How do I run a function only when the user is close to the door?

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#1

I want to create a basic script. How do I make it so that if the Player is close to the door, make this function run. If the Player is far away from the door, do not run the function.

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#2

You can use magnitude to get the distance between the player and the door.

local DISTANCE_TO_DOOR = 10

local function isCloseEnoughToDoor(player, door)
--//Assign some random part in the door to be the PrimaryPart of the model
return (player.PrimaryPart.Position - door.PrimaryPart.Position) <= DISTANCE_TO_DOOR
end

if isCloseEnoughToDoor(workspace.C_Sharper, workspace.someDoor) then
--//execute some code
end
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#3

C_Sharper is not a valid member of Workspace “Workspace” - Client - LocalScript:17

#4

C_Sharper is his name. Just change it to something else

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#5

ALSO, Primary Part is not part of Workspace.Model.Door

#6

It’s unclear what I need to do. It just keeps shooting out bugs.

#7

Look at the Properties of the Door Model. There is one that says PrimaryPart. Click that line and then select a Part in your door that you want as the Primary Part. It’ll auto-fill that Part into the PrimaryPart property.

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#8

It’s not a group. It’s just a part

#9

Do you have the Door as a Model? If not just make the group of Parts a Model.

#10

Done. Now how do I detect if the Player is near it? The variables are assigned already

#11

That’s what the script does, it detects if the player PrimaryPart is 10 studs or less away from the Door Primary Part.
Where @C_Sharper put --//execute some code put in the code you want to happen when the player is 10 studs from the door.

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#12

Yes, but C_Sharper isn’t a valid member of Workspace, what do I replace it with? The player?

#13

And AGAIN. I set the primary part, LIKE YOU SAID, and it still says " PrimaryPart is not a valid member of Part “Workspace.Model.Part”

#14

That’s because you made the script look for PrimaryPart of a part - it doesn’t exist so just chage the path to model.

#15

Model is not a valid member of Part “Workspace.Model.Part”

#16

And you need to use a server script.

#17

I can’t because it’s a password system

#18

workspace.Model.PrimaryPart

#19

Players.TheFreeScriptDev.PlayerGui.PasswordGUI.InputDetector.LocalScript:13: attempt to perform arithmetic (sub) on Instance

Sigh.

#20

Can you show your current code?