Difficulty spawning part in front of player's head

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#1

I’m trying to move a part that functions as a camera in front of the player every time an event is triggered, but it will spawn in random spots around the player undesirably. I have tried solutions on the dev forum and looking through the internet to no avail.
Here is the part I’m having trouble with:
cam.Position=head.Position*Vector3.new(0,0,-5)

#2

because this vector is 5 studs in the negative z direction which doesnt automatically rotate with the player

you can get the direction the head (or any part) is looking with .CFrame.LookVector which gives a vector 1 stud in front, so you multiply by a scalar to get that many studs in front

cam.Position = head.Position + head.CFrame.LookVector*5

edit: also adding vectors is the same as adding numbers, but adding numbers is the same as multiplying cframes

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#3

CFrame version of @happya_x’s solution

cam.CFrame = head.CFrame * CFrame.new(0,0,-5)

CFrames are a joy when you understand how to use them (which really isn’t a given…)

#4

Thanks, you’re a real life saver. I’m not that good with CFrames.

#5

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