Topics > Features > Build Modes

• Blueprint Dismantle Mode
• Nudge Mode
• Quick Switch
• Zooping
• Hard & Soft Clearance

December 10th, 2024

• Q&A: Can we get an option to upgrade/downgrade Belts & Pipes in locked Blueprint Holograms? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ORXtOQJxPI

December 3rd, 2024

• Q&A: Is it possible to change direction of Belts? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GWR_7qnRz4
• Q&A: Is it just me or when you dismantle a machine you don't get the wire back? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZMh1scflUA

November 19th, 2024

• Q&A: Any chance we can get an indicator on Signs when placing? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgeQV_ctZTY

November 5th, 2024

• Q&A: Any plans for Vertical Nudging or smaller rotation increments? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5cidF10xV0

October 25th, 2024

• Satisfactory 1.1 https://youtube.com/embed/u5qJTWhNtb8?autoplay=1&start=136&end=163
• Show Clearance https://youtube.com/embed/u5qJTWhNtb8?autoplay=1&start=335&end=360

October 15th, 2024

• Q&A: With the addition of straight Pipes, will you be doing straight Hypertubes? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyW1RFTtuS4
• Q&A: Straight mode for Cables? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZECHvtPSDQ

October 1st, 2024

• Q&A: Any decision on whether you're bring back the bounding boxes & making it a setting? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHqgvjbqoXE

September 24th, 2024

• Q&A: Any updates on the bounding boxes on Buildings? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrDty5hzedw
• Q&A: Will the straight Build Mode be brought to Pipes? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zrrYQcvGzk
• Q&A: Why are the Signs on Walls always upside down? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ve_JCnRMSGI

September 17th, 2024

• Q&A: Pipeline straight Build Mode, when? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cl9ufT3bm8U

September 6th, 2024

• Conveyor Belt snapping https://youtube.com/embed/qtPseN3OyNU?autoplay=1&start=256&end=275
• Guidelines https://youtube.com/embed/qtPseN3OyNU?autoplay=1&start=274&end=328
• Conveyor Belt Build Modes https://youtube.com/embed/qtPseN3OyNU?autoplay=1&start=327&end=378
• Not for Pipes (yet) https://youtube.com/embed/qtPseN3OyNU?autoplay=1&start=377&end=417
• Build Mode for Train Tracks https://youtube.com/embed/qtPseN3OyNU?autoplay=1&start=416&end=436

July 9th, 2024

• Q&A: Are there going to be any updates to the build system in 1.0? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9-rp26ot7Q

May 28th, 2024

• Q&A: What's your favourite thing you've worked on in Satisfactory? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4EDyzGVE_Y

November 14th, 2023

• Blueprint Sampling https://youtube.com/embed/BIZieuScBmE?autoplay=1&start=371&end=379
• Dismantle Filters https://youtube.com/embed/BIZieuScBmE?autoplay=1&start=378&end=401

September 19th, 2023

• Q&A: Change the default Power Pole while in Build Mode? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6-0W4sDhV8

September 5th, 2023

• Q&A: Are there plans to have mass-deleting belts in one selection? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7E7dSs-G44
• Snutt Talk: Dismantle time https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnzhOGfxyH4

June 13th, 2023

• Dismantle Filters https://youtube.com/embed/GeKE40L2cSw?autoplay=1&start=7855&end=7966

May 30th, 2023

• Intro / State of Dev / Announcement https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1G_D_ivi4PY

May 26th, 2023

• Dismantle Filter https://youtube.com/embed/9jDBEpAlS2s?autoplay=1&start=352&end=418
• Mass Dismantle https://youtube.com/embed/9jDBEpAlS2s?autoplay=1&start=417&end=472
• Reworked Update 7 feature https://youtube.com/embed/9jDBEpAlS2s?autoplay=1&start=471&end=499

March 14th, 2023

• Q&A: Will there be improvements to the build system late-game? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEyPxIhQ8bQ

January 31st, 2023

• Q&A: Thoughts on Blueprint undo? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_u-dKrP9Bs

January 24th, 2023

• Q&A: Will we be able to mirror Refineries? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGJBDAO-6pk

January 17th, 2023

• Q&A: Ever thought about a move-it function? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPlD3dA9pfc

November 22nd, 2022

• Q&A: Add a mode for Beams to build in a curve shape? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azIwvaNEMK4

November 15th, 2022

• Q&A: Can you get the eyedropper to function? https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxWjnV29TsgSydsc1P4kGNbTerHaPIhytb

November 8th, 2022

• Q&A: Any thoughts on reducing megabase tedium? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dK4A7RdB9pE

September 20th, 2022

• Build Menu is wider now https://youtube.com/embed/8WZYDHAVmio?autoplay=1&start=6488&end=6502

September 6th, 2022

• Q&A: Anything to make building easier? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40kwebuhaps

August 23rd, 2022

• Q&A: Any plans to make building faster/more streamlined? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAObwRW2rxk

July 12th, 2022

• Q&A: Of all the things you've coded into the game what are you most proud of? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWGtntaPlYg

June 14th, 2022

• Birk & Snutt Talk: Remote Copy & Paste https://youtube.com/embed/Z6bo0pjYghk?autoplay=1&start=12349&end=12409

March 8th, 2022

References

• Snutt Talk: Coffee Stain Confessional (Q&A: What do you dislike most in Satisfactory?) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFgqrwb-_Y8

February 22nd, 2022

• Q&A: Thoughts on being able to copy/paste Buildings with the settings also copied? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBoV0E1Dpfc

February 15th, 2022

• Q&A: Is there a way to change the default Power Poles you automatically place with the power line? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrX3851FYKA

November 16th, 2021

References

• Q&A: Add reverse Conveyor Belts like Lifts? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxB17x3welQ

November 9th, 2021

• Q&A: Reverse Build Mode, when? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhYk3tCLUi8

October 29th, 2021

• Snutt Talk: We've added deselect for Mass Dismantle https://youtube.com/embed/rePLsjw-eEY?autoplay=1&start=901&end=967

October 19th, 2021

• Snutt & Jace Talk: Update 5 Build system improvements https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6oCNvKP844
• Q&A: Can Machines be rotated like Foundations in Update 5? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94G4znvDbiA
• Q&A: Free placement on Foundations? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PaZZUkPwjU
• Q&A: Will Splitter and Pipe snapping be limited to Machine inputs? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGn0uLx_wSw

References

• Q&A: Updates planned to be bigger or smaller in the future? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eue3ZXfiBZQ

October 15th, 2021

• Jace Talk: Ramp snapping improvements https://youtube.com/embed/jTIAMuPqSlI?autoplay=1&start=54&end=81
• Jace Talk: More freedom with Stairs https://youtube.com/embed/jTIAMuPqSlI?autoplay=1&start=149&end=174
• Jace Talk: Snap walkways to Buildings https://youtube.com/embed/jTIAMuPqSlI?autoplay=1&start=173&end=219
• Jace Talk: Build Pillars down from Train Lines https://youtube.com/embed/jTIAMuPqSlI?autoplay=1&start=218&end=253
• Jace Talk: Additional Rotations for Foundatings that are Snapping https://youtube.com/embed/jTIAMuPqSlI?autoplay=1&start=252&end=287
• Jace Talk: Changes to Snapping of Buildings https://youtube.com/embed/jTIAMuPqSlI?autoplay=1&start=286&end=342
• Jace Talk: Conveyor Belts & Pipes can snap to their own Poles https://youtube.com/embed/jTIAMuPqSlI?autoplay=1&start=341&end=370
• Jace Talk: Hard & Soft Clearance, some Buildings now have Complex Clearance https://youtube.com/embed/jTIAMuPqSlI?autoplay=1&start=396&end=497
• Jace Talk: List of Buildings with Complex Clearance https://youtube.com/embed/jTIAMuPqSlI?autoplay=1&start=496&end=519

October 12th, 2021

• Q&A: Let us choose Belt and Lift direction manually, I'll do anything? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wjuXlBaNIM

October 5th, 2021

• Q&A: Grid for Pipes? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQTbgZsbfVc
• Q&A: Any plans for separating the Build Hologram from the Pioneer camera? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_MH95NWEbQ
• Q&A: Zoop 50 slots, like destroying? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Yr4UJlDy-o
• Q&A: Is mass-deleting called Poozing now? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlF6X8Cn3L8
• Community FYI: I always found the Headlift Indicators kinda useless, maybe because they don't work https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTFbOFwNSLw
• Q&A: Will we have more freedom in how to place objects? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hh6MzKZ1lzE

September 28th, 2021

• Q&A: When you delete can you ctrl-toggle in case you mis-click? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPM3VCqthUw

September 7th, 2021

• Snutt & Jace Talk: Soft & Hard Clearance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMsQatRPKyE
• Snutt Talk: Build Mode change reveals still pending https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zD1rimBbq8

References

• Snutt & Jace Talk: Beams https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xExhWQ2UlmU
• Q&A: Is Quick Switch replacing the Radial Menu? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tULmCmzph-U

September 3rd, 2021

• Intro https://youtube.com/embed/yZGq-W7r2sk?autoplay=1&start=0&end=47

August 31st, 2021

• Q&A: Do you intend to put helpful building modes like Smart! mod to help players build faster? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cN_omO1NK9c

August 24th, 2021

• State of Dev: Build Modes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0UyE3zWDRo

July 20th, 2021

References

• Q&A: Are other things that currently clip in the game going to change other than Trains? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dck7gUAnjt4
• Q&A: Are the dev team still on the fence about Blueprints? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFWtj9NjVXY

July 13th, 2021

• Q&A: Will there be a Smart!-similar system for Update 5? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1AawKfPvK0
• Q&A: Would you circular Foundations in base game rather than using tricks from YouTube? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvzJo6P-rNY

July 6th, 2021

References

• Q&A: Is there a main thing in Update 5? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zl0iKo3TKng

June 29th, 2021

• Q&A: Can you give information about new Build Modes coming out? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKrIZzZe0aQ

June 18th, 2021

• Jace Talk: Build Modes in Update 5 https://youtube.com/embed/slNYE26evgc?autoplay=1&start=131&end=201

June 15th, 2021

• State of Dev: Update 5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jZUVUeNXKQ
• Snutt & Jace Talk: Update 5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ytcyyS2clI
• Q&A: Any plans for quality of life improvements? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRmK8elIiXo

June 8th, 2021

• Snutt & Jace Talk: Build Modes vs. manual effort vs. mods vs. save editors https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tl2vrQ3oD18

June 1st, 2021

References

• Snutt & Jace Talk: Factory Foundations https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6JKkiecwo8

May 25th, 2021

References

• Snutt & Jace Talk: Old Unreleased Content Wiki Page (Part 2) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3p6MeSNbak

May 11th, 2021

• State of Dev: Cheatcrete-related changes in Update 5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-YO3v6JbSY

May 4th, 2021

References

• State of Dev: Cheatcrete https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJN3Vm_kJgs

April 6th, 2021

• Snutt & Mark Talk: Cheatcrete, Build Modes, and clipping https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtBNa7oGJiI

March 30th, 2021

• Q&A: What's the feature you want to add? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJgvG8RvkLw

References

• Q&A: Mass building like the Smart! Mod? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewd0MlE-zzA

January 19th, 2021

References

• Q&A: What about an opional grid to put all Foundations all aligned around the Map? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xi9S_sVklB8
• Q&A: Mass Foundation creation? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0H06UJbb4E

August 25th, 2020

• Q&A: Drag-to-build Mode? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uACIFWnIlY0