How to make a mesh part local?

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#1

Since the mesh part has an id and I can’t make a new instance using Instance.new, I tried cloning the part but it leads to some issues when the player dies, the issue is that there is sometimes an extra mesh that was cloned, I assume this is because the script runs again when the player dies, so to fix it I deleted the part upon death, but for some reason, there is still an extra mesh about 25 percent of the time. Here is my code:

local part = game.Workspace.Level1.KillPart4:Clone()
local originalpart = game.Workspace.Level1.KillPart4 
part.CanCollide = true
part.Transparency = 0
part.Anchored = false 
part.Name = "b"
part.Parent = workspace
local Physics = game:GetService("PhysicsService")
Physics:SetPartCollisionGroup(part, "ClientParts")
local player = game.Players.LocalPlayer     
local char = player.Character
local hum = char:WaitForChild("Humanoid")
local distance = 35 
local bp = Instance.new("BodyPosition" ) 
local br = Instance.new("BodyGyro" )
bp.Parent = part
br.Parent = part 
bp.Position = part.Position 
br.MaxTorque = Vector3.new(10000000000000,1000000000000,10000000000000)
bp.MaxForce = Vector3.new(math.huge,math.huge,math.huge)
bp.P = 8000
bp.D = 1300    
while true do  
		for i = 0, distance do
			bp.Position = bp.Position + Vector3.new(1,0,0) wait()  
		end   
		for i = 0, distance do
			bp.Position = bp.Position + Vector3.new(-1,0,0)    wait() 
		end 
	hum.Died:Connect(function() 
		originalpart.Parent = workspace.Level1 
		wait() 
		part:Destroy()	
	end)
end

The local script is inside starter gui, I’m not sure if thats the reason this happens.

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#2

Maybe just store the MeshPart in ReplicatedStorage, and clone the MeshPart from your LocalScript?

#3

Try this (also put this script inside StarterPlayer > StarterPlayerScripts)

local part = game.Workspace.Level1.KillPart4:Clone()
local originalpart = game.Workspace.Level1.KillPart4 
part.CanCollide = true
part.Transparency = 0
part.Anchored = false 
part.Name = "b"
part.Parent = workspace
local Physics = game:GetService("PhysicsService")
Physics:SetPartCollisionGroup(part, "ClientParts")
local player = game.Players.LocalPlayer     
local char = player.Character or player.CharacterAdded:Wait()
local hum = char:WaitForChild("Humanoid")
local distance = 35 
local bp = Instance.new("BodyPosition" ) 
local br = Instance.new("BodyGyro" )
bp.Parent = part
br.Parent = part 
bp.Position = part.Position 
br.MaxTorque = Vector3.new(10000000000000,1000000000000,10000000000000)
bp.MaxForce = Vector3.new(math.huge,math.huge,math.huge)
bp.P = 8000
bp.D = 1300

hum.Died:Connect(function() 
	originalpart.Parent = workspace.Level1 
	wait()
	part:Destroy()	
end)

while true do
	for i = 0, distance do
		bp.Position = bp.Position + Vector3.new(1,0,0) 
		wait()  
	end   

	for i = 0, distance do
		bp.Position = bp.Position + Vector3.new(-1,0,0)
		wait() 
	end
end
#4

If I put it in replicated storage, won’t the local script just clone the mesh part again from replicated storage when the player dies? What does putting it in replicated storage do?

#5

try checking if the MeshPart was already cloned, something like this

if not MeshPart then -- check if the MeshPart wasn't cloned yet
    ReplicatedStorage.MeshPart:Clone() -- if it wasn't cloned yet, then clone it
end
#6

That seems to have fixed the issue, however placing the script into starter player scripts just makes it so the part never spawns for some reason.

#7

I could also do that but why does putting it in replicated storage help? I haven’t learned about replicated storage yet so I don’t know what putting it there would do.

#8

Well, does the mesh cloning work? if yes, then there’s no need to clone it from ReplicatedStorage

and putting there won’t do anything

#9

It does work the issue was just when the player died the script would run again and cause there to be an extra mesh since I was cloning it in a local script. I think in this situation checking if the meshpart exists would also work, but VeriBaesix’s solution worked.

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#10

Alright, good to hear! why does 30 exists