The factory can't grow on an open field! This entry lists some tools that can help you pave over the beautiful landscape and build the warehouses of your dreams.
Tip: Vertical slabs getting in the way? You can toggle Additional Placements by pressing key.additionalplacements.placement_toggle.
A Trowel allows a builder to place random blocks from their hotbar when Right Click a surface.
Trowels also have built-in functionality with the Roads and Roofs mod, meaning that they can place filler items like bricks or flagstones randomly as well.
Inspired by the trowel tool from Quark―A mod by Vazkii.
TFG has a few mods dedicated to adding customizable blocks for very intricate building.
Create: Copycats+ adds many blocks that can be Right Click with another block to copy its appearance. They can be made with a Stonecutter.
You can check out its blocks by searching for @copycats in EMI.
Framed Blocks adds many blocks that can be Right Click with another block to copy its appearance. Mostly made with a Framing Saw.
You can check out its blocks by searching for @framedblocks in EMI.
Domum Ornamentum adds blocks that can copy the appearance of others and even combine multiple blocks together. Made with an Architect's Cutter.
You can check out its blocks by searching for @domum_ornamentum in EMI.
Construction Wands are an easy way to place many blocks at the same time. Simply right-click a block while holding the wand and it will place more of that block all at once, making it great for floors, walls, and so on.
Press U on the construction wand to bring up a page detailing its instructions.
There are also some wand upgrades to provide even more functionality.
Wands have durability but can be repaired with Repair Kits.
The Schematicannon is an automatic building machine that will place blocks according to a given schematic. You can use it to transfer buildings made in a creative world, or to copy and paste segments of your structures.
The Terminal will automatically build a GregTech multiblock using items from your inventory.
The Schematic Interface lets you copy and paste multiblocks, while the Dismantler lets you disassemble them entirely in one click.
Unlocked in EV, Building Gadgets are powerful tools that let you cut, copy, paste, and otherwise do large operations for building.
Building Gadgets has its own guide book. You can craft one like this.
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