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Transport belts (Conveyor belts) are used to transport [[Items]]. They don't need energy to do that, and this is one of the [[Mysteries of the Factorio World]], but like any other mystery in Factorio this is just for gameplay-reasons.


== Items ==
== Items ==
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== Advanced ==
== Advanced ==


=== Behaviour ===
'''For a more founded introduction into the belt mechanics see [[Belt transport system]].'''
Technically the only difference between belt-types is speed (and colour). In practice, there are some differences in density, throughput and handling in conjunction with inserters. See [[Transport belts/Physics]] to dig deeper into that.
For understanding fine aspects of handling belts see [[Transport belts/Physics]].
 
Belts can be imagined as "moving ground". Everything on a belt is moved in the belts direction.
 
Technically an item is a small box ([[Collision box]]) and moving means that the position of an item is constantly changed but the items are not allowed to overlap. A picture can show you this better:
 
[[File:Belts2.png|300px]]
 
Here you can see the items moving upward [[Game-tick|tick by tick]]. And when coming to the turn, they aren't rotated, but moved to the side.
 
Note: You can watch the [[Collision box|collision boxes]] running on the belt in game, when you press F6! See [[Game-options/Keyboard binding]].


=== Combining belts ===
=== Combining belts ===
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** [[Splitters]]
** [[Splitters]]
** [[Underground belts]]
** [[Underground belts]]
* [[Transport]]
* [[Crafting network]]
* [[Crafting network]]
* [[Logistic network]]


[[Category: Items]] [[Category: Transport network]] [[Category: Moving ground]]
[[Category: Transport network]] [[Category: Belt transport system]]

Revision as of 22:43, 13 February 2014

< Belt transport system

Items

belt-type factor speed speed (tiles/sec) needed research
Basic transport belt 1 1.875 none
Fast transport belt 2 3.75 Logistics 2
Express transport belt 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

Belt Lanes: using two sides

Belts have two lanes that can be used for transporting.

See also

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

Expert

Special behavior

Other Usages

Useless knowledge

See also