rviz_2d_overlay_plugins
- Software
- Middleware
- Tool
RViz2 plugins and message definitions for drawing 2D overlays on top of the 3D scene. Derived from the jsk_visualization package, which was only released for ROS1.
Made by Team Spatzenhirn - Uni Ulm, Germany (checked on github.com/teamspatzenhirn (opens in a new tab)).
Source on GitHub: github.com/teamspatzenhirn/rviz_2d_overlay_plugins (opens in a new tab). Facts read at commit fdf21b0 (opens in a new tab).
Licenses
- Code
- BSD-3-Clause (opens in a new tab)
Read by Robotheca from LICENSE (opens in a new tab) (BSD-3-Clause) at commit fdf21b0 (opens in a new tab), on 16 Oct 2026.
- Commercial use
- Yes
What it does
- Provides RViz2 plugins that draw 2D overlay elements above the 3D scene.
- Includes message definitions in a separate rviz_2d_overlay_msgs package.
- Shows robot velocity as an overlay, with expandable plugin properties.
- Includes a PieChartDisplay that shows a circular gauge.
- Documentation with usage information and source code reference is hosted online.
- Builds with colcon, selecting the rviz_2d_overlay_msgs and rviz_2d_overlay_plugins packages.
Written by Robotheca from the project's README (opens in a new tab) at commit fdf21b0.
Getting started
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- How to start
- The project's website (opens in a new tab)
Maintenance
- Status
- Active: a commit in the last 90 days
- Newest commit
- 31 Jul 2026 on main
- Latest release
- 1.2.1 (30 Sept 2022)
Checked on GitHub on 16 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.
Robotheca lists software as a reference: nothing is hosted or run here, and every fact links to where it was read.