Placeable tool not working

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So I want to make a placeable tool. This is the script I made:

local Tool = script.Parent
FC = script.Parent:WaitForChild("ClientToServer")

use = true

function script.Parent.ClientToServer.OnServerInvoke(player, mouse_pos)
	if use then
		use = false
		local StickyBomb = Tool.Handle:Clone()
		StickyBomb.Parent = workspace.DebriCleaner
		StickyBomb.Name = "StickyBomb"
		StickyBomb.CanCollide = true
		StickyBomb.Anchored = true

		StickyBomb.Size = Tool.Handle.Size
		StickyBomb.CFrame = Vector3.new(mouse_pos)
		use = true
		
	end
end

But It doesn’t work. I the clone of the tool handle to go anchored on the position where the mouse position is. But it doesn’t work: the only error I get is:

invalid argument #3 (CFrame expected, got Vector3)

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2

Change

StickyBomb.CFrame = Vector3.new(mouse_pos)

to

StickyBomb.CFrame = CFrame.new(Vector3.new(mouse_pos))

Note your setting a CFrame which is a positional, and position object. You can view the documentation here. CFrame | Roblox Creator Documentation You can pass a Vector3 in to set its position, but you have to use CFrame.new

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3

Use a CFrame instead, not a Vector3.

4

Nevermind. I noticed that if I place it on the baseplate that it doesnt place where i clicked. it places in the middle of the baseplate. how do i fix it?

5

No, that should have fixed your problem. Is it not moving or what? Also, are you sure the function is being fired more than once?

6

I mean it moves to the middle of the baseplate

7

What is mouse_pos? What function/method are you using to get that on the client?

8

this is the script that gets the mouse pos:

plr = game.Players.LocalPlayer
mouse = plr:GetMouse()

tool = script.Parent
tool.Activated:Connect(function()
	local FC = tool:WaitForChild("ClientToServer")
	if FC then
		FC:InvokeServer(mouse.Hit)
	end
end)
9

I see… change your server code from
StickyBomb.CFrame = CFrame.new(Vector3.new(mouse_pos))

to

StickyBomb.CFrame = mouse_pos

Mouse | Roblox Creator Documentation The documentation for Mouse.Hit shows that it returns a CFrame, since you’re passing this to the server, you can just pass the CFrame value directly to the part you’re trying to update.

10

thing It works! also quick question… how cna i make it so the tool stays flat on the surface of each object. this is what it looks like:

11

Send the cframe’s position and set the object’s position instead.

FC:InvokeServer(mouse.Hit.Position)

StickyBomb.Position = mouse_pos
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12

Try changing this

StickyBomb.CFrame = mouse_pos

to

StickyBomb.CFrame = CFrame.new(mouse_pos, Vector3.new(0,0,0))

13

it errors. it says the same error as before

14

Okay do what @flkfv said, that should work

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