How to properly position path (position were player is looking)

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1

How could I properly position my path, I already positioned it under the player but now I need to position it 1 or 2 studs in front of were the player is looking

local PlacePath = script.Parent:WaitForChild("PlacePath")

local ReplicatedStorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")

local PathPart = ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("IcePathPart")

PlacePath.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(player)
	
	local Character = player.Character or player.CharacterAdded:Wait()
	
	local HRP = Character:FindFirstChild("HumanoidRootPart")
	
	local Humanoid = Character:FindFirstChild("Humanoid")
	
	if HRP and Humanoid then
		
		local Cloned_PathPart = PathPart:Clone()
		Cloned_PathPart.Parent = game.Workspace.PathParts
		
		Cloned_PathPart.CFrame = CFrame.new(HRP.Position - Vector3.new(0,3,0))
		
	end
	
end)
2

Just get the HumanoidRootPart’s LookVector property and multiply that by a small amount

local PlacePath = script.Parent:WaitForChild("PlacePath")

local ReplicatedStorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")

local PathPart = ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("IcePathPart")

PlacePath.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(player)
	
	local Character = player.Character or player.CharacterAdded:Wait()
	
	local HRP = Character:FindFirstChild("HumanoidRootPart")
	
	local Humanoid = Character:FindFirstChild("Humanoid")
	
	if HRP and Humanoid then
		
		local Cloned_PathPart = PathPart:Clone()
		Cloned_PathPart.Parent = game.Workspace.PathParts
		
		Cloned_PathPart.CFrame = CFrame.new((HRP.CFrame.LookVector * 5) - Vector3.new(0,3,0))
		
	end
	
end)
3

Ok quick question, why are there () around the HRP.CFrame.LookVector * 5

4

Prioritization basically (Or Order of Operations)

If I have this:

local Math = 5 + 2 * 5
print(Math)

The formula would first go: PEMDAS (Or (), Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, then Subtraction)

So it’d be 2 * 5 = 10 + 5 = 15

5

Also when I tested the part doenst appear

6

Probably because I forgot to do a Position, LookAt thingy

local PlacePath = script.Parent:WaitForChild("PlacePath")

local ReplicatedStorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")

local PathPart = ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("IcePathPart")

PlacePath.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(player)
	
	local Character = player.Character or player.CharacterAdded:Wait()
	
	local HRP = Character:FindFirstChild("HumanoidRootPart")
	
	local Humanoid = Character:FindFirstChild("Humanoid")
	
	if HRP and Humanoid then
		
		local Cloned_PathPart = PathPart:Clone()
		Cloned_PathPart.Parent = game.Workspace.PathParts
		local CurrentLook = HRP.CFrame.LookVector * 5
		Cloned_PathPart.CFrame = CFrame.new((HRP.Position + CurrentLook) - Vector3.new(0,3,0))
		
	end
	
end)
7

Also, If I zoom in and spin there should be circles forming cause of the path that doesnt happen. If you dont know what I mean its like the rotation

8

Not sure what you mean, the orientation should automatically be relative to where the Character is currently facing?

9

If you zoom in, and spin your character there should a tower that is made from the parts because the parts turn as the player turns, but that doesnt happen