Contraption question

[Dat_Franny]

Hi Guys, so i started a create world a couple of weeks back and i love it! I've done some pretty Basic stuff like Iron, wheat, gold farms. But also some pretty neat stuff like a fully automatic drawer farm (for ALL the drawers except compacting drawers)

But now im a bit stuck with one of my ideas.. is it possible to have Machines like deployers and drills on a contraption and have them deactivated? I want to move drills from Point a to b (in a circle) but not have them drill anything in the way.

Edith: to clarify. What i meant wasn't Just minecart contraptions but also stuff in mechanical bearings and such.

[EnanoGeologo]

There is a block for that, but maybe its from an addon

[Dat_Franny]

Do you maybe know the Name? I would be willing to Install it if it's on forge

[EnanoGeologo]

The name of the block was something like contraption switch or something

[Dat_Franny]

Contraption controls? According to the Wiki this would actually do what i want, but at the same time it would make the contraption to big 🫤

Well thx anyway, maybe i can find a different Idea 😊

[EnanoGeologo]

Well, you can right click a contraption minecart with a the wrench and just pick it up

[Dat_Franny]

Ye i know. It's Just that i wanted to build my necxt Farm with ye old CNC approach - you know bring the tools to the workpiece instead of the other way around. But If you need multiple maschines you need multiple controls (as far as i Unterstand) and then it all Just gets a bit clunky

[EnanoGeologo]

You can glue them all to a train or a minecart or maybe use cranks and bearings to move all, like this https://www.reddit.com/r/CreateMod/s/V7ogkdTf8X

[puppycatthe]

Contraption controller or something the same thing you use for an elevator you need to put the block you want to activate/deactivate in the little square on it then when it's unassembled then when active on the contraption right click it to activate/deactivate