How to Link Nether Portals Using Coordinate Conversion

Building linked Nether portals in vanilla Minecraft normally requires opening the debug screen and manually dividing or multiplying your X and Z coordinates by eight. Nexus Trace Mod includes a built-in coordinate converter that handles the 8:1 Overworld-to-Nether ratio for you.

Converting Portal Coordinates

1. Stand at the exact spot in the Overworld where you built (or plan to build) your first Nether portal.

2. Press B to open the creation screen and make a waypoint at your portal's position.

3. Press ; (semicolon) to open the waypoint manager menu and select your newly created portal waypoint.

4. Use the mod's coordinate conversion feature to automatically translate the marker's position between the Overworld and the Nether using the 8:1 ratio.

Aligning Your Second Portal

Once converted, you can use the waypoint to guide your tunnel construction in the opposite dimension.

1. Enter the Nether and look for your converted waypoint marker.

2. Because markers stay visible through solid Netherrack and beyond loaded chunks, you can mine directly toward the floating label without checking your coordinate screen.

3. When you arrive at the target area, line up your new portal frame with the depth-tested vertical laser beam to ensure the exact block positions match.