Production Inventory Manager (PIM) Version 1.0

Guide for the Production and Inventory Manager.
Formerly it was integrated into the SMS Script, but with version 1.3 I had to outsource it due to space constraints.

Disclaimer

It is really just a simple sorter, there are more extensive scripts.
But for the little space engineer it might be quite useful for a start.

It was removed from the script SMS from version 1.3 on, because otherwise I would have reached the 100k character limit for scripts.

The two scripts exchange information with each other and can therefore run side by side.

install

Load the script into a programmable block using the "Edit" button.
It does not need a timer to run.

Where to sort?

The PIM sorts all grids that are connected to the grid of the programmable block via motors and pistons. Ships docked via connectors are not sorted.

What is sorted?

All containers and connectors that will have a "(sms)" in their name
and sorted the items into the corresponding containers. If no
container has been set up for "ammo", for example, or it is full
the ammunition remains in these inventories. Acquisition of new containers is not automatic.

To set up simply put in brackets
after the names of the containers:

... (sms)

the items in this container/connector are sorted.
For example, this could be a small freight container that is only used to access the inventory,
but should otherwise remain empty.

... (sms,ore)

for ores

... (sms,ingot)

for ingots

... (sms,tools)

for hand tools and weapons

... (sms,ammo)

for ammo

... (sms,h-bottles)

for hydrogenbottles

... (sms,o-bottles)

for oxygenbottles

... (sms,component)

for components

... (sms,ice)

for ice

... (sms,kits)

for power and medkits

... (sms,datapads)

for datapads

... (sms,cash)

for spacecredits

... (sms,stone)

for stone.

... (sms,gravel)

for gravel.

... (sms,armory)

for weapons and ammo.

Combinations are possible.

... (sms,tools,o-bottles,h-bottles)

When the following options are set to true in the script
it sorts the corresponding items from all containers, connectors and cockpits as well as from cryochambers into the boxes marked "... (sms,...)" in the inventories.

bool collect_all_Ore=true;
bool collect_all_Ingot=true;
bool collect_all_Component=true;

If you don't want that, set the options to false.

You can also define containers for single ores or ingots.

For example:

... (sms,ore uranium)

... (sms,ingot iron)

You can also define a separate container for each component.
The keywords are:

keyword	component
steelplate	steelplate
metalgrid	metalgrid
interiorplate	interiorplate
smalltube	steeltube small
largetube	steeltube large
glass	bulletproof glass
gravity	gravity componnets
radio	communication components
solar	solarcell
power	powercell
zonechip	zonechips
motor	motors
display	displays
construction	construction components
girder	girder
computer	computer
reactor	reaktor components
thrust	thruster components
medical	medical components
detector	sensor components
explosives	explosives
canvas	canvas

For example:

... (sms,steelplate)

for steelplates

control of the refineries

prerequisites:

• Containers must be defined for ores and ingots.
  
• These must be connected to the refineries via the conveyor network.
  
• The ores for processing must be in a container for ores.

What is controlled:

• all refineries (including modified ones) whose names "... (sms)".
  
• filling of refineries with ores from containers
  
• Transport of the ingots into the containers
  
• Switch off the refineries when production is finished ***

***
The autooff function can be turned off for all assemblers or refiners in the script itself. Or you can disable it for each block individually in the name ("...(sms,nooff)")

The Scrpit "calculates" the priority of the individual ores used for the
processing are available (1-100). These can be displayed
via the command "oreprio" of my script SMS. There are for
each type of refinery has its own priolist (Refinerys,Arc Furnace,...).

You can override this list and enter prio values greater than 100.
Just do it in CustomData of a refinery,
for whose kind you want to have a certain ore priority:

oreprio:ore=priority

For example:

You want the arc furnaces to always process stone first?
Then write in CustomData of any arc furnace:

oreprio:stone=1000

You always want the refineries to process stone last?
Then write in CustomData of any refinery:

oreprio:stone=1

Or refineries shouldn't process stone at all?

oreprio:stone=0

control of the assemblers

prerequisites:

• Containers must be defined for components.
  
• There must be sufficient ingots in containers.
  
• These must be connected to the assemblers via the conveyor network.

What is controlled:

• all assemblers (including modified ones) whose names "... (sms)".
  
• Assemblers take the required ingots for themselves
  
• Transport of the ingots or components into the containers
  
• Switch off the assemblers when production is finished ***

***
The autooff function can be turned off for all assemblers or refiners in the script itself. Or you can disable it for each block individually in the name ("...(sms,nooff)")

Autocrafting

After the first start of the script a list in CustomData of the Programmable Block contains all producible items.

An example list for a LargeGrid with a SurvivalKit:

@AutocraftDefinitions_begin
@Autocrafting_threshold;80
@Mod: Vanilla
  0;HandDrill;P
  0;AngleGrinder;P
  0;Welder;P
  0;Datapad;D
  0;SolarCell;C
  0;ComputerComponent;C
  0;Display;C
  0;MotorComponent;C
  0;GirderComponent;C
  0;SteelPlate;C
  0;InteriorPlate;C
  0;ConstructionComponent;C
@AutocraftDefinitions_end;14

If you then build a BasicAssembler or a Big Assembler the list is extended. Also some mods are supported:

• Daily Needs Survival Mod
  
• Paintgun Mod
  
• Azimuth Truster Mod
  
• Stargate Mod
  
• Deuterium Reaktor Mod
  
• Defense Shield Mod

The script automatically recognizes which items can be produced from which mod and adds to the list in CustomData. They are sorted by mods.

The number at the top of each line defines the maximum amount of the corresponding item, 0 means no autocrafting. If the threshold value (default 80%) of this item is fallen below, orders are generated to reach the maximum quantity again.

Here is an example:

We have 12300 steel plates on the grid. We enter 10000 in the list.

  10000;SteelPlate;C

If the number drops below 8000 (80% of 10000) due to welding or removal, about 2000 are ordered. The quantity is subject to a certain tollerance and will not be exactly 10000 in the end.

PIM and Daily Needs Survival Mod

PIM can also handle the blocks of the DNSK mod.

To collect the items of this mod in a container write:

... (sms,food)

Generally for food.

... (sms,water)

For water

... (sms,greywater)

For "dirty" water.

... (sms,organic)

For organic.

... (sms,waste)

For organic and greywater.

The Food Resequencer and the Soil Tray Crop Grower as well as both Hydroponics Farms can be controlled by Autocrafting. Also the Waterrecycler which can only produce water from ice or Greywater.

Special features by Autocrafting:

In this mod there are three blocks that are by definition a refinery, but are controlled from the script via autocrafting.

• Water Recycler
  
• Open Hydroponics Farm
  
• Enclosed Hydroponics Farm

[BelaOkuma]

Hi, thank you very much for your feedback.
I would advise against using the script AND the sorter-based control at the same time. Alternatively, you can use only the autocrafting. However, the refinery control would only work to a limited extent with that, I think. In a very old savegame of mine, I also replaced all sorters with normal conveyors, and it worked wonderfully, since the script did all these things better than my rather elaborate conveyor structure.
Since then, I only use the sorters to unload ships or dispose of gravel.
Best regards…
Béla​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

[Cmdr. DoomForge™]

How friendly is this toward base/station designs that utilize sorter blocks I wonder? I've been making C&C inspired base and using sorter blocks to govern transfer and isolation of material, will this possibly conflict with that? For instance, I have a refining structure handling all ores and then sending the ingots down the line to a depot structure which handles ingot and component storage.

[Superawesome4141]

Thanks!

[BelaOkuma]

yes, that is possible.
for example to store ores and ingots in a container name the container with:
'... (sms,ore,ingot)'.
or gold ore and gold ingots:
'... (sms,ore gold,ingot gold)'.
or steel plates and uranium ingots:
'... (sms,steelplate,ingot uranium)'.

[Superawesome4141]

is it possible to have a single container contain multiple groups? (For instance ores and ingots will be sorted into a single cargo container)

[Antharann Fireblade]

Great Script so far, sadly its not compatible with Industrial overhaul yet, any chance it will be made compatible with it/we get an alternativ version of this script for it?