How to make floating objects
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There is a nice Bukkit plugin names ShowCaseStandalone that allows what you want.
Otherwise, there is a second solution. As explained by Skylinerw on minecraftforum.net,
You can summon the item entity riding an invisible armor stand that has NoGravity set to 1:
/summon Item ~ ~5 ~ {Item:{id:minecraft:stone,Count:1},Riding:{id:ArmorStand,Marker:1,Invisible:1,NoGravity:1}}
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Is it possible to make objects float?
List of some items that float on water:- Piece of paper.
- Wood.
- Balloon.
- Plastic bottle.
- Ice.
- Boat.
How do you make things float at home?
The easiest way to give the look of levitation is by jumping. Choose a complementary background and then ask your model to jump. There's not much magic to it. If you want your props to float, whether it's a book or a candle, the same principle applies.How to make Objects Float!
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You dont even have to use a plugin, you can do that with commands. There is a really good editor which generates the command for you: http://haselkern.github.io/Minecraft-ArmorStand/
In your case there are 3 Armor stands with diffrent arm positions, all of them are invisible holding a Iron sword.
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