multiple aeroshells

[steuben]

Is there a way to preserve the aeroshell  shape if it is used as a part of a subassembly?

Though I shudder to try it, anybody tried playing with the aeroshells in the .craft  files?

[Red Iron Crown]

Not sure what you mean exactly, can you share a pic of what you're trying to do?

[Akaishi_]

I think Aeroshells just save as a part, and the procedural bits of it aren't counted. This annoys me too, when I have interstage fairings.

[steuben]

I'll generate a pic when I get back to my ksp computer. 

But to describe an example of my process.

1. Design a stock satellite.

2. Wrap it in a nice aeroshell fairing.

3. Save it as a subassembly.

4. Start a new craft

5. Build the launcher.

6. Pull the Sat out of the subassembly bin.

7. Redraw the fairing

8. Launch and position for profit.

It is step 7 that I want to avoid.

 

Watching it, the fairing is preserved but it gets destroyed upon attaching it.

pics are here:

 

 

Edited March 17, 2016 by steuben
adding pics