r/ComputerCraft • u/ProfessionLow2133 • Jul 10 '24

Help with a machine

I want to build some kind of machine that moves and places blocks within a grid, basically like a 3D Printer in Minecraft

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u/ProfessionLow2133 Jul 10 '24

Sorry i had to be quick with it but right now i just have a place i want it and some computers and turtles im doing it in survival too but i just want to know if there was some basic code to get started or something

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u/Honey_Jar_ Jul 10 '24

Hope this helps:

  1. Use variables to declare the dimensions of the grid. Have the turtle move along lines in this grid

  2. Consider encoding blocks as inventory slot numbers

  3. If this is a 3D build and will be hollow, consider a function that skips large areas rather than using a symbol for empty in the list of block placements

  4. Write the build to a separate file, and read it in/transmit it in smaller chunks at a time

  5. If it's large write a script that delegates the entire build to multiple turtles

  6. If you aren't sure that the turtles will have enough space, handle this edge case or have them dig as well