How to make a part face the direction of the camera

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#1

I’m trying to make a flying broom and currently it does move however the broom doesn’t following the direction of the camera. The broom has a handle that has a ConstraintWeld to the HumanoidRootPart. This is my code so far.

How the broom works:

How the flying works without setting CFrame of the broom handle:

How the flying works with setting CFrame of the broom handle:

connection = flyingEvent.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(player, keyPressed)
	local character = player.Character or player.CharacterAdded
	--local humanoid = character:WaitForChild('Humanoid')
	local camera = game:GetService('Workspace').CurrentCamera
	local humanoidRootPart = character:WaitForChild('HumanoidRootPart')
	local cameraDirection = humanoidRootPart.CFrame:ToObjectSpace(camera.CFrame).LookVector
	
	broom:WaitForChild('Handle').CFrame = CFrame.new(broom:WaitForChild('Handle').Position, Vector3.new(camera.CFrame.LookVector.X * 900000, broom:WaitForChild('Handle').Position.Y, camera.CFrame.LookVector.Z * 900000))
#2

This happens because your camera type is Custom and it always follows the player.

Try changing camera type to scriptable and set CFrame of camera to HumanoidRootPart CFrame with offset

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#3 
broom.Handle.CFrame = CFrame.new(broom.Handle.Position, Vector3.new(broom.Handle.Position.X, camera.CFrame.LookVector.Y, broom.Handle.Position.Z)
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#4

This seems to do the same thing as not setting the CFrame of the handle.

#5

Wdym with offset? + Vector3.new(0, 5, 0)?

connection = flyingEvent.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(player, keyPressed)
	local character = player.Character or player.CharacterAdded
	--local humanoid = character:WaitForChild('Humanoid')
	--local camera = game:GetService('Workspace').Camera
	local currentCamera = game:GetService('Workspace').CurrentCamera
	local humanoidRootPart = character:WaitForChild('HumanoidRootPart')
	local cameraDirection = humanoidRootPart.CFrame:ToObjectSpace(currentCamera.CFrame).LookVector
	
	currentCamera.CameraType = 'Scriptable'

	--broom:WaitForChild('Handle').CFrame = CFrame.new(broom:WaitForChild('Handle').Position, Vector3.new(currentCamera.CFrame.LookVector.X * 900000, broom:WaitForChild('Handle').Position.Y, currentCamera.CFrame.LookVector.Z * 900000))
	broom:WaitForChild('Handle').CFrame = humanoidRootPart.CFrame 
	--broom.Handle.CFrame = CFrame.new(broom.Handle.Position, Vector3.new(broom.Handle.Position.X, currentCamera.CFrame.LookVector.Y, broom.Handle.Position.Z))
	--broom:WaitForChild('Handle').CFrame = CFrame.new(broom:WaitForChild('Handle').CFrame.Position) * currentCamera.CFrame.Rotation
#6

Yes, CFrame() * CFrame(0, -5, 0)

#7

Like this? CFrame.new()? It seems to be doing something…

broom:WaitForChild('Handle').CFrame = humanoidRootPart.CFrame * CFrame(0, -5, 0)
#8

Yes, but do not use HumanoidRootPart CFrame, but Camera CFrame.

#9

Idk wut I’m doing wrong.

connection = flyingEvent.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(player, keyPressed)
	local character = player.Character or player.CharacterAdded
	--local humanoid = character:WaitForChild('Humanoid')
	--local camera = game:GetService('Workspace').Camera
	local currentCamera = game:GetService('Workspace').CurrentCamera
	local humanoidRootPart = character:WaitForChild('HumanoidRootPart')
	local cameraDirection = humanoidRootPart.CFrame:ToObjectSpace(currentCamera.CFrame).LookVector
	
	currentCamera.CameraType = 'Scriptable'

	--broom:WaitForChild('Handle').CFrame = CFrame.new(broom:WaitForChild('Handle').Position, Vector3.new(currentCamera.CFrame.LookVector.X * 900000, broom:WaitForChild('Handle').Position.Y, currentCamera.CFrame.LookVector.Z * 900000))
	--broom:WaitForChild('Handle').CFrame = humanoidRootPart.CFrame + Vector3.new(0, 5, 0)
	broom:WaitForChild('Handle').CFrame = currentCamera.CFrame * CFrame.new(0, -5, 0)
	--broom.Handle.CFrame = CFrame.new(broom.Handle.Position, Vector3.new(broom.Handle.Position.X, currentCamera.CFrame.LookVector.Y, broom.Handle.Position.Z))
	--broom:WaitForChild('Handle').CFrame = CFrame.new(broom:WaitForChild('Handle').CFrame.Position) * currentCamera.CFrame.Rotation```
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#10

Maybe you should try setting HumanoidRootPart rotation to Camera’s? (This sounds dumb)

or set the broom’s CFrame to HumanoidRootPart’s with offset. Camera follows HumanoidRootPart and Broom follows HumanoidRootPart

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#11

Im dumb sorry try this:

broom.Handle.CFrame = CFrame.new(broom.Handle.Position, Camera.LookVector)
#12

This does this.

connection = flyingEvent.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(player, keyPressed)
	local character = player.Character or player.CharacterAdded
	--local humanoid = character:WaitForChild('Humanoid')
	--local camera = game:GetService('Workspace').Camera
	local currentCamera = game:GetService('Workspace').CurrentCamera
	local humanoidRootPart = character:WaitForChild('HumanoidRootPart')
	local cameraDirection = humanoidRootPart.CFrame:ToObjectSpace(currentCamera.CFrame).LookVector
	
	currentCamera.CameraType = 'Scriptable'

	--broom.Handle.CFrame = CFrame.new(broom.Handle.Position, Vector3.new(currentCamera.CFrame.LookVector.X * 900000, broom.Position.Y, currentCamera.CFrame.LookVector.Z * 900000))
	broom.Handle.CFrame = CFrame.new(broom.Handle.Position, currentCamera.CFrame.LookVector)
	--broom:WaitForChild('Handle').CFrame = humanoidRootPart.CFrame + Vector3.new(0, 5, 0)
	--broom:WaitForChild('Handle').CFrame = currentCamera.CFrame.LookVector + CFrame.new(0, -5, 0)
	--humanoidRootPart.CFrame = currentCamera.CFrame * CFrame.new(0, -5, 0)
	--broom.Handle.CFrame = CFrame.new(broom.Handle.Position, Vector3.new(broom.Handle.Position.X, currentCamera.CFrame.LookVector.Y, broom.Handle.Position.Z))
	--broom:WaitForChild('Handle').CFrame = CFrame.new(broom:WaitForChild('Handle').CFrame.Position) * currentCamera.CFrame.Rotation
	
	if keyPressed == Enum.KeyCode.W then
		character:PivotTo(character:GetPivot() * CFrame.new(0, 0, -1))
	elseif keyPressed == Enum.KeyCode.A then
		character:PivotTo(character:GetPivot() * CFrame.new(-1, 0, 0))
	elseif keyPressed == Enum.KeyCode.S then
		character:PivotTo(character:GetPivot() * CFrame.new(0, 0, 1))
	elseif keyPressed == Enum.KeyCode.D then
		character:PivotTo(character:GetPivot() * CFrame.new(1, 0, 0))
	elseif keyPressed == Enum.KeyCode.Space then
		character:PivotTo(character:GetPivot() * CFrame.new(0, 1, 0))
	elseif keyPressed == Enum.KeyCode.LeftShift then
		-- a
	elseif keyPressed == Enum.KeyCode.LeftControl then
		character:PivotTo(character:GetPivot() * CFrame.new(0, -1, 0))
	end
end)
#13

Umm pretty cool ig? seems like mine is more uhh readable?

#14

oh sorry forgot to send the video.


It doesn’t seem to be move at the cameras direction, it makes the movement rotate instead of going straight or reverse backwards.

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