Is there a way to check if a model has replicated fully to the client?

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#1

Hello,

I have a childAdded event listening to models being added on the client. Before I start utilising the model, I have to make sure the model’s children have fully loaded and I do not want anything to be hardcoded as I have right now.

Right now, I basically have a :WaitForChild(“replicatedPart”, 2) under the childAdded which does the job but you do need that “replicatedPart” and I do not want that. Without the waitforchild, the model’s children aren’t loaded by the time the listener fires and the Model’s Children amount to 0.

I want it to be “automated” and try to avoid using remotes, is there a way to do this please?

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#2

What?!?

You use WaitForChild to wait for children.

#3

From what I have experimented with, you may just have to use WaitForChild, im not sure if there are any other alternative methods.

#4

Yes the child is the model and then I have a Model:WaitForChild(“ReplicatedPart”,2)

I might have explained it badly xd

#5

good that is exactly what you are supposed to do.

This sentence is what makes no english.

#6

It does do the job but you need a defined “replicatedPart” within the model which I want to avoid. Hence, I posted here to see if there might be an alternative.

#7

I’m not sure what you mean “you need a defined “replicatedPart””.

it does not have to be called “replicatedPart” or anything specific.

#8

I know.

I just want to know whether the model’s children have replicated without needing a model’s child’s name (in this case it’s “replicatedPart”) if that makes sense.

#9

Are you trying to load the whole game or just 1 model?

#10

Okay but that will not tell you whether a models children replicated, that will tell you if there a part called “replicatedPart” replicated (unless all models children replicate at the same time so if one exists then the rest exists idk, but then I see what your problem is)

#11

The server parents the model to workspace, I have a childAdded event on client but when it fires the model’s children amount to 0, once the model replicates I want to do something with it such as tweening it.

#12

you could use

repeat wait() until #model:GetChildren() >= childamount
--code

to make sure that the children are available, if that’s a solution to your problem.

#13

I did have that in mind but I try to avoid polling based approaches.
Another thing is that the childamount varies since I’m going to have different models so I’d have to give that some thought as well.

#14

Should edit GetChildren to GetDescendants. This would mean that all assets are loaded in the model instead of just the first line of assets under the model.

#15

There is a service for that. It isn’t quite well known. ContentProvider can be used for checking the loading of assets into a game. Simply put the model in PreloadAsync() in a list and it will wait for it too load.

It works with Decals and Sounds too.

ContentProvider | Roblox Creator Documentation.

It’s usually used for loading screens in other cases use WaitForChild()

#16

Now I feel stupid, ContentProvider slipped my mind. Woops!

#17

Yeah. I usually use ContentProvider for loading screens as it allows time for textures to load into the game.

This is actually code I have for it.

for i, children in pairs(workspace:GetChildren()) do 
	pcall(function() -- ContentProvider sometimes fails.
		textLabel.Text = "Loading: "..children.Name
		ContentProvider:PreloadAsync({children})
	end)
end
#18

I’m replying to the title of your topic.

There is ONE way to see if a model has replicated fully to the client…

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