Windows users: the only Windows version that supports many of the requirements is Windows 10, making it a pre-requisite for everything else.
- CAD Software:
- Rhinoceros 3D: 5.0 or higher
- If using Rhino 5.0, also install Grasshopper and GHPython.
- Anaconda Python Distribution: 2.7 or 3.x
- Docker Community Edition: Download it for Windows or Mac.
- X11 Server: On Windows use XMing, on Mac use XQuartz (see details here).
-
Start the X11 server (e.g.
XMing
on Windows) -
Make sure docker is running
-
Download the
docker-compose.yml
file to your disk -
Open the command line, change to the folder where you downloaded the file and run:
docker-compose up -d
-
ROS will start up, including
MoveIt!
's graphical interface.
- An alternative way to install ROS on Windows is to use WSL: Windows Subsystem for Linux.