Orbiting Helicopter

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#1

I’m trying to make a small helicopter mesh go in a circular motion, like an orbit, around a large building.

I know how to make it move in an orbit, and I’m unsure how to point the helicopter so that the nose is always facing the way its moving. When I use an orbit script the heli will move in a circle, but the model itself will not rotate. Any help is appreciated.

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#2

Use the angle you’re determining the position from to determine the angle as well:

local pos = script.Parent.BodyPosition
local gy = script.Parent.BodyGyro

local RADIUS = 50
local HEIGHT = 50 

local function setAngle(theta)
	pos.Position = Vector3.new(math.cos(theta) * RADIUS, HEIGHT, math.sin(theta) * RADIUS)
	gy.CFrame = CFrame.Angles(0, -theta, 0)
end

while true do
	for theta = 0, 360, 0.2 do
		setAngle(math.rad(theta))
		task.wait(0.01)
	end
end