Arc Furnace Automation: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 17:19, 8 March 2026

This is a logic system that will automatically keep the furnace active as long as it has something to smelt.

Items Used

Setup

This setup triggers once for each stack that enters the Import-slot, making the process work just as if you pressed the button yourself.

Slot Reader (Kit (Logic I/O))

In: Arc Furnace
Slot: Import
Var: Quantity

Logic Write (Kit (Logic I/O))

In: Slot Reader
Out: Arc Furnace
Out Var: Activate

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 [[Category: Tutorials]]
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-<translate>
-<!--T:1-->
-'''THIS TUTORIAL IS NO LONGER CURRENT, ARC FURNACE DOES NOT HAVE "ImportQuanity" ANYMORE. THEREFORE IT DOESNT WORK.'''
 This is a logic system that will automatically keep the furnace active as long as it has something to smelt.
-=== Items Used === <!--T:2-->
+=== Items Used ===
-<!--T:3-->
 * [[Arc Furnace]]
-* [[Kit (Logic I/O)]] * 3
+* 2x [[Kit (Logic I/O)]]
-* [[Kit (Logic Processor)]]
 * Optional: [[Chutes]]
-=== Setup === <!--T:4-->
+=== Setup ===
+This setup triggers once for each stack that enters the Import-slot, making the process work just as if you pressed the button yourself.
+[[File:2022-07-18-172654 1920x1080 scrot.png|thumb|Automated Arc Furnace setup]]
-<!--T:5-->
+Slot Reader ([[Kit (Logic I/O)]])
-So we just want the Arc Furnace to activate whenever content is put in. You might thing you can just bind its "has input" (ImportQuantity) property to its Activate property, but sadly if you're piping content with a chute this will not work. The exact reason results from some internal game mechanisms but the gist is that the value needs to be updated after the furnace has turned off (and ImportQuantity updates slightly before that), so that's why we're adding Activate to the value.
+* In: Arc Furnace
+* Slot: Import
+* Var: Quantity
-<!--T:6-->
+Logic Write ([[Kit (Logic I/O)]])
-[[File:Stationeers-AutoArcFurnace.png]]
+* In: Slot Reader
-</translate>
+* Out: Arc Furnace
+* Out Var: Activate