Build Planner

When you are welding a more complex block, the engineer often cannot carry all necessary components. You could memorise how many components are missing and bring back the right amount, but that's quite error prone. Or -- simply use the Build Planner to remember, put into production, and withdraw components for you.

The controls below presume that you interact with a grid (a large ship or station) that has a cargo port, an Assembler, and enough materials.

Build Planner

I want to...	Control	Result
memorise missing components	Hold a welder and RMB-click the unfinished block	The block's missing components are added to the build planner queue.
insert components for welding	Hold a welder and LMB-click the unfinished block	Components in the inventory are inserted into the block and ready to be welded; hold the LMB to weld. Especially useful if an automated welder or other player is doing the welding.
manually add blocks to the queue	Press G, LMB-click the block in the list, then click the plus sign in the bottom right	The block's components are added to the build planner queue.
check the build planner queue	Press G	Check your queue in the bottom right of the toolbar. Hover the mouse over blocks to see all needed components.
clean up the build planner queue	RMB-click the block in the queue	The block is removed from the build planner queue.
produce queued-up components	⇧ Shift+MMB-click cargo port	1 set of queued-up components is put into production in the assembler.
mass-produce queued-up components	⇧ Shift+Ctrl+MMB-click cargo port	10 sets of queued-up components are put into production in the assembler.
withdraw components for one block	Select a block from the toolbar and MMB-click cargo port	The block's components are added to the build planner queue. If available, the components are immediately withdrawn and the queue is cleaned up.
withdraw components and remove from queue	MMB-click cargo port	If enough components are in the cargo inventory, withdraw 1 set of queued-up components, until the engineer's inventory is full. If not enough components are found, inform the player what is missing. Remove the withdrawn components from the build planner queue.
withdraw components and keep queue	Ctrl+MMB-click cargo port	Withdraw components and keep withdrawn components in the build planner queue.
mass-withdraw components and keep queue	Alt+Ctrl+MMB-click cargo port	Withdraw 10 sets of queued-up components and keep withdrawn components in the build planner queue.
deposit loot quickly	Alt+MMB-click cargo port	All components and ores and ingots are deposited. Tools and consumables remain in the engineer's inventory.

See also:

• Controls
• [Build Planner middle-click unable to withdraw from connected inventories]