Using Schematics

Magic is able to build with schematics using Engineering Magic or custom spells. Some spells, such as Tendril, Tent and Cage, use schematics built into Magic.

Engineers and Architects may also earn schematic brushes (which are built into the plugin), however they will need to be holding any blocks necessary for building the schematics, which can make them difficult. Schematics are more useful for the Conduit rank, which is generally admin-only. Conduits can build freely, including with schematics.

Saving Schematics

Magic does not currently have the ability to save schematics. I suggest using the WorldEdit plugin for this.

Schematic File Locations

Magic will find schematics in any of the following folders on your server:

• plugins/Magic/schematics
• plugins/WorldEdit/schematics

This means Magic can automatically use schematics saved by WorldEdit. If you are downloading schematics instead, you can place them in the Magic/schematics folder to keep them contained if you'd prefer.

Listing Schematics

You can use the command

/magic list schematics

In-game or from the server console to list all of the schematics Magic has available. Magic comes with several schematics pre-packaged so you can test out schematic building.

Creating schematic brushes

Schematic brushes can be created in configs or in-game. Some examples:

Spawning a schematic brush in-game

The following command may be used to spawn a schematic brush in-game:

/mgive schematic:tent

Replace "tent" with a different schematic name to get a different brush.

As with normal brushes, they will be automatically added to your wand when you hold your wand.

These can be put in Magic shops using the same item name, or in enchanting paths for players to earn automatically.

Using a schematic in a custom spell

buildit:
    icon: diamond_axe:193
    actions:
        cast:
        - class: Volume
          actions:
          - class: ModifyBlock
    effects:
        cast:
        -  class: EffectSingle
           sound: entity_player_levelup
    parameters:
        target: block
        allow_max_range: true
        range: 32
        use_brush_size: true
        brush: schematic|mycoolthing
        orient: true

The "Volume" and "ModifyBlock" actions tell the spell to build a rectangular volume using the selected brush.

The "effects" are just for show.

Explanation of "parameters":

• target: block Tells the spell to ignore entities and always target the block you are looking at
• allow_max_range: true Optional, allows the spell to be cast in the air, if it does not hit a block within the specified max range
• range: 32 How far away the player may cast this spell
• use_brush_size: true Tells the Volume action to use the size of the brush schematic, instead of a fixed radius or X,Y,Z size
• brush: schematic|mycoolthing Here is where you tell it what schematic to use.
• orient: true Optional, and may cause strange results. Orients the schematic so it is relative to the player's facing direction.