
Optical Fabric
A Fabric port of the Optical mod - transfer rotational force by light!
About
This addon adds new blocks, items and mechanics to the Create mod, enabling optical transmission of rotational force.
Features
New Blocks & Items:
- Optical Source: Emits different types of beams based on the rotational force applied
- Optical Receptor: Transforms received beams into rotational force based on beam properties
- Optical Sensor: Emits redstone signal based on incident beam properties
- Mirror: Reflects beams perpendicularly
- Polarizing Filter: Polarizes the beam
- Beam Splitter Cube: Splits beams in two and polarizes the resultant beams perpendicularly
- Beam Condenser: Condenses up to three beams into one, combining their properties
- Beam Focuser: New recipe type based on beam characteristics
Documentation
- All crafting recipes can be viewed with JEI or REI mod
- Most mechanics can be explored through the Ponder system (Create mod)
Requirements
- Minecraft: 1.20.1
- Fabric Loader: Required
- Fabric API: Required
- Create Fabric: Required
Installation
- Install Fabric Loader
- Download and install Fabric API
- Download and install Create Fabric
- Download Optical Fabric from Releases
- Place the downloaded
.jarfile in yourmodsfolder
Credits
- Original Mod: Optical by luccaPossamai
- Fabric Port: Zhou-Shilin
Additional Features
Copper Legacy Texture Pack included:
License
This project is a port of the original Optical mod. Please refer to the original project's license.
Support
If you encounter any issues or have suggestions, please open an issue
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.20.1, 1.20.2, 1.20.3
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
Verified by MCModsHub
- Ships as create_optical-0.3.1-fabric.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 1.2 MB
- Download link checked 30 Aug 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.