Component Diameter?

[Elroy Jetson]

Am I missing something on the parts windows?  I have trouble identifying the diameter of tanks and engines and stuff as I build my rockets.  Is there some info in the part detail window or name of the part that helps identify its diameter?

[bewing]

Not in the part window, no. To do it the hard way: for some, it's hidden in the name of the part. For others, it's the manufacturer that gives it away. For others, there is a measuring reference on the picture.

The easiest way is to click the arrow in the upper left, to go into "Advanced mode". The first tab is "filter by cross section" -- choose that. A second column appears, with each specific diameter and shape. Pick the size you want, and it will show every part of that size (on one end or the other).

 

[FloppyRocket]

I always though that this critical information should be more prominently visible.

[The Aziz]

Yeah, considering the default "Size" sorting is messed up, I'd really appreciate that.

[Rocket In My Pocket]

I mean this is gonna sound crazy, but hear me out.

What if, stuff like decouplers and fuel tanks; what if they were all different colors for easy visual sorting? Maybe even a slightly different pattern or shape, or...

Oh, wait.  They used to be exactly like that, and then someone thought it was a good idea to make them all look the same and white.

Edited March 10, 2019 by Rocket In My Pocket

[bewing]

54 minutes ago, Rocket In My Pocket said:

what if they were all different colors for easy visual sorting? Maybe even a slightly different pattern or shape, or...

Yeah, there are people on here who play this game who are obsessive about the aesthetics of it -- the corners of the parts all have to match. The shades of white can't be off. For a game that looks like a cartoon, it makes no sense to me.

 

[pincushionman]

I made asuggestion on this very thing just the other day.

it already fell off the first page, but I’m glad I’m not the only one who has this problem.

https://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?/topic/182587-include-part-node-sizes-in-the-displayed-statistics/

[taylornate]

I've played KSP on and off since the really early days of early access and I don't remember having this problem before. This time around I'm incredibly irritated by this issue which is seriously affecting gameplay. What on Earth are the devs thinking?