Description:
Litematica is a new schematic mod written from scratch, and it is primarily targeting light mod loaders like LiteLoader on 1.12.x, Rift on 1.13.x and Fabric on 1.14+. There is also a Forge version for 1.12.2, but not yet for 1.14.4+ (but Forge ports for 1.14.4+ are also planned, see below).
It has all the features of the old Schematica mod except for the printer (which is also planned), plus a bunch more.
- The main feature of a schematic mod is to display a "hologram" version of a structure, which shows you exactly how to build the structure and where to place the blocks. It also includes a (configurable) overlay to highlight missing, extra or wrongly placed blocks.
- Litematica also includes a nice Material List, including a Material List HUD, to help you collect the materials needed for the build.
- There is also a Schematic Verifier feature, including an overlay, which you can use to scan the entire schematic area and look for any mistakes. This can be extremely useful especially with technical/redstone builds, where tiny mistakes can break everything.
- There are also several Creative-mode-only helper features, such as Fill, Replace, Delete and also a Paste mode for "pasting" schematics into the world (immediate/direct in single player, using /setblock commands in multiplayer).
NOTE: Litematica also requires the MaLiLib library mod:
https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/malilib
About Forge ports for 1.14.4+
Forge versions for 1.14.4 and later (possibly only for 1.16.5+) are planned.
Still no ETA about the "official port", which will only be done from the still being worked on new development code. But ZacSharp already ported the current 1.16.4 Fabric version to 1.16.5 Forge. I have one build of that available here: https://masa.dy.fi/tmp/minecraft/mods/misc_test_versions/unsupported_temporary_forge_1.16.5/
Some more info and discussion about the Forge port/builds is here: https://github.com/maruohon/litematica/issues/234
The default hotkey to open the in-game config GUI is M + C. If you are for example on AZERTY keyboard layout instead, then the keys are different, and M + C becomes , + C instead, etc.
If you have Optifine installed, then there are some options that you most likely will need to disable in Optifine, or otherwise it will break the schematic rendering:
- If you get glitchy weird triangles, then in 1.16+ first try updating to the latest Litematica version. If that doesn't work, then set shaders to OFF (not Internal) and restart the game.
- Render Regions probably needs to be disabled to prevent weird rendering issues (the schematic (partially?) rendering in weird places)
- Fast Render might also need to be disabled if there are still some weird HUD/GUI rendering issues
Snapshot versions and latest development builds
There are (at least at times) versions of my mods available for the latest Minecraft snapshots here: https://masa.dy.fi/mcmods/client_mods/
That page also often includes newer development builds than what is available here on CurseForge.
If you encounter bugs, then try to update all the mods (from the ones that you use) from that page to see if the issue has been fixed already.
(There are at times changes in malilib or the dependent mods that require both malilib and the mods to be updated at the same time!)
FAQ - please read first if you have questions
- Q: The main menu and the config menu don't open with M and M + C
- A: 1.) Check that the mod is installed and working: check if you see the orange Litematica text on the F3 screen.
2.) If you are on a non-QWERTY keyboard layout, then the default hotkeys are different. For example on AZERTY the M key is , (comma) instead, so the config menu hotkey for example is , + C. I'm looking for a solution to this issue. - Q: How do I rotate a schematic (placement)?
- A: In the Placement configuration GUI. You can open it (for the currently selected Placement) with a hotkey, or you can go via the Main menu -> Schematic Placements -> Configure.
- Q: How do I only render one layer at a time
- A: You can control the rendered layers on the Render Layers tab inside the in-game config menu (via the Main menu -> Configuration Menu, or the default hotkey M + C
- Q: How do I change blocks in the schematic? Is there a /schematicaReplace command?
- A: There is no command, but there is the Schematic Rebuild mode (should be called Schematic Edit mode...). See the wiki here for more details: https://github.com/maruohon/litematica/wiki/schematic_editing
- Q: Is there a printer like in Schematica?
- A: 1.) There is no printer for survival yet. It is on my TODO-list and will be added at some point.
2.) For Creative mode there is the Paste Schematic in world tool mode, which places the entire schematic at once in a single player world, or using setblock commands in multiplayer. - Q: I get an error "Failed to load schematic" when trying to load a '*.schematic' file in 1.13+.
- A: 1.) The 1.13+ versions of Litematica can't currently load the new Sponge schematic format yet. That format is used for example by World Edit in 1.13+. Although those schematics should preferably be named with the *.schem file name extension, many web sites use the *.schematic extension, which makes them hard to tell apart from the old, completely different MCEdit/Schematica format, which Litematica can already load. Support for the Sponge format already exists in the main development version in 1.12.2, and it will come to the other versions with the next bigger update.
2.) Currently the way to load Sponge schematics with Litematica is:
- Create a temporary (flat) world.
- Place the schematic there using World Edit (quick guide: https://old.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/kt2znv/convert_schem_file_to_litematic_file/gilwla8/)
- Make a new Litematica schematic from the placed structure from that world
The mod is still under development, and some of the planned "extra" features (for example some of the "tool modes") haven't yet been implemented fully or at all.
Currently it has everything else Schematica had, except the "full/automatic" printer hasn't been implemented yet, but it's on my TODO-list.
Here is a Reddit post that explains the very basics of the mod:
https://old.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/cqdmkk/anyone_can_help_me_how_do_i_make_schematics_with/exeug78/
Here are some tutorial videos for the basics of the mod. A more detailed, "official" tutorial video is planned after I finish some changes and still missing features I'm still working on for the mod.
A short, quick tutorial of the basics of the mod:
Another, a bit longer tutorial that also covers some other things like the Rebuild mode:
A couple of more tutorials:
If you have questions or need help with something, the best/fastest way to get answers is on my Discord server.
Hi, my minecraft is crashing when I try to enter another dimension.What to do about it?(If something crushes from lightmatics)
In reply to bruh_guy969:
Update to the latest version of the mod, if you are using the 1.18.2+ versions. Those latest versions have a fix for a GPU driver related change that causes a crash with large render distances.
My litematica keeps crashing my minecraft when I try and paste the build into a creative world.
In reply to cp_studios:
Do you mean completely crashing the game, or kicking you from a server? If it crashes, then post the crash log to some pastebin service and link it here.
If you are pasting on a server and get kicked for command spamming, then try decreasing the value of the commandLimitPerTick config to something much lower, like 16, 8, 4 or even 2 or 1 on some (Spigot/Paper) servers.
In reply to masady:
Its crashing the game and put me at desktop, from a single player creative world. :)
In reply to cp_studios:
Then post the crash log, I can't do or say anything without seeing the actual cause.
please forge
(1.19+)
Hello
When I use print(litematica-printer-1.19.2-2.5), trapdoor's half always top...
can't bottom...
How to solve this problem?
how do you actually use the fill function so it pastes into a world.
Is there a Version for forge 1.16.5 that works like the Schematica mod for 1.12? i NEED the printer option...
In reply to Koanid:
It is in beta and the download website of the beta is kinda sketch
is there an option to save a schematic so u can sea what is inside containers if not can u plz make that an option
Hey after reinstalling all my mods a few times; I have the latest version of malilib and litematica, but after the game launches it crashes and gives this error code,
The game crashed whilst initializing game
Error: java.lang.RuntimeException: Could not execute entrypoint stage 'main' due to errors, provided by 'litematica'!
It is resolved when I remove Litematica, but that's problematic when I need it to play the game.
FIXED DUE TO MOD CLASH
And where is the version of 1.12.2?
Will there be a forge port for 1.19.2?
In reply to Live_Dna:
Yes, but no real ETA. Read more here: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/litematica-forge
This being said, I'm hoping there may be early test ports to 1.18.x or 1.19.x Forge in the next few weeks or couple of months, but no promises of any kind. Also those early ports will only be linked on Discord, and they will only be uploaded to CurseForge a bit later when they get some more testing done first.
How do i make a .usdz file into a litematica file? i bought a schematic from this one site for a build but I can't seem to get it to work with litematica, then again I have never used litematica before. please help <3
In reply to froggeeboy:
What format is that supposed to be in? I have no idea what a *.usdz file is supposed to be.
it is possible to add a feature where if you have a item you need to place but its in a shulker it takes the item out of it and place it?
In reply to thedarklord815:
Automatically taking items out of Shulker Boxes is too much automation for my liking. Plus the box would need to be placed down somewhere to take the items out of it, which brings a whole bunch of new issues with it. So this isn't something I'm interested in adding to the mod.
However there are already two related features:
Basically these are as far as I want to go with this type of feature.