Raycasting between two attachments

[WaviestBalloon]

Hello, I need help with raycasting between two attachment points, as shown in the model below:

This is the current code block that handles raycasting:

local hitrayparams = RaycastParams.new()
hitrayparams.FilterDescendantsInstances = { tool.Handle, humanoidinstance }
hitrayparams.FilterType = Enum.RaycastFilterType.Blacklist
local hitray = game.Workspace:Raycast(tool.Handle.Hit.WorldPosition, tool.Handle.Hit2.WorldOrientation, hitrayparams)
		
if hitray then -- for testing
	hitray.Instance.Color = Color3.fromRGB(0, 0, 0)
	print(hitray.Instance)
end

[fusionfriends]

Hello, when you are providing the second argument for a Raycast, you only provide the direction but not the range.

Try translating the WorldOrientation to a CFrame and grabbing the LookVector*100

[sau2000]

-- change it to

local hitray = game.Workspace:Raycast(tool.Handle.Hit.WorldPosition, tool.Handle.Hit2.WorldPosition - tool.Handle.Hit.WorldPosition, hitrayparams)

v1 - v2 equals a direction vector pointing from v2 to v1. That is what I changed.

[WaviestBalloon]

Alright I’ll try this, I’ll respond once I’ve tried it

[WaviestBalloon]

I’m unsure if this would be good for hit detection, for when I was testing it, it was extremely hard to hit players
Here’s the new code:

local stopray = false
tool.Handle.Trail.Enabled = true
task.wait(0.2)
local hitrayparams = RaycastParams.new()
hitrayparams.FilterDescendantsInstances = { tool.Handle, humanoidinstance }
hitrayparams.FilterType = Enum.RaycastFilterType.Blacklist
spawn(function()
	while stopray == false do
		task.wait()
		local hitray = game.Workspace:Raycast(tool.Handle.Hit.WorldPosition, tool.Handle.Hit2.WorldPosition - tool.Handle.Hit.WorldPosition, hitrayparams)
		local hitcheck = script.Part:Clone()
		hitcheck.Parent = game.Workspace
		hitcheck.Position = tool.Handle.Hit2.WorldPosition

		if hitray then
			if hitray.Instance.Name == "HumanoidRootPart" or hitray.Instance.Name == "Torso" or hitray.Instance.Name == "Head" or hitray.Instance.Name == "Left Leg" or hitray.Instance.Name == "Left Arm" or hitray.Instance.Name == "Right Leg" or hitray.Instance.Name == "Right Arm" then
				local humanoid = hitray.Instance.Parent:FindFirstChildWhichIsA("Humanoid")
				humanoid.Health = humanoid.Health - 35
				break
			end
			print(hitray.Instance)
		end	
	end	
end)
task.wait(0.35)
stopray = true

Please excuse the sloppy code

[sau2000]

Change the direction parameter of the raycast function to:

(tool.Handle.Hit2.WorldPosition - tool.Handle.Hit.WorldPosition).Unit * 25

This makes the ray extend farther

[WaviestBalloon]

This works a bit better, would there be any other way to do hit detection with swings since, it’s extremely hard to land a successful hit and I’m unsure if it’s the raycast or the positioning

[sau2000]

Try out this module

Raycast Hitbox 4.01: For all your melee needs!

Current Version: V.4.01 Stable (09/21/2021) Upgrading from 3.xx to 4.0 Please note that V4 is not backwards compatible with V3. There are a few API changes that were introduced in V4 to better suit modern code etiquette. Here are the changes you need to know if you want to make your code compliant with V4: Raycast Hitbox 4.01: For all your melee needs! - #597 by TeamSwordphin Notable Features Accurate, performant, and easy to use! Use attachments or vectors to make your hitboxes in secon…

[WaviestBalloon]

I don’t wish to sound stubborn, but I’d like not use modules, although, it seems like it creates multiple rays at a 0.5 seconds interval

Update: I’ve made my own working version of the module in under 62 lines, it works too well actually, thank you for helping me with raycasts