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

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#185

Thank you! I will really need it. Although I would recommend an animator to do this work if you are making a big group game.

#186

That’s the problem for me.

I turned “RequiresHandle” off and it still creates that RightGrip weld!
Can you help?
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(i made the motor in RightArm for it to be easier for me.)
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(it also breaks.)

#187

NEVERMIND! I fixed it! Sorry for bothering!

#188

is there a way or as method for r15 rigs to comply with this method? or not because I tried and it works but in a weird rotation

#189

Hello, so I’m having a weird problem with this method, when your character resets or dies the script just crashes and doesn’t work anymore:
I tried using your script but its still not working :confused:

--[[ MAIN VARIABLES ]]--
local torsoPart = "UpperTorso"

local plr = game.Players.LocalPlayer
local char = plr.Character or plr.CharacterAdded:Wait()

while char.Parent == nil do
	char.AncestryChanged:wait()
end

local idleAnim = char:WaitForChild("Humanoid"):LoadAnimation(script:WaitForChild("Idle"))
local shootAnim = char:WaitForChild("Humanoid"):LoadAnimation(script:WaitForChild("Activated"))

local tool = script.Parent

local toolGrip = char:WaitForChild(torsoPart):WaitForChild("ToolGrip")
local bodyAttach = tool:WaitForChild("BodyAttach")

local debounce = false

--<< MAIN FUNCTIONS >>--
local suffixes = {'','K','M','B','T','qd','Qn','sx','Sp','O','N','de','Ud','DD','tdD','qdD','QnD','sxD','SpD','OcD','NvD','Vgn','UVg','DVg','TVg','qtV','QnV','SeV','SPG','OVG','NVG','TGN','UTG','DTG','tsTG','qtTG','QnTG','ssTG','SpTG','OcTG','NoAG','UnAG','DuAG','TeAG','QdAG','QnAG','SxAG','SpAG','OcAG','NvAG','CT'}
local function format(val)
	for i=1, #suffixes do
		if tonumber(val) < 10^(i*3) then
			return math.floor(val/((10^((i-1)*3))/100))/(100)..suffixes[i]
		end
	end
end

local function fire(...)
	game.ReplicatedStorage.Books.BookAnim.ConnectM6D:FireServer(...)
end

local function ShowPoints()
	
	local Strength = script.Parent.Folder.Strength
	
	local random = math.random(1,1000)
	local xnew = random/1000
	local new = game.ReplicatedStorage.ShowPoints:Clone()
	new.Parent = plr.PlayerGui.PopUp
	new.Position = UDim2.new(xnew,0,1,0)
	new.Text = "+"..format(Strength.Value)
end

--<< TOOL FUNCTIONS >>--
tool.Equipped:Connect(function()
	
	fire(bodyAttach)

	toolGrip.Part0 = char[torsoPart]
	toolGrip.Part1 = bodyAttach

	idleAnim:Play()
	print("Hmmm")
end)

tool.Unequipped:Connect(function()

	fire()
	
    shootAnim:Stop()
	idleAnim:Stop()
end)



tool.Activated:Connect(function()
	
	local WaitTime = os.time() + 1
	
	if not debounce then
		debounce = true
		ShowPoints()
		shootAnim:Play()
		wait(WaitTime - os.time()) -- Also 1 seconds
		debounce = false
	end
end)

It works fine when you first spawn in but when you reset the “Tool Grip”'s part 0 and part 1 are complitely impty. I tried waiting for the Body attach or Upper Torso, still dosen’t work :confused:

Can anyone help me?

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#190

Try this instead of your while character.Parent == nil do loop:

local humanoid = player.Character:WaitForChild("Humanoid")

while humanoid and not humanoid:IsDescendantOf(workspace) do
    humanoid.AncestryChanged:Wait()
end

It usually fixes animation loading related problems with tools but its just a probable fix and isn’t guaranteed to fix.

Also, you put a “Hmm” print so make sure that prints after reset so it ensures that the script actually tried to set the Part0 and Part1 properties.

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#191

Unfortunately, it doesn’t seem to fix it, It looks like the loop loops forever and doesn’t let the script run. :confused:

After I reset my character not once have I seen the “Hmm” print statement printed in the output, but if I get rid of the ‘while loop’ then it gives out that error:

  09:01:51.378 - LoadAnimation requires the Humanoid object (Grayuu.Humanoid) to be a descendant of the game object

and also stops the script from running, what can I do to fix this?
It seems like when I reset the script just breaks?

#192

Never mind I fixed it my self, the problem was to use ‘plr.CharacterAdded:Wait()’ instead of ‘plr.Character or plr.CharacterAdded:Wait()’ because when you are using ‘or’ it will decide itself which one to use :smiley:

So the problem was on the client side part not on the server side.

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#193

I don’t understand step 4 could u give a screenshot or something to show me how it works

#195

Hello, I know it been ages ago but can you tell us how you did that please? I was trying to figure out how to do something like that but with no success. Thank you

#196

Will this method work with Pseudo Tools too?

#197

Is it just me or the toolgrip motor6D isn’t popping up? That is really weird I have no idea why.

Edit:I fixed this issue by putting a wait() before parenting the Motor6D. I have no idea why this works. The throwing animation still does not work properly though. I somehow managed to make it work on an NPC though…man this is odd…I will definitely make a video tutorial on this for future ppl if I figure this out. Learning this is a pain. I used Moon Animation Suite for this.

#198

So basically, gun must be parent of character? D:

#199

Anyone could make a test place for we can check the way it’s done? :stuck_out_tongue:

#200

Is there an easier way to animate the mag than manually setting each keyframe because it’s not connected to the arm? For a reload animation btw.

#201

You could weld the mag to the hand/arm (depending on if you’re using r6 or r15). But then that will mean the mag will always be welded to the hand, so a reload animation might not be possible.

Unless you wanted to animate it so that the mag goes inside your hip to give the illusion that it’s left your hand.

#202

I did it but there’s still that annoying small delay in the animation others seem to have had, clueless how to fix that tried many fixes.

#203

i don’t know why but this pops up everytime i equip the weapon image

the animation wont play too

here are both of the scripts

Client:
local karambit = script.Parent.karambit
local weapon = script.Parent
weapon.Equipped:Connect(function()

local grab = Instance.new("Animation")
grab.AnimationId = "rbxassetid://6410701381"

game.ReplicatedStorage.ConnectM6D:FireServer(karambit.BodyAttach)

char.Torso.ToolGrip.Part0 = char.Torso
char.Torso.ToolGrip.Part1 = karambit.BodyAttach

end)

weapon.Unequipped:Connect(function()

game.ReplicatedStorage.DisconnectM6D:FireServer()

end)

Server:
game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(plr)
plr.CharacterAdded:Connect(function(char)

	local M6D = Instance.new("Motor6D", char.Torso)
	M6D.Name = "ToolGrip"
end)

end)

game.ReplicatedStorage.ConnectM6D.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(plr,location)

local char = plr.Character
char.Torso.ToolGrip.Part0 = char.Torso
char.Torso.ToolGrip.Part1 = location
local grab = Instance.new("Animation")
grab.AnimationId = "rbxassetid://6410701381"

end)

game.ReplicatedStorage.DisconnectM6D.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(plr)
plr.Character.Torso.ToolGrip.Part1 = nil
end)

#204

Any tips on how to move the entire gun when animating? I find it hard to move the entire gun out of the rig, since I want to position it before animating the gun parts.
edit:nvm im incredibly stupid, you can just move the bodyattach and the whole gun will move lol

#205

Well this topic is a bit outdated, because I managed to do your problem by rigging what I need to where I need. I did a Revolver, and I did not rig every single part to the BodyAttach, I rigged what I needed like bullets to the mag space and the mag space to front frame and so like that. You get me?

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