There is unfortunately no setting for this, but there is a hack to place it manually in creative mode: While a sapling is equipped (I know this sounds strange), type "id ironore" into console to turn it into iron ore (the same works for regular rocks tool by typing "id rock") 
On another note, I'm assuming iron and other ores will be back in the ground again when world gen works?
The current iron ore will stay (we think it's a nice addition if at least some iron ore and maybe some coal spawn at the surface), but underground ores are still planned and will be added in a future update (not necessarily with the world gen update though).
There is unfortunately no setting for this, but there is a hack to place it manually in creative mode: While a sapling is equipped (I know this sounds strange), type "id ironore" into console to turn it into iron ore (the same works for regular rocks tool by typing "id rock")
Awesome, thanks!
While a sapling is equipped (I know this sounds strange), type "id ironore" into console to turn it into iron ore
Just tried that... does not appear to work?
id ironore - no space 
I used the forum search tool to find this post again and the search tool made it look like id iron ore 
ah sorry. didnt want to be a smartass (again). was really just confused because of the "didn´t work"
btw. i really do like this "hack". finally i can generate these rocks and will definitely use them for building
No need to say sorry mate appreciate you taking your time to take a screenshot and post.
btw. i really do like this "hack". finally i can generate these rocks and will definitely use them for building
100%! I hope there will be a way in survival mode to do this in the future red51
100%! I hope there will be a way in survival mode to do this in the future red51
We definitely need to think about this. We have to find a logical way of doing something like this in survival mode (i.e. what sort if item one would carry in his inventory in order to place a boulder etc) 
Agreed, not a simple one. Especially to make it realistic. But I can see peeps wanting to use them in survival mode (they do look pretty cool).
Maybe have it so that one boulder takes up the whole inventory... I don't know. I don't write survival games
We definitely need to think about this. We have to find a logical way of doing something like this in survival mode (i.e. what sort if item one would carry in his inventory in order to place a boulder etc)
For a boulder wouldn´t it be the most "logical" way to have a full stack of rocks in your inventory? Same for the ore-rocks - a full stack of i.e. iron.
Of course its not "logical" to suddenly have a massive chunk of rock in front of you when you were just a few secs before carry a bunch of smaller stones with you. But its as close as you can get (i guess).
You could even consider to use that as advantage for storage of certain rawmaterials. 1 rock = 64 stones // 64 stones = 1 rock - or - 1 tree = 20 wood = 1 wood stack
We definitely need to think about this. We have to find a logical way of doing something like this in survival mode (i.e. what sort if item one would carry in his inventory in order to place a boulder etc)
I remember from Java version that when I had mined one piece of ore, I could place it on ground, mine it again and had then 2-3 pieces of ore. Placed one again, mined it and so on. I used this to experiment a bit with snow and magma colours.
Of course its not "logical" to suddenly have a massive chunk of rock in front of you when you were just a few secs before carry a bunch of smaller stones with you. But its as close as you can get (i guess).
I like this proposal better than duplicating the ores like it was in Java.
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