Loops of parts

[Stigy]

Is it possible to do a loop of parts ? I made it with docking ports but is it possible to loop for example beams ? Is it possible to do a square with beams or other parts ? I always have a problem with last part which must connect two other parts...

[Starhawk]

It is only possible to complete the loop with docking ports, AFAIK.

Happy landings!

[Alshain]

It's possible to join items together to look like a loop. But to have them actually connected, no. The last piece has to be a strut.

You can create rings with docking ports after launch but it isn't easy.

[Stigy]

Thx

[Gaarst]

KSP treats your rocket as a tree from the root part (tree, root, get it ? ) so you can go from a single part to as many parts as you want ("branches") using adapters, radial attachement..., but it is impossible to make loops with the "node" type attachement.

So as said above, your only options are either docking ports or struts.

Docking ports may look better than struts in your craft but be ware that they are not connected until physics simulation starts: so your craft will be unstable for the fraction of second between physics load and docking. Though it shoudln't be a problem for small or rigid loops, for larger ones this might be significant and lead to the destruction of your craft.