Deleting Parts In The Hangar

[BossHogg]

Hi all,

I'm not 100% sure this can be done, but if someone knows how it would be great!

I've attached some fuel tanks and engines using micro blocks so I can then attach some decouplers. The problem is, I now want to remove the micro blocks and only use the deocuplers (it wont let me!). 

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Any ideas (pic included for clarity)?

Thanks.

[Superfluous J]

Ship building doesn't work the way you think it works.

Every part attaches to the ship by one other part, so you can draw a route back to the very first part you placed. No matter what you do (other than picking it up and attaching it to another part) that part is dependent on the part you attached it to. If you pick up or delete that "parent" part, or any other part up the chain, it will take the "child" part with it. What seems to be happening is you're trying to delete the parent without also removing the children.

The solution is to rewire your brain. I had to do it years ago when I found out what you're finding out now

The solution in this case is... you can't. The decouplers must attach to SOMETHING. I'd not pick those micro blocks (I'd use a girder I think) but you can't have them just floating in space not attached to anything.

[linuxgurugamer]

Attach the decouples to the bottom of the tank, then use the tools to slide them out to way you want them to be.

 You might have to put one  decoupler below another and then slide them out, you will have to play with this period but this way they are technically attached to the main tank, and will therefore float in space the way you want it.

[BossHogg]

18 hours ago, 5thHorseman said:

Ship building doesn't work the way you think it works.

Every part attaches to the ship by one other part, so you can draw a route back to the very first part you placed. No matter what you do (other than picking it up and attaching it to another part) that part is dependent on the part you attached it to. If you pick up or delete that "parent" part, or any other part up the chain, it will take the "child" part with it. What seems to be happening is you're trying to delete the parent without also removing the children.

The solution is to rewire your brain. I had to do it years ago when I found out what you're finding out now

The solution in this case is... you can't. The decouplers must attach to SOMETHING. I'd not pick those micro blocks (I'd use a girder I think) but you can't have them just floating in space not attached to anything.

 

That's pretty much what I thought, although i had hoped i'd missed a trick that everyone knew years ago!

Thanks for the replies all.

[Rocket In My Pocket]

Attach your decoupler, rotate it, and translate it where you want.