Shutting Down a Pivot? - ANSWERED

[SgìobairOg]

I'm working on a Kerbin orbit station for a contract. I'm going for an ISS look-alike to a large degree.

I used the stock large radiator panels on my trusses. Having got about two thirds of the station into orbit I just realised that the panels rotate to catch the sun. Is there a property in the part config or mu file that I could use to kill the rotation?

Edited August 13, 2015 by SgìobairOg

[Randazzo]

I'm working on a Kerbin orbit station for a contract. I'm going for an ISS look-alike to a large degree.

I used the stock large radiator panels on my trusses. Having got about two thirds of the station into orbit I just realised that the panels rotate to catch the sun. Is there a property in the part config or mu file that I could use to kill the rotation?

Before you change anything, go into your game and retract the radiators and make a backup of your save.

This might work

MODULE
    {
        name = ModuleDeployableRadiator
        sunTracking = false   // Try this
        animationName = Deploy
        retractable = true
        pivotName = Pivot
        raycastTransformName = Panel_006
        windResistance = 5
        trackingSpeed = 0.1        
    }    

If not and you aren't actually interested in them working, you could just replace that module with this:

    MODULE
    {
        name = ModuleAnimateGeneric
        animationName = Deploy
        isOneShot = false
        startEventGUIName = Extend
        endEventGUIName = Retract
        actionGUIName = Toggle Panels
        allowAnimationWhileShielded = False
    }

Edited August 13, 2015 by Randazzo

[SgìobairOg]

Awesome, worked like a charm.

Now fixed, deployed and non-tracking.