How To Use Action Groups

[blast335]

I play in science mode, and the action group panel is blank when I use it, what am I doing wrong?

[klesh]

In that screenie it appears youre highlighting the "abort" action group, which by default is empty.  

You see there are a few standard action groups with labels, and then your 10 custom ones.  

Try this:

Click the Custom 1 action group on the left.  Then click on any part of your ship that can perform an action (for example, an antennae).  Just to the right, you'll be given a list of the actions that part can perform via action group.  For an antennae, select something like "toggle antenna", which will extend it if its retracted or vice versa. You can then select that action to occur when you hit "1" on your keyboard.  

 

Note, you can add several actions from various different parts to happen on the same action group.  For instance, opening a cargo bay and deploying solar pannels, antennae, and a ladder all at once.   

[bewing]

Just to expand on what klesh said -- you are the one who gets to fill the action groups with actions. The actions come from the context menus of all the parts on your ship. Left click on a part, and it will give you a choice of actions (for all the parts that were created with symmetry from the part you clicked) -- the part and all its mates will be highlighted blue or purple. Then you can move actions for those parts in and out of the action group.

[blast335]

Alright thanks guys!

[Snark]

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Glad it worked out for you! 

[KoalaCtrl]

On 6/29/2016 at 12:58 PM, bewing said:

Just to expand on what klesh said -- you are the one who gets to fill the action groups with actions. The actions come from the context menus of all the parts on your ship. Left click on a part, and it will give you a choice of actions (for all the parts that were created with symmetry from the part you clicked) -- the part and all its mates will be highlighted blue or purple. Then you can move actions for those parts in and out of the action group.

how do i use several action groups at once?