---
navigation:
  parent: items-blocks-machines/items-blocks-machines-index.md
  title: Facades
  icon: facade
  icon_components:
    "ae2:facade_item": "minecraft:stone"
  position: 110
categories:
- network infrastructure
item_ids:
- ae2:facade
---

# Facades

Facades can be used to make your base appear more clean. They can cover up both sizes of cable, and be made out of many
kinds of blocks.

<GameScene zoom="6" background="transparent">
  <ImportStructure src="../assets/assemblies/facades_1.snbt" />
  <IsometricCamera yaw="195" pitch="30" />
</GameScene>

They can cover all sides of a cable, but will let [subparts](../ae2-mechanics/cable-subparts.md) and cable connections
protrude though.

<GameScene zoom="6"  interactive={true}>
  <ImportStructure src="../assets/assemblies/facades_2.snbt" />
  <IsometricCamera yaw="195" pitch="30" />
</GameScene>

Be clever with them to improve your base aesthetic or make blocks with different textures on each side.

<GameScene zoom="4" interactive={true}>
  <ImportStructure src="../assets/assemblies/facades_3.snbt" />
  <IsometricCamera yaw="195" pitch="30" />
</GameScene>

## Hiding Facades

Facades will be hidden while holding a <a href="network_tool.md">network tool</a> in either hand.

You can interact with blocks behind hidden facades without having to remove the facades first.

## Recipe

Place the block you want the texture of in the middle of 4 <ItemLink id="cable_anchor" />s.

![Facade Recipe](../assets/diagrams/facade_recipe.png)