ros_qtc_plugin

This contains ROS related plugins for Qt Creator (4.4). See the repository wiki for additional information.

Important (Install method has changed)!

The install method has changed from using the ppa method to a custom installer. This is to enable the ability to provide richer support leveraging existing ros tools which was not possible using the ppa. Please follow the procedure outlined in How to Install (Users) to get the latest version moving forward.

Overview

The ROS Qt Creator Plug-in is developed specifically for ROS to increase a developers' efficiency by simplifying tasks and creating a centralized location for ROS tools. Since it is built on top of the Qt Creator platform, users have access to all of its existing features like: syntax highlighting, editors (C++ , Python, etc.), code completion, version control (Git, Subversion, etc.), debuggers (GDB, CDB, LLDB, etc.), and much more.

The ROS Qt Creator Plug-in provides the following capabilities:

• Import/Create Catkin Workspaces
• Create Catkin Packages
• Custom Build Configuration
  • CatkinMake
  • CatkinTools
• Custom Run Configurations
  • roslaunch
  • rosrun
  • Attach to Node
• Automatic sourcing of the workspace
• Integrated Tabbed Terminal
• Templates
  • Industrial Robot Support Package
  • Basic Launch File
  • Basic URDF File
  • Basic Node File

Tips

• Users may create custom templates.