Architect's Measuring Tape is a client-side Minecraft mod for measuring, counting, and visualizing block selections.
Features
- Block Selection: Select multiple blocks to create measurement regions
- Shape Modes: Rectangle, Cylinder, and Ellipsoid, line, spline wireframe displays
- Distance Labels: Shows measurements on each edge
- Subdivisions: Divide regions into equal parts with visual guides
- Radial Menu: Hold the measure key to access options wheel
Controls
Hotkeys are configurable in the in-game menu.
- G (tap): Select the block you're looking at
- G (hold): Open radial options menu
- Arrow keys: Adjust layer/rotate
- Scroll Wheel: While holding G and hovering over the selected shape, use the scroll wheel to adjust radius/subdivisions (line, spline, cylinder)/(rectangle).
Shape Modes
- Rectangle: Bounding box around all selected blocks
- Cylinder: First block = center, furthest block = radius
- Ellipsoid: 3D ellipsoid using selection bounds
- Line: Straight line through all selected points
- Spline: Spline through all selected points
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.21.1
- 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 architects_toolbox-neoforge-1.0.0+mc1.21.1-neoforge21.1.77.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 127 KB
- Download link checked 31 Aug 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.