A low-poly 3D modeling program by @JannisX11 Posting development updates and sharing cool models! Not a support account.
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Hytale is saved!
Get ready to start creating - in Blockbench!
More infos to come…
hytale.com/news/2025/11/hyta…
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Blockbench is now a game engine!
Take your models to the road and make your own rainbow race game, with the brand new update, out today!
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But wait, we have one more thing:
Use the Block Wizard to create your own custom blocks, design a 3D model in Blockbench, and add it to your Minecraft Bedrock world!
Minecraft Block Wizard, coming out later this month!
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How to share your 3D models on Twitter!
#lowpoly #blockbench
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Try the new "Minecraft Title Generator" Blockbench plugin by @ewanhowell5195 and create your own title in the iconic blocky letters, or choose from dozens of other presets!
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I just want to plug this because it is one of my new favorite tools, but massive props to the creator of this @blockbench plugin!
Making high quality logos in Minecraft's style has never been this accessible, let alone this customizable!
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Blockbench now has animatable cameras with the new Cameras plugin: blockbench.net/plugins/camer…
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"There's a lot more to Blockbench than people think..."
"Example?"
"Example? Blockbench is like... onions! 🧅"
"...they make you cry?"
"Noo! LAYERS! Onions have layers. Blockbench has layers. You get it... We both have layers!"
Coming soon!
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Blockbench celebrates its 8th birthday today!
Can you believe it has been 8 years already?
What is your favorite project that you have created with Blockbench?
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The "Pixel-perfect Brush" lets you draw smooth and more natural looking outlines - by making sure that the line has a consistent width with no double pixels!
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Blockbench 5.0 "The Element Update" is finally here!
✨New Design
🦴Armatures!
🐍Splines
🚏Billboards
🥚Smooth shading
📁Panel tabs + element panel
🧮Expression editor
Read the full changelog: github.com/JannisX11/blockbe…
Splash art by @ezoey_c & fable!
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Mojang Studios used Blockbench to model and animate the cute new Camels for the Minecraft 1.20 update!
Learn how they added the new mob to Minecraft, and see if you can find the easter egg: piped.video/2X8oVJUyqo4
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Blockbench 4.7 - The Reference Image Update - is here!
🖼️Reference Images!
⌨️Sub Keybindings
⛏️Bedrock attachable preview
🌊Graph amplify tool!
📦Export options
📼New GIF encoder
Changelog: github.com/JannisX11/blockbe…
Splash Art by contest winner @Neptune_Coffee and @Dxnkbarkeit
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Blockbench 4.9 - The Image Editor Update - is here!
📚 Layers & Selection Tools
🧅 Animation onion skinning!
⚽️ Animation presets
🧩 Plugin details & settings
🎨 Second color
Changelog: github.com/JannisX11/blockbe…
Splash Art by contest winners @OrangewithMC and @PeacedoveWum!
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Blockbench 4.7 Sneak Peak!
The update will add a new innovative element type: In addition to Meshes and Cubes, we're introducing Pedro Pascal!
Press the button above the Outliner to add Pedro Pascal to your project. Pedro Pascals are fully compatible with existing tools!
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Blockbench is turning 5 years old today!🎂Can you believe it?
Let's go over the history and important milestones of the project. A thread!
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Yup, this is an animated music video that was modeled, animated, and recorded in Blockbench 🤯
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Minecraft 1.21 released today!
Texture Pack designers, you can find the templates for the new mobs in the skin editor, in File > New > Minecraft Skin!
For Bedrock creators, the model format just became more powerful! You can now rotate per-face UVs using this new slider!
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New in the upcoming animation update: Waveform preview for sounds and color coding for keyframes!
For more feature previews, join the official Blockbench Discord server: discord.blockbench.net
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Blockbench 2.1 - The Animation Update - is here!
blockbench.net/versions/
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Blockbench 4.6 - The Animation Controller Update - is here!
🎞️ Animation Controller editor!
📈 Bézier keyframes
⚙️ Settings Profiles
🧠 Molang autocomplete!
🎥 Improved GIF Recorder
...and more!
Changelog: github.com/JannisX11/blockbe…
Splash Art by contest winner @Wackyblocks!
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Blockbench 4.0 is here!
New Features:
🦊Poly Mesh Modeling!
📂Tabs!
🎨Theme Browser!
🗺️Improved UV Editor!
Many other features and improvements!
Full change-log: github.com/JannisX11/blockbe…
Splash Screen by @Wackyblocks, who won the Splash Art Contest!
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And for all the creators on Minecraft Java Edition, there's a Blockbench update coming out soon that focuses on new features for the Java Block & Item Model format!
#Blockbench #MinecraftLive2022
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Animation Onion Skin lets you compare your current animation pose to the pose at another point in time, using a wireframe preview.
Enable from Animation > Animation Onion Skin!
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Blockbench 4.8 - The Plugin Browser Update - is here!
🧩 Plugin Browser Redesign
🪞 Mirror Modeling!
🔳 3D Brush Outline
🔎 Searchable Outliner
🪟 Split Screen Layouts
🏞️ Preview Scenes!
Changelog: github.com/JannisX11/blockbe…
Splash Art by contest winners @kaneki_akira and Jumi!
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Reference superpowers!
The upcoming Blockbench 4.7 will let you manage and view all your reference assets directly in your Blockbench project!
You'll be able to find reference images for your model, and put them up on screen, all without ever leaving the app!
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Blockbench 4.5 will introduce texture MCMeta support for Minecraft Java block & item models!
Importing a model or texture will automatically find and load the texture animation metadata.
And of course: an animated texture created in Blockbench will now work in MC out of the box!
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Another game made with Blockbench!
In this strategy and management game, build your own dungeon and attract heroes from all over the realm!
Wishlist here 👉 store.steampowered.com/app/2…
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Blockbench is primarily a low-poly modeling program, but it is also the most advanced Minecraft skin editor, and the choice of an ever growing number of skin artists!
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Voting for the 10th Splash Art Contest has concluded. Congratulations to the winners, amazing work!
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Blockbench 4.5 will feature a new Predicate Override Editor for Minecraft Java item models!
Select models in your resource pack to override the current item when certain conditions are met.
Comes with a generator for repetitive lists!
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Blockbench 4.12 "The Collection & Selection Update" is out!
🗃️Collections!
🧱PBR Materials
📂Group multi-select
🪢Lasso Selection Tool
🎯UV Navigation Arrow
🧲Vertex Snap for Rotations
Changelog: github.com/JannisX11/blockbe…
Splash Art by contest winners @_2Lein & @Picasso114514!
ALT Render of a 3D model, showing a template in a jungle. A man and a monkey, each holding treasures, are running out of the template, being chased by a person in a mask.
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Blockbench 4.10 - The Knife Tool Update - is here!
🔪Knife Tool for better mesh editing!
🎞️Flipbook Texture Editor!
🪨Mesh solidify tool
💡Automatic mesh quick-fixes!
🧹Animation optimization tool
Changelog: github.com/JannisX11/blockbe…
Splash Art by contest winner @Tiffany85635656
ALT Low poly underwater city scene, showing a street leading through an ancient gate
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Check out these brand new animation tools:
Create more dynamic animations easier using the graph editor. Featuring full MoLang support. Soon!
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The new Face Properties Editor in the upcoming Blockbench 4.5 will allow you to view and edit cube face properties all at one glance!
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Pro Tip:
Do you want to make models with a blueprint as reference?
Just switch to a side-view and load your Reference Image.
Right click the image, set Layer to Locked Blueprint, and enable Clear Mode.
Position the blueprint behind your model and you're good to go!
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Blockbench 4.11 "The Texture Group Update" is here!
📁Texture Groups
🔪Cube Knife Tool!
🧅Onion Skin and Tiled view
🎬Animation merging
▶️Custom playback ranges
🪟Windows on Arm Support
Changelog: github.com/JannisX11/blockbe…
Splash Art by contest winners @bonogakure & @glenn_turu
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Alongside the Item Wizard, the Block & Entity Wizards have also received a major update!
Block Wizard:
- Rotatable blocks!
- Loot editing!
- More material options
- New presets
Entity Wizard:
- Vehicle preset!
- Loot editing
... and more!
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And just like that, a polar bear becomes a grizzly bear all with the power of Blockbench – a creator-made tool so good, we even used it at Mojang to create the goat and the axolotl!
↣ redsto.ne/live ↢
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To all the new users who joined us after #MinecraftLive - welcome to the Blockbench community!
I'll use this thread to answer some of the most frequently asked questions about the Minecraft Entity Wizard:
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Don't miss #MinecraftLive this year😉
When does the stream start? How do I participate in the Mob Vote? What even is a #MinecraftLive?!
We asked and answered our own questions so you're ready for the big event on Saturday! redsto.ne/Minecraft-Live-202…
ALT The "Minecraft Live" logo is in front of the live stage set, a seating area decorated to look like a Minecraft forest biome.
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Blockbench 3.7 - The 2nd Animation Update - is now out!
The update features a lot of new and improved tools for animators, including particle preview, IK, smooth interpolation, and motion trails!
Splash Art by @GrafischMC who won the Splash Art Contest!
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The Minecraft Item Wizard is here!
Create custom items for Minecraft: Bedrock Edition in an easy to use Wizard Interface!
Select a presets, customize attributes and functionality, and design your model and icon!
Made in collaboration with @Minecraft!
piped.video/watch?v=5gUTZoTS…
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Want to take your Blockbench animations to the next level? Here are some tips to improve your animating workflow. A thread:
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Here is a tech demo of one of the new features in Blockbench 3.4!
Model by @iWackyMinecraft
Sound by @ApproachNirvana
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The new Blockbench plugin "Seat Position" let's you change and preview the seat positions of your entity model.
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In the upcoming version 4.5, Blockbench will be able to jump to parent models of Minecraft Java item or block models, and even adopt the textures of the child model in the process!
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Thank you for 10.000 Twitter Followers!🎉
Here's a Twitter exclusive preview of some of the new texture editing tools that will be introduced in the upcoming version 4.2
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Blockbench 3.8 is here!
New in this update:
📈Animation Graph Editor!
🔗Option to share models via short link
📱 Mobile progressive web app
🔧Option to merge other projects into the current project
📂Foldable panels and sidebars
🛰️Added Orbit Gizmo
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Blockbench turned 4 years old this week.
Even though I still write all code myself, the project has gotten so big that it would no longer be possible to maintain it alone. So I want to use this occasion to thank everyone who has contributed, directly or indirectly.
Thread!
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Blockbench 3.6.0 - The Streamer Update - is here!
To install the update, please download and run the installer from blockbench.net/downloads.
Check out the change-log on github.com/JannisX11/blockbe…
The Update Art is by @Wacky, who won the latest Splash Art Contest!
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Blockbench 4.5 - The FBX Update - is here!
📦 FBX Export!
📄 Predicate Override editor
🖥️ Detachable project tabs
🖼️ Face properties editor
🎞️ MCMeta animation support
...and more!
Changelog: github.com/JannisX11/blockbe…
Splash Art by contest winner @Wan_w1n!
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Happy April Fools day!
The rainbow minigame disappears from Blockbench end of today.
If you want to keep playing, it's now available as a plugin: blockbench.net/plugins/rainb…
If you're interested in an actual game engine thats similar to Blockbench & compatible, check out @godotengine
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Goats, made in Blockbench:
It’s snow time! Let’s goat! While we open up a whole new barrel of ill-advised puns, join the latest Bedrock beta to try your hand at your first Caves & Cliffs features: powder snow and goats!
Learn exactly how to get started:
↣ redsto.ne/goatsandsnow ↢
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You've been working on a model for a while, and now the texture is a bit of a mess?
Go to Paint mode, and click Image > "Clear Unused Texture Space". That will clear everything from your texture that isn't actually used by any elements.
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Did you know that Blockbench can automatically optimize animations for you?
Just click Animation > Optimize Animation!
This will remove all redundant keyframes and reduce the complexity of the animation without changing how it looks.
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Blockbench sidebar file browser!
This plugin allows you to navigate through your project and view or open your models & textures - all from the sidebar!
blockbench.net/plugins/explo…
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Minecraft videos have reached 1,000,000,000,000 views on YouTube!
There are many hidden secrets and easter eggs in every shot! Can you spot the Blockbench reference?
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Last but not least, here is the amazing Splash Art Contest submission from @DerBauersSohn__ - that unfortunately only made it to place 4:
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The Cramadillguin:
jus put all of them in the game and have the king!
don't forget the farol crown
#MinecraftMobVote #MinecraftLive2023 #mojang #Blockbench
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Blockbench 3.9 is here!
New in this update:
⏲️Edit History!
🧊Hold Alt to resize cubes in both directions!
🌅Gradient tool
⌨️Load, export and share keymaps and settings!
☕️Many new QoL Features!
Splash Screen by @LorenOLoren1 and @Dxnkbarkeit, who won the Splash Art Contest!
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We're bringing back the October Modeling Challenge!
Design a model each day of October using the prompts in the list. Share your creations with the hashtag #blockbenchtober!
(Or feel free to add your own twist!)
#blockbenchtober #blockbench #lowpoly #pixelart
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Congratulations to the winners of the recent @Sketchfab X @Blockbench Challenge!
1. Place: The Wayfarer by @Ycar (skfb.ly/6YCr8)
2. Visitor by @Wacky (skfb.ly/6YKAI)
3. Alien moon landing by @GrafischMC (skfb.ly/6YKHO)
More: forum.sketchfab.com/t/ended-…
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Blender is awesome! But did you know that there are some cool features that you only get in Blockbench?
For example:
Pixel art tools!
Project tabs!
Real-time collaboration
File drag 'n 'drop
Share via link
Fully customizable toolbars
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Blockbench 4.4 - The Brush Update - is here!
🖌️ Brush options and presets!
📋 New Copy Brush!
🖼️ 2D Image Editor!
⚠️ Live Validator!
🪞 Advanced mirror painting!
...and more!
Changelog: github.com/JannisX11/blockbe…
Splash Art by contest winner @Wackyblocks!
ALT Wacky's Splash Art Contest submission for the theme "Ice Cream Truck"
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The Minecraft Block Wizard is here!
Add custom blocks with 3D models to Minecraft Bedrock - through an easy-to-use wizard UI!
Developed in partnership with @Mojang
Requires Bedrock 1.19.40, make sure you're updated!
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Blockbench 4.2 is here!
🪟 Flexible UI with floating panels!
🖌️ New texture editing tools!
🔗 Move Texture with UV option
✂️ Added Seam Tool and improved automatic mesh templates!
Changelog: github.com/JannisX11/blockbe…
Splash Art by contest winners @ShroomyArts and @Redstone_mvv
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Want to learn how to render your Blockbench model? The new wiki article "Rendering Models" has you covered!
Find out which rendering program is the best match for you, and learn how to use it.
blockbench.net/wiki/guides/m…
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The first beta for Blockbench 4.2 is out!
Also, the Splash Art Contest for the update is starting right now!
To learn more, join the Blockbench Discord server: discord.gg/blockbench
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Blockbench 3.4 is out and adds new Painting tools and features, animation export for @Sketchfab and @blender_org and much much more!
Full changelog on blockbench.net/versions/
Splash Art by @Nature_Builder and @Lylied3
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Blockbench 4.3 is here!
🪟 Start Screen redesign!
🏝️Preview Scenes
⭐Mark recent models as favorites!
🗺️UV Scaling
🌈Store palettes inside Blockbench!
Changelog: github.com/JannisX11/blockbe…
Splash Art by contest winners @MisterGriimm and @MidnitePixel_!
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Have you ever wanted to erase an entire color, or an entire face at once?
Just select the fill tool and enable Erase Mode!
Works with the shape tool too!
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The new tutorial series by @ArtsByKev is here, and the first part is already online!
If you haven't so far, now is a great time to learn Blockbench!
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Blockbench 5.0 adds a lot of quality-of-life features for animators!
• Expression Editor! (edit complex math/molang in a larger editor)
• Animation groups in generic models
• Animation list search bar!
• Setting for default interpolation type for new keyframes
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Blockbench 3.0 - The Format Update - is here!
New Modeling Format System, new Design, new Bedrock Features and much more!
Check out the full changelog on blockbench.net/versions/
Key Art by @iWackyMinecraft (Splash Art Contest winner for the second time :O)
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Today, the new Blockbench website launched!
The site is designed from scratch to give newcomers a good impression of the capabilities, and it hosts the brand new Blockbench Wiki, the central place for guides, references, and docs around Blockbench!
blockbench.net/
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Welcome to this year's October Modeling Challenge!
Design a model each day of October using the themes below. Tweet your creations with the hashtag #blockbenchtober!
Or feel free to add your own twist!
#blockbenchtober #blockbench #lowpoly #pixelart
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Welcome to this years October Modeling Challenge, welcome to #bbblocktober!
Check out the rules and prompts below:
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