Build Guide
ModPreview circles and other shapes in your world while building.
Why gradeA
How grades workStrengths
Points lost
- No public issue tracker−3 points
- Some modpacks removed it−1 point
All 11 criteria
Maintenance
Full points27 / 27Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.3 weeks ago (3 Oct 2026) 12 / 12Supports popular versionsWhether the project has a file for a Minecraft version that 15% or more of the popular mods updated in the last 6 months also support. A version many modpacks use, like 1.20.1 or 1.21.1, also counts after a release in the last 12 months.26.3 on Forge, Fabric and NeoForge (latest) 9 / 9Regular releasesIn how many of the last 24 months a new file came out. Full points at 8 months.Releases in 11 of the last 24 months 6 / 6Stability
1 point lost21 / 22Removed from modpacksHow many modpacks removed it in a later version of the pack. We can only see this in modpacks with two or more versions. A pack that swaps it for another edition of the same project, or that is rebuilt from scratch, does not count.46 of the 363 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (13%) See the 46 modpacks9 / 10Quick fixesHow often a release needed a quick fix: a new release within 3 days to fix a problem in it.No quick fix in 2 years 7 / 7Known conflictsHow many projects say they do not work with it, compared with how widely it is used. Packs, small projects, forks, ports, add-ons, alternatives and old versions do not count.None 5 / 5Transparency
3 points lost7 / 10Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.GitHub · brentmaas/BuildGuide 7 / 7Place to report problemsWhether the project page links to a place where players can report problems: an issue tracker.No link to report problems 0 / 3Popularity
Full points4 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.14,505,318 4 / 4Track record
Full points8 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.5.6 years, 153 releases 8 / 8Security
PassedFile checksThis check adds no points. It can only take points away.Our checks found nothing harmful in all 10 latest files for recent Minecraft versions. See Security
67.1 of the 71 points that apply = 95 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
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About
Build Guide is a client-side mod for planning builds by projecting block-shaped guides into the world, and works in singleplayer or multiplayer even when the server does not have the mod. Its shape library includes lines and rope-like catenaries, circles, ellipses, polygons, grids, hollow cuboids with selectable walls, cones, parabolas and paraboloids, polygonal pyramids, spheres and ellipsoids with optional dome modes, and toruses. A GUI lets you position each shape from an adjustable origin, edit its dimensions and orientation, and view the exact block count; guides can be recolored and made visible through intervening blocks. You can combine multiple shapes, select, hide, or delete them individually, and shift their positions together while preserving their relative spacing. Shape setups are kept separately for each world or server and dimension, and can be saved across client restarts by enabling persistence in the configuration.
Written from Modrinth . How we write it
In-game changes
Changes the game's code in 1 area: World renderingChanges 2 game code files in this area: drawing the terrain, sky, clouds and weather..
Adds 4 key bindings: Open Build Guide, Set global origin, Set origin and Toggle enabled.
Counted from the names and data files in the mod, so the list may not be complete.
Keeps all of vanilla Minecraft's textures, models and sounds.
Often used with it
See all 30Details
- Creator
- brentmaas
- License
- All rights reserved or none listed
- Downloads
- 14.5M
- Created
- 4 Apr 2021
- Official pages
- Modrinth , CurseForge
- Links
- Source code
Security
No harmful code found
We checked its files and read their code, without running it.
What it can do on your computer
- Creates settings files
- The mod keeps its settings in the config folder of your game, where you can change or delete them. 1 file in your config folder.
Why we show this: a mod runs on your computer like any program, so harmful code in it can take your accounts or files. Our checks look for known signs of harm. They cannot prove that a file is harmless. In the grade: malware means no grade, and a Warning in a latest file for a recent Minecraft version lowers it.
How we checked
- FilesWe download the files from Modrinth or CurseForge and look at what is inside them and what their code can do, without running them. Fixed rules tell what is harmful.20 latest files: the newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. The answer above is about the 10 for recent versions. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks. See each file in Releases
- Their codeWe turn the code of the files back into readable code and follow what it does, without running it. This shows what it downloads, what it sends and where your login goes.Read without running it
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth, where the author declares that the project reads or edits things on your system outside the game. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when this applies.Nothing declared about your system outside the game.
- Looked for, not foundWe looked for these in the file and did not find them.The internet, folders outside the game, other programs, updating itself, the webcam or microphone, an AI service.
Privacy
We found nothing it sends
We read its code without running it: it contacts no web address while you play.
Why we show this: a mod can send things about you over the internet, like your player name or your login. Contacting an address to check for updates or download files sends nothing about you. Not in the grade: sending data can be normal for what a mod does.
How we checked
- Files readWe read the code without running it. We list each web address the code contacts while you play, and what it sends. Code that is never used is left out.The code of all 10 files, for recent Minecraft versions. See each file in Releases
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth, where the author declares crash reports, usage data and advertisements. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when a project collects data on its users or shows advertisements.Nothing declared about crash reports, usage data or advertisements.
AI
No sign that AI was used to make it
We looked for AI tools in its texts, files, images and code history and found none.
No sign of AI in the game
We found no AI service, AI library or AI model file in its code.
Why we show this: some players and servers avoid projects made with AI, and AI in the game can send what you write to an online service. Not in the grade: using AI does not tell whether a project works well or is kept up to date.
How we checked
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when a substantial part of the code is AI output, when an asset is mainly AI output, or when the project or its page relies on generative AI.No AI content or AI features declared.
- Code historyThe public code on GitHub: who made each change, credit lines such as "Co-authored-by", and its files.Nothing found
- Description and changelogsThe description, project page and newest changelogs: sentences saying an AI tool was used, and text pasted from an AI chat.Nothing found40 changelogs read
- Its filesFiles that AI coding tools leave behind (like AGENTS.md), and the texts inside the files you download.Nothing found
- Images in its filesHidden data in the images of the files you download, where AI image tools write their name and settings.Nothing found2 images read
- Code of the modThe code and files of the mod, read without running it: addresses of AI services, AI libraries, AI model files and a place for your own AI key.No AI service, AI library or AI model file143 code files read
Compatibility
See all 153 filesPoint at or tap a version to see its loaders.
Modpacks using this project
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691 modpacks include Build Guide in at least one of their versions. Here are the 30 most downloaded.
Prominence™ II: Hasturian Era15.4M downloadslast version with it 23 Oct 2026
FTB OceanBlock 21.5M downloadslast version with it 24 Aug 2026
Industrial Village569K downloadslast version with it 16 Dec 2025
Pixel Perfect515K downloadslast version with it 25 Oct 2024
TownCraft441K downloadslast version with it 21 Jan 2024
Engineer's Life 2297K downloadslast version with it 26 Dec 2023
Life in the village 4238K downloadslast version with it 30 Nov 2025
Create on a Potato PC: Ultimate226K downloadslast version with it 3 Jan 2026
Roguelike Adventures and Dungeons 3140K downloadslast version with it 20 Oct 2026
Tools for builders124K downloadslast version with it 17 Aug 2026Often in the same modpacks
Mods that modpacks often add together with Build Guide. Share: how many of the modpacks with Build Guide also have that mod.
sparkAModin 52% of the modpacks with Build Guide
ChippedCModin 50% of the modpacks with Build Guide
Macaw's Lights and LampsBModin 46% of the modpacks with Build Guide
AttributeFixAModin 45% of the modpacks with Build Guide
Macaw's TrapdoorsAModin 45% of the modpacks with Build Guide
Chat HeadsAModin 45% of the modpacks with Build Guide
Macaw's RoofsAModin 43% of the modpacks with Build Guide
Crafting TweaksAModin 41% of the modpacks with Build Guide
ConnectivityAModin 41% of the modpacks with Build Guide
Macaw's FurnitureBModin 40% of the modpacks with Build GuideLatest files
The newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. The files for recent versions come first. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks.