Set belt and inserter orientation with circuit signals
Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2026 8:39 pm
tl;dr
Change orientation of logistics items (belts, inserters, pumps, etc.) with circuit signals.
Being able to use circuits to change and control the direction of inserters, belts, pipes, and flip orientation of 2x1's like pumps and splitters would increase the toolkit the player has to solve problems and design factories. It would be especially useful in tight spaces like when trying to design optimized modular city block factories or in space.
This would also help with designs using multiple recipes on a single assembler in tight spaces, allowing a single inserter to load ingredients, and unload them when the recipe changes.
Diverting belts based on conditions could create really interesting builds as well.
I can think of two ways to implement it. First is to use the arrow icons to set the orientation. The other would be to have four settings like 'face north', 'face east', 'face west', 'face south' where you can set the signal or signal comparison for when it activates.
Thanks,
Fatsack
Change orientation of logistics items (belts, inserters, pumps, etc.) with circuit signals.
Being able to use circuits to change and control the direction of inserters, belts, pipes, and flip orientation of 2x1's like pumps and splitters would increase the toolkit the player has to solve problems and design factories. It would be especially useful in tight spaces like when trying to design optimized modular city block factories or in space.
This would also help with designs using multiple recipes on a single assembler in tight spaces, allowing a single inserter to load ingredients, and unload them when the recipe changes.
Diverting belts based on conditions could create really interesting builds as well.
I can think of two ways to implement it. First is to use the arrow icons to set the orientation. The other would be to have four settings like 'face north', 'face east', 'face west', 'face south' where you can set the signal or signal comparison for when it activates.
Thanks,
Fatsack