Why doesn't the tween position update?

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#1

This script is supposed to tween a part that has just been cloned and put into the workspace and also keep track of a part’s updated position because it is falling and changing position. I tried this method of keeping track of the position because for some reason it tweens to the original position that it was at when it spawns into the workspace. The same thing happens even when I update the position and I don’t know why.

local top = script.Parent.Top
local ts = game:GetService("TweenService")
local pos

local tweenInfo2 = TweenInfo.new(
	.5,
	Enum.EasingStyle.Linear,
	Enum.EasingDirection.Out,
	0,
	false,
	10
)

function update()
	
	pos = top.Position
	return pos
end

while true do
	local counter = 0
	update()
	counter += 1
	wait(.5)
	print(pos)
	if counter == 10 then
		break
	end
end

if script.Parent.Parent == game.Workspace then
	
	local tween2 = ts:Create(top, tweenInfo2, {Position = Vector3.new(pos.X - 5, pos.Y, pos.Z)})

	tween2:Play()
end
#2

I don’t think the tween is even running because there is a while true loop running before it

#3

No, because there’s a break in the loop. It can just be that it never reaches that condition.

#4

I added that while loop after seeing that the position was messed up. Regardless of whether or not I have it the position still goes to the origin of its placement into the workspace.

#5

So basically you put the variable “counter” in the loop so the variable just reset every time.

Try that :

local top = script.Parent.Top
local ts = game:GetService("TweenService")
local pos

local tweenInfo2 = TweenInfo.new(
	.5,
	Enum.EasingStyle.Linear,
	Enum.EasingDirection.Out,
	0,
	false,
	10
)

function update()

	pos = top.Position
	return pos
end

local counter = 0

while true do
	update()
	counter += 1
	wait(.5)
	print(pos)
	if counter == 10 then
		break
	end
end

if script.Parent.Parent == game.Workspace then

	local tween2 = ts:Create(top, tweenInfo2, {Position = Vector3.new(pos.X - 5, pos.Y, pos.Z)})

	tween2:Play()
end