rqt frame editor plugin
- Software
- Middleware
- Tool
An rqt plugin for creating and arranging tf frames in ROS, with interactive marker editing in rviz and optional meshes attached to frames.
Made by Fraunhofer IPA.
Source on GitHub: github.com/ipa320/rqt_frame_editor_plugin (opens in a new tab). Facts read at commit 22ff217 (opens in a new tab).
Licenses
- Code
- MIT (opens in a new tab)
Read by Robotheca from LICENSE (opens in a new tab) (MIT) at commit 22ff217 (opens in a new tab), on 22 Oct 2026.
- Commercial use
- Yes
What it does
- Arranges tf frames by copying full poses or selected positions and orientations from existing frames, or by typing values manually.
- Lets you move frames interactively using an interactive marker in rviz, with the frame selected in the editor first.
- Attaches meshes to frames, offering basic shapes or custom STL files, visible in rviz via marker topics.
- Saves a configuration to file and loads it again.
- Groups frames through a group entry in the yaml file, and can pin a source frame so it stays selected.
- Most functions are also available as ROS services, and a headless launch file exists.
Written by Robotheca from the project's README (opens in a new tab) at commit 22ff217.
Getting started
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- How to start
- The project's README (opens in a new tab)
Maintenance
- Status
- Maintained: a commit in the last 12 months
- Newest commit
- 17 Feb 2026 on noetic-devel
- Latest release
- First release (9 Nov 2017)
Checked on GitHub on 22 Oct 2026.
Links
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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