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Pauli's ROS URDF Editor

Pauli's ROS URDF Editor

Piyush

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Visual URDF Builder & Editor for ROS
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Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
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ROS URDF Editor

A lightweight VS Code extension for editing, visualizing and navigating ROS URDF files directly inside VS Code.

Overview

Features

  • URDF syntax highlighting
  • Robot tree navigation
  • Link and joint navigation
  • Quick diagnostics
  • Easy editing workflow

Installation

  1. Install the extension from the VS Code Marketplace.
  2. Press Ctrl+Shift+P to open the Command Palette.
  3. Run Studio: New Robot.
  4. Start creating your robot and export it when you're done.

Usage

Open a URDF

Open any URDF file.

Navigate

Use the ROS URDF panel to browse links and joints.

Edit

Make changes and save normally.

Refresh

Refresh the tree after editing if needed.

Screenshots

Explorer

Explorer

Robot Tree

Tree

Diagnostics

Diagnostics

Current Limitations

  • Some advanced xacro macros are not fully supported.
  • Large robot models may take longer to parse.
  • Experimental features may change.

Roadmap

  • Better xacro support
  • Robot preview
  • Mesh visualization
  • Auto-completion
  • Joint visualization

Contributing

Issues and pull requests are welcome.

GitHub: https://github.com/...

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