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MECHANICAL HANDBOOK
Create
A linked working reference for rotational engineering, processing, contraptions, trains, parcel logistics and the installed Create addons.
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4 articlesGetting started with Create
A practical first path through materials, rotational power, processing and logistics.
Read article →Materials & progression
Andesite, copper, brass, precision components and why each tier matters.
Read article →Ponder, Goggles & tools
The built-in teaching system and tools that explain operating machines.
Read article →Pack-configured Create settings
Rules and limits actually recorded in this pack export.
Read article →Kinetics
2 articlesPower
4 articlesHand Crank & Valve Handle
Manual rotation for testing and small one-off interactions.
Read article →Water Wheels
The reliable early-game automatic generator.
Read article →Windmill Bearing
A configurable sail-powered generator for large builds.
Read article →Steam Engines & boilers
High-capacity industrial rotation for mature factories.
Read article →Transmission
3 articlesProcessing
9 articlesProcessing overview
Turn raw inputs into useful construction and trade goods.
Read article →Mechanical Press
Press sheets, compact inputs and operate directly over belts or depots.
Read article →Basin & Mechanical Mixer
Multi-input recipes, alloys and heated mixing.
Read article →Blaze Burner & heating
Provide controlled heat for advanced basin recipes and steam.
Read article →Millstone & Crushing Wheels
Break materials down for ores, ingredients and by-products.
Read article →Encased Fan & bulk processing
Use air streams to move items or transform them through media.
Read article →Deployer & Spout
Automate player-like interactions and filling operations.
Read article →Sequenced Assembly
Repeat multi-step operations to produce advanced components.
Read article →Mechanical Crafters
Arrange powered crafting grids for shaped and large recipes.
Read article →Logistics
5 articlesItem logistics overview
Move, filter, distribute and store physical goods.
Read article →Funnels & Tunnels
Control insertion, extraction, sorting and belt distribution.
Read article →Chutes & Smart Chutes
Vertical item transport and filtered drops.
Read article →Mechanical Arm
A visible robotic transfer device for selected endpoints.
Read article →Item Vaults & bulk storage
Large connected storage for factory input and output.
Read article →Fluids
1 articlesContraptions
4 articlesMoving contraptions
Assemble blocks into machinery that moves as one structure.
Read article →Mechanical Pistons & Rope Pulleys
Linear and vertical contraption movement.
Read article →Gantry systems & elevators
Controlled motion for workshops and tall stations.
Read article →Drill, Roller, Harvester & Plough
Working heads for moving construction, extraction and farming machines.
Read article →Railways
6 articlesTrains overview
Build shared infrastructure for passengers and freight.
Read article →Train Track & route building
Lay rail alignments, curves, gradients and junctions.
Read article →Stations, bogeys & assembling trains
Turn a glued carriage build into an operating train.
Read article →Train Controls & Schedules
Drive manually or set repeatable services.
Read article →Signals, Observers & traffic
Prevent conflicts and control growing railway networks.
Read article →Freight terminals & factory supply
Make trains serve real industry and trade.
Read article →Create 6 logistics
7 articlesCardboard Packages & addresses
Parcelised transport for an address-based logistics system.
Read article →Packager & Re-Packager
Turn inventory stock into addressed deliveries and merge incoming parcels.
Read article →Chain Conveyor & Item Hatch
Move suspended packages through dispatch and warehouse spaces.
Read article →Package Frogport & Postbox
Send or receive parcels at addressed endpoints.
Read article →Stock Links & logistics networks
Connect stored inventory to a request-aware factory network.
Read article →Stock Ticker & Factory Gauge
Observe and interact with logistics inventory availability.
Read article →Redstone Requester
Trigger stock requests using automation conditions.
Read article →Control & display
2 articlesBuilding
2 articlesInstalled Create addons
Current installed addonsCreate: Steam ’n’ Rails
Expands Create railbuilding with more railway-focused choices, decoration and network potential. It is the core addon for a train-centred server.
Read addon article →Create Railways Navigator
Adds tools oriented around navigating and understanding a Create railway network, especially valuable when many settlements are served.
Read addon article →Create: Bells & Whistles
Adds railway-flavoured decorative content that helps rolling stock and stations feel intentionally designed.
Read addon article →Create Deco Fabric
Provides industrial decoration suitable for engine sheds, warehouses, works and station furniture.
Read addon article →Create: Interiors
Supplies interior-focused Create-styled blocks for offices, waiting rooms, signal boxes and workshops.
Read addon article →Create Crafts & Additions
Extends Create’s engineering vocabulary with additional components and conversion-oriented goals.
Read addon article →Create Ore Excavation
Provides Create-driven extraction objectives for mineral supply.
Read addon article →Create Contraption Terminals
Adds terminal-style tools relating to Create contraptions and storage interaction.
Read addon article →Create Better FPS
An optimisation-focused companion intended to reduce client cost from Create-rendered machinery or contraptions.
Read addon article →Rechiseled: Create
Adds decorative block variants shaped around the Create aesthetic.
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