How do I make a Model (With a mesh) Spin?

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#1

I’m not a scripter, I don’t know how to script. The following script here was made by my friend whos experienced in coding.

rot = .4
while true do
script.Parent.Rot1.CFrame=script.Parent.Rot1.CFrame*CFrame.fromEulerAnglesXYZ(0,rot,0)
wait()
end

This code however only works on parts, not models/meshes. My object I’m trying to rotate is a model with 2 models in it with a mesh part in each model:
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I am trying to make my fishes spin (to make it look like they are swimming)

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I am aware that there was already a topic similar to this already posted on the forums but there was no solution to it. Can someone who has experience in spinning meshes help me out?

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#2

Try putting the models (Koi fishes) with two separate parents, then set a primary part for each model.

#3

You can achieve this by welding the meshes to a main part and rotating that.

#4

Hey, if you already figured out a way to do it awesome, I know I’m 6 hours late at the time of posting this. But one thing you can use is the PrimaryPart feature of models.

Set the primary part to a part in the middle of the Koi fish then change your code to the following.

local fish = workspace:FindFirstChild("Koi Fishes")
local rot = 0.4

game:GetService("RunService").Heartbeat:Connect(function()
  local newCFrame = fish:GetPrimaryPartCFrame() --Get our current CFrame for the model
    * CFrame.fromEulerAnglesXYZ(0, rot, 0)  --Add the new rotation to it
  fish:SetPrimaryPartCFrame(newCFrame) --Set our new CFrame
end)
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#5

You should set the PrimaryPart to one fish and weld them two. Anchor only the PrimaryPart.
From now on , all you need to use is CFrame, as colbert’s tutorial said.

#6

I think you need to make union with fishes and on part that will be rotating , the you need to make hinge and in properties change priority to motor then change rotate speed that you want .

#7

You cant union meshes in studio.

#8

I read the code and it should work but it didn’t. I have everything in place as you said, and i made the the primary part the primarypart. Did i do something wrong? Is there something that needs to be unachor / can collide
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#9

I mean you can add part make on that part hinge and add that part into this fishes

#10

Is your script inside of the Fishes?

If so, there will be no need for local fish = game.Workspace.KioFishes, just local fish = script.Parent

#11

@MrLonely1221 This is the error message, somethings wrong with line 4. image

#12

Your code had an error, The function wasnt connected. The “end)” should be “end” not )

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#13

Thank you, I didn’t realized it before. Don’t script in the dev forum text box kids.

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