Convert ship to be counted as one part

[Niknack]

I would love it if there was a mod that allowed you to turn an entire ship into a single part (or less parts).

One of my favorite things to do in KSP is to build large stations and moon bases. But after all my ships are in position and/or docked, there ends up being so much lag due to all the parts present, that using the ship for its intended purpose isn't enjoyable.

I dont know how to mod, so this might be unrealistic. But if it's possible, I would love to see it.

[livefree75]

You can try UbioZur Welding, but it might not work in 1.0.x.

[simon56modder]

There is UbioZur Welding Continued that apparently works in 1.0.4 :

BTW, this dev release on 1.0.4 looks pretty stable.