The Crafting Menu as it currently appears as of A13.
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Description[ | ]
The Crafting Menu enables the player to view their gathered resources and craft items. From here the player's Toolbelt can be organized and the list of all available recipes can be browsed. Time passes at a normal speed when viewing the Crafting Menu while the player's actions are limited. Therefore caution is advised when opening the menu in potentially dangerous areas.
By default the hotkey for accessing the Crafting Menu is "Tab"[?], but it also can be switched to by clicking the 
hammer icon at the top bar when in other menus.
Appearance[ | ]
The crafting menu has five major components:
- A list of available Recipes on the left, divided by the crafting categories
- The crafting Queue in the lower left corner, showing all crafting currently in process
- The Inspect pane on the upper right, providing information about and options for interaction with the currently selected item
- The Inventory in the lower right corner, which represents the player's backpack
Additionally, the player's Toolbelt is displayed as usual and the Menu Top Bar can be used for switching between menus.
When accessing the crafting menu and before selecting any items or recipes, the Inspect pane reads the following:
[LEFT CLICK] TO INSPECT AN ITEM, RECIPE OR ACTIVE EFFECT
[LEFT CLICK] HOLD AND DRAG TO TAKE A STACK
[LEFT CLICK] TO DROP OR SWAP A STACK
[RIGHT CLICK] HOLD AND DRAG TO TAKE A HALF STACK
[RIGHT CLICK] TO DROP ONE ITEM AT A TIME