ROS Programming: Building Powerful Robots

Adding model files to the Gazebo model folder

The following procedure is to add a model to the gazebo folder:

1. Locate the default model folder of Gazebo, which is located in the folder ~/.gazebo/models.
2. Create a folder called final_room and copy final_room.sdf inside this folder. Also, create a file called model.config, which contains the details of the model file. The definition of this file follows:

<?xml version="1.0"?> <model> <!-- Name of model which is displaying in Gazebo --> <name>Test Room</name> <version>1.0</version> <!-- Model file name --> <sdf version="1.2">final_room.sdf</sdf> <author> <name>Lentin Joseph</name> <email>[e-mail]</email> </author> <description> ...