Physic-less parts with weight, is it possible?

[SaturnV]

Currently weightless parts are not included in physical simulations to boost performance.

Weight, however, is essential in such space simulator. Sometimes 50kg will make a difference.

That's why I don't like weightless parts and weightless kerbals. Can we mark them as physics-less but include their weight in the simulation?

[PDCWolf]

Please guys, stop saying that fallacy that physicsless parts boost performance. They don't. They need to be loaded differently and on crash and timewarp they come in and out of the simulation causing hiccups or slowdowns.

[TheCanadianVendingMachine]

The reason they are physicsless is BECAUSE of their weight

[Ingolifs]

Surely the mass of physicsless parts can be added to the mass of the parent object which they are attached to.

[SaturnV]

The reason they are physicsless is BECAUSE of their weight

Maybe you're right in 0.9, but mass is no longer the only factor anymore when 1.0 is out with the new aero model

[Tex]

Surely the mass of physicsless parts can be added to the mass of the parent object which they are attached to.

Huh, that's a very interesting idea. Me gusta! It would certainly account for the weight while keeping stuff balanced.

[Daze]

I think that it's just a toggle to the cfg: 0 to 1 or something similar, the matter isn't the low mass..

[PDCWolf]

Try making the cubic octogonal strut physics aware and it turns into useless trash. It's too small and weak to hold anything and since the joint is still strong, it just flexes wayyy too much and makes it bounce all over the place until obviously something explodes.