I was making a laser gun but I used a block to test it once I finished it but when I change the part to a cylinder it will face to the right/left. I have tried changing the orientation but it stays the same. This is probably easy to fix but I just need help.
-- The code for the laser
local Tool = script.Parent
local Handle = Tool.Handle
local Tip = Handle.Tip
local Event = Tool:WaitForChild("RemoteEvent")
Event.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(player, mouse)
local Character = player.Character
local Laser = Ray.new(Tip.CFrame.p, (mouse - Tip.CFrame.p).unit * 150)
local HitPart, HitPosition = game.Workspace:FindPartOnRay(Laser, Character, false, true)
local Part = Instance.new("Part", game.Workspace)
Part.FormFactor = "Custom"
Part.BrickColor = BrickColor.new("Really red")
Part.Material = Enum.Material.Neon
Part.Shape = Enum.PartType.Cylinder
Part.Anchored = true
Part.CanCollide = false
local Distance = (Tip.CFrame.p - HitPosition).Magnitude
Part.Size = Vector3.new(1,1, Distance)
Part.CFrame = CFrame.new(Tip.CFrame.p, HitPosition) * CFrame.new(0,0, - Distance/2)
local Humanoid = Tool.Parent:FindFirstChild("Humanoid")
Humanoid.Health = Humanoid.Health + 40
game.Debris:AddItem(Part, 0.7)
if HitPart then
local HitHumanoid = HitPart.Parent:FindFirstChild("Humanoid")
if not HitHumanoid then
HitHumanoid = HitPart.Parent.Parent:FindFirstChild("Humanoid")
end
if HitHumanoid then
HitHumanoid:TakeDamage(30)
end
end
end)
The axis of the cylinder you want to point is the X axis and not the Z axis. CFrame.new() and CFrame.lookAt() make the Z axis face something. Create a function that makes the X axis face (I’ve done so below)
--[[
* Gets a CFrame where the X axis faces a targetPos
* @param {Vector3} pos
* @param {Vector3} targetPos
* @returns {CFrame}
]]
local function CFramePointRightSide(pos, targetPos)
local directionToFace = (targetPos - pos).unit
local worldUp = Vector3.new(0,1,0)
local zAxisFace = directionToFace:Cross(worldUp)
local yAxisFace = directionToFace:Cross(zAxisFace)
return CFrame.fromMatrix(pos, directionToFace, yAxisFace, -zAxisFace)
end
That’s because, in the case of mine, you need to change your CFrame.new(0,0, -Distance/2) to be CFrame.new(Distance/2,0,0) because you’re using the X axis now.
You’re not doing something correctly. Both his and my code works. Please provide a more reproduceable model for us to replicate what you are doing incorrectly.
