How do i make my building system not clip blocks when the mouse is on the block's side

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#1

  1. I want to make my building system not clip blocks when the mouse is on one’s side, an example of what i want here:
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  2. My parts clip into eachother on the side
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  3. I already fixed the issue with the Y axis but i have no clue on how to fix it for the X and Z axis

This is extremely important for my build system, there will be different grid snaps and rotations that i want to offset

#2

You could offset the position of the block when it is attached to a block’s face on the sides.

#3

had the same problem, fixed it by using raycasts

local target,pos,norm = nil

function UpdatePosition()
	local ignoreList = {}
	if circle ~= nil then
		table.insert(ignoreList,circle)
	end
	local mouseRay = mouse.UnitRay
	local newRay = Ray.new(mouseRay.Origin, mouseRay.Direction.Unit * 10000)
	target, pos, norm = workspace:FindPartOnRayWithIgnoreList(newRay, ignoreList)


end
	UpdatePosition()
local endPos = pos + (norm * (part.Size * 0.5))
Part.Position = endPos
#4

thanks, but is there a way to do this with CFrame? i wanna be able to do this with rotated parts as well

#5

yeah, just make the endpos cframe.new endpos im pretty sure

#6

you guys on dev forum are the best people i know, thank you so much

#7

hey again, it seems i have a problem with the offset working for rotation, do you know how to fix it?
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#8

are you using cframe or oriantation to rotate?

#9

i’m using cframe to rotate it, cframe.angles

#10

so whats the problem exactly? I don’t think I undestand lol

#11

i want to make the blocks offset with rotation properly, in this image, the blocks offset properly
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but as soon as i add rotation into the mix, it messes up the placement
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