I have created simple video tutorial on how to create a CAD model in fusion360 in such a way that we can convert it to URDF (Unified Robot Description Format) and use our robot model in ROS for SLAM and Autonomous Navigation.
The important things to be noted while modelling a robot in fusion360 for conversion into urdf are
*All the parts should be made into components and not bodies in fusion360 (I have specified on how to convert bodies into components in the video)
*Make sure any components you import from your pc or any website (grabcad etc) must be components and the components should only have bodies inside them and not other components, which means nested components won't work.
* When defining joints parent link should be component 2 and child link as component 1, which means while making a joint always select the part to join first then select the part to which you want to join. for eg if I have a wheel and the base_link, I must select the wheel first then only select the base_link.
More details about the rules of conversion can be found here : [ Ссылка ]
Note: I am not an expert in fusion360 and I learned fusion360 just for making robot models in ROS, If there is any mistake from my side please do point it out so that I can correct them in the future
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