How to animate Tool Parts (Guns, Knifes etc.)

WhatDid_HeDo · February 5, 2022, 4:22am

I cant really get to think how they would get an advantage by exploiting this? Is it because they can make weapons using this? Im not really sure, i want to make sure so i can use the correct server checking.

superboySUHD8k · February 5, 2022, 5:21am

Thats happened to be me before, but I think there really is nothing you can do about it. I think that happeneds because of the rig, the tool handle or bodyattatch is inside of the RightArm, so roblox thinks that during the animation, the tools handle is in the characters arm, then realizes the position is wrong, then fixes it.

WhatDid_HeDo · February 7, 2022, 8:57am

Hey there! I seem to have faced the same problem, mind if you share how you fixed this?
Thanks!

Jando_123456 · February 8, 2022, 2:23pm

What do you mean? Tryin taking out the tool

IConsumeCheddar · February 8, 2022, 2:23pm

The knife parts.

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Jando_123456 · February 8, 2022, 2:40pm

Why my tool become invisible? once I try to put the tool parent to the character?

LeandroCZBr · February 9, 2022, 6:54pm

Can you link the cheat they used (learning purposes only)

BasedKnowledge · February 12, 2022, 11:51am

This is super! So do you have to use a looped animation for the idle animation when equipping the gun?

Jando_123456 · March 20, 2022, 1:23am

Nvm I fix it already but thanks for tryin to help

Janilo2 · April 15, 2022, 6:47am

Hello, this tutorial as been tremendously helpful and I have had a great time with animating tools.
However, I encountered two issues:

The animation doesn’t line up with the editor.

the file that shows the editor had errors uploading but the left arm should be going behind the character’s back
I have found that idleAnimations took very long to load and that removing the ‘DisconnectM6D’ RemoteEvent solved this issue. Have I done something wrong and is ‘DisconnectM6D’ a necessity?

Thank you for your time.

Edit: well, it appears that the animation not lining up problem was purely my fault and not the tutorial’s. I had forgotten to stop the idleAnim when the fireAnim was activated causing the fireAnim and the idleAnim to override each other and cause problems. sorry for taking precious time over something that was easily prevented.

GreatSword707 · May 1, 2022, 5:20pm

One think I noticed is that the part being animated must not be named “Handle”, or it will stick to the hand and not playing the animation

Tyranozauru · May 2, 2022, 7:33pm

How about an rotate like-connection? Can i just freely edit the 6DMotors without being worried that it would ruin?

For Example ^

wurzq · May 6, 2022, 10:40am

I am making a sword, there is an issue that sword is not in right place.

How it looks in animation editor: https://gyazo.com/07d085b605b973003ad0cb61f0978baf
How it looks in game: https://gyazo.com/d8cb586ad82f50e60f149119f7c95395

I’d like to hear advice, Thanks.

INDBRO_San · May 6, 2022, 1:18pm

To everyone who still suffers from an issue where tool is being not in the right place:

You might wanna try getting BodyAttach part into the right direction, just like with classic handles of tools. I myself am marking front faces of them with a hinge, and then rotate everything from there. You can use decals, built-in orientation indicator or whatever else you prefer.

hypervenom7447 · May 7, 2022, 7:46pm

For some reason, whenever my character dies and then when I equip the tool again the pistol does not show up in the characters hands and just falls out of the map. I think its something that I did wrong but im gonna go check again

IceCreamPickels · May 8, 2022, 11:56pm

i’ve got issues
first issue is the gun isn’t in the correct place when i equip it
and second the gun teleports to the torso when it should be in the hand
and lastly the animation for the gun sometimes plays

i am going to do more complicated animations later,

ThoseNamesAreGood · May 10, 2022, 4:50pm

How would I even hold it in the first place? like a holding idle animation. Could anybody link a tutorial of that or direct me on how to do it? thanks.

Janilo2 · May 17, 2022, 9:35am

a localscript that plays the idle animation will give you the result I assume you want

script.Parent.Equipped:Connect(function()
	idleAnim = game.Players.LocalPlayer.Character.Humanoid:LoadAnimation(script.Parent.IdleAnimation)
	idleAnim:Play()
end)

script.Parent.Unequipped:Connect(function()
	idleAnim:Stop()
end)

however, do mind that Humanoid:LoadAnimation() is deprecated.

jonny377 · May 17, 2022, 11:36pm

Does anyone know why this happens?

nvm if found the soulution

Beastcraft_Gaming · May 21, 2022, 7:44am

Hello I have follows your tutorial step by step, but when I play the animation the arms are animating but the gun isn’t at right place

photos:

(in Animator)
(ik my animation is trash i’ve never animated K!)

(in game)

Same from server’s POV

Here’s the script
Client:

--Made by Beastcraft_Gaming

--Variables--

--Services
local replicatedStorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage");
local CAS = game:GetService("ContextActionService");
local Players = game:GetService("Players");

--Player Variables
local player = Players.LocalPlayer;
local character = player.Character or player.CharacterAdded:Wait();
local humanoid: Humanoid = character:WaitForChild("Humanoid");
local RightArm = character:WaitForChild("Right Arm");

local Animator = Instance.new("Animator", humanoid);

--Event Folder
local eventFolder = replicatedStorage:WaitForChild("Events");

--other folders
local gunFolder = eventFolder:WaitForChild("GunEvents");

--Gun Events
local equipEvent = gunFolder:WaitForChild("EquipEvent");


--Folders
local gunsFolder = replicatedStorage:WaitForChild("GunsFolder");

--Tables
local GunsTable = gunsFolder:GetChildren();
local BindTable = require(script.Parent:WaitForChild("KeyBindings"));

local function equipTool(name)
    
    equipEvent:FireServer(name);
end

for key,gunName in pairs(BindTable) do
    CAS:BindAction(gunName, equipTool, false, Enum.KeyCode[key]);
end

Server:

--Made by Beastcraft_Gaming

--Variables--

--Services
local replicatedStorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage");

--Event Folder
local eventFolder = replicatedStorage:WaitForChild("Events");

--other folders
local gunFolder = eventFolder:WaitForChild("GunEvents");

--Gun Events
local equipEvent = gunFolder:WaitForChild("EquipEvent");

--Main

equipEvent.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(player, name)
    local gunsFolder = replicatedStorage:WaitForChild("GunsFolder");
    local tool: Tool = gunsFolder[name]:Clone();
    
    --Player Variables
    local character = player.Character or player.CharacterAdded:Wait();
    local humanoid: Humanoid = character:WaitForChild("Humanoid");
    local RightArm = character:WaitForChild("Right Arm");

    --Equip the gun
    if not character:FindFirstChild(tool.Name) then
        tool.Parent = player.Character;
        humanoid:EquipTool(tool);
    end

    --Rig The tool
    local bodyAttach = tool:WaitForChild("BodyAttach");

    local motor = Instance.new("Motor6D", RightArm);
    motor.Part0 = RightArm;
    motor.Part1 = bodyAttach;

    --Create Animator
    local Animator = humanoid:FindFirstChildOfClass("Animator");
    
    if not Animator then
        Animator = Instance.new("Animator", humanoid);
    end
    
    --Play equip animation
    local equipAnim = tool:WaitForChild("Animations"):WaitForChild("Equip");

    local equipTrack = Animator:LoadAnimation(equipAnim);
    equipTrack:Play();

end);