How do I prevent floating parts from welds

[Erex_147 (Erex)]

• What are you attempting to achieve? (Keep it simple and clear)
  I am trying to create a ship such that if any part of the ship is separated from the main part it simply separates.

• What is the issue? (Keep it simple and clear - Include screenshots/videos/GIFs if possible)
  The floating parts do not separate.
  

  
  
  
  

• What solutions have you tried so far?
  I tried switching my welding system but I figured it wouldn’t work.

[LuaCoold (lua)]

Just delete the welds, or disable them.

[Erex_147 (Erex)]

How do I figure out which welds to delete?

[LuaCoold (lua)]

The welds that are connecting the floating objects.

[Erex_147 (Erex)]

Found the solution, here’s what I did:

1. I changed my welding system from a single part to all part system to connecting parts welding system i.e I simply just selected all the parts and then use the weld constraint thing from the model tab.

2. I added a bit of code to my explosion logic such that it deletes the affected parts after a while, and thus separate the separated stuff from the main part of the ship.

Now this may cause a bit of wasted welds but hopefully it won’t cause much efficiency loss.