/rviz_write_button

Rviz button to trigger writing

Primary LanguageC++MIT LicenseMIT

RVIZ Write Button

RViz plugin to publish a message over /write_button so that we can write the poses from lidar slam to a file.

Dependencies

Install ROS

Build

  1. Add the project path to ROS_PACKAGE_PATH
  2. Run make

Run

  1. Run rviz as usual: 
    rosrun rviz rviz
  2. Add the plugin to RViz using the "+" button on the toolbar, and select "WriteButton". If you do not see the tool listed, ensure that this repo is in your ROS_PACKAGE_PATH.
  3. To use the tool, click on the "Write to file" button.
  4. A message is published to the topic /write_button, of type write_button/WriteMsgMsg, which is also defined by this package.