Cannot load create.urdf.xacro in ROS jade

[dcconner]

I'm trying to use the create package under ROS Jade. ' rosrun xacro xacro --inorder --verbosity=4 create.urdf.xacro set base_x: 0.33 (create.urdf.xacro) set base_y: 0.33 (create.urdf.xacro) <?xml version="1.0" ?> < ! - - =================================================================================== - -> < ! - - | This document was autogenerated by xacro from create.urdf.xacro | - - > < ! -- | EDITING THIS FILE BY HAND IS NOT RECOMMENDED | - - > < ! - - =================================================================================== - - >

< robot name="turtlebot_hardware" xmlns:xacro="http://ros.org/wiki/xacro" > < / robot >

' and nothing else. I cannot load the description into Gazebo. I have the turtlebot_create turtlebot_create_desktop packages checked out and built in my catkin_ws

[skohlbr]

The create.urdf.xacro file just contains a macro for instantiating a create model, but does not call it. The intended use is to include the create.urdf.xacro file in your model and then instantiate it like so:

<xacro:include filename="$(find create_description)/urdf/create.urdf.xacro"/>
<create />

The macro is used in the Turtlebot setup if the appropiate environment variables are set for instance from here: https://github.com/turtlebot/turtlebot/blob/indigo/turtlebot_description/robots/create_circles_kinect.urdf.xacro

[dcconner]

Thanks. Now my issue is the plugin isn't finding [ERROR] [1453505874.317392841, 0.330000000]: Unable to find geom [base_footprint_collision_base_link]

But that is another issue. The reduced model is loading for me.