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Precision Placement [DEPRECATED]
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Type: Mod
Mod category: Script, Other
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2 Feb, 2023 @ 3:51am
2 Feb, 2023 @ 6:49am
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Precision Placement [DEPRECATED]

Description
This mod is now obsolete. base game now basically has it

As of Signals update, this mod breaks armor block placement around subgrids.

THIS DOESN'T MAKE COMPOUND BLOCKS, THIS IS FOR SUBGRIDS

This mod modifies all blocks to have the "UseModelIntersection" tag in order to allow precision placement of blocks on a subgrid. This makes it so blocks uses its collision instead of bounding box to place blocks

What this mod does:
adds the "UseModelIntersection=true" tag to all block definitions (including other mods)
allow block placement using collisions instead of block space for inter-grid block placement

What this mod doesn't do:
place blocks into the same block space in the same grid (ie; compound blocks)
just to reiterate, this doesn't make it possible to place blocks of the same grid inside each other

LIMITATIONS:
suspensions will still not place its wheel in a very tight space; this is because the add wheel function of suspensions uses a different way to detect if a block can be placed
Vanilla armor blocks are unaffected because of its dynamic collision


NOTES:
Special Thanks to Digi for basically handing me the script
114 Comments
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belleramos 24 Oct, 2024 @ 10:36am 
i love the mod
Slimez 12 Sep, 2024 @ 4:54pm 
All the people who said this should be base game really underestimated keen. Not only did add limited precision placement, but in doing so they broke the mods that had less limited precision placement.
Slimez 12 Sep, 2024 @ 4:50pm 
I agree, that would be really nice. I've not modded SE much, so i don't know if its possible, and if so, how easy it would be.
KarlThorsten89 23 May, 2024 @ 8:04am 
This mod could use an update so it only affects modded blocks. MODDED blocks cannot be placed down anymore in right spaces when this mod is not in use, but having this mod active allows that placement, but instead, vanilla blocks cannot be placed down anymore. It's really odd how they've broken this so much.
It's just topsy-turvy.
Or, a new mod that ONLY applies to modded blocks, and do not affect vanilla blocks.
Yeetus_Deletus27 17 May, 2024 @ 9:03pm 
This was a great mod while it lasted, thanks
KarlThorsten89 16 May, 2024 @ 1:24pm 
Yeah, vanilla doesn't let me place thin armor blocks between armor sections that are connected by hinges, not always. Specifically, mod armor that is really thin to cover a REALLY thin gap.
Const  [author] 16 May, 2024 @ 8:18am 
long story short

update 1.203 introduced a keen brand PP (not the same method i used) into base SE
update 1.204 broke it for non-armor blocks (armor block placement was actually tightened in 1.204)
Const  [author] 16 May, 2024 @ 8:17am 
i just did some tests with vanilla versions 1.203.6 and 1.204 (live).

subgrid placement of non-armor blocks have returned to being restricted around subgrids

upvote the report here:
https://support.keenswh.com/spaceengineers/pc/topic/43074-subgrid-placement-of-non-armor-blocks-has-been-restricted-around-other-grids-since-signals-update
kennet0508 16 May, 2024 @ 8:14am 
Example picture:
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3247741948
kennet0508 16 May, 2024 @ 7:28am 
(Split up the comment so read from top to bottom)