LibreGrid - A lightweight, intuitive and open-source grid solution for Roblox

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could you please show me your script so i can see what went wrong? thank you :3

22

Wow finally an open source for grid related stuff, This is going to be useful for the current game Iā€™m working on. Thanks for your contribution!

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Is it possible to make a gui version of this? Im trying to make self learning chess

24

I find that the orientation not being relative to its surface grid, is it supposed to do that?
Or did i do something wrong?

local LibreGrid = require(script.LibreGrid)

local Setup = {
	RaycastParams = nil,
	ForceAlignedOutput = false,
	AllowFaceAlignment = true,
	NormalBased = false,
	WhitelistedNormals = nil,
	RoundingMethod = math.floor,
}


while wait() do
	local block = workspace.Folder.Test
	local Result = LibreGrid:GetCFrameAtMousePosition(
		block,
		1, 
		CFrame.new(block:GetPivot():ToOrientation()), 
		Setup
	)
	workspace.Folder.Test:PivotTo(Result)
end

Itā€™d be helpful if you could provide us information of setting up and possible coding examples and what they do. :heart:
Take your time, this could be a game changer.
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this module is focused on 3d, im sorry but i havenā€™t delved into the math needed to do this in a 2d space!

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i can see why this happens. libregrid is rounding the position to the grid. however, the slope would require the block to get a bit off the grid to snap to that surface.

im not sure if i want to keep this behavior or allow parts to stay a bit off to snap to the surface. though, the current behavior facilitates sanity-checking on the server.

also sorry for the delayed response i didnā€™t see ur post :broken_heart:

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local function generateblock(usepos, target, isez)
	local block = game.ReplicatedStorage.Files.BlockTypes:FindFirstChild(script.Parent.Properties.Shape.Value):Clone()
	block.Size = script.Parent.Properties.Size.Value
	block.Anchored = true
	block.CanCollide = false
	block.Color = script.Parent.Properties.Color.Value
	block.Material = Enum.Material[script.Parent.Properties.Material.Value]
	block.Transparency = script.Parent.Properties.Transparency.Value
	block.Reflectance = script.Parent.Properties.Reflectance.Value
	block.Name = "PreviewBlock"
	block.Orientation = script.Parent.Properties.Orientation.Value
	highlight.Parent = block
	highlight.Adornee = block
	if isez ~= nil and isez == true then
		highlight.Color3 = Color3.new(0.337255, 0.796078, 0.0352941)
	else
		highlight.Color3 = Color3.new(0.00784314, 0.513725, 0.827451)
	end
	if script.Parent.Properties.Light.Brightness.Value ~= 0 and script.Parent.Properties.Light.Radius.Value ~= 0 then
		local light = Instance.new("PointLight")
		light.Parent = block
		light.Color = script.Parent.Properties.Light.Color.Value
		light.Range = script.Parent.Properties.Light.Radius.Value
		light.Brightness = script.Parent.Properties.Light.Brightness.Value
	end
	if usepos == true then
		local raycastparams = RaycastParams.new()
		raycastparams.FilterDescendantsInstances = {block, game.Players.LocalPlayer.Character}
		raycastparams.FilterType = Enum.RaycastFilterType.Exclude
		block.Position = require(script.Parent.LibreGrid):GetCFrameAtMousePosition(block, 4, CFrame.fromOrientation(
			block.Orientation.X, block.Orientation.Y, block.Orientation.Z), {
			RaycastParams = raycastparams,
			ForceAlignedOutput = false,
			AllowFaceAlignment = true,
			NormalBased = false,
			WhitelistedNormals = nil,
			RoundingMethod = math.floor
		}).Position
		--print(block.Position)
	end
	return block
end

i know this is taking forever :sob:

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28

have you tried using the NormalBased configuration? it allows you to align blocks to each surface better, just like your use case.

sorry again for the late response, i barely have any time rn :sob:

29

After setting it to true,
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it still offsets :disappointed_relieved: on the X and Z axis

30

could you please check if the ground is offset from the grid? that might be why itā€™s not aligned

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I really hoped that LibreGrid would be more based on Relative grid/ voxel as well as working on grid relative to the main partā€™s orientation. Sadly, this isnā€™t.

If you happen to be developing a new one please do mention and Iā€™d be happy to know. Although, thanks for the contribution to the community. With libreGrid itā€™s more suitable for game like Wubby and its inspiration.

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while yes, it is offset from the grid, it brings back all the issues that came back when i was using math.round

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This might be a dumb question but how would this make it work for grid generation even though this is for client only? (in my opinion i hate client-side)