I want a 3D model of an item to render above my TileEntity when the item is placed in the TileEntity.

The problem is the actual rendering, I was wondering if there was some method I could call to do this, or would I have to write my own code/make my own model?

You could see how the client does it with it's 3D rendering (when you drop an item while graphics are fancy). Haven't done this myself but this is what I would do if I needed to. Maybe you could use this method or if not use it as a base for your own method

Thanks for the tip, I'll take a look at it!

 

EDIT: I got it to work, thanks! I'm going to write a tutorial for this now!

Please do, it would be really helpful

Please do, it would be really helpful

 

If you want to look at some example code, here's how I've done it:

https://github.com/SanAndreasP/EnderStuffPlus/blob/code-cleanup/java/sanandreasp/mods/EnderStuffPlus/client/render/RenderTileEntityWeatherAltar.java#L29-L54

Hmm, we did ours differently. Oh well, I'll post mine here too for reference

http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/2571061-forge-rendering-an-item-on-your-block/#entry30530596

Hmm, we did ours differently. Oh well, I'll post mine here too for reference

http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/2571061-forge-rendering-an-item-on-your-block/#entry30530596

 

IMO, creating a (ticking) EntityItem just to render some item seems like a waste of resources.

I'll probably rewrite it later