How would I get this part to point up towards the mouse and not just face the mouse

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#1

This is part of a topic I already made but accidently took it down.

So let me get to the point.

I have a part and I need it to point upwards towards the mouse, and not just at the mouse.

If I were to make it face the mouse and the players mouse was off in the void then then it would point out there.

Here is basically what I need:

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as you can see from this great demonstration. if the mouse is above it then it will point upwards,
If its to the side then it will take the top of it and point it in that direction.

In this image you can see if the mouse is farther back it still is not pointing towards it rather just pointing up in the direction of it

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How would I do this?

If you have any questions feel free to ask

#2 

local plr = game.Players.LocalPlayer
local part = workspace.Part
local mouse = plr:GetMouse()

local RS = game:GetService("RunService")

RS.Heartbeat:Connect(function()
	part.CFrame = CFrame.lookAt(part.Position, mouse.Hit.Position)
end)
#3

This makes it point towards the mouse.
This is not what I need.

Cause if I put the mouse in the void it is going to point out there

#4

im not sure but, maybe just check if the mouse is hitting an instance and if not, dont do the cframe thing

#5

If I were to do this then it wont move. So this will not work
unless it does hit something

#6

but thats what u want right? for it not to move when the mouse is not hitting any

#7

To get a part to point directly upwards towards the mouse in 3D space, you can use the LookAt method available on instances of CFrame. Here’s an example script that shows how to use this method to rotate a part towards the mouse while keeping the part oriented vertically:

local part = workspace.Part  -- Replace "Part" with the name of your part
local maxDistance = 100  -- Maximum distance from the part that the mouse can be to rotate the part

-- Function to get the world position of the mouse
local function getMousePos()
    local mouse = game:GetService("Players").LocalPlayer:GetMouse()
    return mouse.UnitRay.Origin + mouse.UnitRay.Direction * (workspace.Camera.CFrame.p - mouse.UnitRay.Origin).Magnitude
end

-- Loop to rotate the part towards the mouse while keeping it upright
while true do
    task.wait()
    local mousePos = getMousePos()
    local distance = (mousePos - part.Position).Magnitude
    if distance < maxDistance then  -- Only rotate if the mouse is within the maximum distance from the part
        local lookVector = (mousePos - part.Position).Unit
        local upVector = Vector3.new(0, 1, 0)  -- Define the up direction for the part
        local rightVector = upVector:Cross(lookVector).Unit  -- Calculate a vector perpendicular to both the look and up vectors
        local newUpVector = lookVector:Cross(rightVector).Unit  -- Calculate a new up vector perpendicular to both the look and right vectors
        part.CFrame = CFrame.new(part.Position, mousePos)  -- Set the part's position to be at its current position, looking at the mouse position
        part.CFrame = part.CFrame - part.CFrame.UpVector * (part.Size.Y/2)  -- Adjust the part's position to put its bottom surface at its original position
        part.CFrame = part.CFrame * CFrame.fromMatrix(Vector3.new(), rightVector, newUpVector)  -- Rotate the part to align its up direction with the new up vector
    end
end
#8

Sort of. I need it to point when it moves. Even if it hits nothing I still need it to point towards the mouse with out it pointing into the void