Metal Grid

Metal Grid is a component item used in the construction of blocks. Since they require  Cobalt, you cannot build them in a  Survival Kit. The first time you can assemble them is at the entry point to the mid-game when you have a  Basic Assembler.

All heavy armor blocks, thrusters, and block weapons require Metal Grids. Metal Grids are also required to build facilities and heavy machinery, such as  Assemblers,  Refineries,  Gyroscopes,  Medical Rooms, and  Safe Zones.

Construction

Note: The Metal Grids listed as optional components for the Storage Shelf 2 are an exception, since it only stores them.

Metal Grids are required to construct the following blocks:

• All Atmospheric Thrusters
• All Hydrogen Thrusters
• All  Heavy Armor Blocks
•  Artillery
•  Artillery Turret
•  Assault Cannon
•  Assault Cannon Turret
•  Assembler and  Industrial Assembler
•  Autocannon
•  Autocannon Turret
•  Embrasure
•  Fighter Cockpit
•  Gatling Gun and  Warfare Gatling Gun
•  Gatling Turret
•  Gyroscope in Large Grid
•  Industrial Cockpit
•  Jump Drive
•  Large Cargo Container,  Large Industrial Cargo Container, and  Small Cargo Container in Large Grid
•  Large Reactor,  Small Reactor,  Large Warfare Reactor, and  Small Warfare Reactor
•  Medical Room and  Corner Medical Room
•  Refinery and  Industrial Refinery
•  Reloadable Rocket Launcher
•  Rocket Launcher and  Warfare Rocket Launcher
•  Rocket Turret
•  Safe Zone
•  Stacked Barrels
•  Storage Shelf 2

Components

Bulletproof Glass,  Computer,  Construction Component,  Detector Components,  Display,  Explosives,  Girder,  Gravity Component,  Interior Plate,  Medical Components,  Metal Grid,  Motor,  Power Cell,  Radio-comm Comp.,  Reactor Comp.,  Steel Plate,  Steel Tube, Large,  Steel Tube, Small,  Solar Cell,  Superconductor,  Thruster Components  Prototech Frame,  Prototech Cooling Unit,  Prototech Circuitry,  Prototech Machinery,  Prototech Propulsion Unit,  Prototech Capacitor,  Prototech Panel