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== Available action groups ==
 
== Available action groups ==
 
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! Name !! Triggered by<ref group="note" name="input">Names taken from "Input" section of settings</ref> !! Default key
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! Name !! Triggered by<ref group="note" name="input">Names taken from "Input" section of settings</ref> !! Default key !! Effect
 
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| Stage || Launch/Stages || Space
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| Stage || Launch/Stages || Space || Activate next stage
 
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| Gear || Landing Gear || G
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| Gear || Landing Gear || G || Toggle all landing gear and legs between extended and retracted state
 
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| Light || Lights || U
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| Light || Lights || U || Toggle all lights on the spacecraft on or off
 
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| RCS || [[RCS]] Toggle || R
 
| RCS || [[RCS]] Toggle || R
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| Brakes || Brakes || B
 
| Brakes || Brakes || B
 
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| Abort || Emergency abort || Backspace
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| Abort || Emergency abort || Backspace || No effect unless set up manually
 
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| Custom01 || Custom action 1 || Alpha1
 
| Custom01 || Custom action 1 || Alpha1

Revision as of 21:00, 2 July 2013

Configuring an abort sequence using action groups

An action group is a group of part actions that can be triggered using certain buttons or keys. They can be configured under the Action Groups tab in the VAB or SPH.

Available action groups

Name Triggered by[note 1] Default key Effect
Stage Launch/Stages Space Activate next stage
Gear Landing Gear G Toggle all landing gear and legs between extended and retracted state
Light Lights U Toggle all lights on the spacecraft on or off
RCS RCS Toggle R
SAS SAS Toggle T
Brakes Brakes B
Abort Emergency abort Backspace No effect unless set up manually
Custom01 Custom action 1 Alpha1
Custom02 Custom action 2 Alpha2
Custom03 Custom action 3 Alpha3
Custom04 Custom action 4 Alpha4
Custom05 Custom action 5 Alpha5
Custom06 Custom action 6 Alpha6
Custom07 Custom action 7 Alpha7
Custom08 Custom action 8 Alpha8
Custom09 Custom action 9 Alpha9
Custom10 Custom action 10 Alpha0
  1. Names taken from "Input" section of settings

Possible uses

  • Abort sequences
  • Extending ladders together with landing gear
  • Toggling groups of engines on complicated crafts (VTOL planes)
  • Locking the gimbal of all engines at once