Newb block connection question

Hey y'all!

I just recently got the game and have been having a blast. However while building a miner rover I've noticed strange behavior that I hope can be fixed. Blocks only seem to connect to the one they are built off of.

To illustrate, if I built a bar with two arms supporting it (arrows point in direction of connection)

```

V<>>>>V

V V

```

and then removed (or more likely ran into my base breaking) the second '>' from the right, it would look like this:

```

V< >V

V V

```

Is there anyway to ensure that blocks will attach to all neighbors, not just the one it was built off of?

Thanks!