Simple Measurment Tool
Hold a stick. Right-click two points. Get real numbers.
No new items, no recipes, no commands, nothing to install on the server. Pick up any ordinary stick and it becomes a measuring tool.
How it works
Hold a stick and a red cube marks whatever block you are aiming at - up to 128 blocks away, far past normal reach.
| Action | Result |
|---|---|
| Right-click | Places the first measurement point |
| (while measuring) | A green box spans your point to your cursor, with a live floating readout above it |
| Right-click again | Prints the full result to chat and clears the measurement |
The live readout updates every frame as you move:
Distance: X: 5 | Y: 3 | Z: 4
And the final result lands in chat:
Measurement Distance: 7
X: 5
Y: 3
Z: 4
Blocks: 60
What the numbers mean
Everything is inclusive - a single block measures 1, not 0, which is what you actually
want when you are counting blocks to place.
| Field | Meaning |
|---|---|
X / Y / Z |
Block span along each axis, inclusive of both endpoints |
Measurement Distance |
Straight-line distance between the two points |
Blocks |
Total blocks in the box: X × Y × Z |
Handy for sizing a build before you start it, checking that two halves of a symmetrical structure actually match, measuring track spacing and station lengths, or just finding out how many blocks a wall is going to cost you.
Fully client-side
- Install it on your client only. The server never needs it.
- Works on vanilla servers and on servers running a completely different modlist.
- Sends nothing, changes nothing, saves nothing to the world.
- Safe to add or remove from an existing instance at any time.
One thing to know
While a stick is in your main hand, right-click is consumed by the tool - so you cannot open a
chest or place your off-hand item with a stick held. That is intentional, so measuring never
triggers something else by accident. Turn it off with suppressVanillaUse = false if you would
rather keep normal right-click.
Configuration
config/simplemeasure-client.toml, all client-side:
| Option | Default | What it does |
|---|---|---|
enabled |
true |
Master switch |
triggerItem |
minecraft:stick |
Which item acts as the tool |
maxRayDistance |
128.0 |
How far you can aim, in blocks |
snapMode |
SM_EXACT |
SM_EXACT snaps like the original tool; TARGET_BLOCK always picks the solid block you are pointing at |
suppressVanillaUse |
true |
Swallow right-click while the tool is held |
clearPointOnUnequip |
false |
Drop a half-finished measurement when you switch items |
playSound |
true |
Click sound on each point |
showAimMarker |
true |
The red aiming cube |
labelMaxDistance |
128.0 |
Where the floating readout fades out |
Compatibility
- Minecraft 1.21.1, NeoForge
- No dependencies
- No mixins, no registry entries, no network packets - nothing for another mod to collide with
Support
A Discord server for troubleshooting and support, for this mod and my other projects right here.
Credits
The measuring behaviour, the arithmetic and the red/green visual language are modelled on the Measurement Tool from Advanced Tools by 00Fant, for Scrap Mechanic.
This is an independent reimplementation for Minecraft. No code and no assets from that mod were copied, reused or redistributed - only the externally visible behaviour and the measurement formulas were reproduced.
| Version | Minecraft | Loader | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
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NWorks's Simple Measurement Tool 1.1.0 1.1.0 |
1.21.1, 1.21.10, 1.21.11, 1.21.2, 1.21.3, 1.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.6, 1.21.7, 1.21.8, 1.21.9
|
neoforge
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Download |