Finding the lowest value in a distance

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#1

What I want to do is find the lowest value in a distance.

I tried this several times but failed

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Pastel blue is parent of a value with number 1, isn’t in the distance
Red is parent of a value with number 2, is in the distance
Green is parent of a value with number 3, is in the distance

The thing I want is to detect red, not blue.

Purple is distance.

I have a collection of Parts in a Folder. Each Part has a NumberValue.

I have another part, called “Center”.

There is a distance of 20

There are 2 parts in distance
There is 1 part outside of distance

All parts have number values inside them. Pastel blue 1, Red 2, Green 3.

Since pastel blue isn’t in the distance I want script to detect red because it has the lowest value in the distance.

Edit: All parts have the same name and they are in a folder.

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#2

you can do this:

local RedPart = game.Workspace.RedPart

local PartInMiddle = game.Workspace.PartInMiddle

if (RedPart.Position - PartInMiddle).Magnitude < 2 then

print('In Range')

end

Hope this helped :slight_smile:

#3

I’m sorry I forgot to say. These parts are in a folder. Is there a way to do this using lua Folder:GetChildren()

#4

Like this?

local PartInMiddle = game.Workspace.PartInMiddle

for _, APart in pairs(Folder:GetChildren()) do
	if (APart.Position - PartInMiddle).Magnitude < 2 then
		print(APart.Name..' Is In Range')
	else
		print(APart.Name..' Is NOT In Range')
	end
end
#5

I think by “distance” you mean “Region3” or something similar.

If not, how is your purple area defined?

#6

Well all parts have value in them. And I’m trying to find the lowest value in the distance.

#7

I meant magnitude, purple thing shows the distance.

#8

So, like a number value, what is the value called in them?

#9

Oh, I see. Distances are usually circles :slight_smile:

#10

Yes, they’re number value.

Pastel blue has value 1,
Red has 2,
Green has 3

and I want to script to detect red because it has the lowest value in the distance.

#11

You want to get Red?

Why would this not work?

#12

I want to get red because it has the lowest value.

#13

I don’t want red specifically.

#14

Being brutually honest, I really hate all the wording.
Back on to the topic, you want to get the closest object in a region to the center? Or just the closest object relative to another object.

-- Relative to a specific object
local object = [..]
local objects = [..]:GetChildren()

local closestobject, closestdist = nil, math.huge()
for _, v in pairs(objects) do
     if (object.Position - v.Position).Magnitude < closestdist then
          closestdist = (object.Position - v.Position).Magnitude 
          closestobject = v
     end 
end
#15

I am a bit confused, do you want to go though all of the parts in the folder, and find the one with the lowest distance, then that would be red?

#16

I think this is a rephrasing of OPs question to help out:

I have a collection of Parts in a Folder. Each Part has a NumberValue.

I have another part, called “Center”.

How do I find the single Part which:

  1. Is within X studs of Center
  2. Has the lowest NumerValue.Value of all the Parts also within X studs of Center
#17

Yes I’m kinda bad at this.

There is a distance of 20

There are 2 parts in distance
There is 1 part outside of distance

All parts have number values inside them. Pastel blue 1, Red 2, Green 3.

Since pastel blue isn’t in the distance I want script to detect red because it has the lowest value in the distance.

#18

Also they have same name and they are in a folder.

#19

Yes, I’ll edit now. Thank you.

#20 
-- Relative to a specific object
local object = [..]
local objects = [..]:GetChildren()

local closestobject, closestdist = nil, math.huge
for _, v in pairs(objects) do
     if (object.Position - v.Position).Magnitude <= closestdist then
          closestdist = (object.Position - v.Position).Magnitude 
          closestobject = v
     end 
end

You’ll have to modify the code to your needs but that’s basically it.

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