Modified launch files tutorial, added a note to the README. by Jakeisthesnake · Pull Request #1008 · moveit/moveit2_tutorials

Jakeisthesnake · 2025-01-15T16:57:47Z

Description

Launch File tutorial
Added explanations for the member function of MoveItConfigsBuilder.
Added note about launch nodes for custom .cpp files.
Having made these suggestions, I now wonder if I am being too verbose and just cluttering up the documentation when someone wanting to learn more can do what I did and read the source code. So maybe the launch file tutorial should remain unchanged.

README
Added a note that building MoveIt can be skipped if only adding explanations, note any executable code. This is mostly addressing my own pain of building MoveIt (about a 3-4 hour process) and I could see it stopping someone from adding a few helpful comments.

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Documentation
- Expanded the MoveIt C++ tutorial with launch-file, node, parameter, and build-configuration guidance.
- Updated the configuration guide with robot description, controller, planning-scene-monitor, and planning-pipeline options, including how planner defaults are selected.
- Clarified how to define a Move Group Interface node and added guidance for launching a custom executable.

Jakeisthesnake · 2025-01-17T15:56:42Z

As an aside, I would have liked to add more about '.planning_scene_monitor()' regarding when you need to set its parameters to be true, but I haven't found good explanations regarding common uses cases. If you can point me in the direction of where to learn more, I would be happy to add that info to the tutorial.

sea-bass

Thank you for getting this started!

My first response here is that the information being added is largely already available in other tutorials. I would recommend reading through some of the other pages I've linked in the comments, and seeing if there's a better way to take advantage of cross-linking doc pages, but keeping each individual page focused on a specific subset of topics.

Jakeisthesnake · 2025-01-20T21:19:21Z

Ok, I'll make those edits. Do you know if any of the tutorials discuss the parameters for .planning_scene_monitor()? It seems lacking from the moveit_configuration_tutorial.

sea-bass · 2025-01-20T21:21:15Z

Ok, I'll make those edits. Do you know if any of the tutorials discuss the parameters for .planning_scene_monitor()? It seems lacking from the moveit_configuration_tutorial.

Thanks!

Maybe those could be mapped to the concepts page at https://moveit.picknik.ai/main/doc/concepts/planning_scene_monitor.html and/or https://moveit.picknik.ai/main/doc/examples/planning_scene_monitor/planning_scene_monitor_tutorial.html ?

Jakeisthesnake · 2025-01-20T21:25:21Z

Yeah, I can start with those.

Jakeisthesnake · 2025-01-24T16:44:03Z

If I wanted to cross link to the CMakeLists.txt file in the root moveit2_tutorials directory, how would I do that?
:doc:moveit2_tutorials/CMakeLists.txt (the backticks turn "moveit2_tutorials/CMakeLists.txt" into inline code)
doesn't seem to work. I assume that is because :doc: only works for files in the doc folder? I also assume that it would be poor form to directly link to "https://github.com/moveit/moveit2_tutorials/blob/main/CMakeLists.txt"

sea-bass · 2025-01-25T01:12:33Z

If I wanted to cross link to the CMakeLists.txt file in the root moveit2_tutorials directory, how would I do that? :doc:moveit2_tutorials/CMakeLists.txt (the backticks turn "moveit2_tutorials/CMakeLists.txt" into inline code) doesn't seem to work. I assume that is because :doc: only works for files in the doc folder? I also assume that it would be poor form to directly link to "https://github.com/moveit/moveit2_tutorials/blob/main/CMakeLists.txt"

I believe you can use :codedir: -- you can see the definitions here, and also search for similar usages in the .rst files in these docs.

There are other handy ones for linking to e.g. source code in the MoveIt 2 repo, etc.

Jakeisthesnake · 2025-01-25T01:56:25Z

Thanks!

Jakeisthesnake · 2025-01-25T02:11:33Z

I may be reading the definition wrong, but it looks like codedir can only reference stuff in the doc folder?

"codedir": (
        "https://github.com/"
        + html_context["github_user"]
        + "/moveit2_tutorials/blob/"
        + html_context["github_version"]
        + "doc/%s",
        "",

sea-bass · 2025-01-25T18:49:54Z

It does look that way -- maybe instead of linking to the existing repo's CMakeLists.txt, you can just copy-paste a small relevant snippet of what you intend to show?

I assume this is just the compilation of a specific executable given source files?

Jakeisthesnake · 2025-01-27T15:39:18Z

Yeah I could do that. Just walking through the CMakeLists.txt file for moveit_cpp tutorial.

Jakeisthesnake · 2025-01-27T21:15:17Z

Updated the tutorial:
Moved most of the config specific edits to the configuration tutorial.
Aside from adding a link in the launch tutorial to the moveit_cpp tutorial, the launch tutorial went back to how it was.
Added the CMakeLists.txt code and explications to the moveit_cpp tutorial.

sea-bass

Thanks for the fixes! I think this is looking good, as most of my remaining comments are small.

sea-bass · 2025-02-08T18:19:17Z

+The CMakeLists.txt File
+-----------------------
+During the build process, the CMakeLists.txt file assigns where the launcher will look for the executable.
+Below is the CMakeLists.txt file for this tutorial:


Add code font: ``CMakeLists.txt`` to all these mentions

Also "launcher" --> "launch file"

sea-bass · 2025-02-08T18:19:33Z

+            output="screen",
+            parameters=[moveit_config.to_dict()],
+        )
+This node contains parameters which are passed to the executable associated with moveit_cpp_tutorial.


Use ``code_font`` here for the tutorial name

sea-bass · 2025-02-08T18:19:51Z

+    DESTINATION share/${PROJECT_NAME}
+  )
+
+``add_executable`` builds the executable named moveit_cpp_tutorial from the source file ``src/moveit_cpp_tutorial.cpp``.


code font for the executable name here too

sea-bass · 2025-02-08T18:20:01Z

+``PUBLIC`` makes the include directory available to targets that depend on ``moveit_cpp_tutorial``.
+
+``ament_target_dependencies`` specifies dependencies for the moveit_cpp_tutorial executable.
+``${THIS_PACKAGE_INCLUDE_DEPENDS}`` is a variable defined in the  ``moveit2_tutorials`` root directory's CMakeLists.txt file, which list common dependencies used in moveit2_tutorials.


code font for all the things here as well

sea-bass · 2025-02-08T18:20:25Z

+``target_include_directories`` specifies the directories to search for header files during compilation.
+``PUBLIC`` makes the include directory available to targets that depend on ``moveit_cpp_tutorial``.
+
+``ament_target_dependencies`` specifies dependencies for the moveit_cpp_tutorial executable.


sea-bass · 2025-02-08T18:24:05Z

+        )
+This node contains parameters which are passed to the executable associated with moveit_cpp_tutorial.


nit: Add a blank line in between these 2 -- although it seems to render fine as is

sea-bass · 2025-02-08T18:25:52Z

+``.robot_description`` can optionally take a file path to ``robot_name.urdf`` and/or assign a dictionary of argument mappings that are passed to the robot's urdf.xacro file.
+The file path to ``robot_name.urdf`` must be relative to your robot package, so if your robot package is ``/robot_package`` and the urdf (or urdf xacro) file is ``robot_package/config/robot_name.urdf``
+you would pass ``.robot_description(filepath="config/robot_name.urdf")``.
+If you don't provide a file path, but you do give ``MoveItConfigsBuilder`` a robot name (see above paragraph), MoveIt will look for ``robot_package/config/robot_name.urdf``.
+
+``.trajectory_execution`` loads trajectory execution and MoveIt controller manager's parameters from an optionally provided file path.
+If a file path isn't given, MoveIt looks for files in the package's ``config`` folder for files ending with ``controllers.yaml``.
+
+``.planning_scene_monitor`` allows you to set various parameters about what scene information is published and how often is it published.
+
+``.planning_pipelines`` allows to you to list the names of the planners you want available to be used by your robot.
+If you opt to not list pipelines, as in ``.planning_pipelines()``, MoveIt will look in the config folder of your package for files that end with "_planning.yaml".
+Additionally, if no pipelines are listed, MoveIt will load a set of planners from its own library - this can be disabled adding ``load_all=False`` as an argument to ``.planning_pipelines``.
+Listing the planner names specifiies which planners MoveIt should load; again these should be in your config folder.
+MoveIt will also pick one of your planners to be the default planner.
+If OMPL is one of your planners, it will be the default planner unless you set ``default_planning_pipeline`` to your desired default planner as in
+
+.. code-block:: python
+
+    .planning_pipelines(
+            pipelines=["ompl", "your_favorite_planner"],
+            default_planning_pipeline="your_favorite_planner",
+        )
+
+If OMPL is not in your planner list and you don't set a default planner, MoveIt will pick the first planner in the list.


Consider putting this in a bulleted list. Right now it renders like this which is a little dense to parse

sea-bass · 2025-02-08T18:26:25Z

+``.robot_description`` can optionally take a file path to ``robot_name.urdf`` and/or assign a dictionary of argument mappings that are passed to the robot's urdf.xacro file.
+The file path to ``robot_name.urdf`` must be relative to your robot package, so if your robot package is ``/robot_package`` and the urdf (or urdf xacro) file is ``robot_package/config/robot_name.urdf``
+you would pass ``.robot_description(filepath="config/robot_name.urdf")``.
+If you don't provide a file path, but you do give ``MoveItConfigsBuilder`` a robot name (see above paragraph), MoveIt will look for ``robot_package/config/robot_name.urdf``.
+
+``.trajectory_execution`` loads trajectory execution and MoveIt controller manager's parameters from an optionally provided file path.
+If a file path isn't given, MoveIt looks for files in the package's ``config`` folder for files ending with ``controllers.yaml``.
+
+``.planning_scene_monitor`` allows you to set various parameters about what scene information is published and how often is it published.
+
+``.planning_pipelines`` allows to you to list the names of the planners you want available to be used by your robot.
+If you opt to not list pipelines, as in ``.planning_pipelines()``, MoveIt will look in the config folder of your package for files that end with "_planning.yaml".
+Additionally, if no pipelines are listed, MoveIt will load a set of planners from its own library - this can be disabled adding ``load_all=False`` as an argument to ``.planning_pipelines``.
+Listing the planner names specifiies which planners MoveIt should load; again these should be in your config folder.
+MoveIt will also pick one of your planners to be the default planner.
+If OMPL is one of your planners, it will be the default planner unless you set ``default_planning_pipeline`` to your desired default planner as in
+
+.. code-block:: python
+
+    .planning_pipelines(
+            pipelines=["ompl", "your_favorite_planner"],
+            default_planning_pipeline="your_favorite_planner",
+        )
+
+If OMPL is not in your planner list and you don't set a default planner, MoveIt will pick the first planner in the list.


Consider linking to the OMPL Planner doc page here

sea-bass · 2025-02-08T18:26:52Z

 --------------------

-Once all the MoveIt configuration parameters have been loaded, you can launch the :ref:`Move Group Interface` using the entire set of loaded MoveIt parameters.
+Once all the MoveIt configuration parameters have been loaded, you can define the :ref:`Move Group Interface` Node using the entire set of loaded MoveIt parameters.


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Once all the MoveIt configuration parameters have been loaded, you can define the :ref:`Move Group Interface` Node using the entire set of loaded MoveIt parameters.

Once all the MoveIt configuration parameters have been loaded, you can define the :ref:`Move Group Interface` node using the entire set of loaded MoveIt parameters.

sea-bass · 2025-02-08T18:27:28Z

+Launching a custom executable
+----------------------------
+
+Later on these tutorials (:doc:`/doc/examples/moveit_cpp/moveit_cpp_tutorial`), you will learn how to create and launch a custom executable.


I would remove this.

…mber funtions. Added note to Launch FIles tutorial about nodes for custom cpp files. Added note to README.md that building Moveit is not needed if only adding explinations, not exectuable code. This is mostly addressing the pain I feel of building MoveIt (3-4 hours on my laptop). Maybe I am an anomily.

Added a link in the launch tutorial to the moveit_cpp tutorial. Added the CMakeLists.txt code and expliantions to the moveit_cpp tutorial.

coderabbitai · 2026-11-13T16:47:33Z

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The tutorials update MoveIt configuration examples and describe configuration options, Move Group Interface node setup, and custom executable creation and launch guidance.

Changes: MoveIt tutorial documentation

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Configuration example and builder options `doc/how_to_guides/moveit_configuration/moveit_configuration_tutorial.rst`	The example now uses a Kinova Gen3 configuration package and lists controller, planning-scene-monitor, and planning-pipeline settings. The guide describes builder arguments, configuration discovery, and planner selection.
Move Group Interface and custom executable guidance `doc/how_to_guides/moveit_launch_files/moveit_launch_files_tutorial.rst`, `doc/examples/moveit_cpp/moveitcpp_tutorial.rst`	The launch guide describes defining the Move Group Interface node and links to custom executable guidance. The C++ tutorial documents its launch file, node parameters, and CMake setup.

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- Line 38: Align the moveit_cpp_node assignment with its preceding comment and
adjust the Node call’s body indentation to match, so the displayed example can
be copied without an indentation error.
- Line 56: Update the tutorial’s CMake example to match the actual dependencies
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- Around line 203-204: Correct the MoveItConfigsBuilder constructor examples to
match its required robot_name argument and package lookup behavior. Update both
examples to show how to provide a custom package name using the appropriate
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single positional robot_name names the package directly.
- Line 216: Update the planning_scene_monitor description to say it controls
which scene information is published, and remove the claim that it controls
publication frequency; do not name a frequency parameter unless its correct
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- Line 211: Update the MoveItConfigsBuilder description to explain that, without
an explicit file path, it checks for config/robot_name.urdf.xacro and may use
the URDF location recorded in .setup_assistant before falling back to
robot_package/config/robot_name.urdf. Describe the discovery order so readers
can identify the file actually loaded.

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coderabbitai · 2026-11-13T16:51:19Z

+.. code-block:: python
+
+    # MoveItCpp demo executable
+        moveit_cpp_node = Node(


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Align the node definition with the comment.

The assignment has four extra spaces. Copying the displayed block produces an unexpected indentation error. Align the assignment with the comment and adjust its body accordingly.

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coderabbitai · 2026-11-13T16:51:19Z

+
+  add_executable(moveit_cpp_tutorial src/moveit_cpp_tutorial.cpp)
+  target_include_directories(moveit_cpp_tutorial PUBLIC include)
+  ament_target_dependencies(moveit_cpp_tutorial  ${THIS_PACKAGE_INCLUDE_DEPENDS} Boost)


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Show the actual target dependencies.

The tutorial presents this block as its CMakeLists.txt, but doc/examples/moveit_cpp/CMakeLists.txt uses target_link_libraries for moveit_ros_planning::moveit_cpp and moveit_visual_tools::moveit_visual_tools. Replace this line with the actual linkage and include the relevant find_package line. Readers otherwise do not see how the example links those libraries.

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coderabbitai · 2026-11-13T16:51:19Z

+* ``MoveItConfigsBuilder(package_name="package_name")``  will search for a package named "package_name".
+* ``MoveItConfigsBuilder("robot_name")`` will search for an explicitly given package name.


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Correct the constructor examples.

robot_name is required, so the first example raises TypeError. The second example searches for robot_name_moveit_config, not an explicitly supplied package name. Show both arguments for a custom package name. (raw.githubusercontent.com)

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coderabbitai · 2026-11-13T16:51:19Z

+
+``.robot_description`` can optionally take a file path to ``robot_name.urdf`` and/or assign a dictionary of argument mappings that are passed to the robot's urdf.xacro file.
+The file path to ``robot_name.urdf`` must be relative to your robot package, so if your robot package is ``/robot_package`` and the urdf (or urdf xacro) file is ``robot_package/config/robot_name.urdf``
+you would pass ``.robot_description(filepath="config/robot_name.urdf")``.


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Use the correct keyword.

robot_description accepts file_path, not filepath. Copying this example causes a TypeError when the launch file runs. (raw.githubusercontent.com)

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coderabbitai · 2026-11-13T16:51:19Z

+``.robot_description`` can optionally take a file path to ``robot_name.urdf`` and/or assign a dictionary of argument mappings that are passed to the robot's urdf.xacro file.
+The file path to ``robot_name.urdf`` must be relative to your robot package, so if your robot package is ``/robot_package`` and the urdf (or urdf xacro) file is ``robot_package/config/robot_name.urdf``
+you would pass ``.robot_description(filepath="config/robot_name.urdf")``.
+If you don't provide a file path, but you do give ``MoveItConfigsBuilder`` a robot name (see above paragraph), MoveIt will look for ``robot_package/config/robot_name.urdf``.


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Describe URDF discovery before the fallback.

Without a file path, the builder first checks for config/robot_name.urdf.xacro and can use the URDF location recorded in .setup_assistant. The documented .urdf path is a fallback, not the default in every case. Correct this description so readers can locate the file actually loaded. (raw.githubusercontent.com)

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coderabbitai · 2026-11-13T16:51:19Z

+``.trajectory_execution`` loads trajectory execution and MoveIt controller manager's parameters from an optionally provided file path.
+If a file path isn't given, MoveIt looks for files in the package's ``config`` folder for files ending with ``controllers.yaml``.
+
+``.planning_scene_monitor`` allows you to set various parameters about what scene information is published and how often is it published.


Minor · Functional Correctness · Quick win

Remove the publication-frequency claim.

planning_scene_monitor exposes publication flags but no frequency argument. Readers cannot use this method to set how often the scene is published. Point them to the appropriate parameter if frequency configuration is intended. (raw.githubusercontent.com)

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coderabbitai · 2026-11-13T16:51:19Z

+Launching a custom executable
+----------------------------
+
+Later on these tutorials (:doc:`/doc/examples/moveit_cpp/moveit_cpp_tutorial`), you will learn how to create and launch a custom executable.


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Fix the MoveItCpp tutorial link.

The target names moveit_cpp_tutorial, but the document is named moveitcpp_tutorial.rst. Use /doc/examples/moveit_cpp/moveitcpp_tutorial so readers can follow the link.

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sea-bass changed the title ~~Modified Luanch files tutorial, added a note to the README.~~ Modified launch files tutorial, added a note to the README. Feb 8, 2025

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		This node contains parameters which are passed to the executable associated with moveit_cpp_tutorial.

	Once all the MoveIt configuration parameters have been loaded, you can define the :ref:`Move Group Interface` Node using the entire set of loaded MoveIt parameters.
	Once all the MoveIt configuration parameters have been loaded, you can define the :ref:`Move Group Interface` node using the entire set of loaded MoveIt parameters.

		* ``MoveItConfigsBuilder(package_name="package_name")`` will search for a package named "package_name".
		* ``MoveItConfigsBuilder("robot_name")`` will search for an explicitly given package name.

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