WalnutCreekTom

Thanks for your reply! I'll check out that craft. My initial theory was that the robot parts had their various set points, but then the magnetic pull of the docking ports forced the actual positions away from the set points, so that when the parts tried to go back to their set points they got into this positive (bad) feedback loop. I tried dialing around the dampening settings and the torque, to no avail. I'll keep experimenting – I'd really like to figure out how to make this work.

I want to use robotic parts to connect two landed vessels, for example, a stationary mining rig and a rover with tanks that could transport converted fuel to a nearby landed ship. Using robotic parts sounds like a good way to deal with alignment issues - just extend and pivot until the two docking parts are aligned. However, when I try, the smaller part that gets docked starts bouncing uncontrollably. Has anyone done this successfully?

Downloaded and installed 1.3 on my Mac, running OS X El Captan, works like a charm. Did the same on a different Mac, running OS X Sierra, and when I start it just shows a black screen. Tried letting it run for a while, still just a black screen. Any ideas?