URDF Model Appears Flipped in Foxglove Studio with ROS 2

[3bdul1ah]

I'm experiencing an issue with my robot visualization:

1. The robot model displays correctly in RViz2
2. However, when viewing in Foxglove Studio, the same model appears flipped
3. The URDF and robot_description topic are working properly

Has anyone encountered this behaviour? What might be causing this difference between RViz2 and Foxglove?

[achim-k]

Does changing the value for Mesh up axis in the 3D panel settings (Scene -> Mesh "up" axis) fix it? (Changing the settings requires a refresh)

[3bdul1ah]

Thank you @achim-k , this worked!

After reading up on it, seems like if you're using .dae files, the <up_axis> tag defines the "up" direction for the model (like Z-up or Y-up). In RViz2, this is ignored, but Foxglove actually uses it, so if it's different, the model can appear flipped or weird.

Thanks again! 😊