More of the link and joint wizards in action: building a simple pendulum from a base link, a continuous (hinge) joint, and a swinging link. The model is intentionally simple, but it shows how the wizards give real-time feedback while editing a URDF file.
That feedback includes frame markers for the link origin, visual scaling that reacts as you change size or color, and automatic calculation of mass properties — with a realistic dynamics simulation as the payoff.
Key points
- Build a pendulum live with the editing wizards
- Origin markers and reactive visual scaling
- Automatic mass-property calculation
Try it yourself following the Basic Workflow.