Eva handrail TEST RELEASE!

[Krasimir]

Eva handrail test release!

Its WIP - it need to be tested on other installs and get feedback, so go ahead .

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any feedback and suggestions are much appreciated

more handrails and other station bits comming soon!

Edited November 12, 2014 by Krasimir
adding test release

[artwhaley]

Short of writing a very involved plugin... the easy way to make them work is to make them functionally ladders. Any of the tutorials on adding ladders to command pods will get you there -

You add an empty game object with a box collider the defines the space where a kerbal could be hanging on (bigger box than your part - it defines where a kerbal's body has to be to be able to reach your part), with the blue unity arrow pointing in towards your station.

You set the game object to the part triggers layer, and give it the appropriate ladder tag, and tell the box collider that it's a trigger.

Import and test.

That's a loose run-down. The airlock and ladder tutorials (ignore the airlock part, of course) will give you the specifics about what to name the layers and tags (and capitalization counts).

Once you're on your way there, if anything doesn't just work, feel free to shout!

Art

[Krasimir]

Thank You Art! Ill follow your directions and ill shout if i get stuck

[philotical]

might be usefull now

http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/93417-Unity-Layers-and-Tags?p=1511918#post1511918

[Krasimir]

Ok i have made the kerbal grab the handrail, but now he facing the wrong way (why the heck all 3d programs have different coordinate system ). but yea expect some EVA handrails soon

[nli2work]

+X Kerbal's Right; +Z Kerbal's forward; +Y Kerbal's Up;

[Krasimir]

that differences in coordinate systems drives me crazy

[Krasimir]

Handrail is functional and working as intended

but as you may see theres another issue appearing - part sink into the part it is attached to... what may causing this? node collider wraps entire handrail..

[Krasimir]

YEY fixed it! test release added.

Edited November 12, 2014 by Krasimir

[tofox]

omm can you give a more of a description of what this is?

[nli2work]

Handrails. like Ladders. stuff you can grab on to while doing EVA

[sirkut]

omm can you give a more of a description of what this is?

You can't be serious. It's a part that's JUST a hand rail. You attach it to other parts. When your kerbal gets near, you can now grab it like a ladder.

[Krasimir]

Release thread is here: http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/100531-0-25-NEBULA-space-engeneering-EVA-handrails-pack