How to Rotate, Balance, and Clear Items in the Crafting Grid

Grid Management Buttons and Shortcuts

Crafting Tweaks adds utility buttons alongside the crafting grid in standard crafting tables and many modded crafting tables. You can click these buttons directly or use keyboard shortcuts to arrange items instantly.

• Rotate the Grid (R key): Click the rotate button or press R to shift the outer ring of ingredients around the perimeter of the crafting grid. This allows you to quickly reposition items for directional recipes without taking them out of the table.
• Balance Stacks (B key): Click the balance button or press B when you have uneven amounts of materials placed in the grid. The mod distributes the items evenly across all occupied slots.
• Spread Across the Entire Grid (Shift + Balance): Hold Shift while clicking the balance button to take a single stack and spread it evenly across all nine slots of the 3×3 grid.
• Clear the Grid (C key): Click the clear button or press C to immediately sweep all items sitting in the crafting grid back into your inventory.

Using these controls saves significant time when organizing complex shaped recipes or handling large crafting operations.