CFrame rotates facing wrong way

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#1

I would like to have the doors push out, and slide to not block the doorway. I had this achieved on one side of the build, but on the other it opens facing the wrong way.

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What It looks like when closed

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What it is supposed to look like

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What it ends up looking like (Ignore that left door isn’t open)

I have tried looking around the DevForum and looked the issue up on the Developer Hub, but could not find anything for that. I’m also not very experienced with CFrame so I have no idea what to do.

This is the script I am currently using.

for i = 1,35 do
		script.Parent.Parent.Door13.CFrame = CFrame.new(script.Parent.Parent.Door13.Position) + Vector3.new(-0.015,0,0)
		wait()
	end
	game.Workspace.Cylinder1.Size = Vector3.new(1, 0.25, 0.25)
	for i = 1,50 do
		script.Parent.Parent.Door13.CFrame = CFrame.new(script.Parent.Parent.Door13.Position) + Vector3.new(0,0,0.0625)
wait()

Any solutions?

#2

Instead of using for loops, you could use TweenService. In my opinion its easier to use and has more options.

Syntax for Tween Service.

#3

Can you hook me up on how to do that? I have no idea.

#4

Here are some tutorials I found:

#5

So I basically have to use TweenService to be able to make it open the correct way?

#6

You dont have to, but it seems like a very simple solution.

#7

Do you know how I would do it with what I have now? I don’t really want to rewrite the whole script myself

#8

I suspect the issue is the way in which you’re updating the CFrame of Door13.

Try changing this:

for i = 1,35 do
	script.Parent.Parent.Door13.CFrame = CFrame.new(script.Parent.Parent.Door13.Position) + Vector3.new(-0.015,0,0)
	wait()
end

To this:

for i = 1,35 do
    script.Parent.Parent.Door13.CFrame = script.Parent.Parent.Door13.CFrame + Vector3.new(-0.015,0,0)
    wait()
end

The reason is when you call CFrame.new(Vector3 position) Roblox will create a CFrame with the provided position but the rotation will be set to a default rotation as you haven’t provided it in CFrame.new(). That’s why your door is facing the wrong direction.

#9

I’d personally use TweenService for these scenarios, as they’re stable and I use them all the time when moving objects. For your situation, it’d look like:

local ts = game:GetService("TweenService") -- getting the service
local door = script.Parent.Parent.Door13
local move = ts:Create(door, TweenInfo.new(.35, Enum.EasingStyle.Quart, Enum.EasingDirection.InOut, 0, false, 0), {Position = door.Position + Vector3.new(-0.015, 0, 0)})
move:Play()
game.Workspace.Cylinder1.Size = Vector3.new(1, 0.25, 0.25)
move = ts:Create(door, TweenInfo.new(.5, Enum.EasingStyle.Quart, Enum.EasingDirection.InOut, 0, false, 0), {Position = door.Position + Vector3.new(0, 0, .625)})
move:Play()

I strongly recommend creating tweens, as they’re simple to use and there’s no reason to get overwhelmed of getting a CFrame wrong.

#10

That makes it work as it should now. Thanks!