"Invalid value for enum Material" error

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#1

I am making a build system in Roblox right now, making sure that the blocks the player places will appear for the server too. I made a server script so the part will appear for the server; along with a remote event that fires when a local script runs it.

The issue is that I keep getting this error in the server script, “Invalid value for enum Material”. It happens on line 16. The server script is here:

local event = game.ReplicatedStorage.Build
local event2 = game.ReplicatedStorage.PartChange
local part = "Cube"

local function onPartChanged(value)
    local part = value
end

event2.OnServerEvent:Connect(onPartChanged)
--

local function onBuild(position, material, color)
    local clone = game.Workspace:FindFirstChild(part):Clone()
    clone.CastShadow = true
    clone.Color = Color3.fromRGB(color)
    clone.Material = material --error happens here
    clone.Transparency = 0
    clone.CanCollide = true
    clone.Position = position
    clone.Name = "PlacedPart"
    clone.Parent = game.Workspace
end

event.OnServerEvent:Connect(onBuild)

Here’s the local script:

script.Parent.Parent.PlayerGui:WaitForChild("BuildingGui")
local mouse = game.Players.LocalPlayer:GetMouse()
local player = game.Players.LocalPlayer
local event = game.ReplicatedStorage.Build

game.Workspace:FindFirstChild(script.Parent.Parent.PlayerGui.BuildingGui.MainFrame.CurrentPart.Value).Transparency = 0.5
mouse.Button1Down:Connect(function()
    if game.Workspace:FindFirstChild(player.PlayerGui.BuildingGui.MainFrame.CurrentPart.Value) ~= nil then
    local clone = game.Workspace:FindFirstChild(script.Parent.Parent.PlayerGui.BuildingGui.MainFrame.CurrentPart.Value):Clone()
    event:FireServer(clone.Position, player.PlayerGui.BuildingGui.MainFrame.ChangeMaterial.ButtonSelected.Value, player.PlayerGui.BuildingGui.MainFrame.ChangeColor.CurrentColor.Value)
    end
end)

Here’s my explorer:

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My Local Script is in the PlayerScripts.

I looked around in the explorer and tested the game and saw what was the Material value, and it should be valid. I also looked up the error and it said that the error happened in CoreScripts on Mac, even though I’m on PC and this is not on a CoreScript.

I don’t know if this is an Engine Bug or what, but I’d like to know why this is happening.

#2

what’s the value?
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#3

I’m certain that there is no MaterialValue object, so material in the script is just a string or whatever the type of value it is. To make it the material you want, just do this.

clone.Material = Enum.Material[material]

I think this will work, and if it doesn’t make sure material is a string.

#4

another problem i noticed is that you directly connect the OnServerEvent to onBuild, but the problem is that the Position argument is equal to the player.
do this instead:

local function onBuild(position, material, color)
    local clone = game.Workspace:FindFirstChild(part):Clone()
    clone.CastShadow = true
    clone.Color = Color3.fromRGB(color)
    clone.Material = material --error happens here
    clone.Transparency = 0
    clone.CanCollide = true
    clone.Position = position
    clone.Name = "PlacedPart"
    clone.Parent = game.Workspace
end

event.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(player, ...)
    onBuild(...)
end)
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#5

Thanks! This worked! (30 char)

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