Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-13413401-20130728125025/@comment-13413401-20130728144100

Ok, I think I understand what you are saying. Please tell me if the following are wrong:

The import bus is to import things into the ME system. It can be connfigured to import everything in the inventory or only certain things.

The export bus is used to automatically process things in the system. Example: I want to macerate every tin ore I get, so use the export bus (configured with the tin ore) on the top of the macerator and an import bus on the right.

The ME interface is used to select when and how many things to process. Example: I do not want to smelt all the tin dust I get from the macerator because if I want to make bronze, it requires tin dust. So instead of using an export bus on the furnace to make tin ingots, I would place the ME Interface on the top with the encoded pattern. The import bus still needs to be placed on the right, correct? Then I can choose how many tin to smelt from a terminal.

Lastly, the storage bus (I didn't know this existed until now) is should be connected to non-ME chests/barrels/DSUs. I don't need to place an import bus, right? Also, the items in the chests/barrels/DSUs wont take up space in the ME drives, correct?