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Run RViz with configuration file from .launch file

asked 2018-04-05 10:01:10 -0500

alextac98

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Hi everyone!

I was wondering if there is any way you can open rviz from a launch file while openning a custom configuration. The terminal command would be:

rosrun rviz rviz -d `rospack find package_name`/rviz/config_file.rviz

Thank you!

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answered 2018-04-05 10:14:30 -0500

gvdhoorn
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Yes:

<launch>
  <node type="rviz" name="rviz" pkg="rviz" args="-d $(find package_name)/rviz/config_file.rviz" />
</launch>

Note that this is the same approach you would use for any program / node that accepts command line arguments. Doing it in a launch file just allows you to use the find substitutation command.

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