Mining & Placing Animations
ModAdds customizable animations to blocks when mining and placing! (Mining Quakes successor)
Type
Mod
Modrinth Downloads
87,429
Modrinth ID
LKVZxR8L
Last Updated
Jun 9, 2026
Description

Animated Blocks
Blocks will now have an animation when mined and placed!
Mining Animation Placing Animation (only in 2.0.0+)
Customization
The animations are fully customizable via resource packs.

animations_config.json:
{ "global": { // all the blocks will have these animations by default "mining_animation": "mining_and_placing_animations:animations/global_mining_animation", "placing_animation": "mining_and_placing_animations:animations/global_placing_animation" }, "specific": [ // you can set a specific animation for certain block(s) { "blocks": [ "minecraft:dirt", "minecraft:stone", "#minecraft:slabs" // you can use tags ], "mining_animation": "mining_and_placing_animations:animations/dirt_mining_animation", "placing_animation": "mining_and_placing_animations:animations/dirt_placing_animation" }, { "blocks": [ "minecraft:cobblestone" ], "mining_animation": "mining_and_placing_animations:animations/cobblestone" // if you don't put a 'placing_animation', it will take the global placing animation, same for the mining animation } ], "mining_blacklist": [ "#minecraft:beds", // you can use tags "#minecraft:doors", "minecraft:oak_planks", ], "placing_blacklist": [ "#minecraft:pressure_plates", "minecraft:rail", "minecraft:snow_block" ] }The animation files have to be under the directory 'animations'.
dirt_mining_animation.json (example of a possible mining animation, same for the placing animation):
{ "duration": 0.15, // length of the animation in seconds "pivot_point": [0.5, 1.0, 0.5], "keyframes": [ { "time": 0.0, "translation": [0.0, 0.0, 0.0], "rotation": [-22.5, 0.0, 45.0], "scale": [0.5, 0.5, 0.5] }, { "time": 0.05, "translation": [20.0, 0.0, -20.0], "rotation": [0.0, 0.0, 0.0], "scale": [1.0, 1.0, 1.0] }, { "time": 0.10, "translation": [0.0, -15.0, 0.0], "rotation": [0.0, -90.0, 0.0], "scale": [1.5, 1.5, 1.5] }, { "time": 0.15, "translation": [0.0, 0.0, 0.0], "rotation": [0.0, 0.0, 0.0], "scale": [1.0, 1.0, 1.0] } ] }You can have as many animations as you want!
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