How to pre dock Mk2 Clamp-o-tron

[steuben]

Is it possible to dock the Mk2 clamp-o-tron in the SPH/VAB?

Or am I looking at having to do some work with the offset and make root tools?

[Starhawk]

AFAIK that part has no attachment node at the docking port. I think you'd have to edit the part file to change that.

Happy landings!

[Val]

You can't predock them in VAB/SPH. But if you simply build so they look docked, then they [U]will become docked[/U] when you load the craft up on Pad/Runway.

You can use that with all docking ports.

[Starhawk]

[quote name='Val']You can't predock them in VAB/SPH. But if you simply build so they look docked, then they [U]will become docked[/U] when you load the craft up on Pad/Runway.

You can use that with all docking ports.[/QUOTE]

VERY good point.

Happy landings!

[Red Iron Crown]

You could try [URL="http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/64711"]TweakableEverything[/URL], I know it permits assembly with the shielded Clamp-o-tron, it might also work with the Mk2 inline docking port.

[steuben]

To pull this thread out of the dustiness of time, and at some risk of necromancy...

I hacked up the Mk2 Clamp-O-Tron by adding this line.

 node_stack_connect01 = 0.0, 0.0, -0.825, 0.0, 0.0, -1.0, 1

It places a node at rough the same point as the deployed docking port. Now, it does have the side effect of having to undock twice. I think it may have something to do with the distance between the two docking ports when it attaches to the mode. But for what I'm using it for, it shall suffice.