Help with editable mesh

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#1

Hello! I am trying to do a sphere that changes shape using the editable mesh. The “CreateEditableMeshFromPartAsync” was deprecated, breaking this script. I originally got this script from someone else (and modified it with chat gpt a little bit since the constant api changes), and i cannot figure out at all how to get it back working no matter how hard i’ve tried.

Client Script:

local remoteEvent = game.ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("MeshUpdateEvent")
local obj = script.Parent --(mesh part)

local editableMesh


local function updateMesh(updatedVertices)
	if not editableMesh then
		local AssetService = game:GetService("AssetService")
		editableMesh = AssetService:CreateEditableMeshFromPartAsync(obj)
		editableMesh.Parent = obj 
	end

	for vertex_id, newPosition in pairs(updatedVertices) do
		editableMesh:SetPosition(vertex_id, newPosition)
	end
end


remoteEvent.OnClientEvent:Connect(function(updatedVertices)
	updateMesh(updatedVertices)
end)

Server script:

local remoteEvent = game.ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("MeshUpdateEvent")
local obj = script.Parent 


local config = {
	refreshRate = 0.05, 
	positionChangeMultiplier = 5 
}


local function calculateVertices()
	local verticesPosition = {}

	
	local AssetService = game:GetService("AssetService")
	local editableMesh = AssetService:CreateEditableMeshFromPartAsync(obj)
	

	local vertices = editableMesh:GetVertices()


	for _, vertex_id in pairs(vertices) do
		local position = editableMesh:GetPosition(vertex_id)

		
		local displacement = position.Unit * math.noise(
			position.X / 10 + os.clock(), 
			position.Y / 10 + os.clock(), 
			position.Z / 10 + os.clock()
		) * config.positionChangeMultiplier

		local newPosition = position + displacement
		verticesPosition[vertex_id] = newPosition
	end

	
	remoteEvent:FireAllClients(verticesPosition)
end


while true do
	calculateVertices() 
	task.wait(config.refreshRate)  
end

Help would be appreciated!

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#2

Yes AssetService:CreateEditableMeshFromPartAsync has been deprecated so please use AssetService:CreateEditableMeshAsync instead:

local meshContent = Content.fromUri(obj.MeshId)
local editableMesh = AssetService:CreateEditableMeshAsync(meshContent)
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#3

i guess i need to apply it somehow or something? just cant find a way to doing so…

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#4

Just substitute your line calling AssetService:CreateEditableMeshFromPartAsync.
You need a MeshPart with some mesh id in workspace. Make sure you own the mesh associated to that mesh id. You can find all meshes you own at https://create.roblox.com/dashboard/creations?activeTab=Mesh
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Local Script:

local remoteEvent = game.ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("MeshUpdateEvent")
local obj = script.Parent --(mesh part)

local editableMesh


local function updateMesh(updatedVertices)
	if not editableMesh then
		local AssetService = game:GetService("AssetService")
		
		local meshContent = Content.fromUri(obj.MeshId)
		editableMesh = AssetService:CreateEditableMeshAsync(meshContent)
		--editableMesh = AssetService:CreateEditableMeshFromPartAsync(obj)
		editableMesh.Parent = obj 
	end

	for vertex_id, newPosition in pairs(updatedVertices) do
		editableMesh:SetPosition(vertex_id, newPosition)
	end
end


remoteEvent.OnClientEvent:Connect(function(updatedVertices)
	updateMesh(updatedVertices)
end)

Script:

local remoteEvent = game.ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("MeshUpdateEvent")
local obj = script.Parent 


local config = {
	refreshRate = 0.05, 
	positionChangeMultiplier = 5 
}


local function calculateVertices()
	local verticesPosition = {}


	local AssetService = game:GetService("AssetService")
	local meshContent = Content.fromUri(obj.MeshId)
	local editableMesh = AssetService:CreateEditableMeshAsync(meshContent)
	--local editableMesh = AssetService:CreateEditableMeshFromPartAsync(obj)


	local vertices = editableMesh:GetVertices()


	for _, vertex_id in pairs(vertices) do
		local position = editableMesh:GetPosition(vertex_id)


		local displacement = position.Unit * math.noise(
			position.X / 10 + os.clock(), 
			position.Y / 10 + os.clock(), 
			position.Z / 10 + os.clock()
		) * config.positionChangeMultiplier

		local newPosition = position + displacement
		verticesPosition[vertex_id] = newPosition
	end


	remoteEvent:FireAllClients(verticesPosition)
end


while true do
	calculateVertices() 
	task.wait(config.refreshRate)  
end
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