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Scaffolding
| Renewable |
Yes |
|---|---|
| Stackable |
Yes (64) |
| Tool |
Any tool |
| Blast resistance |
0 |
| Hardness |
0 |
| Luminant |
No |
| Transparent |
Partial |
| Flammable |
Yes (60) |
| Catches fire from lava |
No |
Scaffolding is a block used when building structures to help the player reach higher places, or to descend safely without taking fall damage.
Contents
Obtaining[edit]
Breaking[edit]
Scaffolding is broken instantly, and no tools are required. Scaffolding requires support and drops as an item if it loses this support.
In Bedrock Edition, scaffolding is broken by axes.
Crafting[edit]
| Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
|---|---|
| Bamboo + String |
Usage[edit]
When the bottom block of scaffolding is destroyed, all scaffolding blocks above it break, 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.
Scaffolding can be placed up to 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.
Fuel[edit]
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[edit]
| Sound | Subtitle | Source | Description | Namespaced ID | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Block breaking | Blocks | ? | block.scaffolding.hit | subtitles.block.generic.hit | 0.25 | 0.5 | 16 | |
| Block broken | Blocks | ? | block.scaffolding.break | subtitles.block.generic.break | 0.8 | 1.12 | 16 | |
| Block placed | Blocks | ? | block.scaffolding.place | subtitles.block.generic.place | 0.9 | 0.8 | 16 | |
| Footsteps | Blocks | ? | block.scaffolding.step | subtitles.block.generic.footsteps | 0.15 | 1.0 | 16 | |
| None[sound 1] | Blocks | ? | block.scaffolding.fall | None[sound 1] | 0.5 | 0.75 | 16 |
Data values[edit]
ID[edit]
| Name | Namespaced ID | Translation key |
|---|---|---|
| Scaffolding | scaffolding | block.minecraft.scaffolding |
| Name | Namespaced ID | Numeric ID | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scaffolding | scaffolding | 419 | tile.scaffolding.name |
Block states[edit]
| Name | Default value | Allowed values | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| bottom | false | falsetrue | If this scaffolding is floating. |
| distance | 7 | 01234567 | The distance from a center scaffolding horizontally. If it is 7, it becomes a falling block entity. |
| waterlogged | false | falsetrue | Whether or not there's water in the same place as the scaffolding. |
| Name | Default value | Allowed values | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| stability | 7 | 01234567 | The distance from a center scaffolding horizontally. If it is 7, it becomes a falling block entity. |
| stability_check | 0 | 01 | If this scaffolding is floating.[verify] |
Falling block entity[edit]
| Size |
Height: 0.98 Blocks |
|---|
- 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 itsTileIDwhenTimeticks 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
FallDistanceto calculate the amount of damage to inflict. By default this value is always 2.
Achievements[edit]
| Icon | Achievement | In-game description | Actual requirements (if different) | Gamerscore earned | Trophy type (PS) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top of the World | Place scaffolding to the world limit. | — | 20G | Bronze |
History[edit]
| 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 been changed to 0.25. | |||||
| 19w03a | When built up from the bottom, blocks such as water and vines are now properly placed above scaffolding.[1][2] | ||||
 The floating scaffolding model has been changed. | |||||
| 19w05a | Scaffolding can now be instantly broken. | ||||
| 19w12a | The textures of scaffolding have been changed slightly.[3] | ||||
| 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 | 32px 32px 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 been fixed. | ||||
| ? | Scaffolding blocks now have a 3D mesh. | ||||
| 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[edit]
Issues relating to "Scaffolding" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
Gallery[edit]
The first image released of scaffolding.
References[edit]
