How can I fix this?

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#5

Well, the issue is storing the placement data. You could have stored the data on if a part has a block placed or not. However, it might be too much data to use a table or values for.

#6

That’s not my problem, I have a folder called “PlacedBlocks” and whenever a block is placed it gets stored there. I am trying to detect if a block is inside another block.

#7

If two blocks have an equivalent Vector3 position then you know if it’s inside or not.

#8

Yep, that’s what I did but I don’t know what to do next. I have to move the block out of the way but the direction is important.

#9

Alternatively you can just cancel the placement.
That would be too easy, however, so just check where the player / camera is located and place the block to the direction of the player / camera.

#10

How would I do that? Would I check to see which face of the block is closest to the camera?

#11

Well, I’d say you can do so, and I don’t really have anything else to think of in this situation.

#12

You can use a .Touched event or part:GetTouchingParts() to check if something is colliding with another object.

#13

Yes but how would that help with my solution?

#14

I found out an approach using This Post. It uses attachments to snap a block in place.

#15

I tried the method but it kept on moving like this. Can someone help me fix this?
Here’s some code:

local ClosestDistance = 10
local Closest
ocal targ = mouse.Target.Parent.PrimaryPart
local PosTable = {targ.Position + Vector3.new(targ.Size.X, 0, 0), targ.Position - Vector3.new(targ.Size.X, 0, 0), targ.Position + Vector3.new(0, 0, targ.Size.Y), targ.Position - Vector3.new(0, 0, targ.Size.Y)}
for i, v in pairs(PosTable) do
        local mousePos = mouse.Hit.p
	local distance = (mousePos - v).Magnitude
	if distance < ClosestDistance then
		ClosestDistance = distance
		Closest = v
	end
end						
block.PrimaryPart.Position = Closest
return

Here’s a video:

#16

I’m not adding onto any position or cframe so I don’t know what the problem is.

#17

Have you tried using IsRegion3Empty to detect if the part intersected with another?

EDIT

I would recommend when the mouse moves with the block (assuming you’re using Mouse.Move).

#18

Ok I’ll look into that. Where would I put a region3 though?

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#19

I have a script that checks if any other block has the same position and then alerts to move the block somewhere else.

#20

Now that I think of it, I am using RunService.RenderStepped. I’ll change it to mouse.Move.

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#21

Ok thanks for that tip, the block still doesn’t move 4 studs(The grid size) but it moves not far away.

#22

it says “ocal” i dont know if you somehow didnt fit that part of the code in but that code be it??

#23

Oops. In the real code it said local it just got cut off.

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#24

Here’s what I got done. The block doesn’t move with the mouse though: