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hector_rviz_overlay

  • Software
  • Middleware
  • Tool

A library for RViz plugins that overlays Qt widgets or QML items on top of the RViz 3D render panel, or shows QML in a dockable panel.

Made by Technical University of Darmstadt - SIM - Team Hector - ROS Packages, Germany (checked on github.com/tu-darmstadt-ros-pkg (opens in a new tab)).

Source on GitHub: github.com/tu-darmstadt-ros-pkg/hector_rviz_overlay (opens in a new tab). Facts read at commit b849dd1 (opens in a new tab).

Licenses

Code
GPL-3.0-only (opens in a new tab)

Read by Robotheca from LICENSE (opens in a new tab) (GPL-3.0-only) at commit b849dd1 (opens in a new tab), on 16 Oct 2026.

Commercial use
Yes

Copyleft: Modified source must be published.

What it does

  • Lets developers build RViz display plugins that draw Qt widgets over the 3D render panel.
  • Supports QML overlays loaded from an absolute path or a package-relative path.
  • Offers a QML panel display that hosts QML in a native dock window instead of over the 3D scene.
  • Provides a rviz context property inside loaded QML files.
  • Supports mouse and keyboard input, with z-index, scale and stylesheet properties for overlays.
  • Includes a hector_rviz_overlay_controls/QmlPanel display that shows a QML file via a Path property.

Written by Robotheca from the project's README (opens in a new tab) at commit b849dd1.

Getting started

Difficulty
Intermediate

Maintenance

Status
Active: a commit in the last 90 days
Newest commit
2 Aug 2026 on jazzy
Latest release
None published on GitHub

Checked on GitHub on 16 Oct 2026.

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Robots that can run it

No robot on Robotheca is linked to it yet. Links come from a robot's robot.yaml, from its dependency files read as text, or from Robotheca's editors.

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