Overhead Pole Auto Tool
Overhead Pole Placement Helper
A held tool that places an overhead pole at the point on a track you right-click. First decide the pole height, clearance, number of parallel tracks, etc. on the settings screen, then switch to placement mode and right-click a track to raise one pole at that point.
Video walkthrough
Watch the full flow from setup to placement (Manta's embedded video feature).
Opening / holding
This tool has two modes. Right after switching to it, it is in "GUI mode" (the settings screen).
- GUI mode (initial state): Right-click opens the settings screen. Here you adjust the pole height, clearance from the track, placement interval (span), number of parallel tracks, truss / insulator usage, etc.
- Select mode: The mode where you right-click a track to actually place a pole.
Switch modes with Alt + mouse wheel (see "Controls" below). While held, the current mode is shown above the hotbar.
Usage
- Hold the tool and simply right-click (by default, the right mouse button) to open the settings screen.
- On the settings screen, decide the pole height, clearance, number of parallel tracks, truss / insulator, etc. (for settings-screen operations, see Overhead Pole).
- Switch to Select mode with Alt + wheel, then set it to the "Place" sub-mode with Ctrl + wheel.
- Right-click the track where you want a pole, and one pole is placed at that point (a translucent preview appears while you aim at the track).
- When materials are insufficient, "Not enough materials" is shown in red and nothing is placed.
Controls (wheel / click)
| Input | Action |
|---|---|
| Right-click (GUI mode) | Open the settings screen |
| Right-click (Select mode / Place) | Place one pole at the aimed track point |
| Alt + wheel | Switch tool mode (GUI ⇔ Select). However, while in the "Place" sub-mode, rotate the pole's facing in 8 directions (45° steps) |
| Ctrl + wheel | Switch sub-mode within Select mode (back to GUI / Place) |
| Shift + wheel | Increase / decrease the value of the current edit target (height / clearance / span) |
| Shift + middle-click | Link an aimed chest as a material store (poles' materials are drawn from it automatically) |