How to Use Buildmatica: Litematica-Style Building on Minecraft Bedrock

On Java Edition, players use the Litematica mod to show a see-through copy of a build in their world and then place the real blocks inside it. Bedrock does not have mods like that, so I made Buildmatica. It shows any build as a hologram in your Bedrock world, tells you which blocks you need, and works on servers too. This guide walks you through the whole thing, from getting a build file to finishing the build in Survival.

How it works

Bedrock has more limits than Java, so Buildmatica uses two packs:

The main pack (Buildmatica Bedrock): you download it once from my CurseForge or MCPEDL page. It has no builds inside. It works like a loader, and nothing works without it.
Your builds pack: you make it on the Buildmatica website. It holds your builds. You can put many builds in one pack.

Step 1: Get a build file

You can use your own build, a build from another player, or even a Java schematic.

Your own build: turn on cheats and type /give @s structure_block. Place the structure block next to your build, set it to Save, and change the size until the white box covers the whole build. Press Export to get a .mcstructure file. You can also grab a build straight from a world file with my Structure Extractor guide.
A build from other players: open Community builds on Buildmatica and press Add to my pack.
A Java build: .litematic, .schem, .schematic and .nbt files work too. Blocks that Bedrock does not have are left out.

A .mcstructure file works best, because every block is kept.

Step 2: Make your builds pack

Open Make a build and drop your build file in the box.
Each build gets its own card. Use the arrows under the picture to turn it and check every side, and give it a name.
Pick how to show the build in the game. I recommend an item, like a Stick. You can also use a name tag, but you need a new name tag for every build. Never give two builds the same item or the same name.
Under each build, Blocks you need lists every block and how many. You can save this list as a picture or text.
Type a pack name and press Download Builds Pack.

Want to add more builds later? Drop your builds .mcpack back on Make a build. Everything comes back, and you can add new builds and download it again.

Step 3: Turn on both packs

Open both files so Minecraft imports them. Then go to Settings > Global Resources and turn on both packs. Keep the builds pack above the main pack. Only one builds pack works at a time, so keep all your builds in one pack and replace the old pack when you make a new one.

Step 4: Show the build in your world

Place an armor stand where you want the build.
Give the armor stand the item you picked, like the Stick. The see-through build appears.
Place the real blocks inside the hologram. Put a helmet on the armor stand to build one layer at a time, which makes big builds much easier.

Change how it looks

Open Settings > Global Resources, pick the main Buildmatica Bedrock pack and press the gear button. There you can change the hologram look, the projector and the layer options at any time. The builds pack itself has no settings.

Starter Builds: test it in one minute

Want to try Buildmatica before you make your own pack? The Starter Builds pack is made for that. Turn it on above the main pack, then give an armor stand one of these items: Oak Planks for a starter house, Spruce Log for a log cabin, Brick for a medieval house, Iron Sword for a stone castle, Wheat for a barn, Totem of Undying for a totem statue, and more. If the hologram shows up, everything is set up right.

The settings, explained

Open Settings > Global Resources, pick Buildmatica Bedrock (the main pack) and press the gear button. The settings come in three parts.

Hologram look: Materials uses your texture pack and can look dark sometimes. Texture uses normal Minecraft textures and always looks clear. With Texture, the Texture strength slider (5 to 100) sets how see-through the blueprint is.
Blueprint grid: blue lines around every block that show where it goes. Turn them off if you only want to see the blocks.
Projector: choose if the armor stand turns into a stone projector, and what floats above it: the item, a small model of the build, or both. You can also make an empty stand show your first build.
Layers: these work when the stand wears a helmet. Pick One layer, This and below or This and above. Change the layer by sneaking and tapping the head (up) or feet (down) of the stand, by the height of your feet, or by looking up and jumping or crouching.

Press the Buildmatica Bedrock button. You find it on the start screen, the pause screen, in chat and in your inventory. The Builds tab lists every build in your pack with the item that shows it. Open a build to see:

View build: pictures of the build from the front, right, back and left.
Material list: every block with three numbers. Total is what the build needs, Missing (red) is what you still need, and Available (green) is what you have.
Show only missing: hides the blocks you already have.
Show on screen: keeps the block list in the corner while you play, so you do not have to open the menu. On PC, the down arrow key hides or shows it.

If your pack has many builds, use the Type and Creator filters at the top.

Auto Build with Buildmatica Printer

Buildmatica Printer is a behavior pack that places the blocks of your build right where the hologram is. Look at a ghost block to place it, walk around to fill it in, or press Start and watch the whole build appear. On the Buildmatica site, open the Auto Build section, drop your builds .mcpack there, and you get one .mcaddon with your builds pack and its Auto Build data. In your world, turn on your builds pack and Buildmatica Bedrock in Resource Packs, then Buildmatica Printer and the Auto Build pack in Behavior Packs. Give the armor stand your build item and type /printer. This is for your own worlds. On servers, players only need the normal builds pack.

Playing on a Java + Bedrock server?

On servers that use Geyser, builds do not show on the armor stand until you add a small fix pack. See my Geyser Fixer guide.

Want the game to build it for you?

Buildmatica Plus uses the same builds pack idea but adds Easy Place, Auto Build layer by layer, and Instant Build for when you just want the build done.

Tips

Start with a small build to learn how it works, then try bigger ones.
Use the block list to gather everything before you start in Survival.
If the hologram does not show, check the pack order first. The builds pack must be on top.