How can I dock parts of a base on the ground?

[Blind Dead McJones]

Lately I've been trying to build a surface base design I can use for the Mun and other places. I've decided to send it up in several pieces and then put it together on site. But when I tried to make a prototype at KSC, the docking ports won't connect.

http://imgur.com/PjahDzg (link because I don't have the priviledge to post pictures yet).

It looks like they're connected in this picture, but they aren't. They get magnetic attraction but they don't merge into one ship. I also tried to park two of the habitation module together (the one with wheels on the left) but they still won't merge even though with the same design I know the ports are at the same height.

Since this has already been suggested, yes I've tried extending and retracting the landing gear. Again, I get the magnetic attraction but no connection.

Edited May 11, 2014 by Blind Dead McJones

[CvVtjRtb]

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Edited August 2, 2019 by CvVtjRtb

[Mitchz95]

Try using capsule torque to wiggle one of them around until they dock.

Also, make sure SAS is turned off.

[Blind Dead McJones]

Wiggling it around didn't seem to work, but I might have forgot about SAS. I'll go try that.

Edit: Got it to work this time. Thanks, everybody! So, uh, how do I mark this as answered?

Edited May 11, 2014 by Blind Dead McJones

[Captain Sierra]

Retract the gear on the wheeled module. Counterintuitively, this often works for me. If that doesn't work, back up, try again, rinse and repeat.

[Claw]

Wiggling it around didn't seem to work, but I might have forgot about SAS. I'll go try that.

Edit: Got it to work this time. Thanks, everybody! So, uh, how do I mark this as answered?

Glad you got it fixed.

You can edit the first post, then click "Go Advanced." There is a dropdown where you can mark it as answered, then save.