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Adds full docs for SoftMimicGen

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  • Document recording, annotation, dataset generation, and validation for Newton and PhysX.
  • Add screenshots and gifs showing the task, source demonstrations, grasp annotation, parallel generation, replay, etc.
  • Add the tutorial to the existing workflow navigation bar

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  • Documentation
    • Added a step-by-step guide for recording, annotating, generating, and validating Franka rope-manipulation datasets with Newton and PhysX.
    • Documented backend-specific commands, dataset requirements, teleoperation options, camera settings, and validation checks.
    • Added the workflow to the documentation table of contents and expanded the algorithms overview and feature list with SoftMimicGen.
    • Clarified where to run documentation build commands, where HTML output is written, and which command creates the index page.

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Major · Require enough steps after a manual grasp mark. · step_2_annotate_demonstrations.rst:125-139

docs/pages/workflows/franka_rope_softmimicgen/step_2_annotate_demonstrations.rst:125-139
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Require enough steps after a manual grasp mark.

Manual annotation can export a successful episode with fewer than 16 action steps after the mark. Generation then fails its subtask boundary assertion. Document this limit for manual marks, or apply the automatic spacing check before export.

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Update the manual-mark guidance for the ``S`` key to state that at least 16
action steps must remain after the grasp mark for an episode to be exported
successfully; preserve the existing instructions about mark placement and replay
checks.
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The documentation adds a Franka rope SoftMimicGen workflow for Newton and PhysX. It covers demonstration recording and annotation, dataset generation, and structural and visual validation. The algorithms overview describes SoftMimicGen and registration-cost source selection.

Changes: Franka Rope SoftMimicGen Workflow

Layer / File(s) Summary
SoftMimicGen algorithm and selection
README.md, docs/pages/concepts/algorithms.rst
The overview describes TPS-based adaptation, configuration, deformable-object requirements, rigid-object fallback, and registration_cost source selection. The README adds SoftMimicGen to the algorithm list.
Workflow overview and documentation entry
docs/README.md, docs/index.rst, docs/pages/workflows/franka_rope_softmimicgen/index.rst
The overview describes the task, backend selection, prerequisites, datasets, and workflow steps. The index links to the guide, and the build instructions specify command locations and output paths.
Record and annotate demonstrations
docs/pages/workflows/franka_rope_softmimicgen/step_1_record_demonstrations.rst, docs/pages/workflows/franka_rope_softmimicgen/step_2_annotate_demonstrations.rst
The guides provide Newton and PhysX commands, teleoperation instructions, annotation procedures, export criteria, and dataset validation commands.
Generate datasets
docs/pages/workflows/franka_rope_softmimicgen/step_3_generate_dataset.rst
The guide provides Newton and PhysX commands for small Kit runs and larger headless runs. It describes success targets, camera recording, and command parameters.
Validate generated datasets
docs/pages/workflows/franka_rope_softmimicgen/step_4_validate_dataset.rst
The guide describes structural checks, backend-specific replay commands, visual inspection criteria, and replay divergence notes.

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Possibly related PRs

  • isaac-sim/AutoData#85: Implements SoftMimicGen, nodal registration, and registration-cost selection, which the algorithms documentation describes.
  • isaac-sim/AutoData#86: Adds the PhysX Franka rope environment and task descriptor documented in this workflow.
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