How to use Workspace:GetPartsInPart?

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How to use Workspace:GetPartsInPart?

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Workspace:GetPartsInPart()
is a type of spacial query
returns a table with all objects within a part
pretty self explanatory, use case:

local part0 = workspace.Part
local parts_detected = workspace:GetPartsInPart(part0)

print(parts_detected) --> {...}

GetPartsInPart() has 2 parameters,
the part as 1st parameter, and 2nd
as overlap params, you can learn about them here

Also, here’s the GetPartsInPart() documentation
for better understanding: GetPartsInPart(…)

You can use GetPartsInPart for hitboxes or anything
related to detecting some kind of accurate hitbox

Better example of the usage:

local part0 = workspace.Part
local parts_detected = workspace:GetPartsInPart(part0)
local character = LocalPlayer.Character

print(parts_detected) --> {...}
for _, obj in parts_detected do
   if obj:IsDescendantOf(character) then -- the detected part is inside the character
      print("I touched this part!")
   end
end
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Does it basically check if the player is standing on a part or something?

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it uses boundary-querying
which relies on a specifix boundary,
not sure if it can detect the player being above a part?
test it and find out, most likely will work

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if obj:IsDescendantOf(character) then

How can a part be a descendant of a character?

I tested it and it didn’t print out ‘I touched this part’

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any part can be descendant of anything
humanoid root part is a part that is a descendant of the character
left leg, left arm, … are all descendant of the character model
you must be doing something wrong

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