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Create: Canvas Contraptions

by Ritsucraft_

Create: Canvas Contraptions lets Create contraptions place images, using filled drafting paper and painted blocks as the image source.

ForgeNeoForgeClient and serverMIT LicenseOpen source1.20.1 – 1.21.1

What it does

Filled drafting paper holds an image and is consumed when a select image tile places blocks from it. A drafting tablet is the tool artists use to fill papers, and it keeps the features of the drafting papers, including a built-in library that stores up to 16 images. The tablet breaks after a single use.

Painted blocks display an image on their visual output, and the system generates them as standard craftable items. Images placed with the mod stay intact and visible when a contraption is moved, including Create trains. A wrench rotates an image. The mod works with Create Compatibility, and it requires Create. Files are published for Forge and NeoForge, covering 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, and the code is open source under the MIT License.

Key features

  1. Image-based block placement

    Contraptions place blocks according to an image, with each filled drafting paper driving one placement.

  2. Drafting tablet

    A tablet stores up to 16 images in a built-in library and keeps the drafting paper features, but it breaks on use.

  3. Painted blocks

    Blocks display an image on their visual output and can be crafted as standard items.

  4. Rotatable images

    A wrench rotates an image, and images stay visible when a contraption moves, including trains.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

No stable releases
Every published file is a beta or alpha build.
1.21.1Not available1.21.1-0.2.1
1.20.11.20.1-0.1.2Not available
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Requirements

Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.

Required 1

CreateAesthetic Technology that empowers the Player
Required

How it compares

Full comparison

ImageTitles is a client-side only mod for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt that covers 1.20.1 – 1.21.11 under the MIT License. Picture Axe runs on client and server for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, covering 1.20.1 – 1.21.8. Choosey Painter is client and server, is not open source, and is published for NeoForge 1.21.1 only.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Create: Canvas ContraptionsForge and NeoForge1.20.1 – 1.21.1Client and server2026-09-26
ImageTitlesFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.20.1 – 1.21.11Client-side only2026-01-05
Picture AxeFabric, Forge and NeoForge1.20.1 – 1.21.8Client and server2025-08-27
Choosey PainterNeoForge1.21.1Client and server2026-08-02

Questions

Does Create: Canvas Contraptions require Create?

Yes. Create is a required dependency, and the mod is built to work with Create contraptions.

Which loaders and versions does the mod support?

Files exist for Forge 1.20.1 and NeoForge 1.21.1, and the mod is in the 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 range overall.

Why should a player keep duplicate filled papers?

Filled drafting paper is consumed when it places an image, so crafting duplicates in the grid before use keeps a supply ready.

In the catalog

Create: Canvas Contraptions is one of 8,016 Management mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,698 Management mods for Forge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.

Management mods8,016Forge modsMods for 1.21.132,366

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All projects
CraftingTable.py1.20.4 – 1.20.6

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Official listing

Owner
Ritsucraft_
Published
2026-04-22
Updated on Modrinth
2026-09-26
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

DecorationManagementUtility
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