The /structure command

What it does

/structure captures a region as a named structure you can load again later. Build once, then place perfect copies across your world — great for repeating rooms, props, or a prefab you drop from a function.

Syntax

structure save <name> <from: x y z> <to: x y z> [includeEntities] [saveMode] [includeBlocks]

structure load <name> <to: x y z> [rotation] [mirror]

save

Store the region between two corners under a name.

load

Stamp a saved structure at a position.

rotation / mirror

Optionally rotate (0/90/180/270) or mirror on load.

Examples

structure save myhouse ~-5 ~ ~-5 ~5 ~8 ~5

structure load myhouse ~ ~ ~

structure load myhouse ~ ~ ~ 90_degrees

See it in action

Before and after running /structure — in MiniBench's 3D preview and in Minecraft.

structure load demotower ~2 ~ ~10

Before

After

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Tips & techniques

• · Save once, stamp everywhere: a tick or triggered function can structure load a prefab instantly, far cheaper than replaying hundreds of setblocks.
• · Rotate and mirror on load to get variety from one saved build: structure load myhouse ~ ~ ~ 90_degrees.
• · Turn off includeEntities when you only want the blocks (so you don’t duplicate mobs or item frames).
• · Pair with /fill … air to clear the spot first, so a reloaded structure never overlaps leftover blocks.
• · Great for repeatable game pieces — arena walls, a lobby, a checkpoint — that you place from a function at world start.

Watch out for

• · Saved structures live in the world; a function can structure load a prefab instead of hundreds of setblocks.
• · The from/to are opposite corners, like /fill.
• · Structure names are case-sensitive and shared per world — load fails silently if the name doesn’t match what you saved.
• · For a build you author in MiniBench, plain fill/setblock is simpler; structures shine for capturing existing in-world builds.

Used in these tutorials

See /structure in action inside a full project walkthrough: