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Range

The Range display shows range measurements. Each one is a cone starting at the origin of the frame given in the header of the sensor_msgs/Range message and fanning out in the +X direction of that frame.

To display multiple ranges (like from a robot with several sonars), publish a TF frame at each sonar location. Publish the range messages with the corresponding frame_id in each header. Then in rviz, in the Range display properties, set "Buffer Length" to the number of range sensors on your robot.

Properties

Name

Description

Valid Values

Default

Topic

The topic on which to listen for Range messages.

Color

The color of the range cones

Alpha

Opacity of the range cones, 0 is transparent, 1 is opaque.

0-1

0.5

Buffer Length

The number of range measurements to show on this topic. Only the most recent (Buffer Length) cones will be shown.

1+

1

Wiki: rviz/DisplayTypes/Range (last edited 2011-07-15 18:54:27 by KenConley)