PlaceryGrab

About PlaceryGrab

PlaceryGrab

The player tool your builders always wished Rust had

Give your PvE players the tool they always dreamed about but could never get.

PlaceryGrab is a player-focused entity manipulation plugin for Rust that lets players use a custom in-game toolgun to grab, move, rotate, flip, scale, and precision-edit their owned entities directly in the world.

This is not just an admin tool repackaged for players. PlaceryGrab is designed as a real permission-based gameplay feature with timed access, cooldowns, ownership rules, TC-based restrictions, preview UI, and multiple edit modes that make it feel like a premium building utility for your community. Admin-only functionality is limited to maintenance and setup helpers, while the core feature is built around player use.

About PlaceryGrab

PlaceryGrab allows players to activate a custom Placery Toolgun and interact with valid world entities

Players can:

grab and reposition owned entities
rotate and fine-tune placement
flip supported entities
scale supported deployables
directly edit non-door entities with push/pull, vertical movement, rotate, and scale modes
in-place edit supported doors and ladder hatches
save or undo their changes in-world
use preview UI and help messaging while building

This makes PlaceryGrab perfect for PvE, roleplay, creative build, housing, and premium builder perk servers.

Key Features:

True player toolgun system — built for players, not just admins
Free Move mode for smooth repositioning
Rotate mode with axis switching and fine control
Scaling mode for supported entities
Direct Edit mode for non-door entities
Door / ladder hatch edit mode for quick in-place adjustments
Undo / revert support while grabbing
Ownership and TC-aware restrictions
Timed access + cooldown permissions
Tracked persistence and restart-safe handling
Preview image / text UI support
Highly configurable controls, UI, blacklist, release, and scaling rules

What your players can do

PlaceryGrab gives builders a powerful new quality-of-life tool that removes one of the biggest frustrations in Rust building:

“I placed it wrong… now I have to destroy it and place it again.”

Instead of rebuilding from scratch, players can simply:

activate the tool
grab the entity
adjust it with mouse controls
release and save the new placement

That opens the door to cleaner interiors, better decorative layouts, improved utility placement, more polished bases, and much more creative freedom overall.

Commands:

Player Commands:

/placerygrab — activate / deactivate PlaceryGrab mode
/placerygrabhelp — show player help and access overview
/placeryui on — enable the hammer/entity info UI
/placeryui off — disable the hammer/entity info UI

Admin Commands

/placeryfixscale
/placerycleardata confirm
/placeryreloadimages

Default Controls

Left Click — grab / primary action
Right Click — edit / secondary action
E — save or release
R — cycle mode
Shift — smart collide / fine adjustments
Middle Mouse — flip
Hold Right Click — undo / revert while grabbing

Permissions:

PlaceryGrab.grab.use
PlaceryGrab.grab.use.admin

Timed Access:

PlaceryGrab.grab.use.unlimited
PlaceryGrab.grab.use.30s
PlaceryGrab.grab.use.60s
PlaceryGrab.grab.use.120s

Cooldown Permissions:

PlaceryGrab.use.commandcooldown20s
PlaceryGrab.use.commandcooldown40s
PlaceryGrab.use.commandcooldown60s
PlaceryGrab.use.commandnocooldown

Special / Category Access

resources
animals
NPC-related entities
vehicles
Nature Deployables bypass support

This gives server owners a lot of freedom to turn PlaceryGrab into a VIP perk, builder rank reward, or specialized gameplay feature.

Configuration::

PlaceryGrab includes configuration for:

chat settings
grab smoothness and distance
rotation settings
blacklist rules
ownership / TC-auth behavior
release / snap settings
scaling limits and scaling blacklist
custom controls
UI and game tips
preview image / preview text options
tracked entity / TC grace period behavior

Blacklist Name Format:

Use entity / deployable short names, not full prefab paths.
Example: storageadaptor.deployed or storageadaptor, not assets/prefabs/deployable/playerioents/storageadapter/storageadaptor.deployed.prefab.

This applies to both:

Grab Blacklist
Scaling Blacklist

Examples of valid entries:

door.hinged.toptier
wall.frame.garagedoor
andswitch.entity
generator.small
storageadaptor.deployed
industrialcrafter.deployed

Credits:

Special thanks to @ninitsukino for the amazing images of her builds created with PlaceryGrab.

A huge thank you to @ilineus for the dedicated testing, feedback, and ideas throughout the development of PlaceryGrab. Your input has had a major impact on the plugin, and it would not be what it is today without your help.

Thanks as well to the test players at J.A.R.V.I.S Rust PvE Server for helping test the plugin and sharing their feedback.

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