# Object Scanner

> Canonical source: [Object Scanner](https://satisfactorybase.com/wiki/items/object-scanner)
> Language: en

Scans the area for a selected item. Beeps at a rate proportional to proximity and direction.

## Properties

- Entity type: Equipment
- Form: solid
- Stack size: 1
- Sink points: 1 400
- Radioactive: No
- Can be discarded: Yes

## Produced by

### [Object Scanner](/wiki/recipes/recipe-objectscanner-c)

40 s. 

[Reinforced Iron Plate](/wiki/items/reinforced-iron-plate): 4 per cycle, [Wire](/wiki/items/wire): 20 per cycle, [Screws](/wiki/items/screws): 50 per cycle → [Object Scanner](/wiki/items/object-scanner): 1 per cycle.

## Used as recipe ingredient

### [Nobelisk Detonator](/wiki/recipes/recipe-nobeliskdetonator-c)

80 s. 

[Object Scanner](/wiki/items/object-scanner): 1 per cycle, [Steel Beam](/wiki/items/steel-beam): 10 per cycle, [Cable](/wiki/items/cable): 50 per cycle → [Nobelisk Detonator](/wiki/items/nobelisk-detonator): 1 per cycle.

## Used in schematic costs

- [Discontinued - Object Scanner Improvements](/wiki/schematics/discontinued-object-scanner-improvements): 1
- [Radio Signal Scanning](/wiki/schematics/radio-signal-scanning): 1

## Related items

- [Reinforced Iron Plate](/wiki/items/reinforced-iron-plate)
- [Wire](/wiki/items/wire)
- [Screws](/wiki/items/screws)
- [Steel Beam](/wiki/items/steel-beam)
- [Cable](/wiki/items/cable)
- [Nobelisk Detonator](/wiki/items/nobelisk-detonator)

## Unlocked by

- [Field Research](/wiki/schematics/field-research): Milestone · Tier 1

## Technical Details

- Class name: BP_EquipmentDescriptorObjectScanner_C
- Native class: FGEquipmentDescriptor
- Asset path: /Game/FactoryGame/Resource/Equipment/GemstoneScanner/BP_EquipmentDescriptorObjectScanner
- Resource form (export): RF_SOLID