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--- tutorial:blockappearance [2020/03/30 17:30] – [Making a block invisible] liach
+++ tutorial:blockappearance [2022/01/30 02:43] – [Making a block transparent] solidblock
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 ====== Manipulating a Block's appearance ======
-//This is the 1.15 version of this tutorial. For the 1.14 version, see [[tutorial:1.14:blockappearance|Manipulating a Block's appearance (1.14)]].//
+//This is the 1.15+ (1.16 and 1.17 work fine too) version of this tutorial. For the 1.14 version, see [[tutorial:1.14:blockappearance|Manipulating a Block's appearance (1.14)]].//
 ===== Making a block transparent =====
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 To fix this, you need to set your block's render layer to cutout or transparent.
-In a client-sided mod initializer, add:
+In a [[documentation:entrypoint|client-sided mod initializer]], add:
 <code java>
 BlockRenderLayerMap.INSTANCE.putBlock(ExampleMod.MY_BLOCK, RenderLayer.getCutout());
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 </code>
+If you do not mark your block as non-opaque like this, then block faces behind the block will not render and you will be able to see through the world.
+Be sure to add your client entrypoint to fabric.mod.json.
+You can do this like so:
+<code json>
+  "entrypoints": {
+    "main": [
+      "mod.fabricmc.examplemod.ExampleMod"
+    ],
+    "client": [
+      "mod.fabricmc.examplemod.ExampleModClient"
+    ]
+  },
+</code>
+Note: For non-transparent blocks that are not full, you may have to ovverride the ''getOutlineShape'' method to return a non-full shape to avoid seeing through the world.
 ===== Making a block invisible =====
 First we need to make the block appear invisible.