Scaffolding

Scaffolding

Transparent	Partial
Luminant	No
Blast resistance	0
Tool	Any tool
Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Flammable	Yes (60)
Catches fire from lava	No

	“	Scaffolding helps you reach the top of your builds with ease. Just keep stacking them as you go! It's also handy for avoiding fall damage, as you can gently get your delicate body to the ground by lowering yourself through the scaffolding blocks, instead of just leaping off a cliff and hoping you land on a particularly soft Creeper (which never works btw). Plus you can build all kinds of great things out of scaffolding itself!	„
		— Tom Stone

Scaffolding is a block used when building structures to help the player reach higher places, or to descend safely without taking fall damage.

Obtaining

Scaffolding is broken instantly, and no tools are required.

Crafting

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Bamboo + String	6

Usage

A stack of scaffolding created by placing another scaffolding block on the side face of the bottom scaffolding block.

When the bottom block of scaffolding is destroyed, all scaffolding blocks above it breaks, similar to chorus plants; this makes it easier for players to make temporary structures.

The placement of scaffolding is different from any other blocks in the game. When pressing use on the side of a scaffolding, the scaffolding is added on top of the highest scaffolding in that location, allowing the player to build the scaffolding structure higher on the ground. Pressing use on the top face of the scaffolding adds the scaffolding to the side, depending on the direction the player is facing. While sneaking, pressing use on the top face of the scaffolding places the new scaffolding on top of the targeted one if the top is available, otherwise it is placed under the targeted scaffolding if possible. Pressing use on the side while sneaking places it on the side like placing other blocks.

Scaffolding has no collision detection. The player can climb up or down by jumping or sneaking respectively. A scaffolding block can be moved by pistons, allowing them to be broken easily.

A diagram showing that scaffolding can be placed up to 6 blocks away from the base of support.

In Java and Bedrock editions, scaffolding can be placed only 6 blocks out from its base of support; any further scaffolding placed falls to the ground.

In Bedrock Edition, scaffolding cannot be placed inside lava; if scaffolding is placed next to lava or fire, the scaffolding is destroyed. If it falls into lava or fire, it is destroyed immediately.

In Java Edition, scaffolding can be placed inside lava but burns after some time.

When holding scaffolding, the hitbox of scaffolding in the world is a full block. Otherwise, a player can interact with other blocks through the scaffolding.

Loot

Namespaced ID	Source	Default
blocks/scaffolding	Scaffolding	1 (100%)

Fuel

Scaffolding can be used as a fuel in furnaces, smelting 2 items per block in Java Edition, and 6 items per block in Bedrock Edition.

Sounds

Sound	Subtitle	Namespaced ID	Subtitle ID	Source	Pitch	Volume	Attenuation distance
	Block breaking	block.scaffolding.hit	subtitles.block.generic.hit	Blocks	0.5	0.25	16
	Block broken	block.scaffolding.break	subtitles.block.generic.break	Blocks	1.12	0.8	16
	Block placed	block.scaffolding.place	subtitles.block.generic.place	Blocks	0.8	0.9	16
	Footsteps	block.scaffolding.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps	Blocks	1.0	0.15	16
	No subtitle	block.scaffolding.fall	(Plays when fallen on from a height)	Blocks	0.75	0.5	16

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Namespaced ID	Translation key
Scaffolding	scaffolding	block.minecraft.scaffolding

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Namespaced ID	Numeric ID	Translation key
Scaffolding	scaffolding	419	tile.scaffolding.name

Block states

See also: Block states

Java Edition:

Name	Default value	Allowed values	Description
bottom	false	false true	If this scaffolding is floating.
distance	7	0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7	The distance from a center scaffolding horizontally. If it is 7, it becomes a falling block entity.
waterlogged	false	false true	Whether or not there's water in the same place as the scaffolding.

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Default value	Allowed values	Description
stability	7	0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7	The distance from a center scaffolding horizontally. If it is 7, it becomes a falling block entity.
stability_check	0	0 1	If this scaffolding is floating.[verify]

Falling block entity

Falling Block

Size	Height: 0.98 Blocks Width: 0.98 Blocks
Internal ID*	JE: 21 BE: 66
Network ID*	JE: 70
Namespaced ID*	falling_block

Main article: Falling Block

• Dynamic block entity data
  • Tags common to all entities see Template:Nbt inherit/entity/template
  •  TileEntityData: Optional. The tags of the block entity for this block.
  •  BlockState: The falling block represented by this entity.
    •  Name: The namespaced ID of the block.
    •  Properties: Optional. The block states of the block.
      •  Name: The block state name and its value.
  •  Time: The number of ticks the entity has existed. If set to 0, the moment it ticks to 1, it vanishes if the block at its location has a different ID than the entity's TileID. If the block at its location has the same ID as its TileID when Time ticks from 0 to 1, the block is deleted, and the entity continues to fall, having overwritten it. When Time goes above 600, or above 100 while the block is below Y=0, the entity is deleted.
  •  DropItem: 1 or 0 (true/false) – true if the block should drop as an item when it breaks. Any block that does not have an item form with the same ID as the block does not drop even if this is set.
  •  HurtEntities: 1 or 0 (true/false) – true if the block should hurt entities it falls on.
  •  FallHurtMax: The maximum hit points of damage to inflict on entities that intersect this falling_block . For vanilla falling_block, always 40 × 20.
  •  FallHurtAmount: Multiplied by the FallDistance to calculate the amount of damage to inflict. By default this value is always 2.

Achievements

Main article: Achievements

Icon	Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Xbox points earned	Trophy type (PS)
	Top of the World	Place scaffolding to the world limit.	—	20G	Bronze

History

September 29, 2018					Scaffolding is announced at MINECON Earth 2018.
Java Edition
1.14		18w45a			Added scaffolding.
		18w46a			Scaffolding can now be placed 6 blocks (was 4 blocks) out from its base of support without falling.
					The smelting of scaffolding has now been changed to 0.25.
		19w03a			When built up from the bottom, blocks such as water and vines are now properly placed above scaffolding.
					The floating scaffolding model has now been changed.
		19w05a			Scaffolding can now be instantly broken.
		19w12a			The textures of scaffolding have now been changed slightly.
1.15		Pre-release 1			When used as a fuel, scaffolding now smelts 2 items instead of 0.25.
Bedrock Edition
1.8.0		beta 1.8.0.8			Added scaffolding.
		beta 1.8.0.10			Added sounds for scaffolding.
					Added a guide in the how to play menu for scaffolding.
					Scaffolding now burns in lava.
		beta 1.8.0.11			The flight controls on touch devices after climbing scaffolding have now been fixed.
1.11.0		beta 1.11.0.4			Scaffolding can now be placed 6 blocks (was 4 blocks) out from its base of support without falling.
Legacy Console Edition
		1.83			Added scaffolding.

Issues

Issues relating to "Scaffolding" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

Gallery

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  The first image released of scaffolding.

References

Blocks

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