Light Emission

Items#

1. Create your texture.

   

2. Create a new Java Block/Item model in Blockbench.

   Note: In this case I set Parent Model to item/paper to inherit the display properties (how it's shown in hand, on ground etc.).

   

3. Create your model. For example you can extrude the texture like I did.

   

4. Adjust the model in the center.

   

5. Select all the cubes (press CTRL+A), right click and set the desired light level.

   

6. Save the file: contents/test/models/block/test_light_emission_item.json

7. Create the configuration.

   Old method

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   info:
     namespace: test
   items:
     test_light_emission_item:
       name: test_light_emission_item
       resource:
         material: PAPER
         generate: false
         model_path: item/test_light_emission_item
   

   New modern method (1.21.4+)

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   info:
     namespace: test
   items:
     test_light_emission_item:
       name: test_light_emission_item
       graphics:
         model: item/test_light_emission_item
   

Blocks#

1. Create your texture.

   

2. Separate the glowing layer from the base layer into two images.

   contents/test/textures/block/test_light_emission.png

   

   contents/test/textures/block/test_light_emission2.png

   

3. Create a new Java Block/Item model in Blockbench.

   

4. Create two cubes, one for the base and one for the glowing layer.

5. Assign the two textures to the two different layers by drag and drop into the cubes.

6. Right click the glowing layer and set the desired light level.

   

7. Save the file: contents/test/models/block/test_light_emission.json

8. Create the configuration.

   Old method

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   info:
     namespace: test
   items:
     test_light_emission:
       name: test_light_emission
       resource:
         material: PAPER
         generate: false
         model_path: block/test_light_emission
       behaviours:
         block:
           placed_model:
             type: REAL_NOTE
             hardness: 1
   
   

   New modern method (1.21.4+)

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   info:
     namespace: test
   items:
     test_light_emission:
       name: test_light_emission
       graphics:
         model: block/test_light_emission
       behaviours:
         block:
           placed_model:
             type: REAL_TRANSPARENT
             hardness: 1