TileEntityMarioPipeBlock.java

package io.github.hedgehog1029.mariopipe;

import net.minecraft.block.BlockContainer;
import net.minecraft.block.material.Material;
import net.minecraft.client.renderer.texture.IIconRegister;
import net.minecraft.creativetab.CreativeTabs;
import net.minecraft.tileentity.TileEntity;
import net.minecraft.world.World;
import net.minecraftforge.client.IItemRenderer;
import net.minecraftforge.client.IItemRenderer.ItemRenderType;

public class TileEntityMarioPipeBlock extends BlockContainer {
    //Treat it like a normal block here. The Block Bounds are a good idea - the first three are X Y and Z of the botton-left corner,
    //And the second three are the top-right corner.
    public TileEntityMarioPipeBlock() {
            super(Material.iron);
            this.setCreativeTab(CreativeTabs.tabTransport);
            this.setBlockBounds(0.0F, 0.0F, 0.0F, 1.0F, 1.1F, 1.0F);
            this.setBlockName("mariopipe:marioPipe");
    }

    //Make sure you set this as your TileEntity class relevant for the block!
    @Override
    public TileEntity createNewTileEntity(World world, int var2) {
            return new TileEntityMarioPipe();
    }

    //You don't want the normal render type, or it wont render properly.
    @Override
    public int getRenderType() {
            return -1;
    }

    //It's not an opaque cube, so you need this.
    @Override
    public boolean isOpaqueCube() {
            return false;
    }

    //It's not a normal block, so you need this too.
    public boolean renderAsNormalBlock() {
            return false;
    }

    //This is the icon to use for showing the block in your hand.
    public void registerIcons(IIconRegister icon) {
            this.blockIcon = icon.registerIcon("mariopipe:MarioPipeIcon");
    }
}