Compound Creator

This feature is exclusive to Bedrock Edition and Minecraft Education.

This page describes an education-related feature.

This feature is available only in Minecraft Education or when enabling the "Education" option in Bedrock Edition.

A compound creator is a block used in chemistry. It allows over thirty compounds to be created by combining elements. This includes certain items which are available in the game normally.

Obtaining

A compound creator can be mined using a pickaxe. Mining without a pickaxe is slow, but the compound creator still drops as an item.

Block	Compound Creator
Hardness	2.5
Tool
Breaking time^[A]
Default	12.5
Wooden	1.9
Stone	0.95
Iron	0.65
Diamond	0.5
Netherite	0.45
Golden	0.35

↑ Times are for unenchanted tools as wielded by players with no status effects, measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.

Compound creators cannot be obtained in Survival without commands. In Bedrock Edition, the world must also have “Education Edition” enabled.

Usage

Using the compound creator opens up a 3×3 grid, where elements can be inserted to create compounds. By inputting the appropriate type and number of elements, the creator outputs the component in the slot to the right of the grid. All compound recipes are shapeless, and unlike the crafting table, the stack sizes are taken into consideration. Also, unlike with most blocks with an interface, the elements are not consumed.

Sounds

Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
Blocks	Once the block has broken	`dig.stone`	1.0	0.8-1.0
Blocks	When the block is placed	`dig.stone`	1.0	0.8-1.0
Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`hit.stone`	0.37	0.5
Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	`fall.stone`	0.4	1.0
Players	Walking on the block	`step.stone`	0.3	1.0
Players	Jumping from the block	`jump.stone`	0.12	1.0
Players	Falling on the block without fall damage	`land.stone`	0.22	1.0

Data values

ID

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID^{[i 1]}	Translation key
Compound Creator	`chemistry_table`	`238`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.compoundcreator.name`

↑ ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.
↑ Available with /give command.
↑ The block's direct item form has the same id as the block.

Block states

Name	Metadata Bits	Default value	Allowed values	Values for Metadata Bits	Description
chemistry_table_type	`0x1` `0x2`	`compound_creator`	`compound_creator`	`0`	Compound Creator
			`element_constructor`	`2`	Element Constructor
			`lab_table`	`3`	Lab Table
			`material_reducer`	`1`	Material Reducer
direction	`0x4` `0x8`	`0`	`0` `1` `2` `3`	`0` `1` `2` `3`	The direction the block's front is. 0: north 1: east 2: south 3: west

History

Bedrock Edition
1.4.0	beta 1.2.20.1	Added compound creators.
1.4.0	beta 1.2.20.2	Pocket UI screens have been added to compound creators.
Education Edition
1.0.27		Added compound creators.

Issues

Issues relating to "Compound Creator" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

Gallery

The interface of the compound creator.

References

[breakingtimenote-1] Times are for unenchanted tools as wielded by players with no status effects, measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.

[bedrock-item-id-2] ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.

[bedrock-give-available-3] Available with /give command.

[bedrock-item-form-4] The block's direct item form has the same id as the block.

[A]

[i 1]

[i 2]

[i 3]