Skin Layers 3D (Fabric/Forge) Mod

Skin Layers 3D (Fabric/Forge) is a mod which makes player skins 3D. Many skins have different appearances which contain things like glasses or other textures which can look different in a 3D mode. Skin Layers 3D adds new detail by automatically converting your skin to 3D. Some elements will stay the same while others can see a huge difference. Steve’s skin for example does not have very much change, while other more detailed skins can have giant notability. The skin in the picture is a default skin from TL skin and cape and looking closely you can see some 3D elements. While there may be some 3D elements in some normal skins without this mod, this mod enhances them.

The mod works with normal Minecraft skins but it may work better on a better-optimised skin. The mod automatically converts back to 2D when within 12 blocks to improve performance. You can disable the 3D skin in Options > Skin Customisation It takes advantage of the fact that there are 2 layers within the game by default and makes the last one 3D. This currently only works on players, the authors said they may consider making it work on mobs and armour in the future. Some things that are transparent like glasses are accounted for. The mod is actually fairly lightweight and not all that complicated code-wise.

SkinLayers 3D does not have any dependencies and works with most mods, including performance and visual mods. There are some mods that are known not to work though, such as HD Skins and Epic Flight Mod. The mod is client-side only so does not need to be installed on the server. The mod used the tr7zw Protective License.