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Part Reference

A part object's C# type is: KSP.Sim.Definitions.PartData.

A part object's element type is: parts_data.

Part objects have the following classes:

  • .PrefabAddress

  • .IconAddress

  • .partName

  • .author

  • .category

  • .family

  • .childStageOffset

  • .cost

  • .crewCapacity

  • .stageOffset

  • .isCompound

  • .sizeCategory

  • .stageType

  • .resourceCosts

  • .tags

  • .stagingIconAssetAddress

  • .PartSizeDiameter

  • .angularDrag

  • .breakingForce

  • .breakingTorque

  • .buoyancy

  • .buoyancyUseSine

  • .coLiftOffset

  • .coMassOffset

  • .coPressureOffset

  • .coBuoyancy

  • .coDisplacement

  • .crashTolerance

  • .explosionPotential

  • .fuelCrossFeed

  • .heatConductivity

  • .mass

  • .maxTemp

  • .attachRules

  • .attachNodes

  • .resourceContainers

  • .AllowKinematicPhysicsIfIntersectTerrain

  • .serializedPartModules

  • .resourceSummary

  • .PAMModuleSortOverride

  • .PAMModuleVisualsOverride

  • .collisionVolumeBoundsScale

  • .emissiveConstant

  • .maximumDrag

  • .minimumDrag

  • .physicsMode

  • .inverseStageCarryover

  • .skinMassPerArea

  • .bodyLiftOnlyUnattachedLift

  • .bodyLiftOnlyAttachName

  • .maxLength

  • .radiatorHeadroom

  • .radiatorMax

  • .skinMaxTemp

  • .skinInternalConductionMult

  • .thermalMassModifier

  • .buoyancyUseCubeNamed

  • .oabEditorCategory

  • .partType

  • .PreferredOrientation

  • .MirrorTechnique

  • .CanSuggestOrientation

  • .PickUpPointOffset

  • .PickupRotationPointOffset

  • ._title

  • ._subtitle

  • ._description

  • ._manufacturer

  • Plus one for every single module as in .Module_...

Addressables Asset Overrides (provided by patch manager)

PrefabAddress

type: string

The address for the prefab to this part.

IconAddress

type: string

The address to the icon to this part.

Meta data

partName

type: string

A unique key for the part - appears in save files, not user facing.

author

type: string

The name of the person or people working on the part

Descriptors

category

type: string (enum: PartCategories)

The category of this part, categories are described on the Wiki.

family

type: string

The family of this part, families are described on the Wiki.

childStageOffset

type: integer

There is no tooltip attached to this field, please investigate and fill in this field if you can.

cost

type: integer

The cost of the part, unused.

crewCapacity

type: integer

How many Kerbals this part can hold.

stageOffset

type: integer

There is no tooltip attached to this field, please investigate and fill in this field if you can.

isCompound

type: boolean

There is no tooltip attached to this field, please investigate and fill in this field if you can.

sizeCategory

type: string (enum: KSP.OAB.MetaAssemblySizeFilterType)

The size of this part category wise, these are described on the Wiki

If you are using LOABE, that adds more possible size categories.

stageType

type: string (enum: KSP.OAB.AssemblyPartStageType)

The stage type of this part, these are described on the Wiki

resourceCosts

type: list[dictionary[any]]

A list of the costs of resources, unknown to me what this does.

tags

type: string

A space separated list of tags for the part used in searching.

stagingIconAssetAddress

type: string

The address to the addressables asset used for staging

PartSizeDiameter

type: real

The diameter of the part

Properties

angularDrag

type: real

There is no tooltip attached to this field, please investigate and fill in this field if you can.

breakingForce

type: real

The force required to break this part.

breakingTorque

type: real

The torque required to break this part.

buoyancy

type: real

How dense the part is.

buoyancyUseSine

type: boolean

There is no tooltip attached to this field, please investigate and fill in this field if you can.

coLiftOffset

type: dictionary[real] (Vector3)

A 3d vector for the center of lift offset.

coMassOffset

type: dictionary[real] (Vector3)

A 3d vector for the center of mass offset.

coPressureOffset

type: dictionary[real] (Vector3)

A 3d vector for the center of pressure offset.

coBuoyancy

type: dictionary[real] (Vector3)

A 3d vector for the center of buoyancy.

coDisplacement

type: dictionary[real] (Vector3)

A 3d vector for the center of displacement.

crashTolerance

type: real

The speed it takes to break this part in a crash.

explosionPotential

type: real

There is no tooltip attached to this field, please investigate and fill in this field if you can.

fuelCrossFeed

type: boolean

Enabled if fuel can feed through this part, otherwise disabled

heatConductivity

type: real

There is no tooltip attached to this field, please investigate and fill in this field if you can.

mass

type: real

The mass of the part in tons.

maxTemp

type: real

There is no tooltip attached to this field, please investigate and fill in this field if you can.

attachRules

type: dictionary[any]

There is no tooltip attached to this field, please investigate and fill in this field if you can.

attachNodes

type: list[dictionary[any]]

There is no tooltip attached to this field, please investigate and fill in this field if you can.

resourceContainers

type: list[ResourceContainer] (Resource Containers)

This contains a list of all the resources contained in this part, Patch Manager provides specializations for editing/grabbing these like the following

:parts { /* Adding Resources */ * > resourceContainers { +Methalox { /* ... */ } } /* Editing Resources */ * > resourceContainers { * > .Methalox { /* ... */ } } }

The resourceContainers object also has classes for every single resource contained within them (.Resource)

AllowKinematicPhysicsIfIntersectTerrain

type: boolean

There is no tooltip attached to this field, please investigate and fill in this field if you can.

serializedPartModules

type: list[Module] (Part Modules)

This contains a list of all the part modules on this part, to add or edit parts please use the selector syntax like the following, and not edit this field directly

:parts { /* Adding Modules */ +Module_Something { /* ... */ } /* Editing Modules */ * > Module_Something { /* ... */ } }

resourceSummary

type: dictionary[any]

There is no tooltip attached to this field, please investigate and fill in this field if you can.

Parts Manager Overrides

PAMModuleSortOverride

type: list[dictionary[any]]

There is no tooltip attached to this field, please investigate and fill in this field if you can.

PAMModuleVisualsOverride

type: list[dictionary[any]]

There is no tooltip attached to this field, please investigate and fill in this field if you can.

Editor

collisionVolumeBoundsScale

type: dictionary[any]

There is no tooltip attached to this field, please investigate and fill in this field if you can.

Captured but unsorted

emissiveConstant

type: real

There is no tooltip attached to this field, please investigate and fill in this field if you can.

maximumDrag

type: real

There is no tooltip attached to this field, please investigate and fill in this field if you can.

minimumDrag

type: real

There is no tooltip attached to this field, please investigate and fill in this field if you can.

physicsMode

type: string (enum: KSP.Sim.PartPhysicsModes)

There is no tooltip attached to this field, please investigate and fill in this field if you can.

inverseStageCarryover

type: boolean

There is no tooltip attached to this field, please investigate and fill in this field if you can.

skinMassPerArea

type: real

There is no tooltip attached to this field, please investigate and fill in this field if you can.

bodyLiftOnlyUnattachedLift

type: boolean

There is no tooltip attached to this field, please investigate and fill in this field if you can.

bodyLiftOnlyAttachName

type: string

There is no tooltip attached to this field, please investigate and fill in this field if you can.

maxLength

type: integer

There is no tooltip attached to this field, please investigate and fill in this field if you can.

radiatorHeadroom

type: real

There is no tooltip attached to this field, please investigate and fill in this field if you can.

radiatorMax

type: real

There is no tooltip attached to this field, please investigate and fill in this field if you can.

skinMaxTemp

type: real

There is no tooltip attached to this field, please investigate and fill in this field if you can.

skinInternalConductionMult

type: real

There is no tooltip attached to this field, please investigate and fill in this field if you can.

thermalMassModifier

type: real

There is no tooltip attached to this field, please investigate and fill in this field if you can.

buoyancyUseCubeNamed

type: string

There is no tooltip attached to this field, please investigate and fill in this field if you can.

OAB Settings

oabEditorCategory

type: string (enum: KSP.OAB.OABEditorPartCategory)

There is no tooltip attached to this field, please investigate and fill in this field if you can.

partType

type: string (enum: KSP.OAB.AssemblyPartTypeFilter)

There is no tooltip attached to this field, please investigate and fill in this field if you can.

PreferredOrientation

type: string (enum: KSP.OAB.OABOrientation)

Allows a part to specify what orientation it considers its primary. The mode specified will see the part oriented similarly to how it is in the prefab by default. The part will try to maintain this orientation regardless of VAB mode.

MirrorTechnique

type: string (enum: KSP.OAB.MirrorTechnique)

Allows specifying what type of mirror logic is used for this part. May impact how other parts interact with it. The Auto setting is configurable on OAB.prefab

CanSuggestOrientation

type: boolean

Based on all of the other settings, from orientation preference to mirror technique and category, suggest a rotation for this part only if no use rotation is provided. By default, no suggestions are made.

PickUpPointOffset

type: dictionary[real] (Vector3)

Offset at which the player cursor "grabs" the part when in OAB

PickupRotationPointOffset

type: dictionary[real] (Vector3)

Offset at which the part is rotated in the OAB when the player is grabbing a part

_title

type: string

There is no tooltip attached to this field, please investigate and fill in this field if you can.

_subtitle

type: string

There is no tooltip attached to this field, please investigate and fill in this field if you can.

_description

type: string

There is no tooltip attached to this field, please investigate and fill in this field if you can.

_manufacturer

type: string

There is no tooltip attached to this field, please investigate and fill in this field if you can.

Last modified: 26 April 2024
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