Tips for making parts connect.

[thedeester1]

Is there some way to force parts to connect to each other?

Today I tried to make a triple engine mid stage. So one tri-adapter upside down. 3 decouplers on it. 3 engines on those then another tri-adapter on top of the engines.

For some reason 2 of the engines will not connect to the top tri-adapter. So when I fire the decouplers these 2 engines just fall off.

I tried building the top stage then placing it on the decouplers. Only one engine then connects properly to the decouplers so I get a very unstable joint in my craft.

Edited December 7, 2013 by thedeester1
now answered

[sal_vager]

Struts, it's your only option for something like this, as every part can only have one parent so only one engine will connect, you'll just have to put up with those decouplers being "loose" sorry :/

[GROOV3ST3R]

How about the welding plugin?

[cpottinger]

You can't really connect adapters in that way. The program just doesn't allow it.

However, it can be done using docking ports. It's a bit tricky. Watch

. I would suggest doing it just like he does a few times to get the hang of it.

[thedeester1]

The docking port thing seems to be what I'm looking for. TY. Instead of a stage I think I could set up an action group.

I'm also going to look at the welding plugin. I'm still not sure it will work that way but lowering part count can only be good.

I've also just installed the brilliant rigid connections plugin. Makes the building of large multi stage rockets much easier.