How would I turn this code into a function?

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#1

So basically Im trying to create a part after the part I specify to be cloned, but then I clone the clone of that part and then move it accordingly

I dont want to have do this for every single part I want to spawn and position after the last one

for i = 1, 1 do
	local gridPart = part:Clone()
	gridPart.Parent = workspace
	gridPart.Position = gridPart.Position + Vector3.new(0,0,-part.Size.Z)
	for i = 1,1 do
		local gridPart2 = gridPart:Clone()
		gridPart2.Parent = workspace
		gridPart2.Position = gridPart2.Position + Vector3.new(0,0,-part.Size.Z)
		for i = 1,1 do
			local gridPart3 = gridPart2:Clone()
			gridPart3.Parent = workspace
			gridPart3.Position = gridPart3.Position + Vector3.new(0,0,-part.Size.Z)
		end
	end
end

Result:

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#2 
local function setPartClone(part)
	local gridPart = part:Clone()
	gridPart.Parent = workspace
	gridPart.Position = gridPart.Position + Vector3.new(0,0,-part.Size.Z)
	
	return gridPart
end

And when you need to use it, just reference the part you want to clone, in this case

for i = 1, 1 do
	local gridPart = setPartClone(part)
	for i = 1,1 do
		local gridPart2 = setPartClone(gridPart)
		for i = 1,1 do
			local gridPart3 = setPartClone(gridPart2)
		end
	end
end

This should hopefully work

#3

Alright Ill try this out and get back to you thanks

#4

Alright, if anything isn’t working or something wasn’t explained well, just send a reply and I’ll get back to you!

#5

erm, it didnt work and it just places them in the same place

#6

That’s odd, I’ll try to recreate what you’re trying to do and get back to you once I find how it’s actually supposed to be

#7

Yeah like it creates one of the parts inside of the very first one and then positions the other one weirdly in front of one of them

#8

Okay so I made a rough method of what you’re trying and for some reason it’s working for me without any changes, what’s happening when you try it? Could you show me a picture

#9

wait for some reason it just now worked so maybe i typed something in wrong

#10

But is there any way to make this even more robust?

#11

What do you mean by more robust?

#12

Like less work on my end, I want to have a loop that does all this for me without me having to actually type in the clone and yadayda

#13

I dont want to have to do this

for i = 1, 1 do
	local gridPart = setPartClone(part)
	for i = 1,1 do
		local gridPart2 = setPartClone(gridPart)
		for i = 1,1 do
			local gridPart3 = setPartClone(gridPart2)
		end
	end
end

All the time

I want to make the script know what the last part was and do it accordingly but I just cant wrap my head around how I would do that

#14

The simplest way of doing that is this

for i = 1, 4 do
	part = setPartClone(part)
end

The Simplest way to explain it is. Set part down and return that part for the part variable, and do that 3 more times

Edit: I already did, I should’ve mentioned that, sorry

#15

Can you test and see if it works please

Did it work though?

#16

Could you show the whole script please Im a beginner at this stuff

#17

I did this

local part = workspace.Part

local function setPartClone(part)
	local gridPart = part:Clone()
	gridPart.Parent = workspace
	gridPart.Position = gridPart.Position + Vector3.new(0,0,-part.Size.Z)

	return gridPart
end

for i = 1, 4 do
	part = setPartClone(part)
end

Just replace workspace.Part with your part

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#18

Omg this is literally amazing thank you so much

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#19

Anytime! If you have anymore issues don’t be afraid to make another post!

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#20

Instead of doing all of that, can’t you do something like

local amountX = 30
local amountZ = 30

local startingPosition = Vector3.new(0,.3,0)
local colors = {Color3.fromRGB(128, 187, 219),Color3.fromRGB(84, 123, 144)}
local colorPoint = 1
for x = 1,amountX do
	for z = 1,amountZ do
		if colorPoint >= #colors then
			colorPoint = 1
			else
			colorPoint +=1
		end
		local part = game.ReplicatedStorage.gridPart:Clone()
		part.Position = startingPosition + Vector3.new(x*part.Size.X,0,z*part.Size.Z)
		part.Color = colors[colorPoint]
		
		part.Parent = workspace
		
	end
	
	
	if colorPoint >= #colors then
		colorPoint = 1
	else
		colorPoint +=1
	end
	
end