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Add simulation time and rate (ala show_time) to meshcat #16486

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jwnimmer-tri opened this issue Feb 1, 2022 · 0 comments
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Add simulation time and rate (ala show_time) to meshcat #16486

jwnimmer-tri opened this issue Feb 1, 2022 · 0 comments
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component: geometry illustration What and how geometry gets communicated to external visualizers priority: medium type: feature request

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jwnimmer-tri commented Feb 1, 2022

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 in MeshcatVisualizer as well as meldis.

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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