Question Solar panel and RMS controls for SBB4.1

[squeaky024]

Hello, Just a quick question about the space station building blocks addon. I'm not sure how to operate the controls for the RMS arm and the solar panels for my station. I know how to deploy them but just not the selecting/moving/rotating joints part. Thanks.

Oh and I looked in the documents and I could not get them to work.

 

[Izack]

It's something like Lshift and the numpad keys, isn't it?
I haven't used the SSBB arm, but the Descartes (also by Greg) arm works that way, and I have reason to believe both are similar.

If that doesn't work, there are a few non-Burch arms out there ([ame="http://www.orbithangar.com/searchid.php?ID=3373"]URMS[/ame] is a good one) that you can easily attach with the scenario editor.

 

[squeaky024]

I've been using the URMS arm for my station, and I'm sure its much better than the spacecraft3 SSBB arm. As for the solar panels I've tried every possible combination that I could think of with Lshift and couldn't get the panels to move or rotate. I made sure I pressed space to activate the controls.

 

[Izack]

Really? I downloaded and installed SSBB4.0 to try and test, and found it works like this:
Press K to deploy
Press space - A debug message will appear at the bottom left on your screen
Leftshift 4 and 6 select animation
Leftshift 2 and 8 move animated part
The trusses and panels roll fine for me. I'm not sure what's going on. :shrug:
Make sure you're using the numpad keys (the ones that normally control your thrusters) and not your alphanumeric keyboard number line.

 

[squeaky024]

Turns out, my numlock was on and that was the source of the problem, the panels rotate fine now!

Sorry you had to re download, but thanks for the help

 

[Izack]

Numlock, eh? Happens to the best of us. :tiphat:

to the forum, by the way!

 

[squeaky024]

Thanks

Ill be sure to hang around for a while, at least I don't have to turn the whole station to point towards the sun now:thumbup: