Placing the long rubber mat down on the bed in the Taiyo Captain's Quarters let me turn the alcove into a private armory.
Bridge to Nowhere
Layering rugs and mats turns them into one item, which can be manuvered as a single item when picking them up by the Parent, or the item that was placed first.
This also means that the Parent item is the only one which requires support.
Useful as walkways, decks, etc
How-To
Place a mat or rug and then layer each rug on top of the previous one, just enough so that they overlap at the meeting point.
To move, pick up by the Parent item to move them as a single unit.
Avoiding Collision
Carpeting an area with obstacles like posts and corners is easier when moving rugs together.
Again, place the "Parent" rug down and overlap the second rug (or more if needed) and then slide them into place by picking up the Parent item. I've tried this with created a deck on the side of a hill and it worked well, but certainly took some patience.
Collision? What collision?
Collision is ruining our decorating fun
Collision is confused when sliding in the two connect rugs under this partial wall by picking up the "Parent" item first
Successfully fused these two planters. Try to fuse these at an angle for interesting room dividers in larger spaces.
Smoothing Out Tough Transitions
Bridging the gap
Mats and Rugs can smooth out tough transitions between the landing pad and airlock, or on uneven entry ways as we can get when using the husbandry buildings.
Placing an airlock adjacent to a landing pad takes patience, and even then it may not be a smooth transition between the landing pad and the airlock walkway. A mat can help!
How-To
It really is as simple as that.
If there is too large of a gap in height to smoothly walk onto the husbandry hab foundation, mats and rugs can be layered to give a better transition between the hab and the ground.
How-To
As with most things, you may have to play around with the distance between run and foundation until you're happy with the transition.
Moving Multiple Items
Layering items on top of rugs and mats turns them into one item, which can be manuvered as a single item when picking them up by the bottom object.
Any object placed on top of another will move if the bottom one is picked up, but using rugs to move groupings around makes it easier to experiment with different placements.
How-To
Place a mat or rug and then place objects on top so that they are at east partially resting on the rug.
To move, pick up by the rug (or bottom item) and move at will!
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