Thanks Joan, all ok now.

I use this:

*scale="0.025 0.025 0.025"*

and now I see the piece with the correct dimension.

best regards.

2011/2/9 Joan Oliver <joan.oliver@pal-robotics.com>

> Hi Aaron,
>
> Maybe SketchUp is exporting the model in mm. You can use the optional
> scale <http://www.ros.org/wiki/urdf/XML/Link> parameter for meshes in the
> URDF.
>
> Hope this helps,
> Joan
>
>
>
> On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 1:30 PM, Aaron Martinez Romero <
> aaronmartinezromero@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> yes, was problem of the route, now is working but I have now another
>> problem with the dimension of the model:
>>
>> the model made in sketchup have the same dimension that the model from
>> example urdf_tutorial, I mean length 0.6 meters and radios 0.2 meters.
>>
>> the base link:
>>   <link name="base_link">
>>     <visual>
>>       <geometry>
>>         <cylinder length="0.6" radius="0.2"/>
>>       </geometry>
>>       <material name="blue">
>>         <color rgba="0 0 .8 1"/>
>>       </material>
>>     </visual>
>>   </link>
>>
>> but in rviz I see a big cylinder much more bigger than the
>> base_link.......
>>
>> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2950889/tube.png
>> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2950889/sizeError.png
>>
>> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2950889/tube.dae
>> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2950889/r2d2.urdf
>>
>> What am I doing bad?
>>
>>
>> 2011/2/5 John Hsu <johnhsu@willowgarage.com>
>>
>> Hi Aaron,
>>> Couple of questions.  Which COLLADA version is your dae file?  Can you
>>> post your urdf file and the dae file?  Also, as a sanity check, try below
>>> and make sure the file exists:
>>>
>>> ls `rospack find urdf_tutorial`/mymodel.dae
>>>
>>> hope this helps.
>>> John
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 3:44 AM, Aaron Martinez Romero <
>>> aaronmartinezromero@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi everyone,
>>>>
>>>> Somebody know how can I load in my urdf a model from google sketup?? I
>>>> am exporting the model in dae file, but I always obtain this error message:
>>>>
>>>> [ERROR] [1296819682.438922687]: Could not load resource
>>>> [package://urdf_tutorial/mymodel.dae]: Collada:
>>>> package://urdf_tutorial/mymodel.dae - Expected opening element
>>>> [ERROR] [1296819682.439516423]: Could not load model
>>>> 'package://urdf_tutorial/mymodel.dae' for link 'right_leg': OGRE
>>>> EXCEPTION(6:FileNotFoundException): Cannot locate resource
>>>> package://urdf_tutorial/mymodel.dae in resource group Autodetect or any
>>>> other group. in ResourceGroupManager::openResource at
>>>> /tmp/buildd/ros-cturtle-visualization-common-1.2.0/debian/ros-cturtle-visualization-common/opt/ros/cturtle/stacks/visualization_common/ogre/build/ogre_src_v1-7-1/OgreMain/src/OgreResourceGroupManager.cpp
>>>> (line 753)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> If I use other model, like "<mesh
>>>> filename="package://pr2_description/meshes/gripper_v0/l_finger.dae"/>"
>>>> works.
>>>>
>>>> Best regards.
>>>> --
>>>> Atentamente,
>>>> Aarón Martínez Romero
>>>> Ingeniero en Informática
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