As technology continues to improve, the need for 3d navigation has become more and more important. Here is an old tool from Willow Garage which provides the support for 3d nav goal. The code is extracted from this repository, please visit for more information.
This package is just like any other ROS pacakge, just clone it into your workspace and compile it accordingly.
ssh clone:
git clone git@github.com:BruceChanJianLe/rviz-3d-nav-goal-tool.githttp clone:
git clone https://github.com/BruceChanJianLe/rviz-3d-nav-goal-tool.gitbuilding:
catkin_makeTo avoid conflicting with the 2D nav goal, please click the minus icon to remove it. Then click on the plus icon to choose the 3D nav goal. You may send the goal by left clicking and deciding the orientation of the goal. Without letting go of the mouse, right click to indicate the height of the goal.