I have been looking at different configurations, some of it driven by the weight /table issue. Also to just change up the appearance of the display. This configuration entails placing the entrance module at the corner of an L-shaped table arrangement, facing out over the table corner. Then a two new modules will turn 45 degrees followed by the two long extensions of the hangers, dining area, maintenance control, bar, etc., to then run down the two tables.
One idea is this will put the large weight of the entrance module on the corner over the legs of the table. This should give it more support. While this will not completely solve the table sag issue, it should provide some relief.
The first order of business was locating the relative postion of the entrance module and the next module in the line. These three pictures show the idea that the front of the modules would line up. The 45 degree turn would happen at the entrance module. For this to happen, would require that the entire slice (front module, cliff and hanger) would have to slide back. This is in the last two pictures. There is still an extension to the plateau that is not installed.
This did not make any sense. Next attempt was to slide the slice forward. Making the back of the hanger platform even with the back of the entrance module. This leads to the turn happening somewhere in the middle of this new joint. The next set of three pictures shows this arrangement.
These pictures show the iterative approach of finding the correct place for the hinge joint that will hold the turn together. This connector piece I wanted to cover the space between he cliff and the front of the display. If I had been more diligent about putting more of the display into Studio, I might have been able to design this in studio. But that did not happen. So it is trial and error to find the best fit. What you can see here is that this provide a large flat surface to deal with. And right now I have no idea what would go there.
While I have not tried this, I suspect the cliff and module will merge into one piece. This will fit where the open diamond space is. This will be more like one of the cliff connectors and there will be some storage space, small work shop, power distribution, etc.
The small observation stand that is attached to the main module may have to change. You can see this in the above picture. This is a plug in module, so changing this is not a big deal. It probably will be modified to connect to whatever the diamond shape object becomes.
This is probably as far as I am going to take this for now. I am looking at adding two to four more transportation boxes to accommodate this. While I like this configuration, in some venues this will take up a lot of floor space and will require a lot railing to go around an L shaped table setup. If it is part of an existing setup, the typical box configuration with tables on all sides, then seeing the back is difficult.
