Science Bug Won't Dock

[CrashyMcCrashFace]

Docking wasn't as bad as in the picture. It moved before I could figure the screen capture. I've docked 50ish times and this just bumps and doesn't dock. I'm thinking the problem might be because the fuel donut was attached on top of the docking port and then I re-positioned it around the SAS unit so the game still thinks the fuel is in between the ports. I'm thinking the solution is to put the donut below the SAS unit and then move it up into the same position. Does that sound like it will work? I'm just looking for feedback before I do this all again.

Currently: Fuel donut (re-positioned), docking port, SAS unit, reaction wheel, science jr.

Planned Fix: docking port, SAS unit, reaction wheel, Fuel donut (re-positioned), science jr.

[CrashyMcCrashFace]

Turns out that was the problem. Sorry for wasting the space.

BTW, The "Science Bug" is the name of the ship but that I meant there was a bug.

Edited April 20, 2018 by CrashyMcCrashFace

[bewing]

The colliders from your toroid tank are bumping into your target vessel before the docking port can connect. The placement order of the parts shouldn't matter, only their final location. If you leave the locations the same, you should get pretty much the same result. But a few centimeters can make all the difference.

 

Edited April 20, 2018 by bewing

[CrashyMcCrashFace]

Just now, bewing said:

No, that won't fix it. The colliders from your toroid tank are bumping into your target vessel before the docking port can connect. The placement order of the parts shouldn't matter, only their final location. If you leave the locations the same, you should get the same result. You need to make the docking port stick out further.

 

Thanks. Possibly when I rebuilt it the fuel was just a tiny bit further back.