Is there a way to render an item on a custom model's hand using layers?

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Is there a way to render an item on a custom model's hand using layers?

Hi i am interested in making some new entities using custom models and  i was curious if there was a way to use the new layer feature to render an item. 
Any help is appreciated. Thank you very much in advance.

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Yes, if you separate the…
Thu, 03/13/2025 - 23:09

Yes, if you separate the item texture(s) from the main mob texture then using the "synced data" tab to create vars for each item and display your texture with the "display condition" provided with each model layer.

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thank you for your response,…
Fri, 03/14/2025 - 00:41

thank you for your response, 
i thought of that but i would like a more modular approach to it; in order for all vanilla and modded items to be usable. Do you know any other way or did i misread your response?

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I am not sure about using…
Fri, 03/14/2025 - 19:14

I am not sure about using vanilla items since that is a feature for only the "biped" model in the MCreator entity creator but i'm sure there is some way to get items to appear in custom entities hand if you do some research.