How can I make this arrow move freely around a character

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#1

  1. What do you want to achieve? I want the arrow to be able to move anywhere around the character

  2. What is the issue? The arrow only goes behind the character and I want it to be able to move it anywhere on the character. Video included

  3. What solutions have you tried so far? I cant really find anything on the Developer Forums that could help me and I’m not sure what to do to achieve my goal

Here is the calculations I am using for the arrow currently

local function moveArrow()
	while held == true do
		local target = mouse.Target
		if target ~= nil then
			if target.Parent.Name == "CurrentRagdoll" then
				local arrow = workspace.MapInstances:FindFirstChild("Arrow")
				
				arrow.Position = mouse.Hit.Position -- Move arrow to part position
				arrow.CFrame = arrow.CFrame + Vector3.new(0,0,-3) -- Offset
				arrow.CFrame = CFrame.lookAt(arrow.Position, target.Position) -- Face towards part
				arrow.CFrame = arrow.CFrame * CFrame.Angles(0,math.rad(90),0) -- Correct rotation
			
			end
		end
		
		RunService.Stepped:Wait()
	end
end
#2

Try changing the code into this:

local function moveArrow()
	while held == true do
		local target = mouse.Target
		if target ~= nil then
			if target.Parent.Name == "CurrentRagdoll" then
				local arrow = workspace.MapInstances:FindFirstChild("Arrow")
				
				arrow.Position = mouse.Hit.Position -- Move arrow to part position
				arrow.CFrame = arrow.CFrame + Vector3.new(0,0,-3) -- Offset
				arrow.CFrame = CFrame.lookAt(arrow.Position, target.Position) -- Face towards part
				arrow.CFrame = arrow.CFrame * CFrame.Angles(0,math.rad(360),0) -- Correct rotation
			
			end
		end
		
		RunService.Stepped:Wait()
	end
end
#3

here is the result
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the arrow doesnt point towards the character and it still cant move freely on the character, only just the back

#4

Try this:

local function moveArrow()
	while held do
		local target = mouse.Target
		
		if target and target.Parent.Name == "CurrentRagdoll" then
			local arrow = workspace.MapInstances:FindFirstChild("Arrow")
			
			if arrow then
				arrow.Position = mouse.Hit.Position
				arrow.CFrame = arrow.CFrame + Vector3.new(0, 0, -3)
				arrow.CFrame = CFrame.lookAt(arrow.Position, target.Position)				
			end
		end

		RunService.Stepped:Wait()
	end
end
#5

didn’t work. it’s the same script but it doesnt point towards the character

#6

Try to create a reference point that is made from firing a ray starting from the camera position and ending on the surface of the character. This way you can create an arrow that is positioned and facing in a direction relative to the HumanoidRootPart or UpperTorso.

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#7

thanks! switched to using raycasting and it worked

local RunService = game:GetService("RunService")

local plr = game.Players.LocalPlayer
local mouse = plr:GetMouse()
local held = false


local function moveArrow()
	while held == true do
		local raycastParams = RaycastParams.new()
		raycastParams.FilterType = Enum.RaycastFilterType.Whitelist
		raycastParams.FilterDescendantsInstances = {workspace.MapInstances:FindFirstChild("CurrentRagdoll")}
		raycastParams.IgnoreWater = true
		
		local unitRay = mouse.UnitRay
		local raycastResult = workspace:Raycast(unitRay.Origin, unitRay.Direction * 1000, raycastParams)
		
		if raycastResult then
			local target = raycastResult.Instance
			local arrow = workspace.MapInstances:FindFirstChild("Arrow")
			
			arrow.Position = raycastResult.Position
			arrow.CFrame = CFrame.lookAt(arrow.Position, target.Position)
			arrow.CFrame = arrow.CFrame * CFrame.new(0,0,1.5)
			arrow.CFrame = arrow.CFrame * CFrame.Angles(0,math.rad(90),0)
			
			
		end
		
		RunService.Stepped:Wait()
	end
end

mouse.Button1Down:connect(function()
	held = true
	moveArrow()
end)

mouse.Button1Up:connect(function()
	held = false
end)
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#8

Awesome work! Glad to be of help