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[TheCoolSideofthePIllow]

I am trying to connect up a roller system for my mine cart good distribution network but I am having some difficulty placing the system architecturally with my fort.

I thought I could hook up a Gear Mechanism to another Gear Mechanism 1 z-level above/below as using a Vertical Axle wouldn't allow for only a 1 z-level change. However, this does not appear to work (not sure if it should though). I also can not place a vertical axle beside a gear mechanism to go up/down a single z-level, as the vertical axle doesn't seem to connect up to the gear mechanism next to it.

So this begs the question: How does one move a power line only 1 z-level in the most minimal amount of space?

[Garath]

basically said, I think: it should work, weird

[Urist Da Vinci]

Is there a hole in the floor between the gear mechanisms?

[TheCoolSideofthePIllow]

Is there a hole in the floor between the gear mechanisms?

Of course.

After the first response gave the impression it should work, I just restarted the game and it worked right. So I guess it was just the algorithm dorf's time to go on break/eat/sleep/drink. XD

[Lagslayer]

Put a gear mechanism on the z-level above the powered device. I *think* it should work. I haven't done all that much with axles and mechanisms, but I managed to power a few mills with a vertical axle going straight down from the windmill, and built a couple more right next to it and the power transferred. This was also a few releases ago.

[Intrinsic]

Is there a hole in the floor between the gear mechanisms?

Of course.

After the first response gave the impression it should work, I just restarted the game and it worked right. So I guess it was just the algorithm dorf's time to go on break/eat/sleep/drink. XD

Interesting you mentioned you had to restart the game. I was trying to build some waterwheel stuff recently and it just was not working, only when the gear was right next to it, axles did nothing. Maybe i should try it again and then restart, maybe a bug has crept in.