diff --git a/src/main/java/me/youhavetrouble/blockedit/BEPlayer.java b/src/main/java/me/youhavetrouble/blockedit/BEPlayer.java
index b895773..aeb0ff7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/me/youhavetrouble/blockedit/BEPlayer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/me/youhavetrouble/blockedit/BEPlayer.java
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 package me.youhavetrouble.blockedit;
 
+import me.youhavetrouble.blockedit.util.Clipboard;
 import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
 import org.bukkit.Location;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
 import org.bukkit.util.BoundingBox;
+import org.bukkit.util.Vector;
 
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.UUID;
@@ -12,11 +14,14 @@ public class BEPlayer {
 
     private static final HashMap<UUID, BEPlayer> playerHashMap = new HashMap<>();
     private BoundingBox selection;
+
+    private final Clipboard clipboard;
     private Location selectionPoint1, selectionPoint2;
     private final UUID playerUuid;
 
     public BEPlayer(Player player) {
         this.playerUuid = player.getUniqueId();
+        this.clipboard = new Clipboard(player.getLocation());
     }
 
     public Player getPlayer() {
@@ -27,6 +32,26 @@ public class BEPlayer {
         return selection;
     }
 
+    public Clipboard getClipboard() {
+        return clipboard;
+    }
+
+    public void setClipboardFromSelection() {
+        if (selection == null) throw new IllegalStateException("Selection is null");
+        // add every block between selection points to clipboard
+        clipboard.setBaseLocation(getPlayer().getLocation());
+        for (int x = (int) selection.getMinX(); x <= selection.getMaxX(); x++) {
+            for (int y = (int) selection.getMinY(); y <= selection.getMaxY(); y++) {
+                for (int z = (int) selection.getMinZ(); z <= selection.getMaxZ(); z++) {
+                    Vector relativeLocation = new Vector(x, y, z).subtract(clipboard.getBaseLocationVector());
+                    Location location = new Location(selectionPoint1.getWorld(), x, y, z);
+                    clipboard.addBlock(relativeLocation, location.getBlock().getState());
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+    }
+
     public void resetSelection() {
         this.selection = null;
         this.selectionPoint1 = null;
diff --git a/src/main/java/me/youhavetrouble/blockedit/util/Clipboard.java b/src/main/java/me/youhavetrouble/blockedit/util/Clipboard.java
index 915ea65..2c3d26f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/me/youhavetrouble/blockedit/util/Clipboard.java
+++ b/src/main/java/me/youhavetrouble/blockedit/util/Clipboard.java
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package me.youhavetrouble.blockedit.util;
 
+import org.bukkit.Location;
+import org.bukkit.util.Vector;
 import org.bukkit.block.BlockState;
 
 import java.util.Collections;
@@ -8,18 +10,38 @@ import java.util.Map;
 
 public class Clipboard {
 
-    private HashMap<RelativeLocation, BlockState> blocks = new HashMap<>();
+    /**
+     * Map of locations relative to the center of the clipboard and their block states
+     */
+    private final HashMap<Vector, BlockState> blocks = new HashMap<>();
+    private Location baseLocation;
+    private Vector baseLocationVector;
 
-    public Clipboard() {}
-
-    public void setBlocks(HashMap<RelativeLocation, BlockState> newClipboard) {
-        this.blocks = newClipboard;
+    public Clipboard(Location baseLocation) {
+        this.baseLocation = baseLocation;
     }
 
-    public Map<RelativeLocation, BlockState> getBlocks() {
+    public void addBlock(Vector relativeLocation, BlockState blockState) {
+        this.blocks.put(relativeLocation, blockState);
+    }
+
+    public Map<Vector, BlockState> getBlocks() {
         return Collections.unmodifiableMap(this.blocks);
     }
 
+    public void setBaseLocation(Location baseLocation) {
+        this.baseLocation = baseLocation;
+        this.baseLocationVector = baseLocation.toVector();
+    }
+
+    public Location getBaseLocation() {
+        return baseLocation;
+    }
+
+    public Vector getBaseLocationVector() {
+        return baseLocationVector;
+    }
+
     public void clear() {
         this.blocks.clear();
     }
@@ -27,4 +49,16 @@ public class Clipboard {
     public boolean isEmpty() {
         return this.blocks.isEmpty();
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Rotates clipboard by specified degrees around the base location.
+     * @param angle angle in degrees
+     */
+    public void rotate(int angle) {
+        for (Map.Entry<Vector, BlockState> entry : this.blocks.entrySet()) {
+            Vector relativeLocation = entry.getKey();
+            relativeLocation.rotateAroundAxis(baseLocationVector, angle);
+        }
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/me/youhavetrouble/blockedit/util/RelativeLocation.java b/src/main/java/me/youhavetrouble/blockedit/util/RelativeLocation.java
deleted file mode 100644
index ffbbece..0000000
--- a/src/main/java/me/youhavetrouble/blockedit/util/RelativeLocation.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-package me.youhavetrouble.blockedit.util;
-
-public class RelativeLocation {
-
-    private double x, y, z;
-
-    public RelativeLocation(double x, double y, double z) {
-        this.x = x;
-        this.y = y;
-        this.z = z;
-    }
-
-    public double getX() {
-        return x;
-    }
-
-    public void setX(double x) {
-        this.x = x;
-    }
-
-    public double getY() {
-        return y;
-    }
-
-    public void setY(double y) {
-        this.y = y;
-    }
-
-    public double getZ() {
-        return z;
-    }
-
-    public void setZ(double z) {
-        this.z = z;
-    }
-}