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MCAP

Load local and remote MCAP (.mcap) files.

Live data​

In Foxglove, select "Open connection" in the "Open data source" dialog.

Remote file​

Select "Remote file" in the "Open data source" dialog, and enter the URL to your remote .mcap file:

Remote file dialog

Check out the directions for setting up CORS to load remote data files into Foxglove.

Local data​

To load local files for visualization, you can:

  • Click "Open local file(s)…" in the dashboard or left hand menu
  • Open or drag-and-drop the files from your OS file manager (desktop only)

Local file dialog

note

When opening multiple files, Foxglove will merge the data into a single playback timeline.

You can only merge multiple files of the same format.

Imported data​

Use Foxglove to upload your MCAP (.mcap) files and stream it directly for visualization.

After importing data to Foxglove, select individual resources to visualize on the Recordings or Events pages:

Visualize on Recordings page

Select a custom time range of data (can span multiple recordings or events) to visualize on the Timeline page: