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If you want to work with the gz-omni connector you need to install some extra steps on your desktop

Install

before to follow this tutorial, install nanosaur simulators!

The gz-omni connector use:

Follow the instruction below to install Ignition Gazebo (not default simulator for ROS2) and in another terminal install the gz-omni connector

Install Ignition Gazebo - Edifice

GZ-omni works with only with Ignition Gazebo - Edifice. You need to install on your desktop this Ignition Gazebo version following the lines below

sudo apt update
sudo apt install python3-pip wget lsb-release gnupg curl
sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://packages.ros.org/ros/ubuntu $(lsb_release -sc) main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ros-latest.list'
curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ros/rosdistro/master/ros.asc | sudo apt-key add -
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install python3-vcstool python3-colcon-common-extensions
sudo apt-get install git libfreeimage-dev

sudo apt-get install ignition-edifice

Compile gz-omni

We need to compile some Ignition packages from source with a specific flag due the omni-client library.

To compile this libraries you should run:

mkdir -p ~/ign-omni/src
cd ~/ign-omni/src
git clone https://github.com/ignitionrobotics/ign-omni-meta
vcs import . < ign-omni-meta/repos.yaml
cd protobuf
git -C . apply ../ign-omni-meta/protobuf-cmake.patch
cd ~/ign-omni
colcon build --merge-install --event-handlers console_direct+ --packages-select protobuf
cp src/ign-omni-meta/colcon.meta .
colcon build --merge-install --event-handlers console_direct+ --packages-up-to ignition-omniverse1

You can ignore the following message:

WARNING:colcon.colcon_cmake.task.cmake.build:Could not run installation step for package 'ignition-omniverse1' because it has no 'install' target

Run gz-omni Connector

There are three steps to do:

Run Ignition Gazebo in a terminal

Open your first terminal and run Ignition Gazebo

source nanosaur
ros2 launch nanosaur_ignition ignition.launch.py

When the simulator is running you will see a window like below

nanosaur on Ignition Gazebo
nanosaur on Ignition Gazebo

Run gz-omni connector

Now itโ€™s time to start the gz-omni connector:

export IGN_GAZEBO_RESOURCE_PATH="/opt/ros/foxy/share:$HOME/nanosaur_core/install/share"
source ~/ign-omni/install/setup.bash
cd ~/ign-omni/src/ign-omni
reset && bash run_ignition_omni.sh -p omniverse://localhost/Users/nanosaur/nanosaur.usd -w lab -v --pose ignition

How is it works the last line?

bash run_ignition_omni.sh -p omniverse://localhost/Users/<USER_NAME>/nanosaur.usd -w <WORLD> -v --pose <TYPE_POSE>
  • USER_NAME: the user name chosen in NVIDIA nucleus server
  • WORLD: The world name is running on the Ignition Gazebo simulation, if you want to change follow the Ignition tutorial
  • TYPE_POSE: Which simulator will handle the poses {ignition, isaacsim}

if you see a line like this [Dbg] [main.cpp:122] fps: 59.7457 the connector is working properly

gz-omni running
gz-omni running

Run NVIDIA Isaac SIM

First stage you need to start NVIDIA Isaac SIM, pressing the button โ€œSTARTโ€ on the Isaac Sim App Selector, like the picture below

Start NVIDIA Isaac SIM
Start NVIDIA Isaac SIM

When the system is up, in the window โ€œcontentโ€ below, open from the Omniverse folder:

  • Folder: Users/nanosaur/nanosaur.usd

Remember, if your user is different to find the right folder

Select USD project to load
Select USD project to load

The output will be like the picture below

Output after loading project
Output after loading project

Now you need to enable the live sync on your simulation, to use realtime both simulation running at the same time

Enable the Live Sync on NVIDIA Isaac SIM
Enable the Live Sync on NVIDIA Isaac SIM
  • On top right open the tab Layer
  • Click on the cloud on right and chose Always on
  • If appear โ€œMerge Conflictโ€ window, press Fetch Latest

Run perception

In your last terminal you need the perception module active

nanosaur perception
nanosaur perception terminal
nanosaur perception terminal

Drive nanosaur

If you want to drive nanosaur with your keyboard you need to write only

nanosaur teleop

Now you can drive nanosaur in simulation!

nanosaur keyboard navigation
nanosaur keyboard navigation

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