|
rviz_polygon_selection_tool package from rviz_polygon_selection_tool reporviz_polygon_selection_tool |
ROS Distro
|
Package Summary
| Tags | No category tags. |
| Version | 1.1.0 |
| License | Apache 2.0 |
| Build type | AMENT_CMAKE |
| Use | RECOMMENDED |
Repository Summary
| Description | Rviz tool plugin for creating polygon selections |
| Checkout URI | https://github.com/swri-robotics/rviz_polygon_selection_tool.git |
| VCS Type | git |
| VCS Version | main |
| Last Updated | 2025-05-01 |
| Dev Status | UNKNOWN |
| Released | UNRELEASED |
| Tags | plugin ros2 rviz2 |
| Contributing |
Help Wanted (-)
Good First Issues (-) Pull Requests to Review (-) |
Package Description
Additional Links
Maintainers
- mripperger
Authors
Rviz Polygon Selection Tool
Rviz tool plugin for creating polygon selections
Operation

- Left mouse button click: Add point to current polygon
- Middle mouse button click: Erase current polygon selection
- Right mouse button click: Finish current polygon and start new polygon
-
Shortcut
delete,backspace: Remove all polygons
Modes
- Lasso: click and hold left mouse button while drawing a shape
- Click: click and release the left mouse button to drop a vertex in the polygon
Toggle betweeen the modes by selecting the Lasso mode check box in the tool properties panel
Changelog for package rviz_polygon_selection_tool
1.1.0 (2025-05-01)
- Add separate executor and callback group
(#9)
- Updated tool to have its own executor such that service clients in the Rviz node (e.g., in other panels, tools) can call its service
- Updated to support rolling
- Add Jazzy CI job (#10)
- Bug fix for Point Generation Gap to work while Lasso Mode is not activated (#8)
- Contributors: BryanMqz, Michael Ripperger
1.0.0 (2024-05-24)
-
Multiple polygons rviz selection tool (#7)
* Updated tool and service interface to support the selection of multiple polygons ---------Co-authored-by: Michael Ripperger <<michael.ripperger@swri.org>>
-
Contributors: BryanMqz
0.1.1 (2024-05-24)
- Merge pull request #4 from marip8/update/deps Updated dependencies export
- Updated dependencies export
- Merge pull request #3 from marip8/update/loop-closure Various updates
- Updated README; added gif
- Simplified setting of colors
- Added feature to toggle loop closure
- Merge pull request #2 from marip8/feature/colors Add tool properties
- Change default point color to black
- Clang format
- Minor updates
- Added point size and coloring and line coloring
- Merge pull request #1 from marip8/feature/polygon-selection-tool Polygon Selection Tool
- Update package.xml
- Added CI files
- Add checks around include of CMake macro
- Added lasso mode
- Added formatting files and scripts
- Initial commit of Rviz polygon selection tool
- Initial commit
- Contributors: Michael Ripperger, Tyler Marr
Package Dependencies
| Deps | Name |
|---|---|
| rosidl_default_generators | |
| ament_cmake | |
| rosidl_default_runtime | |
| geometry_msgs | |
| rviz_common | |
| pluginlib |
System Dependencies
Launch files
Messages
Services
Plugins
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|
rviz_polygon_selection_tool package from rviz_polygon_selection_tool reporviz_polygon_selection_tool |
ROS Distro
|
Package Summary
| Tags | No category tags. |
| Version | 1.1.0 |
| License | Apache 2.0 |
| Build type | AMENT_CMAKE |
| Use | RECOMMENDED |
Repository Summary
| Description | Rviz tool plugin for creating polygon selections |
| Checkout URI | https://github.com/swri-robotics/rviz_polygon_selection_tool.git |
| VCS Type | git |
| VCS Version | main |
| Last Updated | 2025-05-01 |
| Dev Status | UNKNOWN |
| Released | UNRELEASED |
| Tags | plugin ros2 rviz2 |
| Contributing |
Help Wanted (-)
Good First Issues (-) Pull Requests to Review (-) |
Package Description
Additional Links
Maintainers
- mripperger
Authors
Rviz Polygon Selection Tool
Rviz tool plugin for creating polygon selections
Operation

- Left mouse button click: Add point to current polygon
- Middle mouse button click: Erase current polygon selection
- Right mouse button click: Finish current polygon and start new polygon
-
Shortcut
delete,backspace: Remove all polygons
Modes
- Lasso: click and hold left mouse button while drawing a shape
- Click: click and release the left mouse button to drop a vertex in the polygon
Toggle betweeen the modes by selecting the Lasso mode check box in the tool properties panel
Changelog for package rviz_polygon_selection_tool
1.1.0 (2025-05-01)
- Add separate executor and callback group
(#9)
- Updated tool to have its own executor such that service clients in the Rviz node (e.g., in other panels, tools) can call its service
- Updated to support rolling
- Add Jazzy CI job (#10)
- Bug fix for Point Generation Gap to work while Lasso Mode is not activated (#8)
- Contributors: BryanMqz, Michael Ripperger
1.0.0 (2024-05-24)
-
Multiple polygons rviz selection tool (#7)
* Updated tool and service interface to support the selection of multiple polygons ---------Co-authored-by: Michael Ripperger <<michael.ripperger@swri.org>>
-
Contributors: BryanMqz
0.1.1 (2024-05-24)
- Merge pull request #4 from marip8/update/deps Updated dependencies export
- Updated dependencies export
- Merge pull request #3 from marip8/update/loop-closure Various updates
- Updated README; added gif
- Simplified setting of colors
- Added feature to toggle loop closure
- Merge pull request #2 from marip8/feature/colors Add tool properties
- Change default point color to black
- Clang format
- Minor updates
- Added point size and coloring and line coloring
- Merge pull request #1 from marip8/feature/polygon-selection-tool Polygon Selection Tool
- Update package.xml
- Added CI files
- Add checks around include of CMake macro
- Added lasso mode
- Added formatting files and scripts
- Initial commit of Rviz polygon selection tool
- Initial commit
- Contributors: Michael Ripperger, Tyler Marr
Package Dependencies
| Deps | Name |
|---|---|
| rosidl_default_generators | |
| ament_cmake | |
| rosidl_default_runtime | |
| geometry_msgs | |
| rviz_common | |
| pluginlib |
System Dependencies
Launch files
Messages
Services
Plugins
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|
rviz_polygon_selection_tool package from rviz_polygon_selection_tool reporviz_polygon_selection_tool |
ROS Distro
|
Package Summary
| Tags | No category tags. |
| Version | 1.1.0 |
| License | Apache 2.0 |
| Build type | AMENT_CMAKE |
| Use | RECOMMENDED |
Repository Summary
| Description | Rviz tool plugin for creating polygon selections |
| Checkout URI | https://github.com/swri-robotics/rviz_polygon_selection_tool.git |
| VCS Type | git |
| VCS Version | main |
| Last Updated | 2025-05-01 |
| Dev Status | UNKNOWN |
| Released | UNRELEASED |
| Tags | plugin ros2 rviz2 |
| Contributing |
Help Wanted (-)
Good First Issues (-) Pull Requests to Review (-) |
Package Description
Additional Links
Maintainers
- mripperger
Authors
Rviz Polygon Selection Tool
Rviz tool plugin for creating polygon selections
Operation

- Left mouse button click: Add point to current polygon
- Middle mouse button click: Erase current polygon selection
- Right mouse button click: Finish current polygon and start new polygon
-
Shortcut
delete,backspace: Remove all polygons
Modes
- Lasso: click and hold left mouse button while drawing a shape
- Click: click and release the left mouse button to drop a vertex in the polygon
Toggle betweeen the modes by selecting the Lasso mode check box in the tool properties panel
Changelog for package rviz_polygon_selection_tool
1.1.0 (2025-05-01)
- Add separate executor and callback group
(#9)
- Updated tool to have its own executor such that service clients in the Rviz node (e.g., in other panels, tools) can call its service
- Updated to support rolling
- Add Jazzy CI job (#10)
- Bug fix for Point Generation Gap to work while Lasso Mode is not activated (#8)
- Contributors: BryanMqz, Michael Ripperger
1.0.0 (2024-05-24)
-
Multiple polygons rviz selection tool (#7)
* Updated tool and service interface to support the selection of multiple polygons ---------Co-authored-by: Michael Ripperger <<michael.ripperger@swri.org>>
-
Contributors: BryanMqz
0.1.1 (2024-05-24)
- Merge pull request #4 from marip8/update/deps Updated dependencies export
- Updated dependencies export
- Merge pull request #3 from marip8/update/loop-closure Various updates
- Updated README; added gif
- Simplified setting of colors
- Added feature to toggle loop closure
- Merge pull request #2 from marip8/feature/colors Add tool properties
- Change default point color to black
- Clang format
- Minor updates
- Added point size and coloring and line coloring
- Merge pull request #1 from marip8/feature/polygon-selection-tool Polygon Selection Tool
- Update package.xml
- Added CI files
- Add checks around include of CMake macro
- Added lasso mode
- Added formatting files and scripts
- Initial commit of Rviz polygon selection tool
- Initial commit
- Contributors: Michael Ripperger, Tyler Marr
Package Dependencies
| Deps | Name |
|---|---|
| rosidl_default_generators | |
| ament_cmake | |
| rosidl_default_runtime | |
| geometry_msgs | |
| rviz_common | |
| pluginlib |
System Dependencies
Launch files
Messages
Services
Plugins
Recent questions tagged rviz_polygon_selection_tool at Robotics Stack Exchange
|
rviz_polygon_selection_tool package from rviz_polygon_selection_tool reporviz_polygon_selection_tool |
ROS Distro
|
Package Summary
| Tags | No category tags. |
| Version | 1.1.0 |
| License | Apache 2.0 |
| Build type | AMENT_CMAKE |
| Use | RECOMMENDED |
Repository Summary
| Description | Rviz tool plugin for creating polygon selections |
| Checkout URI | https://github.com/swri-robotics/rviz_polygon_selection_tool.git |
| VCS Type | git |
| VCS Version | main |
| Last Updated | 2025-05-01 |
| Dev Status | UNKNOWN |
| Released | UNRELEASED |
| Tags | plugin ros2 rviz2 |
| Contributing |
Help Wanted (-)
Good First Issues (-) Pull Requests to Review (-) |
Package Description
Additional Links
Maintainers
- mripperger
Authors
Rviz Polygon Selection Tool
Rviz tool plugin for creating polygon selections
Operation

- Left mouse button click: Add point to current polygon
- Middle mouse button click: Erase current polygon selection
- Right mouse button click: Finish current polygon and start new polygon
-
Shortcut
delete,backspace: Remove all polygons
Modes
- Lasso: click and hold left mouse button while drawing a shape
- Click: click and release the left mouse button to drop a vertex in the polygon
Toggle betweeen the modes by selecting the Lasso mode check box in the tool properties panel
Changelog for package rviz_polygon_selection_tool
1.1.0 (2025-05-01)
- Add separate executor and callback group
(#9)
- Updated tool to have its own executor such that service clients in the Rviz node (e.g., in other panels, tools) can call its service
- Updated to support rolling
- Add Jazzy CI job (#10)
- Bug fix for Point Generation Gap to work while Lasso Mode is not activated (#8)
- Contributors: BryanMqz, Michael Ripperger
1.0.0 (2024-05-24)
-
Multiple polygons rviz selection tool (#7)
* Updated tool and service interface to support the selection of multiple polygons ---------Co-authored-by: Michael Ripperger <<michael.ripperger@swri.org>>
-
Contributors: BryanMqz
0.1.1 (2024-05-24)
- Merge pull request #4 from marip8/update/deps Updated dependencies export
- Updated dependencies export
- Merge pull request #3 from marip8/update/loop-closure Various updates
- Updated README; added gif
- Simplified setting of colors
- Added feature to toggle loop closure
- Merge pull request #2 from marip8/feature/colors Add tool properties
- Change default point color to black
- Clang format
- Minor updates
- Added point size and coloring and line coloring
- Merge pull request #1 from marip8/feature/polygon-selection-tool Polygon Selection Tool
- Update package.xml
- Added CI files
- Add checks around include of CMake macro
- Added lasso mode
- Added formatting files and scripts
- Initial commit of Rviz polygon selection tool
- Initial commit
- Contributors: Michael Ripperger, Tyler Marr
Package Dependencies
| Deps | Name |
|---|---|
| rosidl_default_generators | |
| ament_cmake | |
| rosidl_default_runtime | |
| geometry_msgs | |
| rviz_common | |
| pluginlib |
System Dependencies
Launch files
Messages
Services
Plugins
Recent questions tagged rviz_polygon_selection_tool at Robotics Stack Exchange
|
rviz_polygon_selection_tool package from rviz_polygon_selection_tool reporviz_polygon_selection_tool |
ROS Distro
|
Package Summary
| Tags | No category tags. |
| Version | 1.1.0 |
| License | Apache 2.0 |
| Build type | AMENT_CMAKE |
| Use | RECOMMENDED |
Repository Summary
| Description | Rviz tool plugin for creating polygon selections |
| Checkout URI | https://github.com/swri-robotics/rviz_polygon_selection_tool.git |
| VCS Type | git |
| VCS Version | main |
| Last Updated | 2025-05-01 |
| Dev Status | UNKNOWN |
| Released | UNRELEASED |
| Tags | plugin ros2 rviz2 |
| Contributing |
Help Wanted (-)
Good First Issues (-) Pull Requests to Review (-) |
Package Description
Additional Links
Maintainers
- mripperger
Authors
Rviz Polygon Selection Tool
Rviz tool plugin for creating polygon selections
Operation

- Left mouse button click: Add point to current polygon
- Middle mouse button click: Erase current polygon selection
- Right mouse button click: Finish current polygon and start new polygon
-
Shortcut
delete,backspace: Remove all polygons
Modes
- Lasso: click and hold left mouse button while drawing a shape
- Click: click and release the left mouse button to drop a vertex in the polygon
Toggle betweeen the modes by selecting the Lasso mode check box in the tool properties panel
Changelog for package rviz_polygon_selection_tool
1.1.0 (2025-05-01)
- Add separate executor and callback group
(#9)
- Updated tool to have its own executor such that service clients in the Rviz node (e.g., in other panels, tools) can call its service
- Updated to support rolling
- Add Jazzy CI job (#10)
- Bug fix for Point Generation Gap to work while Lasso Mode is not activated (#8)
- Contributors: BryanMqz, Michael Ripperger
1.0.0 (2024-05-24)
-
Multiple polygons rviz selection tool (#7)
* Updated tool and service interface to support the selection of multiple polygons ---------Co-authored-by: Michael Ripperger <<michael.ripperger@swri.org>>
-
Contributors: BryanMqz
0.1.1 (2024-05-24)
- Merge pull request #4 from marip8/update/deps Updated dependencies export
- Updated dependencies export
- Merge pull request #3 from marip8/update/loop-closure Various updates
- Updated README; added gif
- Simplified setting of colors
- Added feature to toggle loop closure
- Merge pull request #2 from marip8/feature/colors Add tool properties
- Change default point color to black
- Clang format
- Minor updates
- Added point size and coloring and line coloring
- Merge pull request #1 from marip8/feature/polygon-selection-tool Polygon Selection Tool
- Update package.xml
- Added CI files
- Add checks around include of CMake macro
- Added lasso mode
- Added formatting files and scripts
- Initial commit of Rviz polygon selection tool
- Initial commit
- Contributors: Michael Ripperger, Tyler Marr
Package Dependencies
| Deps | Name |
|---|---|
| rosidl_default_generators | |
| ament_cmake | |
| rosidl_default_runtime | |
| geometry_msgs | |
| rviz_common | |
| pluginlib |
System Dependencies
Launch files
Messages
Services
Plugins
Recent questions tagged rviz_polygon_selection_tool at Robotics Stack Exchange
|
rviz_polygon_selection_tool package from rviz_polygon_selection_tool reporviz_polygon_selection_tool |
ROS Distro
|
Package Summary
| Tags | No category tags. |
| Version | 1.1.0 |
| License | Apache 2.0 |
| Build type | AMENT_CMAKE |
| Use | RECOMMENDED |
Repository Summary
| Description | Rviz tool plugin for creating polygon selections |
| Checkout URI | https://github.com/swri-robotics/rviz_polygon_selection_tool.git |
| VCS Type | git |
| VCS Version | main |
| Last Updated | 2025-05-01 |
| Dev Status | UNKNOWN |
| Released | UNRELEASED |
| Tags | plugin ros2 rviz2 |
| Contributing |
Help Wanted (-)
Good First Issues (-) Pull Requests to Review (-) |
Package Description
Additional Links
Maintainers
- mripperger
Authors
Rviz Polygon Selection Tool
Rviz tool plugin for creating polygon selections
Operation

- Left mouse button click: Add point to current polygon
- Middle mouse button click: Erase current polygon selection
- Right mouse button click: Finish current polygon and start new polygon
-
Shortcut
delete,backspace: Remove all polygons
Modes
- Lasso: click and hold left mouse button while drawing a shape
- Click: click and release the left mouse button to drop a vertex in the polygon
Toggle betweeen the modes by selecting the Lasso mode check box in the tool properties panel
Changelog for package rviz_polygon_selection_tool
1.1.0 (2025-05-01)
- Add separate executor and callback group
(#9)
- Updated tool to have its own executor such that service clients in the Rviz node (e.g., in other panels, tools) can call its service
- Updated to support rolling
- Add Jazzy CI job (#10)
- Bug fix for Point Generation Gap to work while Lasso Mode is not activated (#8)
- Contributors: BryanMqz, Michael Ripperger
1.0.0 (2024-05-24)
-
Multiple polygons rviz selection tool (#7)
* Updated tool and service interface to support the selection of multiple polygons ---------Co-authored-by: Michael Ripperger <<michael.ripperger@swri.org>>
-
Contributors: BryanMqz
0.1.1 (2024-05-24)
- Merge pull request #4 from marip8/update/deps Updated dependencies export
- Updated dependencies export
- Merge pull request #3 from marip8/update/loop-closure Various updates
- Updated README; added gif
- Simplified setting of colors
- Added feature to toggle loop closure
- Merge pull request #2 from marip8/feature/colors Add tool properties
- Change default point color to black
- Clang format
- Minor updates
- Added point size and coloring and line coloring
- Merge pull request #1 from marip8/feature/polygon-selection-tool Polygon Selection Tool
- Update package.xml
- Added CI files
- Add checks around include of CMake macro
- Added lasso mode
- Added formatting files and scripts
- Initial commit of Rviz polygon selection tool
- Initial commit
- Contributors: Michael Ripperger, Tyler Marr
Package Dependencies
| Deps | Name |
|---|---|
| rosidl_default_generators | |
| ament_cmake | |
| rosidl_default_runtime | |
| geometry_msgs | |
| rviz_common | |
| pluginlib |
System Dependencies
Launch files
Messages
Services
Plugins
Recent questions tagged rviz_polygon_selection_tool at Robotics Stack Exchange
|
rviz_polygon_selection_tool package from rviz_polygon_selection_tool reporviz_polygon_selection_tool |
ROS Distro
|
Package Summary
| Tags | No category tags. |
| Version | 1.1.0 |
| License | Apache 2.0 |
| Build type | AMENT_CMAKE |
| Use | RECOMMENDED |
Repository Summary
| Description | Rviz tool plugin for creating polygon selections |
| Checkout URI | https://github.com/swri-robotics/rviz_polygon_selection_tool.git |
| VCS Type | git |
| VCS Version | main |
| Last Updated | 2025-05-01 |
| Dev Status | UNKNOWN |
| Released | UNRELEASED |
| Tags | plugin ros2 rviz2 |
| Contributing |
Help Wanted (-)
Good First Issues (-) Pull Requests to Review (-) |
Package Description
Additional Links
Maintainers
- mripperger
Authors
Rviz Polygon Selection Tool
Rviz tool plugin for creating polygon selections
Operation

- Left mouse button click: Add point to current polygon
- Middle mouse button click: Erase current polygon selection
- Right mouse button click: Finish current polygon and start new polygon
-
Shortcut
delete,backspace: Remove all polygons
Modes
- Lasso: click and hold left mouse button while drawing a shape
- Click: click and release the left mouse button to drop a vertex in the polygon
Toggle betweeen the modes by selecting the Lasso mode check box in the tool properties panel
Changelog for package rviz_polygon_selection_tool
1.1.0 (2025-05-01)
- Add separate executor and callback group
(#9)
- Updated tool to have its own executor such that service clients in the Rviz node (e.g., in other panels, tools) can call its service
- Updated to support rolling
- Add Jazzy CI job (#10)
- Bug fix for Point Generation Gap to work while Lasso Mode is not activated (#8)
- Contributors: BryanMqz, Michael Ripperger
1.0.0 (2024-05-24)
-
Multiple polygons rviz selection tool (#7)
* Updated tool and service interface to support the selection of multiple polygons ---------Co-authored-by: Michael Ripperger <<michael.ripperger@swri.org>>
-
Contributors: BryanMqz
0.1.1 (2024-05-24)
- Merge pull request #4 from marip8/update/deps Updated dependencies export
- Updated dependencies export
- Merge pull request #3 from marip8/update/loop-closure Various updates
- Updated README; added gif
- Simplified setting of colors
- Added feature to toggle loop closure
- Merge pull request #2 from marip8/feature/colors Add tool properties
- Change default point color to black
- Clang format
- Minor updates
- Added point size and coloring and line coloring
- Merge pull request #1 from marip8/feature/polygon-selection-tool Polygon Selection Tool
- Update package.xml
- Added CI files
- Add checks around include of CMake macro
- Added lasso mode
- Added formatting files and scripts
- Initial commit of Rviz polygon selection tool
- Initial commit
- Contributors: Michael Ripperger, Tyler Marr
Package Dependencies
| Deps | Name |
|---|---|
| rosidl_default_generators | |
| ament_cmake | |
| rosidl_default_runtime | |
| geometry_msgs | |
| rviz_common | |
| pluginlib |
System Dependencies
Launch files
Messages
Services
Plugins
Recent questions tagged rviz_polygon_selection_tool at Robotics Stack Exchange
|
rviz_polygon_selection_tool package from rviz_polygon_selection_tool reporviz_polygon_selection_tool |
ROS Distro
|
Package Summary
| Tags | No category tags. |
| Version | 1.1.0 |
| License | Apache 2.0 |
| Build type | AMENT_CMAKE |
| Use | RECOMMENDED |
Repository Summary
| Description | Rviz tool plugin for creating polygon selections |
| Checkout URI | https://github.com/swri-robotics/rviz_polygon_selection_tool.git |
| VCS Type | git |
| VCS Version | main |
| Last Updated | 2025-05-01 |
| Dev Status | UNKNOWN |
| Released | UNRELEASED |
| Tags | plugin ros2 rviz2 |
| Contributing |
Help Wanted (-)
Good First Issues (-) Pull Requests to Review (-) |
Package Description
Additional Links
Maintainers
- mripperger
Authors
Rviz Polygon Selection Tool
Rviz tool plugin for creating polygon selections
Operation

- Left mouse button click: Add point to current polygon
- Middle mouse button click: Erase current polygon selection
- Right mouse button click: Finish current polygon and start new polygon
-
Shortcut
delete,backspace: Remove all polygons
Modes
- Lasso: click and hold left mouse button while drawing a shape
- Click: click and release the left mouse button to drop a vertex in the polygon
Toggle betweeen the modes by selecting the Lasso mode check box in the tool properties panel
Changelog for package rviz_polygon_selection_tool
1.1.0 (2025-05-01)
- Add separate executor and callback group
(#9)
- Updated tool to have its own executor such that service clients in the Rviz node (e.g., in other panels, tools) can call its service
- Updated to support rolling
- Add Jazzy CI job (#10)
- Bug fix for Point Generation Gap to work while Lasso Mode is not activated (#8)
- Contributors: BryanMqz, Michael Ripperger
1.0.0 (2024-05-24)
-
Multiple polygons rviz selection tool (#7)
* Updated tool and service interface to support the selection of multiple polygons ---------Co-authored-by: Michael Ripperger <<michael.ripperger@swri.org>>
-
Contributors: BryanMqz
0.1.1 (2024-05-24)
- Merge pull request #4 from marip8/update/deps Updated dependencies export
- Updated dependencies export
- Merge pull request #3 from marip8/update/loop-closure Various updates
- Updated README; added gif
- Simplified setting of colors
- Added feature to toggle loop closure
- Merge pull request #2 from marip8/feature/colors Add tool properties
- Change default point color to black
- Clang format
- Minor updates
- Added point size and coloring and line coloring
- Merge pull request #1 from marip8/feature/polygon-selection-tool Polygon Selection Tool
- Update package.xml
- Added CI files
- Add checks around include of CMake macro
- Added lasso mode
- Added formatting files and scripts
- Initial commit of Rviz polygon selection tool
- Initial commit
- Contributors: Michael Ripperger, Tyler Marr
Package Dependencies
| Deps | Name |
|---|---|
| rosidl_default_generators | |
| ament_cmake | |
| rosidl_default_runtime | |
| geometry_msgs | |
| rviz_common | |
| pluginlib |
System Dependencies
Launch files
Messages
Services
Plugins
Recent questions tagged rviz_polygon_selection_tool at Robotics Stack Exchange
|
rviz_polygon_selection_tool package from rviz_polygon_selection_tool reporviz_polygon_selection_tool |
ROS Distro
|
Package Summary
| Tags | No category tags. |
| Version | 1.1.0 |
| License | Apache 2.0 |
| Build type | AMENT_CMAKE |
| Use | RECOMMENDED |
Repository Summary
| Description | Rviz tool plugin for creating polygon selections |
| Checkout URI | https://github.com/swri-robotics/rviz_polygon_selection_tool.git |
| VCS Type | git |
| VCS Version | main |
| Last Updated | 2025-05-01 |
| Dev Status | UNKNOWN |
| Released | UNRELEASED |
| Tags | plugin ros2 rviz2 |
| Contributing |
Help Wanted (-)
Good First Issues (-) Pull Requests to Review (-) |
Package Description
Additional Links
Maintainers
- mripperger
Authors
Rviz Polygon Selection Tool
Rviz tool plugin for creating polygon selections
Operation

- Left mouse button click: Add point to current polygon
- Middle mouse button click: Erase current polygon selection
- Right mouse button click: Finish current polygon and start new polygon
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Shortcut
delete,backspace: Remove all polygons
Modes
- Lasso: click and hold left mouse button while drawing a shape
- Click: click and release the left mouse button to drop a vertex in the polygon
Toggle betweeen the modes by selecting the Lasso mode check box in the tool properties panel
Changelog for package rviz_polygon_selection_tool
1.1.0 (2025-05-01)
- Add separate executor and callback group
(#9)
- Updated tool to have its own executor such that service clients in the Rviz node (e.g., in other panels, tools) can call its service
- Updated to support rolling
- Add Jazzy CI job (#10)
- Bug fix for Point Generation Gap to work while Lasso Mode is not activated (#8)
- Contributors: BryanMqz, Michael Ripperger
1.0.0 (2024-05-24)
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Multiple polygons rviz selection tool (#7)
* Updated tool and service interface to support the selection of multiple polygons ---------Co-authored-by: Michael Ripperger <<michael.ripperger@swri.org>>
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Contributors: BryanMqz
0.1.1 (2024-05-24)
- Merge pull request #4 from marip8/update/deps Updated dependencies export
- Updated dependencies export
- Merge pull request #3 from marip8/update/loop-closure Various updates
- Updated README; added gif
- Simplified setting of colors
- Added feature to toggle loop closure
- Merge pull request #2 from marip8/feature/colors Add tool properties
- Change default point color to black
- Clang format
- Minor updates
- Added point size and coloring and line coloring
- Merge pull request #1 from marip8/feature/polygon-selection-tool Polygon Selection Tool
- Update package.xml
- Added CI files
- Add checks around include of CMake macro
- Added lasso mode
- Added formatting files and scripts
- Initial commit of Rviz polygon selection tool
- Initial commit
- Contributors: Michael Ripperger, Tyler Marr
Package Dependencies
| Deps | Name |
|---|---|
| rosidl_default_generators | |
| ament_cmake | |
| rosidl_default_runtime | |
| geometry_msgs | |
| rviz_common | |
| pluginlib |