Factory linking

[Leniver]

Hello,

 

Despite the fact that making links in a factory is very slow and leads to freeze.

 

Is there a way to make multiple links from a container to a production unit without having to reselect the container?

 

Example: I have 10 smelters and I want them to retrieve all the ingredients from the same container, currently I click container then smelter 10 times.

If they are right next to each other it's not too much of a problem, but if I have to go a long way in my factory it's already more annoying 
Now I move the container when it's the case, but it's still quite annoying.

 

(btw the opposite would be awesome too, selecting the output container and being able to link to 10 output of smelter)

 

Kind regards

 

Edited September 13, 2022 by Leniver

[Wyndle]

NQ has already put a ton of keyboard shortcuts but I think Shift-Ctrl-Leftclick would be a good choice for such a feature. 

[Deathknight]

That would be fairly cool to be able to do this.

 

In the example you used, I usually move the container or hub near the smelters, do the linking, then undo (backspace), which will put the container/hub back where it belongs.

[Wyndle]

20 hours ago, Deathknight said:

That would be fairly cool to be able to do this.

 

In the example you used, I usually move the container or hub near the smelters, do the linking, then undo (backspace), which will put the container/hub back where it belongs.

Please confirm that using the undo action in build mode does not affect link state.  I have seen several people place (move?) a fuel tank, link up, then move the tank but it wasn't obvious what action they used to move the tank.

[Yoarii]

1 hour ago, Wyndle said:

Please confirm that using the undo action in build mode does not affect link state.

Confirmed, been using that method for a long time. 

[Deathknight]

Yeah, it works great. Whether or not the undo should undo all actions (like linking) is another question altogether. But the quirky way it works now is very useful for things like this.