I am currently pursuing the URDF for Robot Modeling course and am facing an issue related to loading RViz configuration files
I followed the prescribed steps to save a basic RViz configuration and launch RViz in two ways:
- From a launch file (along with the URDF node), and
- From a separate terminal
In both cases, RViz launches successfully, but the saved configuration is not applied. RViz opens with an empty grid and no displays loaded. I have to manually add the /robot_model display, set the fixed frame to base_link, and configure everything again.
I have attached a screenshot showing what RViz looks like when launched with the configuration file, as well as a screenshot of the rviz.config file that I saved.
I would like to mention that the command rviz -d <config_file> worked as expected for earlier sub-modules (up to module 2.11). This issue has started occurring only from the current module.
Additionally, in module 2.12 (Joint Special Elements), we are required to import several mesh files. While doing so, I intermittently encounter the following error in the terminal:
Unable to import the urdf_limb.dae mesh
I have attached a screenshot of this error as well.
Any insight into why the RViz configuration is not loading correctly and why the mesh import error occurs intermittently would be greatly appreciated.
Best,
Ninad Mehta
