JollyPixel · fraxken · Mar 3, 2026 · Mar 3, 2026
diff --git a/.changeset/warm-donuts-give.md b/.changeset/warm-donuts-give.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@jolly-pixel/voxel.renderer": minor
+---
+
+Remove PoleCross and PoleX shape and keep PoleZ as Pole
diff --git a/docs/llms/voxel-renderer-llms-full.md b/docs/llms/voxel-renderer-llms-full.md
@@ -251,9 +251,7 @@ type BlockShapeID =
   | "slabBottom"
   | "slabTop"
   | "poleY"
-  | "poleX"
-  | "poleZ"
-  | "poleCross"
+  | "pole"
   | "ramp"
   | "rampFlip"
   | "rampCornerInner"
@@ -408,16 +406,9 @@ All pole shapes use `collisionHint: "trimesh"` and occlude no faces (sub-voxel c
 - **`PoleY`** — `shapeId: "poleY"`.
   Narrow vertical post (3/8–5/8 cross-section) running the full block height.
 
-- **`Pole`** — `shapeId: "poleX"`.
-  Narrow horizontal beam running along the X axis (full width, centered on Y/Z).
-
-- **`Pole`** — `shapeId: "poleZ"`.
+- **`Pole`** — `shapeId: "pole"`.
   Narrow horizontal beam running along the Z axis (full depth, centered on X/Y).
-
-- **`PoleCross`** — `shapeId: "poleCross"`.
-  Horizontal plus-connector at mid-height — X and Z beams merged at the centre.
-  Internal intersection faces are omitted to avoid overdraw.
-
+
 ### Ramps
 
 All ramp shapes use `collisionHint: "trimesh"`.

diff --git a/packages/editors/voxel-map/src/ui/BlockLibrary.ts b/packages/editors/voxel-map/src/ui/BlockLibrary.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ const kAllShapeIds: BlockShapeID[] = [
   "slabBottom",
   "slabTop",
   "poleY",
-  "poleX",
+  "pole",
   "ramp",
   "rampCornerInner",
   "rampCornerOuter",

diff --git a/packages/voxel-renderer/docs/Blocks.md b/packages/voxel-renderer/docs/Blocks.md
@@ -46,9 +46,7 @@ type BlockShapeID =
   | "slabBottom"
   | "slabTop"
   | "poleY"
-  | "poleX"
-  | "poleZ"
-  | "poleCross"
+  | "pole"
   | "ramp"
   | "rampCornerInner"
   | "rampCornerOuter"

diff --git a/packages/voxel-renderer/docs/BuiltInShapes.md b/packages/voxel-renderer/docs/BuiltInShapes.md
@@ -31,16 +31,7 @@ All pole shapes use **collisionHint**: [trimesh](./Collision.md) and occlude no
 | Shape ID | Occludes |
 |---:|---|
 | `poleY` | — |
-| `poleX` | — |
-| `poleZ` | — |
-| `poleCross` | — |
-
-```ts
-type PoleAxis = "x" | "z";
-```
-
-Passed to the `Pole` constructor to select the axis along which the beam runs.
-The default is `"z"`.
+| `pole` | — |
 
 ### Ramps
 

diff --git a/packages/voxel-renderer/examples/scripts/demo-shapes.ts b/packages/voxel-renderer/examples/scripts/demo-shapes.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import { Cube } from "../../src/blocks/shapes/Cube.ts";
 import { Slab } from "../../src/blocks/shapes/Slab.ts";
 import { PoleY } from "../../src/blocks/shapes/PoleY.ts";
 import { Pole } from "../../src/blocks/shapes/Pole.ts";
-import { PoleCross } from "../../src/blocks/shapes/PoleCross.ts";
 import { Ramp } from "../../src/blocks/shapes/Ramp.ts";
 import {
   RampCornerInner,
@@ -64,20 +63,10 @@ const kShapes: ShapeEntry[] = [
     color: "#26c6da"
   },
   {
-    shape: new Pole("x"),
-    label: "poleX",
-    color: "#ff7043"
-  },
-  {
-    shape: new Pole("z"),
-    label: "poleZ",
+    shape: new Pole(),
+    label: "pole",
     color: "#ab47bc"
   },
-  {
-    shape: new PoleCross(),
-    label: "poleCross",
-    color: "#66bb6a"
-  },
 
   // ── Ramp ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   {

diff --git a/packages/voxel-renderer/src/blocks/BlockShape.ts b/packages/voxel-renderer/src/blocks/BlockShape.ts
@@ -38,9 +38,7 @@ export type BlockShapeID =
   | "slabBottom"
   | "slabTop"
   | "poleY"
-  | "poleX"
-  | "poleZ"
-  | "poleCross"
+  | "pole"
   | "ramp"
   | "rampCornerInner"
   | "rampCornerOuter"

diff --git a/packages/voxel-renderer/src/blocks/BlockShapeRegistry.ts b/packages/voxel-renderer/src/blocks/BlockShapeRegistry.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import { Ramp } from "./shapes/Ramp.ts";
 import { RampCornerInner, RampCornerOuter } from "./shapes/RampCorner.ts";
 import { PoleY } from "./shapes/PoleY.ts";
 import { Pole } from "./shapes/Pole.ts";
-import { PoleCross } from "./shapes/PoleCross.ts";
 import {
   Stair,
   StairCornerInner,
@@ -48,9 +47,7 @@ export class BlockShapeRegistry {
       .register(new Slab("bottom"))
       .register(new Slab("top"))
       .register(new PoleY())
-      .register(new Pole("x"))
-      .register(new Pole("z"))
-      .register(new PoleCross())
+      .register(new Pole())
       .register(new Ramp())
       .register(new RampCornerInner())
       .register(new RampCornerOuter())

diff --git a/packages/voxel-renderer/src/blocks/shapes/Pole.ts b/packages/voxel-renderer/src/blocks/shapes/Pole.ts
@@ -13,28 +13,21 @@ import type {
 const kW = 3 / 8;
 const kH = 5 / 8;
 
-export type PoleAxis = "x" | "z";
-
 /**
  * Pole — a narrow horizontal beam running along the X or Z axis.
  * Cross-section: 0.25×0.25 centered at 0.5, full length along the chosen axis.
  * Uses trimesh collision for accurate sub-voxel physics.
  *
- * "poleZ": z=[0,1], centered x=[kW,kH], y=[kW,kH]
- * "poleX": x=[0,1], centered z=[kW,kH], y=[kW,kH]
+ * "pole": z=[0,1], centered x=[kW,kH], y=[kW,kH]
  */
 export class Pole implements BlockShape {
   readonly id: BlockShapeID;
   readonly collisionHint: BlockCollisionHint = "trimesh";
   readonly faces: readonly FaceDefinition[];
 
-  constructor(
-    axis: PoleAxis = "z"
-  ) {
-    this.id = axis === "z" ? "poleZ" : "poleX";
-    this.faces = axis === "z" ?
-      Pole.#buildZFaces() :
-      Pole.#buildXFaces();
+  constructor() {
+    this.id = "pole";
+    this.faces = Pole.#buildZFaces();
   }
 
   occludes(
@@ -96,58 +89,4 @@ export class Pole implements BlockShape {
       }
     ];
   }
-
-  static #buildXFaces(): FaceDefinition[] {
-    // Beam along X: x=[0,1], centered z=[kW,kH], y=[kW,kH]
-    return [
-      {
-        // NegX cap (x=0)
-        // e1=[0,kH-kW,0], e2=[0,kH-kW,kW-kH] → cross=[-(kH-kW)^2,0,0] ✓
-        face: FACE.NegX,
-        normal: [-1, 0, 0],
-        vertices: [[0, kW, kH], [0, kH, kH], [0, kH, kW], [0, kW, kW]],
-        uvs: [[0, 0], [0, 1], [1, 1], [1, 0]]
-      },
-      {
-        // PosX cap (x=1)
-        // e1=[0,kH-kW,0], e2=[0,kH-kW,kH-kW] → cross=[(kH-kW)^2,0,0] ✓
-        face: FACE.PosX,
-        normal: [1, 0, 0],
-        vertices: [[1, kW, kW], [1, kH, kW], [1, kH, kH], [1, kW, kH]],
-        uvs: [[0, 0], [0, 1], [1, 1], [1, 0]]
-      },
-      {
-        // Top (PosY, y=kH)
-        // e1=[0,0,kH-kW], e2=[1,0,kH-kW] → cross=[0,(kH-kW),0] ✓
-        face: FACE.PosY,
-        normal: [0, 1, 0],
-        vertices: [[0, kH, kW], [0, kH, kH], [1, kH, kH], [1, kH, kW]],
-        uvs: [[0, 0], [0, 1], [1, 1], [1, 0]]
-      },
-      {
-        // Bottom (NegY, y=kW)
-        // e1=[0,0,kW-kH], e2=[1,0,kW-kH] → cross=[0,kW-kH,0] ✓
-        face: FACE.NegY,
-        normal: [0, -1, 0],
-        vertices: [[0, kW, kH], [0, kW, kW], [1, kW, kW], [1, kW, kH]],
-        uvs: [[0, 0], [0, 1], [1, 1], [1, 0]]
-      },
-      {
-        // NegZ side (z=kW)
-        // e1=[-1,0,0], e2=[-1,kH-kW,0] → cross=[0,0,-(kH-kW)] ✓
-        face: FACE.NegZ,
-        normal: [0, 0, -1],
-        vertices: [[1, kW, kW], [0, kW, kW], [0, kH, kW], [1, kH, kW]],
-        uvs: [[0, 0], [1, 0], [1, 1], [0, 1]]
-      },
-      {
-        // PosZ side (z=kH)
-        // e1=[1,0,0], e2=[1,kH-kW,0] → cross=[0,0,kH-kW] ✓
-        face: FACE.PosZ,
-        normal: [0, 0, 1],
-        vertices: [[0, kW, kH], [1, kW, kH], [1, kH, kH], [0, kH, kH]],
-        uvs: [[0, 0], [1, 0], [1, 1], [0, 1]]
-      }
-    ];
-  }
 }