[Request] Mid-point attachment nodes

[Kerbin Von Braun]

The gist of it is this, a mod that added support for surface attachment nodes (the green bits you snap to) at the midpoint of certain parts, like the orange fuel tank, would make life a lot easier.

When designing large-scale landers for lunar bases for example, I've found that being able to land a horizontal tube is much easier than a vertical tower. However, getting the placement of all the parts to be symmetrical so the craft is stable as the fuel burns is... challenging, to say the least. Having a tool to place surface attachment snap-to nodes at midpoints of certain parts would make that a lot easier, and I assume that any mod capable of that would lead to fantastic build flexibility that could lead to all sorts of new and different community creations. Off the top of my head I imagine this would be useful for large rovers and surface base components as well.

So, thoughts? Opinions? Anyone like that idea or have any clue how to pull it off? (And would it be foolish to dream of being able to one day place things offset from the CG by a specific # of meters?)

[blorgon]

Have you ever heard of Editor Extensions? It allows you to not only add perfect struts to your crafts, but also surface attach anything (as long as it's able) and then center it on the part vertically, and also horizontally (as well as go up to 20-part symmetry!).

Edited April 4, 2016 by blorgon

[Kerbin Von Braun]

No I hadn't, thanks! Sounds like someone already made what I wanted XD. Here I was thinking I'd checked too...