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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 a local file for visualization, you have several options:

  • Double-click the file from your file manager
  • Drag-and-drop the file into Foxglove directly
  • "Open local file" in the "Open data source" dialog to select a file from your filesystem
    Local file dialog

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:

Visualize on Timeline page