Is it possible to use variables in sdf file?

Question

I am in such a situation that I want to create the same type of robots in gazebo sharing one sdf file. The only differences are robots' name. So can I use a string array robot_name[index], for example, to replace the model name tags in sdf in my code using option 2 as this tutorial suggests. Or do you have any better solutions?

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Originally posted by winston on Gazebo Answers with karma: 449 on 2015-03-21

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Answer 1

I found the answer recently. I could use Ruby. Read these links:

1. How can I declare a variable in model.sdf file?;
2. Algorithmic world generation

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Originally posted by winston with karma: 449 on 2016-08-07

This answer was ACCEPTED on the original site

Post score: 2