Can't dock while on Kerbin!

[ZtheCdr]

So I have this problem. I'm using Infernal Robotics to make a little rover/base thing that drives around on the surface of Kerbin, and using a robotic arm to dock with aircraft. By docking it will allow me to transfer fuel, which is what I wan't. The problem is that no matter how close, how hard I push, or how perfect the two docking ports are lined up, they won't dock! The only other mod I have is Tweak Scale. Please Help!

Here is a picture:

Edited December 22, 2014 by ZtheCdr

[ZtheCdr]

No idea how to upload a screenshot.....if you tell me how to do that, then I could do that. Thanks.

[Anquietas314]

No idea how to upload a screenshot.....if you tell me how to do that, then I could do that. Thanks.

Use something like http://imgur.com/ to upload them, then put the URL in the tags.

I don't use those mods though, sorry

[ZtheCdr]

Use something like http://imgur.com/ to upload them, then put the URL in the tags.

I don't use those mods though, sorry

I don't think that it is the mods that are causing the problem. I just need help to why the docking ports won't connect while in the atmosphere of Kerbin. I don't know if this is a bug or not. It would be helpful if you could tell me if their is a mod out their that fixes this bug.

(Also, how do I get the URL of the screenshot? Right now the screenshot is in my picture folder, named DockingProblem.JPG

[Master Tao]

Like armagheddonsgw said, you have to upload the screenshot first to a website like Imgur or Google Picasa. You can't link to pictures that are on your computer.

[ZtheCdr]

Edited December 22, 2014 by Claw

[Anquietas314]

I think something's gone wrong with your image ZtheCdr. It just shows the little error icon on my screen. Upload the screenshot to imgur and put the URL in tags. It should look like this (without spaces): [ IMG ]http://i.imgur.com/gZSZx4v.jpg[ /IMG ]

[ZtheCdr]

I think something's gone wrong with your image ZtheCdr. It just shows the little error icon on my screen. Upload the screenshot to imgur and put the URL in

Edited December 22, 2014 by Claw
embedded pic

[Anquietas314]

You forgot the / in the closing tag, but I guess that will do I think the problem there might be that your robot is too inflexible to allow the magnetic docking clamps to take over, plus the robot's port is not aligned properly.

[ZtheCdr]

How do I make it more flexible? Any ideas?

[Anquietas314]

I'm not familiar enough with infernal robotics, sorry. You could try using Kerbal Attachment System's winch to lower the docking port into place gently.

[Rook116]

I'm not familiar with this mod, but I have had this problem with docking adapters before where I couldn't get the docking to occur no matter how perfect I lined up. I would just bump off of it. Try this...

1. Go into the persistent.sfs file

2. Search for a line which says "state = Acquire"

3. Change to "state = Ready"

After finding the erzatz docking adapter and changing it's state, it worked perfectly.

[ZtheCdr]

How do I make it more flexible? Any ideas?

Never mind. I don't need ideas on that being that I just fixed the problem, and that wasn't the problem. You were right, the two docking ports weren't actually aligned. I fixed it by adding a rotational part from Infernal Robotics, which allowed me to move the port the few crucial degrees that it needed to properly dock. Thanks for all your help!

[Anquietas314]

No problem