How would I rotate a model Smoothly? (UPDATE: How can I not use the Y orientation of CFrame.LookAt)

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#1

I have a missile truck thing

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and when a target is selected, I want the missile shooter to turn toward the target. I could probably use CFrame.LookAt but I don’t know how I would do it smoothly…
here is my workspace:
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#2

Perhaps this post would help

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#3

hey, this looks good but I don’t really want a while true or something. Is there a way that I could incorporate LookVector and turn it until it reaches the desired position?

#4

maybe add a motor6d and lerp it to the mouse hit position

#5

its not really the position, its the orientation of it… I don’t really know much about lerps and motor6D so if you could give examples/help out that’d be great but thx for the idea

#6

you can tween the model to the mouse by creating a cframe value and setting that cframe to the model with pivotTo().
this is what i mean.

local runService = game:GetService("RunService")
local players = game:GetService("Players")
local tweenService = game:GetService("TweenService")

local player = players.LocalPlayer
local mouse = player:GetMouse()
local turret = game.Workspace:WaitForChild("Turret") -- change this to your model path

local CFrameValue = Instance.new("CFrameValue")

local function tweenTurret()
	local turretCFrame = CFrame.lookAt(Vector3.new(turret:GetPivot()), mouse.Hit.Position)
	local tweenInfo = TweenInfo.new(1)
	local tweenGoals = {Value = turretCFrame}
	local tweenResult = tweenService:Create(CFrameValue, tweenInfo, tweenGoals)
	tweenResult:Play()
end


CFrameValue.Changed:Connect(function()
	turret:PivotTo(CFrameValue.Value)
end)


mouse.Button1Down:Connect(tweenTurret)
#7

you can use tween service

Char LIMIT AHAHAHAHAAA

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#8

i had that idea too, but it was too simple and kinda uhh, clear

#9

well, it doesn’t really work…


code:

local function aimTurret(target)

	local tweenService = game:GetService("TweenService")
	local turret = script.Parent.Parent.Gun -- change this to your model path

	local CFrameValue = Instance.new("CFrameValue")

	local function tweenTurret()
		local turretCFrame = CFrame.lookAt(Vector3.new(turret:GetPivot()), target)
		local tweenInfo = TweenInfo.new(1)
		local tweenGoals = {Value = turretCFrame}
		local tweenResult = tweenService:Create(CFrameValue, tweenInfo, tweenGoals)
		tweenResult:Play()
	end
tweenTurret()
	CFrameValue.Changed:Connect(function()
		print(CFrameValue)
		turret:PivotTo(CFrameValue.Value)
	end)

end

EDIT: if it was too fast, I entered the coordinates, launched, and it tweened the whole thing far away
@aron01224

#10

Here is a place file if anyone needs it.
MISSILE TEST HELP ME.rbxl (870.5 KB)

#11

pov: cframe value set to 0,0,0

#12

pov: tween changed CFrame value

#13

nvm bruhh14211e1d2d12 where is the script parented to

#14

Nobody needs your place file, I recommend you delete it to avoid anyone stealing it.

#15

alr, but none of the assets (models for testing) are mine and none of the code even works

#16

where is the script parented to!1!!!

#17

oops ill send it one sec
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its the one under MainController

#18

eaweae
why is that so far away xd

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#19

idk… because it is? You could just do “play here”

#20

bruh bro.wmv (560.1 KB)
its only for client, but i know a way to make it for the servr (no it didn’t work yet)