Curved Conveyor Tube

Large Ship / Station

Curved Conveyor Tube

 

Components

Required

 

 

Bulletproof Glass

4

 

 

Motor

8

 

Small Steel Tube

12

 

Construction Component

40

 

Steel Plate

10

 

 

Mass (kg):

0

 

Integrity:

0

 

Build time (seconds):

7

Small Ship

Curved Conveyor Tube

 

Components

Required

 

 

Motor

6

 

Small Steel Tube

10

 

Construction Component

30

 

Steel Plate

7

 

 

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

• It should be noted that the curved conveyor tube is only compatible with large conveyor ports.

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

First, place a small cargo container on the floor. 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. Next place a small cargo container on top. 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