Add simulation time and rate (ala show_time) to meshcat #16486
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component: geometry illustration
What and how geometry gets communicated to external visualizers
priority: medium
type: feature request
Projects
In our
drake_visualizer
, we have a little footer in the bottom of the window that shows the simulation clock, and its realtime rate (vs the wall clock). We should offer the same inMeshcatVisualizer
as well asmeldis
.If I recall correctly, the challenge is that 2d text still needs to be anchored to a 3d point / pose in MeshCat. We'll (probably?) need a way to anchor it to the viewport, instead.
If the anchoring is too difficult, maybe it could be something like a read-only slider (that changes to reflects the observed rate) in the control panel.
Here's our TODO list beyond #16981:
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