How do you change position with LinearVelocity

[computerguy2]

So I’m working on something that uses a part with linear velocity attached to it to move this part to another part right in front of it.

This is an example of what i’m doing

However lets say I want the part to continue moving towards the other part but instead slightly offset to the other part. Like what I have drawn below

So the idea here is that when a button is pressed the part quickly corrects its path to be slightly offset whilst continuing to move towards the goal part.

is this possible?

[DEVLocalPlayer (LocalPlayer)]

For this it’d be better if you use AlignPosition. Keep the LinearVelocity so that the part keeps moving, and use the AlignPosition to change the X (or Z) axis.

[computerguy2]

If possible do you mind giving an example on how to do this?

[RobloxHasTalentR (LOLLLLLLLLL_1)]

instructions on script

-- Create parts in Roblox Studio and name them "MovingPart" and "TargetPart"
-- Attach a LinearVelocity constraint to "MovingPart"

-- Example script to attach LinearVelocity (put this in a Script in ServerScriptService)

local movingPart = workspace:WaitForChild("MovingPart")
local targetPart = workspace:WaitForChild("TargetPart")

local linearVelocity = Instance.new("LinearVelocity", movingPart)
linearVelocity.Attachment0 = movingPart:FindFirstChildOfClass("Attachment") or Instance.new("Attachment", movingPart)
linearVelocity.VectorVelocity = Vector3.new(0, 0, 0) -- Initial velocity
linearVelocity.MaxForce = math.huge

Step 2: Script to Adjust Path with Offset

script to adjust the path dynamically based on user input (e.g., a button press).

local userInputService = game:GetService("UserInputService")

local offset = Vector3.new(5, 0, 5) -- Example offset (adjust as needed)
local speed = 50 -- Speed of the moving part

local function moveToTargetWithOffset()
    -- Calculate the direction towards the target part
    local direction = (targetPart.Position - movingPart.Position).Unit

    -- Apply the offset to the direction
    local adjustedDirection = direction + offset.Unit

    -- Set the velocity of the LinearVelocity constraint
    linearVelocity.VectorVelocity = adjustedDirection * speed
end

-- Bind the function to a button press (e.g., "E" key)
userInputService.InputBegan:Connect(function(input, processed)
    if not processed and input.KeyCode == Enum.KeyCode.E then
        moveToTargetWithOffset()
    end
end)