Hello, Gazebo only has a few built in shapes (unit_cube, unit_sphere, unit_cylinder). If you need other shapes, then you'll have to model these using 3D modeling utility like Blender.
Take a look at gazebo/worlds/models/bandit.model for an example of a custom humanoid using custom meshes. -nate On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 5:58 AM, Cappy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello, > > I'm very new to gazebo, so I apologize if this is all stupid. I'm sure with > some help and with time I can grow up to be able to make valuable > contributions. > > I'm using gazebo 0.8 pre3 and I would like to create a custom model of a > humanoid robot. I want to build it from cuboids, which I need to shape a > bit, because the body parts are not exactly perfect cubes. I can't figure > out how to do that and I don't know where else to look for information. > > I read the documentation > http://playerstage.sourceforge.net/doc/Gazebo-manual-0.8.0-pre1-html/tutorial_model.html > and the example given there doesn't work. I suggest using this model as an > example: > > <model:physical name="box_model"> > <xyz>0 0 5</xyz> > <rpy>0.0 0.0 0.0</rpy> > <canonicalBody>box1_body</canonicalBody> > <static>false</static> > > <body:box name="box1_body"> > <xyz>0 0 0</xyz> > <rpy>0.0 0.0 0.0</rpy> > <geom:box name="box_geom"> > > <size>1 1 1</size> > <mass>1.0</mass> > > <visual> > <xyz>0.0 0.0 0.0</xyz> > <rpy>0.0 0.0 0.0</rpy> > <mesh>unit_box</mesh> > <material>Gazebo/BumpyMetal</material> > </visual> > > </geom:box> > </body:box> > </model:physical> > > The example drops a unit cube from a height of 5 meters. The value of the > canonicalBody property of the model container has to precisely match the > name of the body container inside the model, or you get a segmentation > fault. I couldn't figure out what "density" does, but if you change it to > "mass" you can influence the mass of the object and make it bounce more or > less for example. The mesh and the material have to be enclosed in a visual > container, this was missing in the documentation. And the default mesh > didn't work for me. I found the unit_cube in the examples that came with > gazebo. > > Well now I tried to create a simple cuboid model, which is not a perfect > cube. But if I use the unit_cube as a mesh, the visual appearance doesn't > reflect the shape of the body correctly. Is there a mesh that I can shape > with parameters? Or do I need to create a custom mesh for every distinct > cuboid I create? > > > Thanks > Cappy > -- > View this message in context: > http://www.nabble.com/creating-custom-cuboids-tp20303222p20303222.html > Sent from the playerstage-gazebo mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge > Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes > Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > _______________________________________________ > Playerstage-gazebo mailing list > Playerstage-gazebo@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/playerstage-gazebo > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Playerstage-gazebo mailing list Playerstage-gazebo@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/playerstage-gazebo
