[0.25] 6S Service Compartment Tubes - "Design smooth!"

[nothke]

Hmm... Would it be possible to make kerbal-sized door versions? I could see that being particularly useful sometimes

Then you better look for cargo bays. B9 aerospace pack has lots of them. This is just meant to hide all the stuff you can put on the outside, and the hatch is just a service hatch, a cupboard basically, to check whats going on inside or leave some cookies.

[Andon]

Then you better look for cargo bays. B9 aerospace pack has lots of them. This is just meant to hide all the stuff you can put on the outside, and the hatch is just a service hatch, a cupboard basically, to check whats going on inside or leave some cookies.

I use B9 and the cargo bays are usually fantastic.

Sometimes, though, you just want a closet to shove a kerbal in. These are perfect size for a protected command seat on small rockets, which can be particularly useful for places where every itty bit of mass counts. Storing cargo in them, though... Not really practical, honestly.

[Vrana]

Wonderful mod. Good job and thank you.

[cy-one]

Oh my god, thank you!

I usually used the 2m-stock-SAS-ring for that... but of course, that doesn't allow proper placement and you can't interact with that stuff... and it's 2m-only.

Thank you, again

[volkkeslate]

had to remember my password and log in to tell you:

"this is the best freaking idea ever! Thank you for these, now my rocket doesn't have 90 different gadgets hanging off the side and i don't have to turn on part clipping to cheat stuff inside the structure!"

[Andon]

Another thought I had was "Endcaps" for the pieces. Yes, the flat adapters work nicely for it, but having dividers (That you can stick things on!) would also be convenient.

[rpayne88]

[*]Also I am planning to make them possible to shield parts inside from aerodynamics in FAR, but I don't know how to do that yet. (awaiting message from Ferram)

I'm not Ferram, but I ran into the same issue with Novapunch fairings. IIRC, you need to have the words payload fairing in the title line for the part.

[DGatsby]

This mod is a god send! Thank you so much!

[willow]

I'm sold

It's not what you set out to do but you might want to think about adding one or two proper cargo bay options anyway though.

[drtedastro]

Looks GREAT... Have needed this for long time. Many thanks.. Downloading and running now...

Cheers, DrTedAstro.....

Edit: Wow, looks great. In the future you might want to think about getting with NathenKell of StretchyTanks / SRB and those guys for ability to add multiple user select-able textures.

This is an awesome idea and mod. You did great....

Edited December 9, 2013 by drtedastro
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[4nxs]

This is great, the type of part I was missing for a long time. Nice work.

[a.g.]

I'm not Ferram, but I ran into the same issue with Novapunch fairings. IIRC, you need to have the words payload fairing in the title line for the part.

If the title contains the word bay or hold, and also bomb or cargo, it is a cargo bay (shields when doors are closed). Otherwise, if the title contains any of fairing, payload or shroud, it is a fairing (shields until decoupled).

So you could rename the parts "Service Compartment Shroud Tube", and it should work as a fairing automatically.

Edited December 9, 2013 by a.g.

[vardicd]

I love this mod, but a suggestion, perhaps including a version with a proper bottom, so we can jettison whatever is below it, and not lose everything inside it. I use deadly reentry, and mounted one of these on a heat shield, to use as a science return pod, but when I decoupled the heat shield, all my science parts went with it. If I use other parts to mount under it, it starts to get heavier than I'd like.

[nothke]

I love this mod, but a suggestion, perhaps including a version with a proper bottom, so we can jettison whatever is below it, and not lose everything inside it. I use deadly reentry, and mounted one of these on a heat shield, to use as a science return pod, but when I decoupled the heat shield, all my science parts went with it. If I use other parts to mount under it, it starts to get heavier than I'd like.

Just attach stuff to the "ceiling" (upper part) instead of the heatshield. What I usually do, as you can see in the screenshots is that I get detach the rocket below the compartment, flip my rocket upside down and attach the parts from above.

[DartBoris]

Genius!

No more using metal truss boxes in the middle of the vessel to hide Goo and other large stuff inside , away from deadly atmosphere during reentry

No more chrismas-tree style ships.

Edited December 9, 2013 by DartBoris

[vardicd]

Just attach stuff to the "ceiling" (upper part) instead of the heatshield. What I usually do, as you can see in the screenshots is that I get detach the rocket below the compartment, flip my rocket upside down and attach the parts from above.

Er.. Never thought of that...

[Krevsin]

A thousand thanks to you, my good sir. I've been looking for something like this for quite a while.

[betaking]

this is great!

[Selgald]

Someone give him some cookies!

Its right that this thing has problems with FAR atm?

[DerekL1963]

Nice... can't wait to put it into action!

[frizzank]

Brilliant, I think everyone will be adding these to their rockets now..

[Andon]

If the title contains the word bay or hold, and also bomb or cargo, it is a cargo bay (shields when doors are closed). Otherwise, if the title contains any of fairing, payload or shroud, it is a fairing (shields until decoupled).

So you could rename the parts "Service Compartment Shroud Tube", and it should work as a fairing automatically.

OK, so... it seems that fairings aren't working to shield the parts inside. I've tried "Fairing," "Payload," and "Shroud" in the title and they bring up the "Parts shielded" on right click but it is 0, and any items inside aren't shielded.

If I rename it as a "Cargo Bay" it works to shield it. Perhaps nothke could get Ferram to include "Utility Bay" for cargo bay shielding properties?

Anyway, these versions shield stuff that's inside them. Only things changed are the titles - I added "(Cargo bay)" to the end - and the descriptions - I added "(Not actually a cargo bay)" to the end. I only included the .cfg files - so just replace the ones from the first page's download.

EDIT: Derp, forgot the link:

http://www.matchfiregames.net/andon/ksp/SerCom_cb_cfg.zip

Edited December 9, 2013 by Andon

[StainX]

Nice! No more no clipping around inside a rocket, thats also means no more explosions when i decouple those nocliped thingies!

Give that guy all the delicious cookies he wants, and even some more!

[Demon_82]

This is just as great as it's simple. I feel the urge to rework all of my ships to hide everything inside this xD

[WillHop]

I... I think I love you.