How do I disable the radial auto-attachment?

[Spaceradsoc]

I'm building a rocket to which I want to attach a rover. However, when I build the rover I get the radial symmetry thing going on, which makes it impossible to add wheels in a rectangle. How do I disable the radial symmetry and let it attach perpendicularly to the surface of the rover base (which in this case is a rectangular block)?

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Edited November 30, 2013 by Spaceradsoc

[Johnno]

Click the snap to function bottom left of your screen, 'Toggle Angle Snap'. You can also press C instead of clicking it with your mouse. If you have x2 symmetry toggled you should be able to place 2 wheels at a time, opposite sides. So that you place front left and right rear, then front right and left rear.

[Vanamonde]

Are you building in the VAB? If so, symmetry will *always* be radial, and all you can change is the number of copies. To get bilateral symmetry, your only option is to build the rover in the SPH. You can either build a rocket for it there (kind of awkward without radial symmetry) or copy the rover's craft file to the VAB (which can cause weirdnesses such as misplaced or disappearing struts, phantom part copies, etc.). There's no really good way to do this right now.

[arq]

Go the the SPH, place a decoupler or any other dummy part as your base, then build your rover from there. Then, select everything except for the base piece (ie your rover) and save it as a subassembly. Load the subassembly in the VAB and you should be set.

...unless subassemblies don't transfer between VAB and SPH. Someone care to verify?

[RocketPilot573]

...unless subassemblies don't transfer between VAB and SPH. Someone care to verify?

They do.

[Spaceradsoc]

Ok, I'll try that thanks. Where can I read about subassemblies?

[Vanamonde]

Where can I read about subassemblies?

If you want a guide, you'll have to make one. The game is still under construction, so the only documentation that exists is player-made.

[Spaceradsoc]

I think I got it, it seems to be pretty self-explanatory. Good feature, I was always building the first few stages from scratch or from a save.

[Andrew Hansen]

If you want, you can install the Editor Extensions mod. It allows you to switch between SPH and VAB modes, as well as disabling radial attachment and toggling vertical snap, among other things.

If you want to play stock, then the other users above me have some great suggestions.