Sharing a space station like a craft file?

[dryer_lint]

I have plans for a new, really big space station that I'm going to build. When I'm done, I was going to post it on the forums to see if people like it.

I know that .craft files can easily be shared, but is there any way to do something similar with a space station, assembled in orbit? Or would I just share the entire save file?

Edited January 23, 2015 by Nikola7007

[Tank Buddy]

You can either share the entire persistent save file or find the space station in the persistent file and copy the lines for only the station into another persistent. I don't know if it would work, but I don't see why not.

[Frank_G]

When sharing large projects, it is nice to have one assembled craftfile to see what to do and then all the parts needed as subassemblies or as packages including launchers.

[StormKat]

Will you be using KerbalX to share your .craft file(s)?

[Claw]

I've made a utility (called InflightShipSave) that you can use to save an in-flight vessel back out to a .craft file. It doesn't function fully for docked vessels yet. It will let you save them, but the .craft file needs some touch up by hand. In the next iteration, it should have full docking port support.

You can find it buried in my bug fix / utilities page here: http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/97285-KSP-v0-90-Stock-Bug-Fix-Modules-%28Release-v0-1-7d-6-Jan-15%29-Misc-Utilities-%2818-Jan-15%29

The only problem with this method is that, while you can share the assembled .craft, there probably won't be much people can do with it from the editor (except take it apart and see how it's built). Assuming it wasn't launched in a single launch...

Cheers,

~Claw

[dryer_lint]

The more I think about it, the more it makes sense to just have a separate save for it. If people want to get it into a .craft file from there, then let them do so.

The idea was to use it a a "station core" with a lot of area for docking/expansion, and then allow downloaders to assemble their own space stations once they have the core, but I doubt anyone will care enough to do that

Thanks anyways guys!

[Brainlord Mesomorph]

You had to loft it. (in pieces I assume)

Why not just share the launch vehicles (and provide assembly instructions)

I think the fun part of space stations is all the orbital assembly.