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Basic GUI usage

Description: THis tutorial explains how to load a map from the STDR GUI and how to spawn a robot in it.

Tutorial Level: BEGINNER

Next Tutorial: stdr_simulator/Tutorials/Robot click functionalities

Load a map

If a map is not already loaded you can load it through STDR GUI by following these steps:

  • Press the "Load map" button of the tollbar
  • Choose the map to load (yaml file)

GUI will send the map to server and receive it back. A demonstration follows :

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Load a robot in a map

In a similar way you can add a robot in the loaded map:

  • Press the "Add robot" button of the toolbar
  • Go to the robots/ folder
  • Choose the robot to add
  • Click in the map

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Wiki: stdr_simulator/Tutorials/Basic GUI usage (last edited 2014-01-19 09:34:46 by etsardou)