change held item position of player client-only model

[wise moss]

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[desert basin]

1. Set Up Two Geometries

In your entity.json, define two geometries:

• "geo.local_model" – The bunny model (no held item expected)
• "geo.dummy_model" – A hidden version with correct item bone (vanilla-based, invisible body but working hand bone)

2. Conditionally Switch Based on query.is_local_player

In your animations or geometry file:

"geometry": "query.is_local_player ? 'geo.local_model' : 'geo.dummy_model'"

BUT... Minecraft doesn’t actually allow query.is_local_player in geometry selectors, so instead:

🔁 Use Two Render Controllers:

In render_controllers.json:

"controller.render.custom_player": {
  "geometry": "controller.geoswitch",
  "materials": [ "material.default" ],
  "textures": {
    "*": "textures/entity/bunny"
  }
}

In the component groups or animation controllers, use this logic:

"animation_controllers": {
  "controller.player_mode_switch": {
    "states": {
      "default": {
        "transitions": [
          {
            "is_local": "query.is_local_player"
          }
        ]
      },
      "is_local": {
        "on_entry": ["/geometry geo.local_model"]
      },
      "not_local": {
        "on_entry": ["/geometry geo.dummy_model"]
      }
    }
  }
}

3. Hide the Dummy Model

In geo.dummy_model:

• Set all bones to size 0 or hidden
• Keep only the "right_arm" bone with correct transforms
• Minecraft will render the item at this bone's position

4. Fake a Held Item

If your visual model needs the item to appear in a different hand pose, you can:

• Add a bone to your geo.local_model named hand_item
• Attach a custom model of a pickaxe in your resource pack to that bone
• Sync its animation with the actual held item (just for show)

@rotund dawn

[rotund dawn]

ooh
I did already get the correct models to show using just entity.json (in the render controllers section of the player entity.json, I added render controllers for whether the player is the local player), however if I hide the vanilla third person model, the item renders in a placeholder animation, so that has to be there
so if both are shown, how can I make an animation only play for one of these models?
I think this is the last roadblock for getting the result I want