Hi Rene, sorry to check in so late, but if you want you might also wonna check our rviz plugin for meshes: http://tum-ros-pkg.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/tum-ros-pkg/stacks/ias_visualization/triangle_mesh_rviz_plugin/ It works together with the triangle_mesh message: http://tum-ros-pkg.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/tum-ros-pkg/stacks/ias_visualization/triangle_mesh_msgs/ D. On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 4:26 PM, René Ladan wrote: > OK, Iv'e happy-hacked together a 'mesh'-file reader which publishes > the triangle list for e.g. rviz. > If everything worked out right, model 18800 of the Willow Garage > Household database should be a bidon. > > Regards, > Rene > > > 2010/8/3 Matei Ciocarlie : >> Hi Rene, >> >> You could write a simple node that takes in the mesh and packages it >> in a Marker with a Triangle List which you can then send to rviz. >> Details on rviz Markers are here: >> >> http://www.ros.org/wiki/rviz/DisplayTypes/Marker >> >> And a tutorial for how to use them: >> >> http://www.ros.org/wiki/rviz/Tutorials/Markers%3A%20Basic%20Shapes >> >> Matei >> >> On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 5:06 AM, René Ladan wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> is there a way to visualize meshes obtained from e.g. the >>> household_objects_database? >>> (http://www.ros.org/wiki/household_objects_database/Tutorials/Use%20the%20household_objects_database%20remotely%20from%20a%20Willow%20Garage%20server) >>> >>> I can get the mesh definition by using >>> rosservice call /objects_database_node/get_model_mesh >>> but how can I visualize the result? >>> >>> Regards, >>> Rene >>> -- >>> http://www.rene-ladan.nl/ >>> >>> GPG fingerprint = E738 5471 D185 7013 0EE0  4FC8 3C1D 6F83 12E1 84F6 >>> (subkeys.pgp.net) >>> _______________________________________________ >>> ros-users mailing list >>> ros-users@code.ros.org >>> https://code.ros.org/mailman/listinfo/ros-users >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Matei Ciocarlie >> Research Scientist >> Willow Garage Inc. >> 650-475-9780 >> _______________________________________________ >> ros-users mailing list >> ros-users@code.ros.org >> https://code.ros.org/mailman/listinfo/ros-users >> > _______________________________________________ > ros-users mailing list > ros-users@code.ros.org > https://code.ros.org/mailman/listinfo/ros-users > -- MSc. Dejan Pangercic PhD Student/Researcher Intelligent Autonomous Systems Group Technische Universität München Telephone: +49 (89) 289-26908 E-Mail: dejan.pangercic@cs.tum.edu WWW: http://ias.cs.tum.edu/people/pangercic