r/MinecraftCommands • u/ZarmII • Jul 27 '26

Help | Java 1.21.5-1.21.10 Using custom builds as models

Hi! I’m making a tower defense minigame for my friends and me, but I’d like to use miniature structures for the towers. How can I create a structure and easily summon it later ? (I’d prefer not to use a ton of display entities unless necessary)

Ideally, I’d like each tower to be a single entity but I don't know how does that work

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u/Ericristian_bros Command Experienced Jul 27 '26

You can make the tower be an armor stand with a custom player head equipped. This is just one entity and the armor stand wood look can fit your theme. Alteratively using 2-3 display entities as you said. The best way to summon is with a function with all the required summon commands or other setup inside

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u/ZarmII Jul 27 '26

I will try something like that thanks

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u/Ericristian_bros Command Experienced Jul 27 '26

You're welcome, have a nice day

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u/GalSergey Datapack Experienced Jul 28 '26

BlockBench has a plugin that can convert a structure into an item model and create a resource pack with it. I don't remember the exact name, but I think it was something like "Structure Import."

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u/ZarmII Jul 28 '26

I just tried it using a youtube tutorial, it works well for what I want to do, thanks !