Description
Cyan Stained Glass Pane is a thin, decorative building block in Minecraft that provides the beautiful colored transparency effects of cyan stained glass while offering more intricate architectural detailing possibilities through its slender profile and unique connection properties. These panes are significantly thinner than regular glass blocks, measuring only two pixels thick compared to the full sixteen pixel thickness of standard blocks, allowing for more delicate and refined construction techniques. The cyan coloring provides the same stunning blue green transparency effects as full glass blocks while enabling builders to create more sophisticated window designs, decorative panels, and architectural features that require precise visual layering. The connection system allows panes to automatically link with adjacent panes, creating continuous glazing effects without visible gaps or interruptions between individual pieces. This connectivity extends to walls and other solid blocks, enabling panes to attach seamlessly to various building materials and create complex geometric arrangements. Professional builders appreciate the versatility of glass panes for creating modern architectural features, greenhouse structures, and artistic installations that require detailed transparency work with enhanced visual refinement. The reduced material requirements make panes more economical than full blocks for large glazing projects, as each crafting operation produces sixteen panes from only six full glass blocks. The slender profile allows for creative layering techniques where multiple panes can be placed in close proximity to create unique visual depth effects and complex transparency patterns. When combined with various light sources, cyan stained glass panes create beautiful colored illumination that can transform ordinary spaces into extraordinary environments with sophisticated lighting design. The durability matches that of regular glass, maintaining the same fragile properties while offering enhanced architectural flexibility through the reduced thickness and improved connectivity options.
What is Cyan Stained Glass Pane?
Cyan Stained Glass Pane is a thin transparent building element that measures two pixels thick and automatically connects with adjacent panes to create continuous glazing surfaces with beautiful cyan blue green coloration. This block represents an evolution of standard glass technology, offering the same transparency and color filtering effects while providing enhanced architectural flexibility through its slender profile. The automatic connection system creates seamless transitions between individual panes, eliminating visible gaps and producing smooth, continuous glazing effects across multiple block spaces. Unlike full thickness glass blocks, panes can create more delicate and refined visual presentations that work particularly well in detailed architectural applications. The cyan staining provides the same vibrant blue green transparency effects as full glass blocks while allowing for more economical use of materials in large scale glazing projects. The reduced thickness enables creative building techniques that would be impossible with full blocks, including layered transparency effects and complex geometric arrangements. The connection properties extend beyond pane to pane linking, as these blocks can also attach to solid walls and other building materials to create integrated architectural features. The lightweight visual appearance makes structures feel more open and airy while maintaining the practical benefits of transparent barriers. The block maintains all the functional properties of regular glass including light transmission, mob spawning prevention, and compatibility with various redstone contraptions. The manufacturing efficiency produces sixteen panes from six glass blocks, making it an economical choice for builders who need extensive glazing coverage. The refined appearance works exceptionally well in modern architectural styles, contemporary building designs, and sophisticated construction projects that require detailed attention to transparency and light management.
Where to find Cyan Stained Glass Pane
Cyan Stained Glass Panes are not naturally generated in any biomes, structures, or dimensions throughout the Minecraft world, making them exclusively craftable items that require players to gather specific materials and complete manufacturing processes. The creation process depends on first producing cyan stained glass blocks, which themselves require regular glass blocks and cyan dye materials obtained through various gathering and crafting methods. Regular glass production involves collecting sand from desert biomes, beach areas, riverbanks, or underwater deposits, then smelting this sand in furnaces using fuel sources such as coal, wood, or other combustible materials. The cyan dye component can be acquired through multiple approaches including finding cyan colored flowers in appropriate biomes, crafting combinations of blue and green dyes, or engaging in trading relationships with villager merchants who specialize in dye related commerce. Once cyan stained glass is produced, the pane crafting process takes place in crafting tables located within player bases, workshops, or temporary construction sites. Some advanced players establish automated production systems that can manage the entire supply chain from sand collection through final glass pane output, using redstone contraptions and mechanical devices to streamline manufacturing. Alternative material sources include trading with glazier villagers who might offer glass related products in exchange for emeralds or other valuable trade items. The multi step production process requires careful resource management and planning, particularly for large construction projects that need thousands of glass panes for extensive glazing work. Unlike naturally occurring blocks that can be mined directly from the environment, glass panes represent the culmination of sophisticated manufacturing chains that transform basic raw materials into refined architectural components. Players often dedicate significant time and resources to establishing efficient glass production facilities that can support major building projects requiring extensive use of transparent materials.
How to get Cyan Stained Glass Pane
Creating Cyan Stained Glass Panes requires first crafting cyan stained glass blocks, then converting these blocks into panes using a specific crafting recipe that produces sixteen panes from six stained glass blocks. The process begins with standard glass production by collecting sand from various biomes and smelting it in furnaces using appropriate fuel sources to create clear glass blocks. Cyan dye acquisition involves gathering cyan colored flowers, crafting dye combinations from blue and green sources, or trading with villagers who offer dye related products in their merchant inventories. The cyan stained glass creation requires placing cyan dye in the center of a crafting table surrounded by eight regular glass blocks, yielding eight cyan stained glass blocks per crafting operation. The pane conversion process involves placing six cyan stained glass blocks in two horizontal rows within a crafting table interface, with three blocks in the bottom row and three blocks in the middle row, leaving the top row empty. This arrangement produces sixteen cyan stained glass panes, providing excellent material efficiency compared to using full blocks for glazing applications. Advanced players often establish dedicated glass working facilities with multiple furnaces for continuous glass production and organized storage systems for managing various colored glass types and their corresponding pane variants. Alternative acquisition methods include trading with glazier villagers who might offer glass pane products, though this requires developing trading relationships and may not provide the specific colors needed for particular construction projects. Some players create comprehensive automation systems using hoppers, dispensers, and redstone machinery to manage the entire production pipeline from raw material gathering through final glass pane manufacturing. The scalable nature of this crafting process makes it suitable for both small decorative projects and massive architectural undertakings that require thousands of glass panes for complex glazing installations.
Release Information
First introduced: Released in Minecraft 1.7.2 The Update that Changed the World on October 25, 2013
Give Command
/give @p minecraft:cyan_stained_glass_pane
How to use Cyan Stained Glass Pane
Cyan Stained Glass Panes function as thin decorative barriers that can be placed using standard block placement mechanics while automatically connecting with adjacent panes and compatible blocks to create continuous glazing surfaces. Players place panes by right clicking while holding them selected from their inventory or hotbar, with the blocks automatically orienting and connecting based on surrounding block configurations. The two pixel thickness allows for precise architectural detailing that would be impossible with full thickness blocks, enabling builders to create sophisticated window designs, decorative screens, and artistic installations with enhanced visual refinement. The automatic connection system links adjacent panes seamlessly, creating continuous glazing effects without visible gaps or interruptions across multiple block spaces. The connectivity extends to solid walls and other building materials, allowing panes to attach to various surfaces and create integrated architectural features that blend transparency with structural elements. The cyan coloring provides beautiful blue green light filtering effects that can enhance the ambiance of any construction project, particularly when combined with various light sources such as glowstone, sea lanterns, or redstone lamps. The fragile nature requires careful handling during construction and use, as panes break easily when struck by tools, projectiles, or explosions, dropping nothing unless harvested with silk touch enchanted tools. This fragility makes precise placement important, especially in survival mode where replacing broken panes requires additional materials and crafting time. Advanced building techniques involve layering multiple panes to create complex transparency effects, using the reduced thickness to achieve visual depth and sophisticated geometric arrangements. The economic efficiency makes panes ideal for large scale glazing projects where full blocks would be unnecessarily expensive or visually overwhelming. The compatibility with redstone contraptions and various game mechanics ensures that panes can be incorporated into technical builds and functional constructions without compromising their decorative appeal.
Recipes for Cyan Stained Glass Pane
Shaped Crafting Items must be placed in a specific pattern in a crafting table
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Shaped Crafting Items must be placed in a specific pattern in a crafting table
Glass Pane
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Cyan Dye
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