How do I make a model point towards a position?

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I looked around a bit and could not figure it out.
How would I make a model point towards a position?

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You could use CFrame.lookAt() using the model’s PrimaryPart.

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So like.

model.PrimaryPart.CFrame.lookAt(position)

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model.PrimaryPart.CFrame = CFrame.lookAt(position, position)
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You would use CFrame.lookAt(model.PrimaryPart.Position, position)

position would be the position you want it to look at.

Just like @msix29 did.

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I tried this.
Its only rotating the primaryPart and not the other parts in the model.

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Try welding all of the parts in the model to the PrimaryPart using WeldAttachments

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You need to weld everything for this to work.

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you can use the CFrame object and the CFrame.lookAt function. Here’s a simple script to make a model point toward a target position:

-- Define the model and target position
local model = workspace.Model -- Replace with your model's name or reference
local targetPosition = Vector3.new(0, 0, 0) -- Replace with the desired target position

-- Function to make the model point towards the target position
function pointModelTowardsPosition(model, targetPosition)
    local modelPrimaryPart = model.PrimaryPart
    if not modelPrimaryPart then
        print("Model does not have a PrimaryPart set")
        return
    end

    local modelPosition = modelPrimaryPart.Position
    local lookAtCFrame = CFrame.lookAt(modelPosition, targetPosition)

    -- Update the model's PrimaryPart CFrame
    model:SetPrimaryPartCFrame(lookAtCFrame)
end

-- Call the function to make the model point towards the target position
pointModelTowardsPosition(model, targetPosition)
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Just a question involving the welding.

Should I make the Part0 the PrimaryPart or the other parts?

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All part0 should be the primaryPart and Part1 should be the part connecting to it (every other part, one by one).

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You can run a simple for loop in the command bar to do this for you btw

local model = workspace.Model for i, v in pairs(model:GetChildren()) do if v ~= model.PrimaryPart then local a = Instance.new("WeldConstraint") a.Parent = model.PrimaryPart a.Part0 = model.PrimaryPart a.Part1 = v a.Name = v end end
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Well thanks yes this works!
Im pretty sure you said this first so thanks!

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