Mining & Placing Animations
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📋 About This Mod
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# Animated Blocks
Blocks will now have an animation when mined and placed!
| Mining Animation | Placing Animation (only in 2. 0. 0+) | |---|---| | !(https://media1.giphy.com/media/v1. Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExODA1enl6dXllaXhzc2NiNDF6YjcycTJma3Q4OHpjZmRsM3V5a2IxcSZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/pMn2D4FnyJlPTlbeUz/giphy.gif) | !(https://media1.giphy.com/media/v1. Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExZTZhajF1bzZhMG5udzdwdHRhYndnemlveWF6YnZ5NnFxODM2aXJvdyZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/fqCrxodEBlL8SPEhtA/giphy.gif) |
## Customization
The animations are fully customizable via resource packs.
example
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animations_config.json: ```json { "global": { // all the blocks will have these animations by default "mining_animation": "mining_and_placing_animations:animations/global_mining_animation", "placing_animation": "mining_and_placing_animations:animations/global_placing_animation" }, "specific": [ // you can set a specific animation for certain block(s) { "blocks": [ "minecraft:dirt", "minecraft:stone", "#minecraft:slabs" // you can use tags ], "mining_animation": "mining_and_placing_animations:animations/dirt_mining_animation", "placing_animation": "mining_and_placing_animations:animations/dirt_placing_animation" }, { "blocks": [ "minecraft:cobblestone" ], "mining_animation": "mining_and_placing_animations:animations/cobblestone" // if you don't put a 'placing_animation', it will take the global placing animation, same for the mining animation } ], "mining_blacklist": [ "#minecraft:beds", // you can use tags "#minecraft:doors", "minecraft:oak_planks", ], "placing_blacklist": [ "#minecraft:pressure_plates", "minecraft:rail", "minecraft:snow_block" ] } ```
The animation files have to be under the directory 'animations'.
dirt_mining_animation.json (example of a possible mining animation, same for the placing animation): ```json { "duration": 0. 15, // length of the animation in seconds "pivot_point": , "keyframes": [ { "time": 0. 0, "translation": , "rotation": [-22. 5, 0. 0, 45. 0], "scale": }, { "time": 0. 05, "translation": , "rotation": , "scale": }, { "time": 0. 10, "translation": , "rotation": , "scale": }, { "time": 0. 15, "translation": , "rotation": , "scale": } ] } ```
You can have as many animations as you want!
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Minecraft Mods
- Author
- Gauraaaaaaaa
- Version
- 2.0.0
- Downloads
- 120,627
- Endorsements
- 334
- Category
- decoration
- Created
- 7/27/2025
- Updated
- 5/2/2026
- Game Versions
- 1.20.1
- Tags
- decoration
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❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Which Minecraft Mods versions does Mining & Placing Animations support?
The author lists 1.20.1. Other versions may work but are untested by the author.
What is the latest version of Mining & Placing Animations?
Version 2.0.0, published 2026-05-02 with 120,627 downloads recorded at the source.
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