How do I rotate a CFrame using a normalized Vector3 from RaycastResult.Normal?

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#1

I raycasted from the player’s viewport to the world and retrieving what BasePart it intersected with using RaycastResult, after reading RaycastResult.Normal, I have no idea and want to know how to build a CFrame with it’s rotation components using a normalized vector.

#2

I’m not sure exactly what you’re trying to use it for, but if you’re trying to use it for something like a bullet hole where the CFrame faces outwards, you could do

local IntersectionPosition = RaycastResult.Position
local Normal = RaycastResult.Normal

local CF = CFrame.lookAt(IntersectionPosition, IntersectionPosition + Normal)
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#3

A better and shorter way to do this is using

local cframe = CFrame.new(Raycast.Position, Raycast.Position + Raycast.Normal)

And there’s no need to define a variable if you’re gonna be using the data only once.

#4

I didn’t really like how the code created a scroll bar, so I made the variables.

(Also CFrame.new is deprecated)

#5

I don’t think so:

#6

Sorry, I should have been more specific. CFrame.new(Eye, LookAt) has been replaced with CFrame.lookAt(Eye, LookAt)

CFrame.new ( Vector3 pos, Vector3 lookAt )
This constructor overload has been replaced by CFrame.lookAt , which accomplishes a similar goal. It remains for the sake of backward compatibility.

#7

It may be replaced, but it isn’t deprecated yet, so it is totally fine to use it.