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Revision as of 12:59, 13 September 2014


Curved Conveyor Tube Icon.png
Large Ship Icon.png
Large Ship / Station
Curved Conveyor Tube
 
Components
Required

 

 
 
8
 
 
Mass (kg):
0
 
Integrity:
0
 
Build time (seconds):
7
Curved Conveyor Tube Icon.png
Small Ship Icon.png
Small Ship
Curved Conveyor Tube
 
Components
Required

 

 
6
 
 
Mass (kg):
0
 
Integrity:
0
 
Build time (seconds):
7
View of the curved conveyor tube

Function

The curved conveyor tube is a transparent pipe that can transfer items from two angled points. It is cheaper to build compared to the Conveyor, but is limited to only 2 ports. For straight conveyors, the player must use Conveyors or Conveyor Tubes. For a full explanation on conveyors, see Conveyor Network.

An interesting feature of the curved conveyor tube is that it also has indicator lights on it that inform the player of its status. Currently, there are only two states that it can be in:

Indicator Light Definitions
Color Status Comments
Yellow Good Connection This color informs that there is a successful connection between inventories
Red No Connection / No power It is not connected to at least two inventories or no power is being supplied to it
Note
  • When not powered, the lights on the conveyor tube will turn red. However, this does not mean items cannot be transferred.

Placement

Large ship / Station
Outline Comments
Block Size: 1
Orientation affects function? No It only has to make a connection with a conveyor port, how it's placed is up to the player
Has limited range? No
Can be placed on all sides? No The two ports are the only faces it can be placed on
Has large conveyor port? Yes One on each end; on a curved angle
Has small conveyor port? No
Small Ship
Outline Comments
Block Size: 9 3x3x3 cube
Orientation affects function? No It only has to make a connection with a conveyor port, how it's placed is up to the player
Has limited range? No
Can be placed on all sides? No The two ports are the only faces it can be placed on
Has large conveyor port? Yes One on each end; on a curved angle
Has small conveyor port? No
Important Note

Usage

Curved conveyor tubes can help the player if they need to go in different directions to reach the device they want to connect to on the other side. An example of its use is below:

Example Tutorial
  1. First, place a small cargo container on the floor.
    CurvedConveyorTube02.jpg
  2. Second, place a curved conveyor tube on the container. You will notice the lights on the block are "red", this is okay; it only indicates that there is no connection on the other end of the conveyor.
    CurvedConveyorTube03.jpg
  3. Next place a small cargo container on top.
    CurvedConveyorTube04.jpg
  4. Moments after, the lights on the curved conveyor tube will turn yellow, indicating a successful connection.

Examples

A refinery (left) is connected to an assembler (middle), and from the assembler to a small cargo container (right) using just curved conveyor blocks
A refinery (left) is connected to an assembler (middle), and from the assembler to a large cargo container (right) with the assistance of the curved convey blocks
The refinery (left) is connected to the large cargo container (bottom) using curved conveyor tubes on the Easy start green station
Curved conveyor tubes being used on a small constructor ship