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Handbook

The in-game reference for core building controls, part placement, connections, and first construction concepts.

Version 1.0Checked July 2026The mechanic's working kitHow to get it ↓
In-game asset / tools
Handbook item icon in Scrap Mechanic
Category
Tools
Type
In-game help tool
Covers
Core controls and building basics
Best used
Beside a small test creation
Handbook
Entry version boundaryHandbook 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
In-game help tool
Covers
Core controls and building basics
Best used
Beside a small test creation
How to get it

Routes and locations

The Handbook is an in-game reference opened from its assigned control rather than a collectible world object.

Method / location

Player interface

Open the Handbook from the configured control to review building instructions.

Method / location

Early building sequence

Use it alongside the first vehicle lesson and basic connection tutorials.

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Before you leave
  • Check current controls if the default key has been rebound.
  • Use the live Connect Tool view for the creation's actual wiring.
  • Treat the Handbook as a starting reference, then test the real build.
Game data

Handbook recipes and properties

Inventory description

Contains all the information you need to learn how to build amazing machines and become a true Scrap Mechanic.

Turn Every Page into a Test

The Handbook becomes useful when each control is tried immediately on a small frame. Place, rotate, remove, connect, and test one part before applying the same idea to a vehicle.

  • Use the Lift for a disposable practice chassis.
  • Compare connection arrows before and after reversing a bearing.
  • Return to the Handbook when a control behaves differently after an update.