i have a part that orbits around another part. but the rotation starts at some random position when i want it to start at the original position. like this:
heres whats actually happening
code:
local radius = 10
local theta = 0
local degreesPerSecond = math.rad(60)
local center = workspace.Part
local part = workspace.Part2
local function UpdateOrbit(deltaTime)
local deltaTheta = degreesPerSecond * deltaTime
theta = (theta + deltaTheta) % (math.pi * 2)
local x = (math.cos(theta) * radius) + center.Position.X
local z = (math.sin(theta) * radius) + center.Position.Z
part.Position = Vector3.new(x, center.Position.Y, z)
end
task.wait(3)
print('running')
game:GetService("RunService").Heartbeat:Connect(UpdateOrbit)
The reason why is because of the theta variable, this indicates what angle the orbiting part is at in relation to the circle. You can mess around with that number of that variable to find the angle you need
local center = workspace.Part
local part = workspace.Part2
local radius = (center.Position - part.Position).Magnitude
local theta = false
local start = math.atan2(part.Position.Z - center.Position.Z, part.Position.X - center.Position.X)
local degreesPerSecond = math.rad(60)
local function UpdateOrbit(deltaTime)
local deltaTheta = degreesPerSecond * deltaTime
theta = theta and (theta + deltaTheta) % (math.pi * 2) or start
local x = (math.cos(theta) * radius) + center.Position.X
local z = (math.sin(theta) * radius) + center.Position.Z
part.Position = Vector3.new(x, center.Position.Y, z)
end
task.wait(3)
print('running')
game:GetService("RunService").Heartbeat:Connect(UpdateOrbit)