Is it possible to make one tween for multiple parts while still being able to cancel the tweens efficiently

TJShiningArmor · July 2, 2022, 6:42pm

You can write your topic however you want, but you need to answer these questions:

What do you want to achieve? Keep it simple and clear!
I want to make a tween for multiple parts inside of a model for a layer of a tower. The selected layer will indicate it’s selected by flashing.
What is the issue? Include screenshots / videos if possible!
I can’t turn the tween off for the different tower layers.

What I want it to look like: (with tween)

What it currently looks like:

What solutions have you tried so far? Did you look for solutions on the Developer Hub?
I have tried making a function to make the selected layer flash. I added a for loop to the flash function, but I can’t refer to a tween inside of the for loop.

local layerNumber = 1 --this is the layerNumber
local layerAmt = workspace.Tower3:GetChildren()

--tween
local info = TweenInfo.new(1,Enum.EasingStyle.Sine,Enum.EasingDirection.InOut,-1,true)
local goal = {Color = Color3.new(1)}
local tween = ts:Create("parts",info,goal)
------------------------------

local function GetLayerFromNumber(layerN) --layer Names are numbered 
	local layer = game.workspace.Tower3[layerN]
	return layer
end

local function flashStory(layer)

	
	--what I had
	for i,v in ipairs(layerAmt) do
		local tween = ts:Create(v,info,goal)
		tween:play()
	end
	------------------------------
end

flashStory(GetLayerFromNumber(layerNumber))

upButton.MouseButton1Click:Connect(function() --gui to cycle to the above layer
	layerNumber = layerNumber+1
	flashStory(GetLayerFromNumber(layerNumber))
end)

This is my first post, sorry for any inconvenience!

kdopdaux1803 · July 2, 2022, 6:45pm

Remove the script and go to the parts you want and change it to:

163,162,165

The top one is:

255,255,255

TJShiningArmor · July 2, 2022, 6:50pm

Thanks for the response, is there any way I can make the layer tween to that color while reverting the other layer back to it’s original color?

Kaid3n22 · July 2, 2022, 7:10pm

You would need to create 2 separate variables for the top layer and bottom layer. You could make a folder/model inside of the Tower3 and name them “TopLayer” and “BottomLayer”

local layerNumber = 1 --this is the layerNumber
local btmlayer = workspace.Tower3.BottomLayer:GetChildren()
local toplayer = workspace.Tower3.TopLayer:GetChildren()

local btmcolor = Color3.fromRGB(255,0,0)
local topcolor = Color3.fromRGB(255,255,255)

--tween
local info = TweenInfo.new(1,Enum.EasingStyle.Sine,Enum.EasingDirection.InOut,-1,true)
local goal = {Color = Color3.new(1)}
local tween = ts:Create("parts",info,goal)
------------------------------

local function GetLayerFromNumber(layerN) --layer Names are numbered 
	local layer = game.workspace.Tower3[layerN]
	return layer
end

local function flashStory(layer)

	for i,v in ipairs(btmlayer) do
		if btmcolor == Color3.fromRGB(255,255,255) then
			btmcolor = Color3.fromRGB(255,0,0)
			local tween = ts:Create(v,info,{Color = btmcolor})
			tween:play()
		else
			btmcolor = Color3.fromRGB(255,255,255)
			local tween = ts:Create(v,info,{Color = btmcolor})
			tween:play()
		end
	end

	for i,v in ipairs(toplayer) do
		if topcolor == Color3.fromRGB(255,255,255) then
			topcolor = Color3.fromRGB(255,0,0)
			local tween = ts:Create(v,info,{Color = topcolor})
			tween:play()
		else
			topcolor = Color3.fromRGB(255,255,255)
			local tween = ts:Create(v,info,{Color = topcolor})
			tween:play()
		end
	end

	--------------
end

flashStory(GetLayerFromNumber(layerNumber))

upButton.MouseButton1Click:Connect(function() --gui to cycle to the above layer
	layerNumber = layerNumber+1
	flashStory(GetLayerFromNumber(layerNumber))
end)

TJShiningArmor · July 2, 2022, 7:38pm

This is working, but half of the parts are red and the other half are white

Kaid3n22 · July 2, 2022, 8:09pm

isn’t that what you wanted? I looked at the picture you provided that you wanted, so I’m confused as to why you say that it’s a problem?

TJShiningArmor · July 2, 2022, 8:26pm

Sorry, I am not being clear. I mean that half of the parts in one of the layers is not working. so 1/4 of the entire tower is not functioning correctly.

this is what it looks like:

sometimes it will be the walls on the left and right

here is my model in the explorer:

Kaid3n22 · July 2, 2022, 9:00pm

Ohh, thats my fault. I didn’t do the script completely right, so here’s the fixed version:

local layerNumber = 1 --this is the layerNumber
local btmlayer = workspace.Tower3.BottomLayer:GetChildren()
local toplayer = workspace.Tower3.TopLayer:GetChildren()

local btmcolor = Color3.fromRGB(255,0,0)
local topcolor = Color3.fromRGB(255,255,255)

--tween
local info = TweenInfo.new(1,Enum.EasingStyle.Sine,Enum.EasingDirection.InOut,-1,true)
local goal = {Color = Color3.new(1)}
local tween = ts:Create("parts",info,goal)
------------------------------

local function GetLayerFromNumber(layerN) --layer Names are numbered 
	local layer = game.workspace.Tower3[layerN]
	return layer
end

local function flashStory(layer)

	for i,v in ipairs(btmlayer) do
		local tween = ts:Create(v,info,{Color = btmcolor})
		tween:play()
	end

	if btmcolor == Color3.fromRGB(255,255,255) then
		btmcolor = Color3.fromRGB(255,0,0)
	else
		btmcolor =Color3.fromRGB(255,255,255)
	end

	for i,v in ipairs(toplayer) do
		local tween = ts:Create(v,info,{Color = topcolor})
		tween:play()
	end

	if topcolor == Color3.fromRGB(255,255,255) then
		topcolor = Color3.fromRGB(255,0,0)
	else
		topcolor =Color3.fromRGB(255,255,255)
	end
	--------------
end

flashStory(GetLayerFromNumber(layerNumber))

upButton.MouseButton1Click:Connect(function() --gui to cycle to the above layer
	layerNumber = layerNumber+1
	flashStory(GetLayerFromNumber(layerNumber))
end)

Also sorry for late response, I’m cleaning my jacuzzi rn

TJShiningArmor · July 2, 2022, 9:22pm

This works great. Do you know of any way I can stop the flashing to indicate that I have switched the selected layer?

Kaid3n22 · July 2, 2022, 9:23pm

You can create a table for the tweens and use tween:Stop() to stop them.

TJShiningArmor · July 2, 2022, 9:24pm

I am familiar with tables, but how would a tween go into a table?

Kaid3n22 · July 2, 2022, 9:26pm

Use table.insert for it. table.insert(table, tween)

TJShiningArmor · July 2, 2022, 9:26pm

And then I would just do table[1]:Stop?

Kaid3n22 · July 2, 2022, 9:27pm

No, you would iterate over the table with a for loop ex:

for i,v in pairs(table) do
    v:Cancel()
end

TJShiningArmor · July 2, 2022, 9:37pm

That is the solution with a minor mistake. After some research, I found that it’s tween:Cancel() and not tween:Stop(). If you fix that I will mark your response as solution

Thank you for your time and patience!

Kaid3n22 · July 2, 2022, 9:38pm

Ah, I don’t work with tweens much and thought it was Stop(), but glad I could help!