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robotbuilder

IntroductionRobotBuilder is an application that lets users to build manipulator robots as a kinematic chain of links ( rigid body that connects two joints ) from the base to the end-effector. Each link is represented visually by 3D geometry imported from a 3DS file (3D Studio Format). After ... [More] describing the robot, users can describe its trajectory by using via-points and then request an animation to the application to see an animation and check the resulting path plan. RobotBuilder is primarily intended to university students but it can be used by anybody interested in learning robotics or in building 3D Games since the C++ geometric classes in the source-code can be decoupled from the rest of the code. It was an undergraduate project whose source-code is now available for anyone interested in improving or using it for whatever purposes. Please feel free to make comments or discuss how we can contribute to the project. ScreenshotsLink Type Creation Robot Construction Trajectory Description Compiling RobotbuilderRequirementsTested in Linux/Windows but should work on any operating systems since it supports the libraries listed below Qt3 OpenGL C++ compiler InstructionsIf you have Qt library installed properly ( including developer libraries ) you should just type the following commands: > qmake robotbuilder.pro > makeFeaturesRobotbuilder offers the following features: Create, save, update or remove a link type (linktype file) Import 3d geometry for the link type with 3ds files (3D Studio) Create, save or remove a robot project (robot file) Add, modify or remove a link in the robot link chain Add, modify or remove a robot position (path) in the robot trajectory Animate the resulting trajectory Not all features are implemented, some features are implemented partially. However it is possible to create a robot and its trajectory and see the animation. Join the ProjectIf you feel like using the project or have some ideas about it you can send your message in the robotbuilder group at: http://groups.google.com/group/robotbuilder [Less]