25.2
Installation

Install Wandelbots NOVA Extension

Ensure your system meets the system requirements

To work with NVIDIA Isaac Sim™ 4.5 your system has to fulfill the following requirements:

ItemIdealMinimum
Operating SystemWindows 10/11, Ubuntu 20.04/22.04Windows 10/11, Ubuntu 20.04/22.04
CPUIntel Core i9, X-series or higher or AMD Ryzen 9, Threadripper or higherIntel Core i7 (7th Generation), AMD Ryzen 5
Cores164
RAM64GB*32GB*
Storage1 TB NVMe SSD50GB SSD
GPURTX A6000GeForce RTX 3070
VRAM48GB*8GB

Original source: NVIDIA Isaac Sim™ documentation (opens in a new tab)

Install NVIDIA Isaac Sim™

Wandelbots NOVA 25.2 supports NVIDIA Isaac Sim™ 4.0, 4.2 and 4.5. We recommend to use version 4.5.

Install NVIDIA Isaac Sim™ version 4.5 following its original installation guide (opens in a new tab).

Install Wandelbots NOVA extension

Wandelbots NOVA 25.2 requires the Wandelbots NOVA extension (Omniservice) version 1.43.5.

  1. Download the extension from the Developer Portal (opens in a new tab).
    As the Developer Portal always provides the extension version compatible with the latest Wandelbots NOVA release, ensure that the extension has the supported version.
  2. Follow this original extension tutorial to install the Wandelbots NOVA extension (Omniservice).
  3. Toggle the Autoload box in the extension settings.
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    Autoload ensures that the extension is loaded automatically upon the start of NVIDIA Isaac Sim. Toggling this setting is required to use the Wandelbots NOVA extension.

  4. Restart NVIDIA Isaac Sim™ so that all required dependencies are installed.

Connect Wandelbots NOVA to NVIDIA Isaac Sim™

After successfully installing the Wandelbots NOVA extension, you have to connect Wandelbots NOVA to NVIDIA Isaac Sim™ via Robot Pad.

  1. Tap on the NVIDIA Omniverse™ icon in the Wandelbots NOVA interface. The simulation panel will open, displaying a login.
  2. Enter the NVIDIA Isaac Sim™ instance's IP address followed by the port, e.g. http://127.0.0.1:8011, and connect to it.

The port number depends on the NVIDIA Isaac Sim™ version and configuration:

  • For NVIDIA Isaac Sim™ 4.5 the default is 8011.

  • For NVIDIA Isaac Sim™ 4.2 on Windows the default is 8211.

    Don't know the port? Open the extensions menu within NVIDIA Isaac Sim™, click on Omniservice API. This will open a browser window displaying the correct port.

    Open Isaac Sim™ in full streaming mode

Example: stacking demo

Download our stacking demo (opens in a new tab) and import the folder into NVIDIA Isaac Sim. The stacking demo package includes the predefined scene main.usd, tool configurations, assets and a matching Wandelscript you will use during the setup of NVIDIA Isaac Sim.

You've successfully prepared your simulation environment and can now set up your scene in NVIDIA Isaac Sim™ with Wandelbots NOVA!

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