Converting direction to a orientation

[dthecoolest]

Here is an example of using a raycast to orient a part according to the surface normal using the advanced CFrame trick to rotate from the parts current UpVector to the floors normal vector.

How do I make a vector normal translate into a rotation?

Hmm, here is an example script that uses the rotation between method to rotate a part to orient with how the part is facing downwards. This should be applicable with your hover board as well try it out: Edit: This is the newer more correct method the key being the CFrame order of operations, plus it’s smoother with lerping. local wedge = script.Parent local randomAxis = Vector3.new(1,0,0) local DOWN = -Vector3.new(0,500,0) local function getRotationBetween(u, v, axis) local dot,…

[runaredie (Fresh Joe)]

Thanks for this explanation it helps of understanding it but just can’t seem how to use the cross product
am I suppose to use it like this

game.Workspace.Part.Position:Cross(Variable1) 

What am I suppose to put on variable1? direction, orientation,position of one of the surfaces? I believe its direction
and whatever it is it returns an orientation I’m guessing

[runaredie (Fresh Joe)]

Reading this post helped me a bit but why did you use a dot product? isn’t that to return a individual unit vector saying where is the position of part1 from part0 from like in a orientation perspective I believe

–note using part1 and part0 as a example

[runaredie (Fresh Joe)]

Hi do you still have that game so I can experiment with it it will really help me

[dthecoolest]

The script should still be in that post I linked. just copy and paste it into an anchored part and then run it and see how it goes.

Any part will do but I chose a wedge since you can see where it’s pointing kinda.