issue with turtlebot urdf import

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nng
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issue with turtlebot urdf import

Post by nng »

Hi there,

I want to import the urdf model of turtlebot into v-rep.
The conversion from xacro to urdf works and no error were reported by the check_urdf command, however, a few errors occur during import. Specifically with the sensors, see excerpt below.
There are 6 sensors.
ERROR: sensor will not be created: the URDF specification is supported, but this is a Gazebo tag which is not documented as it seems.
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You can generate the urdf model by instaling the turtlebot on your workstation as indicated in point "4.2 Workspaces" on the link below.
http://wiki.ros.org/turtlebot/Tutorials ... stallation
Link or copy the folder "kobuki_description" into the folder "turtlebot_description"
then you can generate the urdf model by executing the command below, make sure the generated urdf model is stored in the folder
"turtlebot_description/robots/"
being in the folder turtlebot_description/robots/ execute
rosrun xacro xacro.py kobuki_hexagons_asus_xtion_pro.urdf.xacro -o kobuki_hexagons_asus_xtion_pro.urdf
Then check the correctness of the model
check_urdf kobuki_hexagons_asus_xtion_pro.urdf
import the model in v-rep

Using:
V-REP_PRO_EDU_V3_1_3_rev2b_64_Linux
Ubuntu 14.04 64bit
ROS Indigo

Thank you in advance.

coppelia
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Re: issue with turtlebot urdf import

Post by coppelia »

Hello,

the URDF that is supported in V-REP is the official URDF, which doesn't specify certain tags used in other simulators.

Cheers

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