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Hi all,

I would like to suggest the option to switch between normal (as it is currently) and negative filters for smart inserters. Right now you can filter for example iron ore and the smart inserter will grab all the iron ore. A negative filter would then be where you set iron ore and the smart inserters picks up everything EXCEPT iron ore. I would find that very useful and I am sure others would like that too.

Kind regards,

War

War,

In 0.13 it will be possible (fingers crossed) to set filters via the circuit network as well as read the contents of a belt to the circuit network. This should allow you to set the filters to whatever is on the belt, using combinatorics to exclude iron. This would be the same thing as what you are suggesting, albeit requiring more work.

Well, there will be still only 5 filters, which is (in my opinion) not the same.

So I added this to viewtopic.php?f=80&t=14741 Inverse filter setting (Is not filter, take all except...)