How can I check if a tool has been deleted from workspace?

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#1

I am creating a script that will be able to be interacted with again once a tool has been deleted from workspace, but I cant seem to find anything related to it, and I don’t know how to do something like this.

#2

I think you can use FindFirstChild to look for that tool.

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#3

Hello AimP0int,

Like slothfulGuy told you could use FindFirstChild, a example of this is:

local Tool = workspace:FindFirstChild("Tool") -- Will look for anything that is the children of workspace with the name Tool.
					if not Tool then -- put here what you want if you can't find the children with the name Tool.
				end
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#4

It doesn’t seem to work for me, here’s the code I’m using.

local ProximityPrompt = script.Parent
local tool = game.ServerStorage.Tools["SCP-513"]
local sound = script.Parent.Parent.Take
local scp513 = workspace:FindFirstChild("SCP-513")

ProximityPrompt.Triggered:Connect(function(plr)
 if ProximityPrompt.ActionText == "Take Item" then
 		sound:Play()
 		local klone = tool:clone()
 		wait(0.39)
 		if klone.Parent ~= plr.Backpack then
 			klone.Parent = plr.Backpack
 		script.Parent.Parent.Transparency = 1
 		script.Parent.Parent.CanCollide = false
 		ProximityPrompt.Enabled = false
 	else
 		if not scp513 then
 			script.Parent.Parent.Transparency = 0
 			script.Parent.Parent.CanCollide = true
 			ProximityPrompt.Enabled = true
 		end
 	end
 end
end)
#6

For me it is working, do you get any errors or what is happening?
I used this part of the code to test(in a script and localscript):

local scp513 = workspace:FindFirstChild("SCP-513")

    if not scp513 then
    	print("Not scp513")
    end
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#7

You could use the ChildRemoving or DescendantRemoving event to indicate something has been removed/destroyed from whatever directory, e.g workspace.

workspace.DescendantRemoving:Connect(function(obj)
	if obj.Name == "SCP-513" and obj:IsA("Tool") then
		print('tool removed')
	end
end)
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#8

When I unequip it, it prints tool removed, how can I make it wait a few seconds before doing this script?

#9

wait(x) where x is the amount of seconds to pause the execution for