Part assembly question

[occ]

I am making a fairly complex probe that uses, among other things, Infernal Robotics (so that I can unfold it once it is in orbit).

Before you ask, it is essentially my rendition of Scott Manley's Solar Power Station.

Here is my problem: the probe has a bunch of really flimsy arms that flop around (I want to fix this.) One Idea I have is to create another set of arms that come up and attach to middle of the original arms to provide support when the craft is under acceleration.

Is this possible?

To put it simply, is it possible to have a craft dock with itself/Is it possible to attach a part that is not a strut to more than one part?

If not, is there a mod that will allow me to do one or both of these things?

[ddenis]

One option I can think of: struts from KAS, which you can attach and connect in space.

[Red Iron Crown]

I've taken the liberty of moving this to Gameplay Questions, a better place for this sort of question.

Multiple docking connections are definitely possible, and ships can dock with themselves if they are flexible enough to bring the ports into contact. Check out this test by forum member Kasuha:

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