Get surface position relitive to the origin.

asked 2020-03-31 01:30:43 -0600

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Hey guys,

I am currently using the vacuum gripper but I noticed that it links to the origin instead of the surface. I understand that is how the author designed the plugin so I am just trying to figure out the necessary changes so that it works for my particular case.

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And the crucial thing for this plugin is the distance between the object link and gripper one (currently the

I tried combining the collision detection with the vacuum gripper but that caused me a lot of issues since I am not a c++ expert. My question:

Is there any way I can get or calculate the distance from the origin to the surface of the object using a model plugin?

The reason I mentioned a model plugin is that the vacuum gripper is in it self a model plugin, so I am limited to the API of the model plugin.

If any one could point me to the right direction it would be highly appreciated.

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