# Bow

The bow animates as you pull it, this allows you to have a single texture/model for each of these states.

{% hint style="warning" %}
It is very important to set the textures to your bow item that should have set them to avoid problem with missing texture:

<img src="/files/4WVdARTiTfYDpXeAdU9x" alt="" data-size="original">
{% endhint %}

To use the status textures, you need to add suffixes to your model filename or texture.

If you plan to use textures (png) you had to set `generate: true`.\
If you plan to use models (json) you have to set `generate: false`, as you already have the models.

## Suffixes for items

* `BOW`
  * `_0` - First pulling state.
  * `_1` - Second pulling state.
  * `_2` - Third pulling state.
* `FISHING_ROD`
  * `_cast` - Shows a fishing rod when it is cast.
* `SHIELD`
  * `_blocking` - Shows a shield model when you are blocking with it.
* `BUNDLE`
  * `_filled` - Displays a bundle when it is filled.

## Adding item states using suffixes (bow)

Firstly you need to create three pulling states for our bow.

![](/files/ZTsgKgbHJ1wla4UIWS7I)

Save them, drop to the directory where is your original bow texture and add suffixes to your textures like this:

I put them into `contents/myitems/textures/item/` folder of my resourcepack.

<div align="left"><img src="/files/wzh4JxZ3N9xIbYTjd7gM" alt=""></div>

{% hint style="info" %}
Suffixes also work on model names (json).\
I put them into `contents/myitems/models/item/` folder of my resourcepack.

<img src="/files/ZSwHS9tTFKleNt85QNOe" alt="" data-size="original">
{% endhint %}

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Modern (Recommended)" %}

```yaml
items:
  ruby_bow:
    name: Example Ruby Bow
    material: BOW
    graphics:
      textures:
        normal: item/bows/ruby_bow
        pulling_0: item/bows/ruby_bow_0
        pulling_1: item/bows/ruby_bow_1
        pulling_2: item/bows/ruby_bow_2
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Old (1.21.3 and lower)" %}

```yaml
items:
  ruby_bow:
    display_name: Example Ruby Bow
    resource:
      material: BOW
      generate: true
      textures:
        - item/bows/ruby_bow
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

## Done

You have working bow with item states.

![](/files/sfS6K5B0WhYpHczojIHu)


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