Transport belts
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
< Belt transport system
Items
| belt-type | factor speed | speed (tiles/sec) | needed research |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
1 | 1.875 | none |
| |
2 | 3.75 | Logistics 2 |
| |
3 | 5.625 | Logistics 3 |
Related: Splitters, Underground belts Nearby: Inserters, Storages, Transport belts/Physics
Basic
Task: make a steady flow of items from your Mining drills to the Furnaces.
- Select a belt by taking a Storages/Stack from your Inventory
- rotate the belt by pressing "R" until the wanted direction is reached
- place the belt (by default right mouse)
- keep pressing right mouse and move into the belts direction: the build continues
Advanced
For a more founded introduction into the belt mechanics see Belt transport system. For understanding fine aspects of handling belts see Transport belts/Physics.
Combining belts
Turns
Turns will always turns keep the alignment of items. The inner side of the turn moves items at half the speed, meaning turns are likely to be bottlenecks. Using faster belts at the turns is recommended.
See also
- Transport belts/Turns for details about turns.
- Transport belts/Optimizing about other ways to speed up this bottleneck.
Belt Lanes: using two sides
Belts have two lanes that can be used for transporting.
See also
- Transport belts/Belt lane for more about usage of the two lanes of a belt.
- Transport belts/Optimizing
Side inserts (Crossings)
When belts are crossing, items are inserted from the side and they stay on the side of the belt they came from.
See also
- Transport belts/Side insert how to use it efficiently.
Expert
Special behavior
- Transport belts/Physics
- Transport belts/Turns
- Transport belts/Blocking items
- Transport belts/Side insert
- Transport belts/Optimizing
Other Usages
- Transport belts/Speedup Walking: Walk/run in belt direction add the speed of the belt to your own.
- Transport belts/Defense: Use the Express belt to slow down the enemies
Useless knowledge
- Transport belts/Transport other entities: even the car can be transported with belts.
- Transport belts/Why do belts use no energy?: Some reasons...