How to limit model rotation so as not to exceed certain orientation

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#1

  1. What do you want to achieve?
    Preventing the model to turn less than 30 degrees and greater than 150 degrees at X

  2. What is the issue?
    The model keeps exceeding these two limits.

  3. What solutions have you tried so far?
    Tried using for loops with specific conditions: if currentXOrientation is less than target rotation, then decrease the degree/radians. if it is greater than increase the degree/radians.

Do keep in mind that this model is a child of another model with another primary part.

Edit: Forgot to add that the code below is another attempted solution of mines.

local function rotateMissilesHolder()
	
	local randomRotation = math.random(minRotationXMissilesHolder, maxRotationXMissilesHolder)

	local currentMissilesHolderOrientationX = math.floor(MissilesHolderPrimaryPart.Orientation.X)

	local rotationDifference = math.rad(randomRotation - currentMissilesHolderOrientationX)

	local sign = math.sign(rotationDifference)
	
	local rotationRateChangeWithDirectionRadians = math.rad(sign * rotationRateDegrees)

	local rotationChangeCFrame = CFrame.Angles(rotationRateChangeWithDirectionRadians, 0, 0)

	local newCFrame
	
	local currentRotationChange = 0

	repeat

		currentRotationChange += rotationRateChangeWithDirectionRadians

		newCFrame = MissilesHolderPrimaryPart.CFrame * rotationChangeCFrame

		MissilesHolder:SetPrimaryPartCFrame(newCFrame)

		wait(frameRate)

	until ((currentRotationChange - rotationDifference) >= 0)
	
end
#2

The repeat until loop will not fire again once the until check has been completed. Try using part:GetPropertyChangedSignal("Orientation"), believing that the function isn’t inside another loop.

#3

Hi!

You can use math.clamp(), to limit any numbers, including orientation.

#4

You can’t listen for changes in the values of physics related properties via GetPropertyChangedSignal, you’ll need to use an event loop/regular loop instead.

#5

Oh thanks!
Not sure how i had forgotten about this. I’m marking this as a solution.