Scaling
📸 [Placeholder: Large foundation grid or building array]
Scaling is the core feature of Smart! — it lets you place multiple copies of any supported item in a grid pattern with a single click.
Instead of placing foundations one at a time, Smart! lets you:
- Set a grid size (e.g., 8 × 4 × 2)
- Preview all items as holograms
- Place everything with one click
This works for foundations, walls, production buildings, storage, splitters, mergers, power poles, and more.
| Action | NumPad | Modifier Key |
|---|---|---|
| Increase X (width) | NumPad 8 |
X + Scroll Up |
| Decrease X | NumPad 5 |
X + Scroll Down |
| Increase Y (depth) | NumPad 6 |
Z + Scroll Up |
| Decrease Y | NumPad 4 |
Z + Scroll Down |
| Increase Z (height) | NumPad 9 |
X+Z + Scroll Up |
| Decrease Z | NumPad 3 |
X+Z + Scroll Down |
- Select a foundation from the build menu
- Press NumPad 8 seven times (X = 8)
- Press NumPad 6 three times (Y = 4)
- Aim at your desired location
- Click to place all 32 foundations
🎬 [Placeholder: GIF of building 8×4 foundation grid]
- Select a storage container
- Press NumPad 8 once (X = 2)
- Press NumPad 9 twice (Z = 3)
- Click to place 6 stacked containers
📸 [Placeholder: 2×1×3 storage container tower]
📸 [Placeholder: Axis orientation diagram]
- X (Red) — Width, left-right from your view
- Y (Green) — Depth, forward-backward from your view
- Z (Blue) — Height, up-down
Tip: Press NumPad 0 to toggle axis arrows on your hologram for visual reference.
By default, grids expand in the positive direction. To change direction:
- Press K to open Smart! Panel
- Click the +/- toggle next to any axis
- Click Apply
- Hold the axis modifier and use NumPad 7 to toggle direction
- ✅ Foundations (all types and sizes)
- ✅ Walls (standard, windows, gates)
- ✅ Production buildings (Constructors, Assemblers, Manufacturers, etc.)
- ✅ Storage containers (all tiers)
- ✅ Fluid buffers
- ✅ Splitters and Mergers (all tiers)
- ✅ Power poles (all types)
- ✅ Pipeline junctions
- ❌ Resource extractors (Miners, Oil Pumps, Water Extractors)
- ❌ Wall/floor holes
- ❌ Some roof pieces
- ❌ Signs and displays
- ❌ Beams and pillars
- Start small — Test with 2×2 before going 20×20
- Check resources — Large grids consume lots of materials
- Use the HUD — Always verify your grid size before placing
- Combine with Spacing — Add gaps for belts between buildings
- Spacing — Add gaps between scaled items
- Steps — Create vertical stepping patterns
- Stagger — Add diagonal offsets
- Rotation — Create curved arrangements
Grid too large?
- Smart! warns you when grids exceed 100 items
- Consider breaking into smaller sections
Items overlapping?
- Check your spacing settings
- Some items need spacing to fit properly
See Troubleshooting for more help.
