How do I make the motors rotate?

[rugged bluff]

Trying to make a VTOL aircraft for the first time and for the engines I need them to be able to rotate from horizontal to vertical. Is this via the action group menu or something else. If its the action groups, how? I looked but I cant find anything. Im playing in 1.9.1 if thats a thing.

[silk hill]

• why you on 1.9.1
• breaking ground DLC (adds hinges and that

[pseudo elk]

you can do it stock with docking ports but that's annoying, get a robotics mod (I think "infernal robotics" is ok) or the breaking ground dlc

also yeah why 1.9.1

[rugged bluff]

BDA armory mod

But i will look at it

I have the hinges, not sure if those were better

[rugged bluff]

How do i use the hinges?

Do you mean rotation servos? I have those.

[silk hill]

no. search hinge and it'lll appear

you just change a slider and it moves

[rugged bluff]

Is there a way to make it so i can use a keybind? The whole purpose is so that i dont have to go through menus and make it precise mid flight.

[silk hill]

action groups

or bind it to a kal controller

(no clue how to use kals)

[rugged bluff]

What would i use in action groups? Unless i missed it(that is definitely a possibility) I dont remember there being a rotate to option.

[lean pivot]

just toggle hinge

also here are some vtol examples:

[rugged bluff]

Thank you!

[silk hill]

your duna cargo yyy is very cool

[lean pivot]

thanks

[silk hill]

also

the duna landing is sick

[lean pivot]

btw the payload was 300t

[silk hill]

sick

[lime sundial]

Airplane plus mod also has some VTOL engines, which are engine parts that are either built in to rotate or are already pointing to the ground. I'm not sure if that works on 1.9 though, but I'm pretty sure it is an old mod.

[rugged bluff]

Thanks, i will check it out. Thinking of going up to 1.12, BDA is a cool mod, but i cant figure it out so im not sure its worth going to such a low version for.

[lime sundial]

I'm pretty sure both Airplane plus and BDA work in 1.12. I tried it, but BDA is just not my thing. I'm still using Airplane plus though since it also adds cockpits and wing parts.

If you're having problems "programming" your VTOls though, don't be shy to just ask. We'll be here. Just a heads up, if you want to work on a VTOL with asymmetrical thrust like an F35B, you definitely need to use a KAL controller to regulate both the thrust and angle.

[silk hill]

its pretty easy