Only released in EOL distros:  

Package Summary

threeD_mouse

A simple ROS interface to the 3DConnexion 3D mouse.

Overview

This node is a ROS wrapper around the spacenav library. Refer to their website to install the library on your computer first.

You can then compile the node by running:

$ rosmake threeD_mouse

ROS API

Published Topics

  • /three_d_mouse/pose topic: The node publishes geometry_msgs/poseStamped messages to this topic.

Parameters

  • publish_frequency: You can change the rate at which the mouse publishes data. Default is 20Hz.

Changing Modes

It can be operated in three different modes:

  • translation only

  • rotation only

  • or both

You can change between those modes by pressing the 2 buttons of the mouse. The button of the left changes between translation and rotation mode, while the one on the right changes between both and translation or rotation. A ROS_INFO message is printed when you change modes.

Wiki: threeD_mouse (last edited 2011-03-30 13:34:25 by UgoCupcic)