How to use random position on models?

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#1

Hello!

I want to know how you can make models spawn in random positions!
Here is a line of code i am using:

	wall.Position = Vector3.new(math.random(-114, 12),15.1,math.random(-124, 33))

I want to know how you can make a model spawn in a random position.

Cheers! :wink:

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#2

Sure can:

local model = game.ReplicatedStorage:FindFirstChild("ModelToSpawn"):CLone()

model:SetPrimaryPartCFrame(
math.random(range),
groundlevel,
math.random(range)
)

Just be sure to set a primary part!

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#3

Also, check out PivotTo(), “…the primary function that should be used to move Models via scripting.” (SetPrimaryPartCFrame has been superseded by PivotTo)

Like SetPrimaryPartCFrame, the PivotTo uses CFrame rather than a Position value (vect3).

-- CFrame is straightforward to use if you only care about the position.
local position = Vector3.new(math.random(-114, 12),15.1,math.random(-124, 33))
local cf = CFrame.new(position)
-- then
model:SetPrimaryPartCFrame(cf)
-- or
model:PivotTo(cf)

-- If you need rotation, then an angles CFrame needs to be combined with 
-- your position CFrame like so:
local cf = CFrame.new(position) * CFrame.Angles(math.rad(45), 0, 0)
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#4 
local model = --[[path to model]]:Clone()
model:MoveTo(Vector3.new(math.random(range),15.1,math.random(range)))
#5

It’s better to use PivotTo, since you don’t need a primaryPart for the model.