Model Format Converter

URDF is an important file format regarding robot-related tasks. We build some tools for URDF-centered format conversion.

Supported Format Convertion

notes: for these functionality with blender required, please install blender first, setup blender to work please refer to below.

• obj2fbx/fbx2obj: blender required
• obj2dae/dae2obj: blender required
• obj2urdf
• urdf2fbx: blender required
• urdf2dae: blender required

Installation

python setup.py develop

How to use

1. Setup blende (For functionalities requires Blender). Download blender from here. Decompress it and move to a proper location.

# export the blender to path
export PATH="/path/to/blender/executable:$PATH"

2. Test with converter

• Convert URDF to something else

from model_format_converter.converter import Converter

converter = Converter(input_file="/path/to/input/file/or/dir", to_format="fbx", urdf_tmp_path="/tmp.pickle", blender_vis=False, delete_tmp_after=True)
converter.convert()

• Convert Other Format

from model_format_converter.converter import Converter

converter = Converter(input_file="/path/to/input/file/or/dir", to_format="fbx", blender_vis=False)
converter.convert()