config loaded (whether through -d or the auto-saved one).
-f, --fixed-frame <arg>
Set the fixed frame to <arg>. Overrides the target frame specified in the config loaded (whether through -d or the auto-saved one).
Recording Movies
rviz does not have a builtin capability to record movies. You can, however, use an application like GLC to do so. The RecordingOpenGLAppsWithGLC page has more information on recording and encoding.