# Applied: Crafting Bundles
**Craft whole sets of items at once in Applied Energistics 2.**
Some items are always crafted together, like a planter, its soil, and a storage drawer. Instead of requesting each one separately, put them in a single **Bundle Pattern** and let your ME network craft the whole set in one request.
## Features
### Bundle Patterns
- Name each bundle so it's easy to find (e.g. "Garden Setup").
- Add as many items and amounts as you need.
- One click starts AE2 crafting jobs for every item in the bundle.
### Bundle Encoder
- A simple screen for building and editing Bundle Patterns.
- Hover over an encoded pattern to see its name and contents.
### Bundle Provider
- Connect it to your ME network and place your Bundle Patterns inside.
- Pick a bundle and request it straight from the provider's screen.
- Needs an AE2 channel, like other ME devices.
### Missing-pieces menu
If your network can't make everything in a bundle, a menu shows which pieces are short. You choose what happens next:
- Tick the pieces you want to craft (or use **Select all craftable**) and craft just those, or
- Cancel the request.
### Crafting CPU queue
- When a bundle starts, the provider checks for free crafting CPUs.
- Pieces that can't start yet wait in a queue and start automatically as CPUs free up.
- See the queue from the **Queue** tab on the Bundle Provider, similar to AE2's crafting status screen.
## Requirements
- Minecraft 26.1.x
- NeoForge 26.1.2.126 or newer
- **Applied Energistics 2** 26.1.x (required)
## Notes
- This is an early test build (v0.1.0). Expect changes, and please report bugs.
- Textures are standard 16x16 to fit with vanilla and AE2.

