ROS2 - Octomap can't be saved using Octomap Saver Node

[AddyPete]

Hi I successfully created Octomap with Kinect 360 using Rtabmap RGBD Odometry.

I want to save this octomap using the ros2 octomap saver node but it doesn't work. It always looping with a message "Waiting for Service...."

I used this command to try to save the map: ros2 run octomap_server octomap_saver_node --ros-args -p octomap_path:=map.bt

The Octomap topic shown in rviz is /rtabmap/octomap_binary

Thank you!

[matlabbe]

It should work:

ros2 run octomap_server octomap_saver_node --ros-args -p octomap_path:=map.bt 
[INFO] [1674957009.554208229] [octomap_saver]: Map received (3516 nodes, 0.050000 m res), saving to map.bt

by default the service name is /octomap_binary. If rtabmap is in rtabmap namespace, you have to remap the service name:

ros2 run octomap_server octomap_saver_node --ros-args -p octomap_path:=map.bt -r octomap_binary:=/rtabmap/octomap_binary

To list all services:

ros2 service list | grep octomap

[AddyPete]

Hello I did the command

ros2 run octomap_server octomap_saver_node --ros-args -p octomap_path:=map.bt -r octomap_binary:=/rtabmap/octomap_binary

But it is still Waiting for Service.........

This is what it looks like in RTABMap-Viz

and lastly, this are the service list outputted using ros2 service list | grep octomap

I'm using ROS2 Foxy

Hopefully I gave you enough information. Thank you

[matlabbe]

Other option is to start octomap_saver_node in rtabmap namespace.

ros2 run octomap_server octomap_saver_node --ros-args --remap  __ns:=/rtabmap -p octomap_path:=map.bt