What it is for
Mechanical Arm is documented here as a building palette in the installed Create setup. Moves items among selected targets.
In Create, blocks are most useful as visible parts of a system: a source provides motion, transmission routes it, machines perform work, and logistics carry the result onward.
How to use it
- Use it to communicate station, factory or logistics zones visually.
- Keep functionality accessible behind decorative casing.
When the item supports a Ponder scene, hover it in the inventory or recipe viewer and hold the displayed Ponder key to see valid arrangements animated in game.
Build practice
Place this component where its function is legible to other players: machines should be accessible, routes should have labelled destinations, and moving equipment should have safe clearance.
For railway and market builds, let the visual machinery show how goods move from production to storage and sale.
Common troubleshooting checks
- Decoration blocking service access.
- A build becoming visually confusing rather than readable.
Where an exact recipe, behaviour toggle or speed matters, check the in-game Ponder and recipe viewer alongside the pack’s Create settings article.