Block preview not working?

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#1

so i am trying to make a block preview for placing my blocks, and it does not work for some reason:


local player = game.Players.LocalPlayer
local mouse = player:GetMouse()
local UIS = game:GetService('UserInputService')
local RS = game:GetService('ReplicatedStorage')
local tool = script.Parent
local Event = RS:WaitForChild('PlaceBlock')
local pos

-- Surface Detection

local function Surface(surface)
	if surface.Name == "Top" then
		pos = Vector3.new(0,4,0)
	elseif surface.Name == "Bottom" then
		pos = Vector3.new(0,-4,0)
	elseif surface.Name == "Front" then
		pos = Vector3.new(0,0,-4)
	elseif surface.Name == "Back" then
		pos = Vector3.new(0,0,4)
	elseif surface.Name == "Left" then
		pos = Vector3.new(-4,0,0)
	elseif surface.Name == "Right" then
		pos = Vector3.new(4,0,0)
	end
	return pos
end




local num = 1
local blocks = RS.Blocks:GetChildren()
local Block_Choice = blocks[1]

numberOfBlocks = #blocks


script.Parent.Activated:Connect(function()
	local target = mouse.Target
	if target then
		local surface = mouse.TargetSurface
		local pos = Surface(surface)
		Event:FireServer(target,pos,Block_Choice)
	end
end)

	-- the selection part 
mouse.Move:Connect(function()
	if tool.Equipped == true then
	local block = game.ReplicatedStorage.Blocks.Part:Clone()
	
	block.CFrame = mouse.Hit
end
end)

as you can see i clearly stated that if the mouse move the clone will show up and player can see it locally…what have i done wrong in this script?

edit
HMMMM Ima add a logic gate like so:

tool.Equipped:Connect(function()
    equipped = true
end)

tool.Unequipped:Connect(function()
    equipped = false
end)
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#2

Maybe because you didn’t parent the clone to the workspace?

#3

wait but its in rep storage tho

#4

What I meant is that you can only “see” blocks that are in the workspace, so when you clone the block here:

even though you did create the preview block, it’s not shown because it’s not parented to the workspace. So you need to do something like this:

	local block = game.ReplicatedStorage.Blocks.Part:Clone()
	block.CFrame = mouse.Hit
	block.Parent = workspace

I’m pretty sure this is the problem. You can try it out. Hope this helps!