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All items and ships which are manufactured or bought from the market are in a "'''packaged'''" state (think: IKEA flat-pack furniture). Before they can be used they must first be '''assembled'''. 

== Assembling ==

* To assemble a packaged ship, right-click on it and select "Assemble".
* Modules are automatically assembled when they are fitted to a ship. 

Packaged ships have a number in the bottom-right corner of their icon (indicating how many identical items are stacked together). Assembled ships and modules don't have this number and cannot be stacked. 

== Repackaging == 
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Assembled ships and modules can be repackaged, in order to:
* Sell them on the [[trading|market]], as only packaged modules and ships can be sold on the market. Assembled ships and items can only be traded via [[contracts]]. 
* Reduce the size of ships in order to transport them (e.g. in an [[industrial]] ship), as packaged ships take up far less space than assembled ships. Note that, for modules, there is no difference in volume between packaged and assembled modules.
** However, keep in mind that repackaging a ship unfits all its modules, destroys any [[rigs]] that are currently fitted, and will cancel any [[insurance]] (with no refund) on the ship. If you wish to transport assembled ships, you can use a ship with a "Ship Maintenance Bay" (e.g. the [[Bowhead]], [[Nestor]], and all [[Capital Ship|capital ships]]), which is a specialised cargo bay for carrying assembled ships. 
* Simplify inventory management, as packaged ships and items stack, making it easier to see what items/ships you have in your hangars.

=== How To Repackage ===  

To repackage a module or ship, right-click on the item, and select "Repackage". 

Keep in mind: 
* You can only repackage modules/ships that are in a station hangar; you cannot repackage items in a ship's cargo bay in a cargo container (even if the cargo container is in a station hangar)
* You must first repair any damage (e.g. caused by [[overheating]] or combat) before repackaging. You can repair ships and modules in stations with a Repair Service.

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