Spatial Tools Compatible is a standalone structure tools mod focused on copying, cutting, previewing, transforming, and pasting complex builds.
It is built for more than simple block copying. The mod is designed to handle technical and modded structures that usually break under ordinary building tools: blocks with important NBT, directional states, multipart systems, machine blocks, cables, pipes, covers, and other special cases that need proper placement, rendering, and transformation support.
The mod works perfectly well on its own, but also includes built-in compatibility for AE2, GTCEu, Mekanism, and FramedBlocks.
A handheld tool that captures a selected area, removes it from the world, stores it, and allows it to be pasted elsewhere.
- Select two corners to capture a structure
- Cuts the structure out of the world for later paste
- Collision checks before placement
- Supports structure transformations before paste
A copy-based version of the tool that leaves the original structure intact.
- Copies structures instead of removing them
- Best-effort paste mode for survival-friendly use
- Tracks required materials for placement
- Supports partial placement when some blocks are missing
- Can optionally interact with AE2 storage and autocrafting when available
- Can save many builds at once
- Can export/import builds so you can share them with other people
Both tools support a full structure editing workflow before placement:
- Real-time ghost preview in the world
- 3D preview inside the GUI
- Horizontal flip
- Vertical flip
- Clockwise rotation
- Rotation and flipping around the origin point
- Placement offsets with live preview updates
Structures are not limited to a single temporary clipboard.
You can:
- Store multiple structures at once
- Search through saved structures
- Rename structures
- Select which one is active
- Export structures to files
- Import structures from file
- Share structures with other players
This makes the tools useful not only for building, but also for reusable blueprints and moving technical setups between worlds or players.
Spatial Tools Compatible includes special handling for modded blocks and systems that usually require much more than a simple block copy.
- AE2 cable buses and cable parts
- Part settings and upgrades
- Better handling for technical AE2 infrastructure
- Optional integration with AE2 storage and autocrafting (supports crafting card)
- Machine blocks
- Pipes and covers
- Placement and post-placement handling for complex GregTech structures
- Machine and cover settings
- Machine upgrades and settings
- Proper support for framed blocks
- Can copy, paste, and list requirements for framed blocks
The goal is not just to preserve the shape of a build, but to preserve as much of its actual meaning and functionality as possible.
The tools are designed to behave sensibly in both survival and creative play.
- In survival, placement require materials
- In creative, restrictions are bypassed
- Special unbreakable blocks are only copied on creative
- AE2 is not required to use this mod
- AE2 integration is optional and only expands what the tools can do
- Compatibility support depends on the blocks and systems involved, but the mod is specifically designed to handle difficult cases that most generic building tools do not
