How to use a tool to delete a certain part?

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#1

I want to make a sledgehammer that deletes itself after it breaks a certain part, which is a door. No errors, or anything but yet it still doesn’t work.

It doesn’t delete the part I want, no errors, it just doesn’t delete the part.

My script was fairly simple, doing this:

local tool = script.Parent

local event = tool.OnActivated

event.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(hit)
	if hit.Parent:IsA("Part") and hit.Parent.Name == "StoneDoor" then
		hit.Parent:Destroy()
		tool:Destroy()
	elseif hit.Parent.Name ~= "StoneDoor" then
		print("not the target")
	end
end)

Is there an alternative to finding that certain part?

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#2

your hit variable is the player, instead just do (plr,hit)

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#3

I’m trying to delete a certain part. not a player.

Also it didn’t work… Same exact thing happened

#4

What I’m trying to say is,

Your hit is instead of the information you want to send, its actually the player. It’s because of how it is.

#5

ooohhh ok.

Any other way I get get the part instead of getting its name?

#6

You could make a table:

local tool = script.Parent

local event = tool.OnActivated

local listedBreakable = {
    "StoneDoor"
}

event.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(plr, hit)
	if hit.Parent:IsA("Part") and table.find(listedBreakable, hit.Name) then
		hit.Parent:Destroy()
		tool:Destroy()
	else
		print("not the target")
	end
end)
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#8 
local tool = script.Parent
local handle = tool.Handle

tool.Activated:Connect(function()
	handle.Touched:Connect(function(hit)
		if hit.Name == "StoneDoor" then
			hit:Destroy()
			tool:Destroy()
		elseif hit.Name ~= "StoneDoor" then
			print("not the target")
		end
	end)
end)
#9

He probably would want to put the touched thing in a server.

#10

Also, for animation purposes. characters i need are 30

#11

That script would work as a server script. I just got rid of the OnServerEvent stuff and used the tool’s “Activated” event instead.

#12

its a singleplayer game. So it doesnt matter if its serversided or clientsided

#13

Okay, but the devforum wont allow me to reply or post without putting 3 x 10 characters in.

#14

I recommend using client server stuff to do animation. Well, if you want.

#15

I wont need it yet cuz its a learning experience at the same time. horror/learning experience

#16

Ok, but the devforum wont allow me to reply or post without putting 3 x 10 characters in. Also it needs to be different.

#17 
local tool = script.Parent
local handle = tool.Handle

tool.Activated:Connect(function()
	handle.Touched:Connect(function(hit)
		if hit:FindFirstAncestor("StoneDoor") then
			hit:FindFirstAncestor("StoneDoor"):Destroy()
			tool:Destroy()
		end
	end)
end)

If “StoneDoor” is a model then this will need to be used instead.

#18

Its a part, not a model.

gotta add more characters in order to reply!!!

#19

Okay, then the other script I provided would work.

#20

It didnt work for some reason, no errors at all.

#21

https://gyazo.com/e8ddea1ed66fe6144ae33e5613fbc7b6

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It does work.