90 degree side inserters
Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2014 4:26 pm
I've been looking for a mod that has 90 degree inserters and so far the only one I found doesn't seem to work in 11.3. A simple side inserter could save sooo much space or allow simple fixes where otherwise a total base reconstruction would be needed. I'm not sure how difficult it would be to mod them in as I'm not as talented as modders are, but please for the love of god somebody make one!
Interestingly enough, they could even be innately faster than regular inserters of the same speed due to only having to rotate half the distance.
Another idea for an inserter I had is one that performs both input and output in one action. Say you're making gear wheels, the inserter would pick up an iron plate on its input turn, and then after placing the iron plate it could grab a gear wheel if any are available and place them on the conveyor. This idea could be combined with side inserters so that it could pick up from one ending track and then place items on another track running perpendicular to the first one!
Example: Inserter picks up ingredient item from W direction, swings around and places item in assembly machine on E direction, if any products are available then it picks them up and places them in the S direction, repeat. This could potentially even be one part that has a GUI like oil refineries and such, just open the GUI and designate the directions it takes from and gives to. One inserter to rule them all!
Anyways, just some ideas. The lack of a side inserter really grinds my butt when I'm trying to make compact assembly chains.
Interestingly enough, they could even be innately faster than regular inserters of the same speed due to only having to rotate half the distance.
Another idea for an inserter I had is one that performs both input and output in one action. Say you're making gear wheels, the inserter would pick up an iron plate on its input turn, and then after placing the iron plate it could grab a gear wheel if any are available and place them on the conveyor. This idea could be combined with side inserters so that it could pick up from one ending track and then place items on another track running perpendicular to the first one!
Example: Inserter picks up ingredient item from W direction, swings around and places item in assembly machine on E direction, if any products are available then it picks them up and places them in the S direction, repeat. This could potentially even be one part that has a GUI like oil refineries and such, just open the GUI and designate the directions it takes from and gives to. One inserter to rule them all!
Anyways, just some ideas. The lack of a side inserter really grinds my butt when I'm trying to make compact assembly chains.
