A lightweight VS Code extension for editing, visualizing and navigating ROS URDF files directly inside VS Code.
Features
- URDF syntax highlighting
- Robot tree navigation
- Link and joint navigation
- Quick diagnostics
- Easy editing workflow
Installation
- Install the extension from the VS Code Marketplace.
- Press Ctrl+Shift+P to open the Command Palette.
- Run
Studio: New Robot. - Start creating your robot and export it when you're done.
Usage
Open a URDF
Open any URDF file.
Navigate
Use the ROS URDF panel to browse links and joints.
Edit
Make changes and save normally.
Refresh
Refresh the tree after editing if needed.
Screenshots
Explorer
Robot Tree
Diagnostics
Current Limitations
- Some advanced xacro macros are not fully supported.
- Large robot models may take longer to parse.
- Experimental features may change.
Roadmap
- Better xacro support
- Robot preview
- Mesh visualization
- Auto-completion
- Joint visualization
Contributing
Issues and pull requests are welcome.
GitHub: https://github.com/...