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-====== How to Efficiently Build Support Beams ======
+====== Building Support Beams ======
 NOTES:
-* This method may require a certain strength level to be able to hold everything in inventory, so you may have to make adjustments.
+* Quick bind or use a custom actions mod bind to the "Add to crafting window" action.  Use this to quick add a support beam to a crafting window slot to build.  If you build support beams from your inventory they will drop from the crafting slot intermittently.
+  * Quick bind—To quick bind hover over a right click menu action and press and hold a key to assign until it appears in the menu.
-* When building a wood item with the crafting window, there is a bug where if you use a different wood type the support beam(s) may drop from the crafting window slot.  It was fixed in WO, but remains a bug in WU.
+  * Custom actions mod—In console window (F1) type the command:  **bind yourkey "act 607 hover"**
-* If you drag a stack of support beams to the crafting window slot, it will allow you to apply materials to the stack.  The game seems to alternate at will between applying material to the current item, or striping through the items in the stack.  I suspect this is also caused by using different wood type materials, but I haven't tested it enough to be sure.
 I'm recording this here for posterity, and to remind myself as well, since I always forget this method for some reason.
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 * 2 logs
 * 4 shafts
-* 2 ribbons.
+* 2 ribbons
-The starter materials are 1 log and 1 shaft.  This leaves you with 1 log, 3 shafts and 2 ribbons as the finishing materials for each support beam.  Knowing this, you can plan not only the materials you need (multiples of), but the method by which you make the support beams (carrying multiples of that match the support beams you can carry in inventory), to maximize efficiency.
+The starter materials for a support beam:
-. Make a pile of unfinished support beams. The remaining items needed to complete each support beam will be 1 log, 2 shafts and 2 ribbons.
+* 1 log
-. Drag 8 logs, 16 ribbons and 24 shafts into inventory (for 4 support beams at a time).
+* 1 shaft
-. Drag a stack of 4 support beams into inventory.
-. Drag the stack of support beams in your inventory to the crafting window.
+Finishing materials:
-. Complete the support beams one at a time by dragging the log, ribbons and shafts to finish each.  Upon completion, the next support beam in the stack is automatically added to the crafting window (because you had dragged the stack to it).  This saves you two actions; 1 for having to drag a support beam to the crafting window each time, 1 for the next support beam because a material is already populated in the crafting window slot, allowing you to click continue right away to start finishing that next support beam.\\
+* 1 log
+* 3 shafts
+* 2 ribbons
+Knowing this, you can plan not only the materials you need (multiples of), but the method by which you make the support beams (carrying multiples of that match the support beams you can carry in inventory), to maximize efficiency.
+. Make a pile of unfinished support beams (up to 98, leaving room). The remaining items needed to complete each support beam will be 1 log, 2 shafts and 2 ribbons.
+. Drag materials to inventory.  I use 8 logs, 16 ribbons and 24 shafts at a time, which lets me finish 8 support beams in one load.
+. Use the custom actions bind (above in Notes; or a quick bind) to add a beam to a crafting slot.
+. Complete the support beam using logs, ribbons and shafts.
 Repeat steps 2 through 5 until all support beams are finished.
+TIP: I use a similar method for making taxidermy kits.  I use an expanded bulk storage container (note, not the containers within, the unit itself) which gives it a 100 slot inventory.  I use this inventory to store my unfinished taxidermy kits while building them.