# sm.visualization.setBlockVisualization

Visualizes a block on a shape

**Kind:** Function

**Environments:** Game

## Game

### Overload 1

``` { .lua .api-signature }
sm.visualization.setBlockVisualization( position, illegal?, shape )
```

[Open the full Game reference](../Game-Script-Environment/Static-Functions/sm.visualization.md#setblockvisualization-vec3-boolean-optional-shape)

**Availability:** Client only

**Parameters:**

| Name | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `position` | [Vec3](../Game-Script-Environment/Userdata/Vec3.md) | The local space position |
| `illegal` *(optional)* | boolean | Whether the visualization should render as illegal (Defaults to false) |
| `shape` | [Shape](../Game-Script-Environment/Userdata/Shape.md) | Shape to visualize on |

### Overload 2

``` { .lua .api-signature }
sm.visualization.setBlockVisualization( position, illegal?, joint )
```

[Open the full Game reference](../Game-Script-Environment/Static-Functions/sm.visualization.md#setblockvisualization-vec3-boolean-optional-joint)

**Availability:** Client only

Visualizes a block on a joint

**Parameters:**

| Name | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `position` | [Vec3](../Game-Script-Environment/Userdata/Vec3.md) | The local space position |
| `illegal` *(optional)* | boolean | Whether the visualization should render as illegal (Defaults to false) |
| `joint` | [Joint](../Game-Script-Environment/Userdata/Joint.md) | joint to visualize on |

### Overload 3

``` { .lua .api-signature }
sm.visualization.setBlockVisualization( position, illegal? )
```

[Open the full Game reference](../Game-Script-Environment/Static-Functions/sm.visualization.md#setblockvisualization-vec3-boolean-optional)

**Availability:** Client only

Visualizes a block in world space

**Parameters:**

| Name | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `position` | [Vec3](../Game-Script-Environment/Userdata/Vec3.md) | The world space position |
| `illegal` *(optional)* | boolean | Whether the visualization should render as illegal (Defaults to false) |