waving solar panels on beams

[grim5000]

i have some solar panels on beams, and when i rotated, a pair started waving like crazy, and now it won`t stop waving even with time warp. it just freezes in place and starts right back up when i exit it. does anyone know a way to stop it?

here`s a picture of it. it`s in the bottom right part

Edited April 21, 2013 by sal_vager

[sal_vager]

Maybe try timewarp when the panels are straight, so when you go back to normal speed they have little or no bend in them.

Failing that, just leave SAS off and wait?

[falofonos]

Are you trying to make a solar panel sports field?

[grim5000]

Maybe try timewarp when the panels are straight, so when you go back to normal speed they have little or no bend in them.

Failing that, just leave SAS off and wait?

i've tried time warp when they are as straight as possible, but they don't even bend slowerr when i come out, they work right back up to the amount they waved before. i also rarely turn S.A.S. on in my space stations.

Are you trying to make a solar panel sports field?

i'm making a copy of the ISS in this. trying to make the relative size of everything match up.

[WCOLE360]

I'm not exactly a pro at this, but fold them up, undock the module if you can, then redock. Or if you can't undock and redock it, add a tug to attach to it or something. That's what I would do.

[Peenvogel]

You probably already tried this, but what happens if you retract the panels and after that extend them?

[ThatBum]

Hm. Those are some long trusses, I'm thinking the physics engine doesn't like them and is spazzing out a bit.

You might want to use the Kosmos Space Station Parts Pack, it actually has visually accurate ISS solar arrays.

Edit: Also Quantum Struts, they create struts to docked parts in-flight, reduces the weakness of docking ports.

Edited April 22, 2013 by ThatBum

[magnemoe]

Time warp just stop rotation, not flexing. You can however reduce flexing by turning time warp on and off repeatedly then the flex is minimum.

[NetStranger]

2 things that might be worth a try.

1. quicksave - quickload (F5 - then press and hold F9)

2. leave to the space center (do not end flight) and then go back to your station via the tracking station