How do I detect if a part is not moving in a script?

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#1
  1. What do you want to achieve? Keep it simple and clear!

I want to be able to detect if a part is not moving in a script, but this is probably simpler than I thought. I wouldn’t be surprised.

  1. What is the issue? Include screenshots / videos if possible!

The reason why, is because I’m making a free build tycoon and ores are flooding the tycoon when conveyors don’t run (they don’t run because I have a power system in my tycoon). I want to detect if the part is not moving so after about 10 secs of it not moving, I can destroy the ore.

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  1. What solutions have you tried so far? Did you look for solutions on the Developer Hub?

I’ve looked on the developer hub for people asking the same question, but all I found was stuff about how to detect if a player is moving.

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#2

Check the magnitude of its velocity and see if it’s 0:

if math.floor(part.Velocity.Magnitude) == 0 then 
    -- code
end

You want to floor it because usually the magnitude will never be exactly 0 (ex 0.00352, 0.526, 0.2556)

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#3

You could always wrap your ores up in a table and determine the first element’s magnitude like @rek_kie suggested.

#4

Optionally, use Debris to delete these parts if they still remain for a certain amount of time, like a time out.

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