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Item Passthrough Pipe
Item Passthrough Pipe
ID logistics:pipe/item_passthrough_pipe
Type Block (Pipe)
Stackable Yes (64)
Tier Tier 1 - Mechanical
Added v0.1.0

Item Passthrough Pipe

The Item Passthrough Pipe is a Tier 1 mechanical pipe that only connects to other pipes and never to inventories. Use it to bypass nearby storage or force routing around specific blocks.

Recipe

Sandstone
Glass
Sandstone
→
Item Passthrough Pipe 8

Yields: 8× Item Passthrough Pipe

Behavior

Item Passthrough Pipes connect exclusively to other pipes - they ignore adjacent inventories completely. This lets you route pipes past storage blocks without the pipes connecting to them.

Key features: - Connects only to pipes - Never connects to inventories - Random routing at junctions (like Copper Transport Pipe) - Useful for bypassing storage - Forces pipe-only pathways

Use Cases

Bypass adjacent storage: 

[Chest]
  ↓
[Item Passthrough Pipe] → [Continues past chest without connecting]

Run pipes past inventories: 

[Storage] [Storage] [Storage]
    ↓         ↓         ↓
[Passthrough]-[Passthrough]-[Passthrough] → [No connections to storage above]

Force routing to specific destinations: 

[Network] → [Passthrough] → [Passthrough] → [Copper Pipe] → [Intended Chest]
                                                ↑
                                          [Won't connect to other chests along the way]

Tips

  • Use when you need pipes to run past storage without connecting
  • Prevents unwanted item insertion into nearby inventories
  • Good for organizing dense storage areas
  • Can't extract from inventories (use Item Extractor Pipe)
  • Random routing still applies at junctions
  • Works with all other pipe types

Common Patterns

Storage bypass: 

[Main line with passthrough] runs past [multiple chests] without connecting

Dedicated destination routing: 

[Source] → [Copper] → [Passthrough segment] → [Copper] → [Specific destination only]

See Also