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Switch and Button

Basic signal inputs used to turn systems on, trigger actions, and give a mechanic direct control.

Version 1.0Checked July 2026Connections, motion, logic, and powerHow to get it ↓Current recipe ↓Crafting & trade ↓
In-game asset / parts
switch image from Scrap Mechanic
Category
Parts
Type
Interactive input
Switch
Maintains an on or off state
Button
Provides a momentary input
Switch and Button
Entry version boundarySwitch and Button is checked for 1.0

The live game version is shown separately from this article's own test label. Structured recipe, trade, object, and quest relationships can also carry older source versions and are not automatically promoted by a site-wide release update.

Live game
1.0.5
Entry version
1.0
Entry checked
July 2026
Type
Interactive input
Switch
Maintains an on or off state
Button
Provides a momentary input
Crafted at
Craftbot, Portable Crafter, Workbench
Recipe unlock
Available from the start
Crafting and trade

Where Switch and Button fits

Switch and Button has 4 production routes at Craftbot, Portable Crafter, Workbench.

Recipe and trader connections checked for version 1.0.1.869.

How to get it

Routes and locations

Switches and Buttons are basic crafted controls used throughout vehicles, doors, farm machines, and logic systems.

Method / location

Workshop test board

Keep spare controls near logic experiments so temporary inputs remain identifiable.

Before you leave
  • Use a Button for momentary input and a Switch for retained state.
  • Label controls before several similar switches accumulate.
  • Place emergency stops away from the moving hazard.
Game data

Switch and Button recipes and properties

Craftbot recipe5s
1×Metal Block Level 1
1×Circuit Board
Crafted atCraftbot5s
1×Switch

Combine 1 Metal Block Level 1, 1 Circuit Board at Craftbot for 5sto make 1 Switch.

Portable Crafter recipe5s
5×Scrap Metal Block
1×Circuit Board
Crafted atPortable Crafter5s
1×Switch

Combine 5 Scrap Metal Block, 1 Circuit Board at Portable Crafter for 5sto make 1 Switch.

Workbench recipe5s
5×Scrap Metal Block
1×Circuit Board
Crafted atWorkbench5s
1×Switch

Combine 5 Scrap Metal Block, 1 Circuit Board at Workbench for 5sto make 1 Switch.

Craftbot recipe5s
1×Metal Block Level 1
1×Circuit Board
Crafted atCraftbot5s
1×Button

Combine 1 Metal Block Level 1, 1 Circuit Board at Craftbot for 5sto make 1 Button.

Variant object values

VariantStackCollision sizeMaterialDurabilityDensityFrictionBuoyancy
Switch10—Electronics3 / 102 / 105 / 102 / 10
Button10—Electronics3 / 102 / 105 / 102 / 10

Choose the Correct Input Behavior

Use a Switch when a machine should remain active after the player steps away. Use a Button when the action should last only while triggered or start a controlled sequence.

  • Give dangerous machinery a reachable off control.
  • Label controls before a panel grows beyond two inputs.
  • Test the stopped state as carefully as the running state.