How to make part spawn in direction player is looking at

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#1

I have a script that clones 3 rings and places it at the player. What happens is the rings always spawn at a certain angle, and not toward the player. How can I make this so the clones always spawn in front of the player?

Script:

game.ReplicatedStorage.Remotes.Uppercut.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(plr)
	local character = plr.Character
	local humanoidrootpart = character.HumanoidRootPart
	
	local shockwave = game.ReplicatedStorage.Moves.EpicPunch.FirstRing:Clone()
	shockwave.Parent = workspace.Fx
	shockwave.Position = Vector3.new(humanoidrootpart.Position.X, humanoidrootpart.Position.Y, humanoidrootpart.Position.Z + 3)
	local shockwave1 = game.ReplicatedStorage.Moves.EpicPunch.SecondRing:Clone()
	shockwave1.Parent = workspace.Fx
	shockwave1.Position = Vector3.new(humanoidrootpart.Position.X, humanoidrootpart.Position.Y, humanoidrootpart.Position.Z + 5)
	local shockwave2 = game.ReplicatedStorage.Moves.EpicPunch.ThirdRing:Clone()
	shockwave2.Parent = workspace.Fx
	shockwave2.Position = Vector3.new(humanoidrootpart.Position.X, humanoidrootpart.Position.Y, humanoidrootpart.Position.Z + 7)
end)

Video: https://streamable.com/6bikhc

I would want it to be like this
image

#2

Instance.CFrame.LookVector

You can also just use CFrame * newCFrame

#3

Use LookVector.

Fixed code:

--//Services
local ReplicatedStorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")

--//Functions
ReplicatedStorage.Remotes.Uppercut.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(player)
	local character = player.Character
	local humanoidRootPart = character and character:FindFirstChild("HumanoidRootPart")
	
	if not humanoidRootPart then
		return
	end

	local shockwave = ReplicatedStorage.Moves.EpicPunch.FirstRing:Clone()
	shockwave:PivotTo(humanoidRootPart.CFrame + humanoidRootPart.CFrame.LookVector * 3)
	shockwave.Parent = workspace.Fx
	
	local shockwave1 = ReplicatedStorage.Moves.EpicPunch.SecondRing:Clone()
	shockwave1:PivotTo(humanoidRootPart.CFrame + humanoidRootPart.CFrame.LookVector * 5)
	shockwave1.Parent = workspace.Fx
	
	local shockwave2 = ReplicatedStorage.Moves.EpicPunch.ThirdRing:Clone()
	shockwave2:PivotTo(humanoidRootPart.CFrame + humanoidRootPart.CFrame.LookVector * 7)
	shockwave2.Parent = workspace.Fx
end)
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#4

You cant add a CFrame with a Vector3, instead what you have to do is this:

shockwave.CFrame = humanoidRootPart.CFrame * CFrame.new(0,0,5)

Which would easily simplify your code

#5

I tried your code, but what happens is they are all flat instead of this.
image

Video: https://streamable.com/o6awq7

#6

I don’t understand LookVector that well. I’ve tried using it, and what happens is it ends up flat and somewhere random.

#7

LookVector is the front position of an Object.

Object Orientation is probably messed up

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#8

You could use CFrames in this case to get it facing in front of you whenever triggering the remote.

game.ReplicatedStorage.Remotes.Uppercut.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(plr)
	
	local character = plr.Character
	local HMR = character.HumanoidRootPart

	local shockwave = game.ReplicatedStorage.Moves.EpicPunch.FirstRing:Clone()
	shockwave.Parent = workspace.Fx
	shockwave.CFrame = HMR.CFrame * CFrame.new(0,0,-3) * CFrame.Angles(math.rad(-90),0,0)
	
	local shockwave1 = game.ReplicatedStorage.Moves.EpicPunch.FirstRing:Clone()
	shockwave1.Parent = workspace.Fx
	shockwave1.CFrame = HMR.CFrame * CFrame.new(0,0,-5) * CFrame.Angles(math.rad(-90),0,0)
	
	local shockwave2 = game.ReplicatedStorage.Moves.EpicPunch.FirstRing:Clone()
	shockwave2.Parent = workspace.Fx
	shockwave2.CFrame = HMR.CFrame * CFrame.new(0,0,-7) * CFrame.Angles(math.rad(-90),0,0)
end)

Assuming it’s flat at CFrame.Angles(0,0,0), setting it to CFrame.Angles(math.rad(-90),0,0) would make the front surface face forwards. If not, feel free to experiment with the values until you get your desired orientation.

#9

Alright, I’ll let you know if this works.

#10

Yes! It works like a charm! Thanks for the help @DasKairo @Katrist @kiddomaru

#11

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