Resources used in the Contraptions Workshop

[Tavman (4)]

Just a couple of questions, when you are manufacturing an item from a recipe with multiple components (e.g. 2mm EC), can you place junk items that have those components plus other random components that will not be consumed?

If so, does the builder destroy the other junk components that will not be consumed?

[Gnarl]

They be okay.

Like I needed two steel for something and thru in pots that also had copper in them. The copper was left after the run.

[Akatosh]

Is there any way to supply the builders with the workbench (the red one I mean) ?
Because I'm playing Survival and I don't have the fast travel to visit ALL my settlement to find a specific item to put in the machine when I want to craft some ammo.

Since the beginning of the game we are able to create supply lines between our settlements to avoid traveling for nothing when crafting, I can't understand why now it's not possible with the builders.

[ChemicalBacon]

Originally posted by Akatosh:

Is there any way to supply the builders with the workbench (the red one I mean) ?
Because I'm playing Survival and I don't have the fast travel to visit ALL my settlement to find a specific item to put in the machine when I want to craft some ammo.

Since the beginning of the game we are able to create supply lines between our settlements to avoid traveling for nothing when crafting, I can't understand why now it's not possible with the builders.

Supply lines?

[SuperBobKing]

Originally posted by Akatosh:

Is there any way to supply the builders with the workbench (the red one I mean) ?
Because I'm playing Survival and I don't have the fast travel to visit ALL my settlement to find a specific item to put in the machine when I want to craft some ammo.

Since the beginning of the game we are able to create supply lines between our settlements to avoid traveling for nothing when crafting, I can't understand why now it's not possible with the builders.

Supply lines don't actually connect the inventories, they just make the resources able to be used in crafting and construction from anywhere. You can use the vacuum hopper to pull items directly out of the workshop (it has to be the actual workshop, crafting benches that use the same inventory won't work) but since the inventories aren't connected I don't think it will pull from other settlements.

[M0rph3u$]

He is asking for an ablity to let the Crafting-Maschines using the Workbench straight.
Else you always 2 put that stuff manualy inside of the Machine.
Im trying that the same way but haven't funde a solution yet :(

[Akatosh]

That's what I was afraid of ...

So ... I'll use all my Vertibird flare to collect all my items from my settlements and stock them all in the same one.

Thanks for your answers and the tips with the vacuum near the red workbench.

[M0rph3u$]

Well here is what i did...
I've made a Supply line Workbench ---> Vacum ---> Lift ---> Both sorters ---> Lift ---> 5 Gateways or Spliter ( Y ) and Spliting up 1 Line in to 6 Lines for my 6 Machines.
So i could Guide the materials i need with the arms and switches straight into the right Machine.
All u need 2 do is set up your 2 Sorter the Way its only pushing through the components you need...