How can I make my character look up and down without animations not working properly?

[niroqeo (niro)]

Hey Devforum

I’ve permanently borrowed some code from an EgoMoose tutorial a while back on characters looking up and down. It involved changing the C0 of some motors every frame to move the torso and head. However, with the (annoying) new changes with the animation engine, trying to move the arms and head makes the animation look wrong.

Here’s the current code using C0. I think I have to start using Motor6D.Transform, but I have no idea how.

RS.RenderStepped:Connect(function()
	if not char:GetAttribute("DisableLook") then
		neck.C0 = neckC0 * CFrame.fromEulerAnglesYXZ(camera.CFrame.LookVector.Y*0, 0, 0);
	end
	
	if char:GetAttribute("DisableTorso") and camera.CFrame.LookVector.Y > 0 or not char:GetAttribute("DisableTorso") then
		waist.C0 = waistC0 * CFrame.fromEulerAnglesYXZ(camera.CFrame.LookVector.Y*1, 0, 0);
	elseif char:GetAttribute("DisableTorso") and camera.CFrame.LookVector.Y <= 0 then
		waist.C0 = waistC0 * CFrame.fromEulerAnglesYXZ(0, 0, 0);
	end
end)

Thanks

[bhristt (chris)]

Since you’re going to be changing the Motor6D.Transform, all you really need is the offset of the Motor6D’s C0. The offset of a Motor6D, in general, is going to be:

Motor6D.C0 * Motor6D.Transform * Motor6D.C1:Inverse()

Now, it’s important to note that Motor6D.Transform is updated if there is an AnimationTrack playing. To add offset to the current animation playing, you need to add an offset to the Motor6D.Transform on RunService.Stepped.

local neckTransformOffset = CFrame.fromEulerAnglesYXZ(0, 0, 0)
local waistTransformOffset = CFrame.fromEulerAnglesYXZ(0, 0, 0)

-- this should constantly update the offsets
RunService.RenderStepped:Connect(function()
	if not char:GetAttribute("DisableLook") then
		neckTransformOffset = CFrame.fromEulerAnglesYXZ(camera.CFrame.LookVector.Y*0, 0, 0);
	end
	
	if char:GetAttribute("DisableTorso") and camera.CFrame.LookVector.Y > 0 or not char:GetAttribute("DisableTorso") then
		waistTransformOffset = CFrame.fromEulerAnglesYXZ(camera.CFrame.LookVector.Y*1, 0, 0);
	elseif char:GetAttribute("DisableTorso") and camera.CFrame.LookVector.Y <= 0 then
		waistTransformOffset = CFrame.fromEulerAnglesYXZ(0, 0, 0)
	end
end)

-- this should update the Motor6D Transforms
RunService.Stepped:Connect(function()
    if neck then
        neck.Transform *= neckTransformOffset
    end
    if waist then
        waist.Transform *= waistTransformOffset
    end
end)

[niroqeo (niro)]

Thank you so much, your explanation is clear and concise and it worked like a charm!

Thanks <3