compas-fab 0.4.0

Robotic fabrication package for the COMPAS Framework

Robotic fabrication package for the COMPAS Framework that facilitates the planning and execution of robotic fabrication processes. It provides interfaces to existing software libraries and tools available in the field of robotics (e.g. OMPL, ROS) and makes them accessible from within the parametric design environment. The package builds upon COMPAS, an open-source Python-based framework for collaboration and research in architecture, engineering and digital fabrication.

Main features

• Multiple backends for simulation and execution (e.g. ROS: Robot Operating System)

• Planning tools: kinematic solvers, path planning, etc.

• Execution tools: feedback loops, robot control, etc.

compas_fab runs on Python 2.x, 3.x and IronPython 2.7.

Getting Started

The recommended way to install compas_fab is to use Anaconda/conda:

conda config --add channels conda-forge
conda install compas_fab

But it can also be installed using pip:

pip install compas_fab

Once installed, you can verify your setup. Start Python from the command prompt and run the following:

>>> import compas_fab

First Steps

• Documentation

• Examples

• API Reference

• COMPAS Examples

• COMPAS API Reference

Questions and feedback

We encourage the use of the COMPAS framework forum for questions and discussions.

Contributing

We love contributions!

Check the Contributor’s Guide for more details.

Releasing this project

Ready to release a new version of compas_fab? Here’s how to do it:

• We use semver, i.e. we bump versions as follows:

  • patch: bugfixes.

  • minor: backwards-compatible features added.

  • major: backwards-incompatible changes.

• Update the CHANGELOG.rst with all novelty!

• Ready? Release everything in one command:

invoke release [patch|minor|major]

• Celebrate! 💃

Credits

This package is maintained by Gramazio Kohler Research @gramaziokohler and a long list of contributors

Changelog

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.

The format is based on Keep a Changelog and this project adheres to Semantic Versioning.

0.4.0

Added

0.3.0

Added

• Deeper integration with MoveIt! motion planning services

• Added sync and async versions of many ROS service calls

• Added support for cancellable tasks/actions

Changed

• Renamed UrdfImporter to RosFileServerLoader

• Updated to COMPAS 0.4.8

0.2.1

Added

• Robot artist for Blender

0.2.0

Added

• First open source release!

• V-REP and ROS clients

• Updated to COMPAS 0.3.2

0.1.0

Added

• Initial version