Pro Tools are a selection of block-manipulation tools that work by manipulating selection regions (not be be confused with regions, which are a part of Housing's Systems). You can access these tools through their command aliases or through their menu, which is located in the upper left of the Housing Menu. The mechanic is inspired by WorldEdit, a well known tool used by many advanced builders.
Pro Tools can only be accessed by groups with both the "Build" and "Pro Tools" permission, which are only enabled for the owner by default.
Usage
Most tools have an associated item within the Pro Tools menu, but all Pro Tools can be accessed through commands. Tools which require a provided block will open a menu that allows an item from the player's inventory to be selected. If a valid block is provided, then the Pro Tool's functionality will modify the currently selected region.
When using the paste tool, the player's clipboard will be pasted with the paste position being the bottom-north-east corner.
Tools which require a provided block will require a block name or block ID in their commands, and metadata can be appended to a block id with a separating colon. Using the command version of a tool also allows for multiple blocks to be selected in a spaceless, comma-separated array, which results in each block in the selection being randomly selected from the supplied block palette. All block ids and metadatas use 1.8.9 values, which can be found can be found on an external website such as this one.
Tools
| Name | Ingame Description | Command Alias |
|---|---|---|
| Region Selection Tool | Selects a region with left and right clicks, which can then be modified with other tools. | //wand, // |
| Set Tool | Opens a menu with options to fill your selected region with a block type. | //set |
| Fill Tool | Opens a menu with options to fill your selected region with a block type. | //fill |
| Walls Tool | Opens a menu with options to Wall your selected region with a block type. | //walls |
| Wireframe Tool | Opens a menu with options to Wireframe your selected region with a block type. | //wireframe |
| Cut Tool | Deletes the selected region and copies it to your clipboard. | //cut |
| Copy Tool | Copies the selected region to your clipboard. | //copy |
| Paste Tool | Pastes the contents of your clipboard to your plot at your location. | //paste |
| Undo Tool | Undoes your previous fill or paste operations. | //undo |
Hidden Tools/Commands
Some functionalities for "hidden" Pro Tools are only accessible through commands, and do not have an associated item nor do they show up in the Pro Tools menu.
| Name | Custom Description | Command Alias(es) |
|---|---|---|
| Replace Tool | Replaces a block or selection of blocks with a block or selection of blocks. | //replace |
| Point A | Manually sets the region point associated with the Region Selection Tool's left click to the player's position. | //posa, //pos1 |
| Point B | Manually sets the region point associated with the Region Selection Tool's right click to the player's position. | //posb, //pos2 |
| Deselect | Deselects the player's current selection region. | //desel, //clearselection |
Trivia
- Using the hidden deselect tool, most tools will become unusable. This includes the paste tool, despite the paste tool's functionality not requiring a selection region.
- The Pro Tools button in the Housing Menu has the following description: "Utilize more advanced building tools specific to Pro Mode such as copying and pasting regions." This is from Hypixel Build Battle Pro Mode, which is where Pro Tools originate from. This description is not accurate, as there is no "Pro Mode" in Housing.
- The "Pro Tools" permission formats it as "ProTools" (no space between "Pro" and "Tool"). This spelling is not used anywhere else in Housing.