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title: 'Blockbench: Modeling, Texturing and Animating'
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category: Guide
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description: A first peek into Blockbench
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prefix: '7. '
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nav_order: 7
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mentions:
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- KaiFireborn
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- SirLich
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- Dreamedc2015
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- SmokeyStack
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- sermah
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- cda94581
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- TheItsNameless
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- ThijsHankelMC
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- MedicalJewel105
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- ChibiMango
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- smell-of-curry
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---
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Blockbench is a free software designed to make Minecraft modeling, texturing, and animating possible. It is available for mobile browsers, Windows 10, and macOS. Please install it at [blockbench.net](https://blockbench.net/).
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Let's get started.
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1. Open Blockbench.
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2. Choose _File>New>Bedrock Model_. This is important because Minecraft Bedrock will not be able to read Java models.
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3. A screen like this will have popped up.
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- `"File name:"` is self-explanatory. My file will generate as "skele_yaklin.geo.json".
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- `"Model Identifier:"` is the model identifier (namespace not required), a short name for this ID will be defined later.
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- `"Box UV"` has to be checked on for automatic UV editing and unwrapping for texturing.
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- `"Texture Height"` and `"Texture Width"` define the resolution of the model's textures.
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4. Press confirm. You'll see a screen like this:
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- You can see many tools here: move, resize, rotate, etc.
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- You can add bones and cubes in the menu on the right-bottom corner. Cubes can rotate on their own; the bones will carry everything in them along;
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5. Now, you are ready to create your model! For more in-depth tutorials on modeling, please check out the videos by Everbloom Studio below.
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<YouTubeEmbed id="XqzxL_-XjA0" />
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<YouTubeEmbed id="j7ISUImhgpc" />
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## Texturing
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Now that you have your model in place let's start texturing!
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1. On the left-bottom panel, click "Create Texture"
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1. Write down your image file name under "Name:". Mine will export as `ghost.png`. Check "Template:" to make a template texture - it'll be easier to work with.
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1. Check everything and change your resolution to the one you set in the very first step.
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1. Go to "Paint" in the upper right corner and paint your texture.
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## Animating
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Once your model and texture are done, you can start animating. Go to "Animate" in the upper right corner.
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You might want to adjust one of the toolbars by adding "Export Animations" and "Import Animations" like this:
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1. Click "Add Animation" [the plus icon on the top right side] and name it `animation.{yourEntityName}.move`.
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Create the first frame of your walking animation under 0 on the timeline by moving the legs.
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1. Create the second frame under 0.5 on the timeline.
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1. Finally, copy the first frame to the third frame by placing your timeline cursor on 1.0 and selecting the first frame, then ctrl+c, ctrl+v.
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1. Right-click the animation and tick "Loop" for the animation to loop.
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## Saving your work
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Now that our model, texture, and walk animation are complete, you can save your work.
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Go to _File > Save Model_ or _File > Export Bedrock Geometry_. Save the model in `RP/models/entity`, the texture in `RP/textures/entity/` and the animation in `RP/animations`. Congratulations! You've successfully created your first entity's visuals! You can see the file examples below.
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_Meanwhile, why not upgrade the visuals of your own unique entities' or create another one?_
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<Spoiler title="Show code">
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<CodeHeader>RP/models/entity/ghost.geo.json</CodeHeader>
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```json
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{
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"format_version": "1.12.0",
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"minecraft:geometry": [
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{
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"description": {
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"identifier": "geometry.ghost",
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"texture_width": 64,
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"texture_height": 64,
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"visible_bounds_width": 3,
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"visible_bounds_height": 3.5,
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"visible_bounds_offset": [0, 1.25, 0]
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},
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"bones": [
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{ "name": "root", "pivot": [0, 3, 0] },
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{
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"name": "body",
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"parent": "root",
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"pivot": [0, 4.625, 0],
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"cubes": [
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{
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"origin": [-4, 3, -4],
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"size": [8, 13, 8],
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"uv": [0, 20]
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}
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]
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},
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{
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"name": "leftArm",
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"parent": "body",
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"pivot": [4.6, 15.5, 0.5],
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"cubes": [
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{
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"origin": [4.1, 7, -1],
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"size": [3, 9, 3],
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"uv": [32, 32]
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}
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]
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},
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{
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"name": "rightArm",
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"parent": "body",
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"pivot": [-4.5, 15.5, 0.5],
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"cubes": [
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{
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"origin": [-7.1, 7, -1],
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"size": [3, 9, 3],
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"uv": [32, 20]
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}
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]
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},
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{
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"name": "head",
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"parent": "body",
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"pivot": [0, 16, 0],
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"cubes": [
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{
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"origin": [-5, 16, -5],
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"size": [10, 10, 10],
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"uv": [0, 0]
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}
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]
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}
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]
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}
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]
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}
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```
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<CodeHeader>RP/animations/ghost.a.animations.json</CodeHeader>
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```json
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{
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"format_version": "1.8.0",
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"animations": {
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"animation.ghost.idle": {
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"loop": true,
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"animation_length": 3,
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"bones": {
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"body": {
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"rotation": { "0.0": [10, 0, 0], "3.0": [10, 0, 0] },
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"position": {
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"0.0": [0, 0, 0],
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"1.5": [0, 1, 0],
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"3.0": [0, 0, 0]
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}
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},
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"leftArm": {
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"rotation": {
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"0.0": [-10, 0, 0],
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"1.5": [-5, 0, 0],
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"3.0": [-10, 0, 0]
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}
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},
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"rightArm": {
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"rotation": {
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"0.0": [-10, 0, 0],
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"1.5": [-5, 0, 0],
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"3.0": [-10, 0, 0]
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}
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},
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"head": {
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"rotation": {
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"0.0": [-7.5, 0, 0],
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"1.5": [-2.5, 0, 0],
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"3.0": [-7.5, 0, 0]
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}
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}
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}
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},
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"animation.ghost.attack": {
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"animation_length": 0.75,
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"bones": {
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"body": {
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"rotation": {
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"0.0": [10, 0, 0],
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"0.2917": [10, 15, 0],
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"0.5": [22.5, -12.5, 0],
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"0.75": [10, 0, 0]
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},
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"position": {
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"0.0": [0, 0, 0],
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"0.2917": [0, 0, 3],
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"0.5": [0, 0, -3],
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"0.75": [0, 0, 0]
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}
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},
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"leftArm": {
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"rotation": { "0.0": [-10, 0, 0], "0.75": [-10, 0, 0] }
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},
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"rightArm": {
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"rotation": {
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"0.0": [-10, 0, 0],
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"0.2083": [-10, 0, 0],
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"0.2917": [-10, 62.5, 117.5],
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"0.5": [-80, -17.5, 22.5],
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"0.75": [-10, 0, 0]
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}
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},
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"head": {
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"rotation": { "0.0": [-7.5, 0, 0], "0.75": [-7.5, 0, 0] }
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}
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}
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},
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"animation.ghost.move": {
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"loop": true,
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"animation_length": 1,
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"bones": {
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"body": {
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"rotation": {
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"0.0": [15, 0, 0],
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"0.25": [15, -2.5, 0],
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"0.5": [15, 0, 0],
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"0.75": [15, 2.5, 0],
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"1.0": [15, 0, 0]
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},
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"position": [0, 0, 0]
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},
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"leftArm": {
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"rotation": {
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"0.0": [15, 0, 0],
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"0.5": [20, 0, 0],
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"1.0": [15, 0, 0]
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}
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},
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"rightArm": {
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"rotation": {
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"0.0": [15, 0, 0],
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"0.5": [20, 0, 0],
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"1.0": [15, 0, 0]
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}
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},
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"head": {
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"rotation": {
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"0.0": [-12.5, 0, 0],
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"0.5": [-15, 0, 0],
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"1.0": [-12.5, 0, 0]
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}
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}
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}
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}
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}
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}
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```
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</Spoiler>
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## What you have learned
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<Checklist>
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- [x] How to create an entity in Blockbench
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- [x] How to use Blockbench to model, texture, and animate your entity
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</Checklist>
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