Changing part behaviour

[Vertibirdo]

Hello everyone.

I have a problem, understanding how one thing works.

I am making a foldable winglet, and i have run into a problem.

So, here is my part

I works alright, folds and extends, and the control surface is working as well.

But the thing is- i don't even understand, how to make the part change its behaviour.

Animation is just a simple animation, it doesn't affect part physics or anything.

The reason i was making it- is to fold the wing, when it is not needed, to minimize its drag.

So when it is folded, it should behave like a simple structure part, the control surface shouldn't work, and this part shouldn't generate any lift.

As i'm thinking, it should behave similar to kethane drills, or solar panels, because when they are folded, they don't work and are just simple structural parts.

Does anyone know, how do you make something like that?

[notfirestorm]

Are you familiar with the creation of new PartModules in plugins? It sounds like you'd have to make a new RetractableWing part module, and in your code, when the extract wing event is fired, not only would you trigger the animation, but you'd also play with the drag and lift. (Alternatively, in the onFixedUpdate() method, check if the wing is retracted or not, and set the drag and lift accordingly)

I haven't done anything with lift, but for drag, you can modify the maximum_drag property on the reference to the part to dynamically change the drag of your part.

[Vertibirdo]

Are you familiar with the creation of new PartModules in plugins? It sounds like you'd have to make a new RetractableWing part module, and in your code, when the extract wing event is fired, not only would you trigger the animation, but you'd also play with the drag and lift. (Alternatively, in the onFixedUpdate() method, check if the wing is retracted or not, and set the drag and lift accordingly)

I haven't done anything with lift, but for drag, you can modify the maximum_drag property on the reference to the part to dynamically change the drag of your part.

Aha! So i have to write a custom .dll as well. I have never done that before =)

So much to learn, oh so much...