Ok guys, time for a new demonstration video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMtY7Mboeac
Who said that robotic arms were out of scope? :lol:
In this video I show the process of creation of SSRMSD robotic arm, including the arm tip procedure for the attachment in just under 15 minutes, everything in sim.
You will see at the very beginning of the video that the initial cfg only includes the class and module lines and I open a generic scenario with a DG landed somewhere. Then I spawn the empty SSRMSD vessel in sim with the scenario editor and start to work on it. At the end I add also a demo version of the HST (made with the vessel builder as well) just to show that the arm tip actually works.
You will notice also that I changed the graphics for the FollowMe Tool and the attachments revealers, so now you'll see long thin lines, like lasers, instead of balls. I thin it is far more useful in this way.
You may also see that around there is still the name "StationBuilder" but that will be changed in the future since the station will be a peculiar vessel, so this is going to be a VesselBuilder as said.
I hope you guys don't get bored with almost 15 minutes of video, but I'm confident that this new approach could be fun enough to see. Of course in the video I make some usage of the FollowMe tool which seems to be really useful.
If you guys have questions or suggestions please come forward, it's time for them, so I can make changes to the project before everything gets tangled together too much.
Cheers!
Fred