Is there anyway you could make the model look at the nearest player?

[PixelEqualsNil (pixel)]

I want the model to look at the player, but i cant figure it out.

Any link/dev post/script would be good.

Thanks.

[DavidNet22 (Dvd)]

Wdym with look at the nearest player? Do u mean that you want the model to be facing to a certain direction?

[PixelEqualsNil (pixel)]

I want the model to be facing at the player.

[focasds]

Here:

local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local RunService = game:GetService("RunService")

local Model = workspace.Model
local function GetNearestPlayer()
	local LowestMagnitude, Player = math.huge, nil
	for i, v in pairs(Players:GetPlayers()) do
		if v.Character == nil or v.Character.PrimaryPart == nil then continue end
		local Minimum = math.min(LowestMagnitude, (v.Character.PrimaryPart.Position - Model.PrimaryPart.Position).Magnitude)
		if Minimum ~= LowestMagnitude then
			LowestMagnitude = Minimum
			Player = v
		end
	end
	return Player
end 

while RunService.Heartbeat:Wait() do
	local NearestPlayer = GetNearestPlayer()
	if NearestPlayer == nil then continue end
	Model:SetPrimaryPartCFrame(CFrame.new(Model.PrimaryPart.Position, NearestPlayer.Character.PrimaryPart.Position))
end 

Maybe try this, I haven’t tried it. There might be a better way but try it.
EDIT: I edited the code and by the way, make sure the Model has a PrimaryPart.
EDIT2: I edited the code once again it had some errors.

[PixelEqualsNil (pixel)]

Ok thanks, you seem lilke a talented scripter.

[bigha_rn]

Here’s a very simplified method : )

local targetPlayer = game.Players:WaitForChild("bigha_rn")

targetPlayer.CharacterAdded:Wait() --Wait until the character has loaded in

while true do

script.Parent:SetPrimaryPartCFrame(CFrame.lookAt(script.Parent.PrimaryPart.CFrame.Position, targetPlayer.Character.HumanoidRootPart.Position))

wait()

end

[itsokayepic]

The one thing I’d caution is that continuous use of SetPrimaryPartCFrame can cause model “drift” as seen here:

[Obsolete] ModelMover - A simple solution to CFrame inaccuracies from repeated calls to SetPrimaryPartCFrame

ModelMover is obsolete. Do not use it for new work. It has been replaced by the native method PVInstance:PivotTo, which functions for both models and parts alike. For obvious reasons, this module is no longer supported. Introduction to ModelMover If you’ve made extensive use of Model:SetPrimaryPartCFrame you are no stranger to the inherent inaccuracies it can acquire over time. For instance, if I rotate a model by getting it’s PrimaryPart’s CFrame, modifying that, and then setting it to the n…

[COUNTYL1MITS (wil)]

That does not get the nearest character; and will only work for bigha_rn.

[bigha_rn]

Oops! Missed the nearest player part. It was implied that the target would be switched out for whichever player OP needed to reference.

[focasds]

I mean, is good but at the same time is not because it will be really expensive for big models (models with many parts). Spamming that custom function in a loop I don’t think will be a good idea, but actually thank you for posting that.

[PixelEqualsNil (pixel)]

@focasds

local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local RunService = game:GetService("RunService")

local Model = workspace.Model
local function GetNearestPlayer()
	local LowestMagnitude, Player = math.huge, nil
	for i, v in pairs(Players:GetPlayers()) do
		if v.Character == nil or v.Character.PrimaryPart == nil then continue end
		local Minimum = math.min(LowestMagnitude, (v.Character.PrimaryPart.Position - Model.PrimaryPart.Position).Magnitude)
		if Minimum ~= LowestMagnitude then
			LowestMagnitude = Minimum
			Player = v
		end
	end
	return Player
end 

while RunService.Heartbeat:Wait() do
	local NearestPlayer = GetNearestPlayer()
	if NearestPlayer == nil then continue end
	Model:SetPrimaryPartCFrame(CFrame.new(Model.PrimaryPart.Position, NearestPlayer.Character.PrimaryPart.Position))
end 

This causes some drift and isnt very accurate, im sorry if im being picky lol

[focasds]

What do you mean by some drifts and it isn’t very accurate?

[PixelEqualsNil (pixel)]

Well, it dosent look at me that good, and it moves sometimes.

[focasds]

How laggy is your game? If it doesn’t look at you that good is because the PrimaryPart’s Orientation is not facing the right way right?

EDIT: Sorry my computer is lagging but look, I took a free model building and tested the code and it works…
Flat Terrain - Roblox Studio - Gyazo

[PixelEqualsNil (pixel)]

The orientation is set as 0,0,0.

[angrybino]

local Players = game:GetService("Players")

local model = workspace.Model

local function GetNearestPlayer()
	local lowestDistance, player = math.huge, nil
	for _, player in ipairs(Players:GetPlayers()) do
		if (player.Character == nil or player.Character.PrimaryPart == nil) then continue end
		local minimum = math.min(LowestMagnitude, (player.Character.PrimaryPart.Position - Model.PrimaryPart.Position).Magnitude)
		if (minimum ~= LowestMagnitude) then
			lowestDistance, = Minimum
			player = v
		end
	end
	return player 
end 

while (GetNearestPlayer() ~= nil and wait(1)) do
               
    local nearestPlayer = GetNearestPlayer()
	Model:SetPrimaryPartCFrame(CFrame.lookAt(Model.PrimaryPart.Position, NearestPlayer.Character.PrimaryPart.Position))
end 

I optimized your code a bit and you should use CFrame.lookAt rather than CFrame.new because it’s deprecated.