Help for payloads management in Shuttle Fleet

[The Aviator]

Greetings to all, fellows orbinauts!
This is my first thread in this forum.
I'm Italian, so if I will do some mistakes in writing please forgive me!

Can anyone help me to attach payloads of my choice in a vessel? In particular, on the Space Shuttle of the Shuttle Fleet V4.0.1?

Thanks for all.
Good flight!!!

 

[zerofay32]

The Shuttle fleet shuttles only have one built in attachment. To add, say the Carina Satellite (which is in the base packege of Orbiter) as a shuttle payload see attached scenerio file.

BEGIN_DESC
END_DESC
BEGIN_ENVIRONMENT
  System Sol
  Date MJD 51982.9069682177
END_ENVIRONMENT
BEGIN_FOCUS
  Ship STS-101
END_FOCUS
BEGIN_CAMERA
  TARGET STS-101
  MODE Extern
  POS 2.89 -0.00 -70.39
  TRACKMODE TargetRelative
  FOV 40.00
  BEGIN_PRESET
    Cockpit:STS-101:40.00
    Ground:STS-101:40.00:Earth -80.62339 28.61960 110.00
    Track:STS-101:50.00:RELATIVE 2.890 -0.009 -1.229
    Ground:STS-101:10.00:Earth -80.65298 28.58028 20.00
    Track:ISS:40.00:RELATIVE 1.983 -0.474 -0.522
    Track:Earth:40.00:GLOBAL 2.896 2.132 -0.331
  END_PRESET
END_CAMERA
BEGIN_HUD
  TYPE Surface
END_HUD
BEGIN_MFD Left
  TYPE Surface
END_MFD
BEGIN_MFD Right
  TYPE Orbit
  PROJ Ship
  REF Earth
END_MFD
 
Discovery:Shuttle
  STATUS Landed Earth
  BASE Cape Canaveral:3
  HEADING 0.00
  PRPLEVEL 0:1.000 1:1.000 2:1.000
  NAVFREQ 0 0
  CONFIGURATION 0
  OV- 103
  RMSARM
  CARGODOOR 0 0.0000
  KUBAND 0 0.0000
  POSTLAND 0 0.0000
  SSMES 0 0.0000
  ADTA 0 0.0000
  PETD 1 1.0000
  SETD 1 1.0000
  ARMTILT 0 0.0000 0 0.0000
  PRADIATOR 0 0.0000
  SRADIATOR 0 0.0000
  GEAR 0 0.0000
  PAYLOAD_MASS 0.0000
  SAT_OFS_X 0.000
  SAT_OFS_Y 0.000
  SAT_OFS_Z 0.000
  OMS 
  CALLOUT 
  TGT_HEADING  42.000
  CARGO_STATIC_MESH Carina_cradle
  CARGO_STATIC_OFS 0.000 -1.650 0.050
END
Carina:Carina
  STATUS Landed Earth
  ATTACHED 0:0,Discovery
END
END_SHIPS

The line (Attached 0:0,Discovery) tells Orbiter to attach that vessel to the Shuttle. Attachment point 0:0 is the zero attachment on Carina, which has two attachment points 0 and 1) connected to the zero attachment on the shuttle, the payload bay. This is the basic explanation for attachment points, VERY basic but it will get you started. Best thing to do is to look at other scenerio files to see how things are attached.

Zerofay32

 

[The Aviator]

Thank you very much, Zerofay32. Great explanation!

 

[zerofay32]

Anytime. I'm still learning this stuff too, so it helps to try and explain it to someone else.

Zerofay32

 

[David413]

Actually, there are several attachment points in the fleet vehicles

It's always been something of an "Easter egg", but if you look at some of the scenarios in the expansion packs you'll see that there are several attachment points defined in the shuttle orbiters in the shuttle fleet. Use the "Show grapple points" check box on the RMS control panel to see all of them. (They are the BLUE arrows) As an example, here is a portion of an STS-123 pack scenario; note that attachments 0, 2 & 3 are used:

[SIZE=2]STS-123:Shuttle[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]STATUS Orbiting Earth[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]ELEMENTS 6616680.83170358 0.00382910 73.69051517 161.86090201 222.56336522 153.29976522 54537.00828578[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]AROT 65.00 -48.37 38.56[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]PRPLEVEL 0:0.523[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]NAVFREQ 0 0[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]CONFIGURATION 3[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]OV- 105[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]RENDER [/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]RMSARM [/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]ODS [/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]CARGODOOR 1 1.0000[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]KUBAND 1 1.0000[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]POSTLAND 0 0.0000[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]SSMES 1 1.0000[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]ADTA 0 0.0000[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]PETD 0 0.0000[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]SETD 0 0.0000[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]ARMTILT 1 1.0000 1 1.0000[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]PRADIATOR 0 0.0000[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]SRADIATOR 0 0.0000[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]GEAR 0 0.0000[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]PAYLOAD_MASS 0.0000[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]ARM_STATUS 0.5000 0.1852 0.1705 0.5208 0.5000 0.5000[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]ARM_SEQ1 0.5103 0.2580 0.2709 0.1407 0.6039 0.4935[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]ARM1SET [/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]SAT_OFS_X 0.000[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]SAT_OFS_Y 0.000[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]SAT_OFS_Z 0.000[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]CARGO_STATIC_MESH MPM[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]CARGO_STATIC_OFS 2.650 1.350 3.060[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]OMS [/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]CALLOUT [/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]ASSIST 135.040[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]END[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]OBSS:OBSS[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]STATUS Orbiting Earth[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]RPOS 5795373.91 2180319.75 -2372482.27[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]RVEL 1416.930 3563.783 6729.849[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]AROT 65.00 -48.37 38.56[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2][B]ATTACHED 0:0,STS-123[/B][/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]NAVFREQ 0 0[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]XPDR 477[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]END[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]Kibo:Kibo[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]STATUS Orbiting Earth[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]RPOS 5795368.72 2180319.10 -2372483.29[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]RVEL 1416.930 3563.783 6729.849[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]AROT 65.00 -48.37 38.56[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2][B]ATTACHED 0:2,STS-123[/B][/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]NAVFREQ 0 0[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]XPDR 466[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]END[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]Pallet:dexpallet[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]STATUS Orbiting Earth[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]RPOS 5795371.16 2180321.33 -2372481.57[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]RVEL 1416.930 3563.783 6729.849[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]AROT -115.00 48.37 141.44[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2][B]ATTACHED 0:3,STS-123[/B][/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]END[/SIZE]

 

[The Aviator]

Understood. So, I can, for example, attach the separte pieces of the Quest Joint Airlock in the cargo bay and assembly them in orbit with this method?

 

[zerofay32]

David143,
I don't know why I didn't think about that. Are these able to be changed? For example, change locations and number of attachment points. I have been using a dummy vessel to attach multiple payloads, which works. Attaching to the shuttle would be more straight forward if possible.

Zerofay32

 

[David413]

No, these aren't capable of being changed, they're hard-coded locations. But, you can create different config files for the items you are attaching and then place them accordingly.

BTW, it's "David413" if you please :lol:

Dave

 

[zerofay32]

Sorry. Typo.

Zerofay32

EDIT: Thanks

 

[The Aviator]

But, you can create different config files for the items you are attaching and then place them accordingly.

I never did this. What I have to do to create these config files? And if I do this, then, the items attached with this method will work all?