Disk Manipulator now has a front texture and connected state

src/main/java/refinedstorage/block/BlockDiskManipulator.java

@@ -40,8 +40,13 @@ public class BlockDiskManipulator extends BlockNode {
         super.breakBlock(world, pos, state);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public boolean hasConnectivityState() {
+        return true;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public EnumPlacementType getPlacementType() {
-        return null;
+        return EnumPlacementType.HORIZONTAL;
     }
 }

src/main/java/refinedstorage/tile/TileDiskManipulator.java

@@ -167,6 +167,11 @@ public class TileDiskManipulator extends TileNode implements IComparable, IFilte
         return RefinedStorage.INSTANCE.config.diskManipulatorUsage + upgrades.getEnergyUsage();
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public boolean hasConnectivityState() {
+        return true;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void updateNode() {
         if (ticks % upgrades.getSpeed() != 0) {

src/main/resources/assets/refinedstorage/blockstates/disk_manipulator.json

@@ -1,25 +1,44 @@
 {
   "forge_marker": 1,
   "defaults": {
-    "model": "cube",
+    "model": "orientable",
     "textures": {
-      "particle": "refinedstorage:blocks/disk_manipulator",
+      "side": "refinedstorage:blocks/side",
-      "down": "refinedstorage:blocks/side",
+      "top": "refinedstorage:blocks/side",
-      "up": "refinedstorage:blocks/side",
+      "front": "refinedstorage:blocks/disk_manipulator"
-      "north": "refinedstorage:blocks/disk_manipulator",
-      "east": "refinedstorage:blocks/disk_manipulator",
-      "south": "refinedstorage:blocks/disk_manipulator",
-      "west": "refinedstorage:blocks/disk_manipulator"
     }
   },
   "variants": {
     "inventory": [
       {
-        "transform": "forge:default-block"
+        "y": 0
       }
     ],
-    "normal": {
+    "connected": {
-      "model": "cube"
+      "true": {
+      },
+      "false": {
+      }
+    },
+    "direction": {
+      "north": {
+        "y": 0
+      },
+      "east": {
+        "y": 90
+      },
+      "south": {
+        "y": 180
+      },
+      "west": {
+        "y": 270
+      },
+      "up": {
+        "x": 270
+      },
+      "down": {
+        "x": 90
+      }
     }
   }
 }