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I have a .dae file that I transformed from a .stl file that serves as the mesh in my xacro file. However, I tried to use the same .dae file in the collision section, but when I launch gazebo the robot just spins out of control.

I've been trying to follow the project DAVE tutorial for uav's but there is a lot of information missing.

    <?xml version="1.0"?>
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<robot name="test" xmlns:xacro="http://www.ros.org/wiki/xacro" >

  <xacro:arg name="debug" default="0"/>
  <xacro:arg name="namespace" default="test"/>

  <!-- "Dummy" base link to eliminate root link inertia warning --> 
  <link name="$(arg namespace)/base_link"/>

  <link name="$(arg namespace)/test_link">

    <inertial>
      <origin xyz="0 0 0" rpy="0 0 0"/>
      <mass value="34.622"/>
      <inertia
        ixx="47.76" ixy="0.0" ixz="0.0"
        iyy="47.73" iyz="0.14"
        izz="0.12"/>
    </inertial>
    <visual>
      <origin xyz="0 0 0" rpy="1.5708 0 0"/>
      <geometry>
        <mesh filename="package://test_description/meshes/robot_wedge_mast.dae" scale="0.02 0.02 0.02"/>
      </geometry>
    </visual>
    <collision>
      <origin xyz="0 0 0" rpy="0 0 1.5708"/>
      <geometry>
        <mesh filename="package://test_description/meshes/robot_wedge_mast.dae" scale="0.02 0.02 0.02"/>
      </geometry>
    </collision>
  </link>

  <!-- Attach test_link to the dummy base link -->
  <joint name="$(arg namespace)/test_base_joint" type="fixed">
    <origin xyz="0 0 0" rpy="0 0 0"/>  <!-- X-fwd, Y-lft, Z-up (ick!) -->
    <parent link="$(arg namespace)/base_link"/>
    <child link="$(arg namespace)/test_link"/>
  </joint>



 <gazebo>
   <plugin name="gazebo_ros_control" filename="libgazebo_ros_control.so">
     <robotNamespace>/$(arg namespace)</robotNamespace>
     <robotParam>/$(arg namespace)/test</robotParam>
   </plugin>
 </gazebo>

 <!-- Define thrusters for propulsion -->
 <xacro:property name="prop_mesh_file" value="file://$(find test_description)/meshes/robotics_propeller.dae"/>
 <!-- Common values, colors, converstion, standard shapes/inertia etc.
      Dependency for the thruster_snippets.xacro-->
 <xacro:include filename="$(find uuv_descriptions)/urdf/common.urdf.xacro"/>
 <!-- Various thruster models -->
 <xacro:include filename="$(find uuv_gazebo_ros_plugins)/urdf/thruster_snippets.xacro"/>
 <!-- Substitute the ECA A9 prop mesh for the larger uuv_descriptions one -->
 <!--<xacro:property name="prop_mesh_file" value="file://$(find eca_a9_description)/mesh/eca_a9_propeller.dae"/>-->






  <!-- Thruster joint and link snippet
       Wrapper for the the thruster_module_first_order_basic_fcn_macro
       defined in uuv_gazebo_ros_plugins/urdf/thruster_snippet.
       Uses the "thruster_cf_basic_macro"
         1) Basic curve
       Input: x
       Output: thrust
       Function: thrust = rotorConstant * x * abs(x)
  -->
  <xacro:macro name="thruster_macro"
               params="thruster_id *origin">
    <xacro:thruster_module_first_order_basic_fcn_macro
        namespace="$(arg namespace)"
        thruster_id="${thruster_id}"
        mesh_filename="${prop_mesh_file}"
        scale = "0.02 0.02 0.02"
        dyn_time_constant="0.05"
        rotor_constant="0.0001">  <!-- This is a guess for now (~1/3 RexROV) -->
      <xacro:insert_block name="origin"/>
    </xacro:thruster_module_first_order_basic_fcn_macro>
  </xacro:macro>


  <xacro:thruster_macro thruster_id="0">
    <origin xyz="-1.2 -0.415 -0.09" rpy="${0*d2r} ${0*d2r} ${150.0*d2r}"/>
  </xacro:thruster_macro>



 <!-- Default joint state publisher -->
 <gazebo>
   <plugin name="uuv_joint_state_publisher" filename="libuuv_joint_state_publisher.so">
     <robotNamespace>$(arg namespace)</robotNamespace>
     <updateRate>50</updateRate>
   </plugin>
 </gazebo>

</robot>