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Blockout Canvas

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Build Block

Press a visible cube surface and drag out a new block.

Draw new cubes from existing surfaces with view-aware depth, snapping, and center locks.

5 min read

Draw a new cube directly from an existing surface.

On this page

  1. 01Draw one block
  2. 02Use Center Lock deliberately
  3. 03Keep navigating while the tool is active

01

Draw one block

  1. 1

    Choose Build Block

    Select the highlighted Blockout Canvas tool. The displayed shortcut follows your Blockbench keymap.

  2. 2

    Press a visible surface

    Start on the cube face where the new block should connect.

  3. 3

    Drag the footprint

    Drag in the current construction plane. Hold Shift only when the guide or your own workflow calls for it.

  4. 4

    Scroll for depth

    Use the mouse wheel before releasing to change the new block's depth.

  5. 5

    Release

    The preview becomes one ordinary Blockbench cube and one native Undo step.

02

Use Center Lock deliberately

Center Lock changes where the new block is centered. Depth Center is useful when drawing a side-view silhouette that should remain centered through the source block's depth.

  • Turn Depth Center on before starting the gesture.
  • Use the model center locks when a mirrored or centered construction needs a stable origin.
  • Turn the lock off when the new block needs its own exact surface depth.