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The idea is, that you start chopping trees, when you try to build something blockated by them.

This might help alot with placing belts/walls throu woods.

Even more importand, it would save time!
Time which would be spend chopping trees, which are not in the way of the proposed construction.

I support that

Great idea. Is there a mod for this? Would be surprised if there isn't already.

Only other thing I would suggest is an in-game option to enable/disable this. If you enable it then the wood goes into your pack. Otherwise the game work as it does now. Sime may not want this to happen because
1) They don't want the wood in their pack, and/or
2) They specifically do not want to destroy any trees, for whatever reason (I sometimes work my rails and belts around existing trees just so I don't chop them down; makes feel like I'm virtually green).