Hello there,

I created a block and i want that it rotates when you place it in the world. Like the stairs in Minecraft. But my block isn't rotating in the direction i look.

So here is my block class:

public class BaseBlock extends BlockHorizontal {

	public BaseBlock(String name) {
		super(Material.ROCK);
		setUnlocalizedName(name);
		setRegistryName(CrystalicVoid.modid, name);
		setCreativeTab(CrystalicVoid.tabCrystalicVoid);
		setDefaultState(this.blockState.getBaseState().withProperty(FACING, EnumFacing.NORTH));
	}

	@Override
	public boolean isOpaqueCube(IBlockState state) {
		return false;
	}

	@Override
	public boolean isFullCube(IBlockState state) {
		return false;
	}

	@Override
	protected BlockStateContainer createBlockState() {
		return new BlockStateContainer(this, FACING);
	}

	@Override
	public IBlockState getStateFromMeta(int meta) {
		return this.getDefaultState().withProperty(FACING, EnumFacing.getHorizontal(meta));
	}

	@Override
	public int getMetaFromState(IBlockState state) {
		return state.getValue(FACING).getHorizontalIndex();
	}

}

 

and my blockstate:

{
    "variants": {
        "facing=north": {"model": "crystalic_void:body_back_legs"},
        "facing=east": {"model": "crystalic_void:body_back_legs", "y": 90},
        "facing=south": {"model": "crystalic_void:body_back_legs", "y": 180},
        "facing=west": {"model": "crystalic_void:body_back_leg", "y": 270}
    }
}

 

and my model:

{
	"credit": "Made with Blockbench",
	"textures": {
		"0": "blocks/quartz_block_side",
		"particle": "blocks/quartz_block_side"
	},
	"elements": [
		{
			"name": "legs",
			"from": [8.1, 14.7, 21.1],
			"to": [14.1, 30.7, 27.1],
			"faces": {
				"north": {"uv": [0, 0, 6, 16], "texture": "#0"},
				"east": {"uv": [0, 0, 6, 16], "texture": "#0"},
				"south": {"uv": [0, 0, 6, 16], "texture": "#0"},
				"west": {"uv": [0, 0, 6, 16], "texture": "#0"},
				"up": {"uv": [0, 0, 6, 6], "texture": "#0"},
				"down": {"uv": [0, 0, 6, 6], "texture": "#0"}
			}
		},
		{
			"name": "legs",
			"from": [2, 0, 21.1],
			"to": [8, 16, 27.1],
			"rotation": {"angle": -22.5, "axis": "z", "origin": [8, 0, 24]},
			"faces": {
				"north": {"uv": [0, 0, 6, 16], "texture": "#0"},
				"east": {"uv": [0, 0, 6, 16], "texture": "#0"},
				"south": {"uv": [0, 0, 6, 16], "texture": "#0"},
				"west": {"uv": [0, 0, 6, 16], "texture": "#0"},
				"up": {"uv": [0, 0, 6, 6], "rotation": 270, "texture": "#0"},
				"down": {"uv": [0, 0, 6, 6], "rotation": 90, "texture": "#0"}
			}
		},
		{
			"name": "legs",
			"from": [14, 16, 4.9],
			"to": [20, 32, 10.9],
			"rotation": {"angle": 22.5, "axis": "z", "origin": [20, 16, 8]},
			"faces": {
				"north": {"uv": [0, 0, 6, 16], "texture": "#0"},
				"east": {"uv": [0, 0, 6, 16], "texture": "#0"},
				"south": {"uv": [0, 0, 6, 16], "texture": "#0"},
				"west": {"uv": [0, 0, 6, 16], "texture": "#0"},
				"up": {"uv": [0, 0, 6, 6], "rotation": 270, "texture": "#0"},
				"down": {"uv": [0, 0, 6, 6], "rotation": 90, "texture": "#0"}
			}
		},
		{
			"name": "legs",
			"from": [14, 0, 4.9],
			"to": [20, 16, 10.9],
			"faces": {
				"north": {"uv": [0, 0, 6, 16], "texture": "#0"},
				"east": {"uv": [0, 0, 6, 16], "texture": "#0"},
				"south": {"uv": [0, 0, 6, 16], "texture": "#0"},
				"west": {"uv": [0, 0, 6, 16], "texture": "#0"},
				"up": {"uv": [0, 0, 6, 6], "texture": "#0"},
				"down": {"uv": [0, 0, 6, 6], "texture": "#0"}
			}
		}
	]
}

 

Edited July 15, 20196 yr by Meldexun

Have you tried looking at the vanilla blocks that work like this? 

1 hour ago, Draco18s said:

Have you tried looking at the vanilla blocks that work like this? 

Yes and i thought i got everything right. I looked a bit in the web and now i also overwrite this method:

	@Override
	public IBlockState getStateForPlacement(World world, BlockPos pos, EnumFacing facing, float hitX, float hitY,
			float hitZ, int meta, EntityLivingBase placer, EnumHand hand) {
		return this.getDefaultState().withProperty(FACING, placer.getHorizontalFacing());
	}

and it seems to work fine. Feel free to correct me if I'm making trash

2 hours ago, Meldexun said:

setRegistryName(CrystalicVoid.modid, name); setCreativeTab(CrystalicVoid.tabCrystalicVoid);

Constants should be all caps in snake_case and you aren’t giving your block a hardness. This means it will drop in 1 hit, and because it’s material is stone  if your not using a pick axe it won’t drop its item.

10 minutes ago, Cadiboo said:

Constants should be all caps in snake_case and you aren’t giving your block a hardness. This means it will drop in 1 hit, and because it’s material is stone  if your not using a pick axe it won’t drop its item.

It's just a testing mod. I just wanted to see if my model works.

18 minutes ago, Meldexun said:

Feel free to correct me if I'm making trash

I assumed this meant you wanted people’s input. The point about constants is a java convention and really should be followed

1 hour ago, Cadiboo said:

I assumed this meant you wanted people’s input. The point about constants is a java convention and really should be followed

I just meant for the model and rotation part