Node collider required?

[korda]

Is node_collider mesh required? Or model can work without it?

I got error: Collider node found but there is no mesh in it. I\'m sure that I have just one node named body, so that error info seems strange to me.

[Capt'n Skunky]

Yes, you need a collider mesh named node_collider. Otherwise your part would not be solid.

Arrr!

Capt\'n Skunky

[korda]

So shouldn\'t error in PartLab sound different? I was kinda confused because of it...

Also I don\'t want my part to be solid now - I would need not convex mesh as Collider (unless I want to explode everything) so I decided that I will leave it without any collider until I\'ll come up with some kind of workaround.

[C7Studios]

As it stands a node collider is critical to your part working. There are few things to consider. First the node collider is responsible for handling the physics of your object, such as collisions and applications of forces to the ship. Really the mesh for your part is purely visual. The node collider is where everything happens. Also, in order to move and select your part in the build screen, the mouse selects the node collider. So the size and shape of the collider will determine where and how you grab a part. For instance, if you had a tiny collider on a big part, you\'d have to hunt for it with the mouse to pick the part up and move it. That\'s the reason the struts are hard to grab, they have a really small collider.

[korda]

I know collider is critical, but part I was making had more aesthetic purpose. I forgot though that there would be no way to drag it in editor

[C7Studios]

What exactly are you trying to make? Perhaps there\'s some way to do what you want. If the part needs to intersect other physics objects, that\'s not an issue. You just have to set the allowcollision flag to 1 in the part.cfg. Even if you want the part not to collide, you can make a thin node collider that is close to the attachment point so it could still be grabbed. The rest of the mesh would then not collide with objects.

[korda]

I was trying to make sort of container. (I already gave up on that btw.) I used Allowcollision but parts inside it were getting damaged = it was exploding all the time.

[C7Studios]

You can make a container. But you normally have to do it in two parts. If you take a look at the shrouds made by captain slug, that will give you an idea of how it works. Even if you don\'t make them blow off like he does. It could work as a compound part. So someone may need to place the base connector as one part, and have the container wrap around.

http://kerbalspaceprogram.com/forum/index.php?topic=2251.0

[korda]

I know it. I just wanted to avoid this.