How to make a part rotate using the r keybind?

[RetroAmythest]

1. What do you want to achieve? Keep it simple and clear!
   I want a part to rotate when you press the keybind R. For some reason all of the tutorials i have watched don’t work for my part. My part is a union and its a viewmodel for a placement system.

2. What is the issue? Include screenshots / videos if possible!
   No youtube tutorials helped me.

3. What solutions have you tried so far? Did you look for solutions on the Developer Hub?
   I have tried YT and Devforum.

[avtouI (Timothy)]

Isn’t it just pressing ctrl and R?

[justyourbadprogramer]

I made a localscript that will rotate the union by 45 on the y axis. All you have to do is press R

local userInputService = game:GetService("UserInputService")--the service that handles input
local union = workspace:WaitForChild("Union")--the union

userInputService.InputBegan:Connect(function(input, gameProccesedEvent)
	if not gameProccesedEvent then--make sure the player didn't press R while chatting
		if input.KeyCode == Enum.KeyCode.R then--if the player presses R
			union.Orientation += Vector3.new(0, 45, 0)--rotate 45 on the y axis
		end
	end
end)

[Scottifly]

Next time please put 3 backticks (```) before and after your code so it formats properly in your post.

I checked the create.roblox.com page because I’m pretty sure you don’t rotate CFrames by Orientation. Have a look at the ‘Rotating a CFrame’ section here:
CFrames | Documentation - Roblox Creator Hub

[RetroAmythest]

Yes, but how do i rotate it???

[justyourbadprogramer]

Thank you for the tip, and apologies for misreading.

[RetroAmythest]

Thanks for responding but thats the code i always use but it never works, but ill try it when i get back on my pc and let you know if it works.

[justyourbadprogramer]

This should work now as I made it compatible with CFrame Angles

local userInputService = game:GetService("UserInputService")--the service that handles input
local union = workspace:WaitForChild("Union")--the union

userInputService.InputBegan:Connect(function(input, gameProccesedEvent)
	if not gameProccesedEvent then--make sure the player didn't press R while chatting
		if input.KeyCode == Enum.KeyCode.R then--if the player presses R
			union.CFrame *= CFrame.Angles(0, math.rad(45), 0)--rotate 45 on the y axis (by using CFrame Angles)
		end
	end
end)

[RetroAmythest]

hey, it doesnt work, but i think its because my part is anchored. is there one that works with anchored parts?

[dudezwithattitudez (drkre)]

maybe this should work?

local userInputService = game:GetService("UserInputService")--the service that handles input
local union = workspace:WaitForChild("Union")--the union's name

userInputService.InputBegan:Connect(function(input, gameProccesedEvent)
	if gameProccesedEvent then return end--make sure the player didn't press R while chatting
		if input.KeyCode == Enum.KeyCode.R then--if the player presses R
			union.CFrame *= CFrame.Angles(0, math.rad(45), 0)--rotate 45 on the y axis (by using CFrame Angles)
		end
	end
end)

i rewrote some parts

[RetroAmythest]

its ok, i figured out another way to do it, thanks for the help tho

[justyourbadprogramer]

You can make the union unanchored rotate it then set it back to anchored

local userInputService = game:GetService("UserInputService")--the service that handles input
local union = workspace:WaitForChild("Union")--the union

userInputService.InputBegan:Connect(function(input, gameProccesedEvent)
	if not gameProccesedEvent then--make sure the player didn't press R while chatting
		if input.KeyCode == Enum.KeyCode.R then--if the player presses R
            union.Anchored = false
			union.CFrame *= CFrame.Angles(0, math.rad(45), 0)--rotate 45 on the y axis (by using CFrame Angles)
            union.Anchored = true
		end
	end
end)

Edit: never mind you seem to have solved the issue

[Scottifly]

Please post how you solved it so everyone reading this post can learn from it, and mark that post as the Solution.