Moving player forward with body position has some weird issues?

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#1 
function Controller:Dash()
	local movementDirection = workspace.CurrentCamera.CFrame:vectorToObjectSpace(self.CharacterObject.Humanoid.MoveDirection).Unit
	local X = movementDirection.X
	local Y = movementDirection.Y
	local Z = movementDirection.Z
	
	local result
	
	if math.abs(X) > math.abs(Z) then
		result = (X < 0) == true and "left" or "right"
	elseif math.abs(X) < math.abs(Z) then
		result = (Z < 0) == true and "forward" or "back"
	else
		result = "forward"
	end
	
	local root = self.CharacterObject.HumanoidRootPart
	
	local BP = Instance.new("BodyPosition")
	BP.Parent = self.CharacterObject.HumanoidRootPart
	BP.D = 600
	BP.MaxForce = Vector3.new(math.huge, math.huge, math.huge)
	BP.Position = root.CFrame.LookVector * 10
	game:GetService("Debris"):AddItem(BP, 0.3)
end

Essentially, this:

BP.Position = root.CFrame.LookVector * 10

is sending the player to Vector3.new(0,0,0) it seems, when I print root.CFrame.LookVector * 10, I get these absurd numbers:

-7.3027839660645, -5.4710551466997e-07, 6.8314971923828  -  Client - Controller:274
#2

To get rid of the decimal, you can use math.floor().

BP.Position = math.floor(root.CFrame.LookVector * 10)

#3

You can’t use math.floor on a Vector3 value, my issue doesn’t lie in the decimal point but rather on the incorrectly given number.

#4

You are looking to make the number simpler, or the value it returns isn’t correct?

#5

Setting the BP.Position to the root part’s LookVector is sending me flying away, it’s the same position over and over again so I’m presuming its the center of the map.

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#6

Oh, I don’t know too much about complex math and stuff, sorry I couldn’t help you and I hope you get you problem solved.

Have a nice day
Grayseon

#7

Instead of doing:

BP.Position = root.CFrame.LookVector * 10

Try doing this:

BP.Position =  BP.Position + root.CFrame.LookVector * 10
#8

It’s definitely made it smoother but I’m still getting brought to the same position.

#9 
BP.Position =  self.CharacterObject.HumanoidRootPart.Position +  self.CharacterObject.HumanoidRootPart.CFrame.LookVector * 5

This worked for me!