Custom Glass
beginner
easy
FORMAT VERSION 1.21.40
This example requires basic knowledge of blocks to understand. Check out the blocks guide before starting.
Making glass blocks may seem like a simple task, however when you first try your block may appear opaque. This page will show you how to use material instances to allow texture translucency.
By the end you should be able to create something like this!
Block JSON
BP/blocks/custom_glass.json
json
{
"format_version": "1.21.40",
"minecraft:block": {
"description": {
"identifier": "wiki:custom_glass",
"menu_category": {
"category": "construction",
"group": "itemGroup.name.glass"
}
},
"components": {
"minecraft:light_dampening": 0, // Don't block any light (this is set to 15 for Tinted Glass)
"minecraft:loot": "loot_tables/empty.json", // Don't drop without Silk Touch
"minecraft:material_instances": {
"*": {
"render_method": "blend" // Allows translucency
}
}
}
}
}Applying Textures & Sounds
For the correct face culling to apply to your glass block, textures must be defined in RP/blocks.json rather than with the material instances and geometry components.
RP/blocks.json
json
{
"format_version": "1.21.40",
"wiki:custom_glass": {
"textures": "custom_glass", // Shortname defined in `RP/textures/terrain_texture.json`
"sound": "glass"
}
}