Rotating Objects around a position

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What do you want to achieve? Keep it simple and clear!

  1. I want to rotate parts randomly around a position

  2. What is the issue? Include screenshots / videos if possible!
    I can’t rotate a position for the rocks to form around so they are forming the same every time and it looks bad.

  3. What solutions have you tried so far? Did you look for solutions on the Developer Hub?
    I’ve tried looking around the forums but nobody seems to have the same problem as me.

function RockModule.crater1(character, Position, RockNum, Minsize, Maxsize)
	local radius = math.random(Minsize,Maxsize) 

	RockModule.CheckDebrisFolder()

	local raycastParams = RaycastParams.new()
	local thingstoignore = {}
	
	if thingstoignore then
		for i, v in pairs(workspace.Characters:GetChildren()) do
			table.insert(thingstoignore, v)
		end

		for i, v in pairs(DebrisFolder:GetChildren()) do
			table.insert(thingstoignore, v)
		end

		for i, v in pairs(workspace:GetChildren()) do
			if v:IsA("Part") and v.Name == "HitBox" then
				table.insert(thingstoignore, v)
			end
		end
	end

	raycastParams.FilterType = Enum.RaycastFilterType.Exclude
	raycastParams.FilterDescendantsInstances = {thingstoignore}
	raycastParams.IgnoreWater = true
	local StartingPoint = Position + Vector3.new(0, 1, 0)

	local ray = workspace:Raycast(StartingPoint, Vector3.new(0,-5,0), raycastParams)

	if ray then

		print(ray.Instance)

		for i = 1,RockNum do
			coroutine.wrap(function()
				local randomSize = RockModule.RandomVector3(radius / 2.5)

				local angle = 2 * math.pi / RockNum * i 
				local clone = game.ReplicatedStorage.DebrisRelated.Part1:Clone()
				clone.Name = "Rock"
				clone.Parent = DebrisFolder
				clone.Anchored = true
				clone.Size = Vector3.new(0,0,0)
				clone.Transparency = 0
				clone.CollisionGroup = "Debris"
				clone.CanCollide = true
				clone.Position = ray.Position + Vector3.new(radius * math.cos(angle), -0.5, radius * math.sin(angle))
				clone.CFrame = CFrame.lookAt(clone.Position, ray.Position)
				clone.CFrame = clone.CFrame * CFrame.Angles(math.rad(math.random(10,25)), math.rad(math.random(-10,10)), math.rad(math.random(-10,10)))
				TweenService:Create(clone, TweenInfo.new(0.2, Enum.EasingStyle.Linear), {Size = randomSize}):Play()
				
				if thingstoignore then
					for i, v in pairs(workspace.Characters:GetChildren()) do
						table.insert(thingstoignore, v)
					end

					for i, v in pairs(DebrisFolder:GetChildren()) do
						table.insert(thingstoignore, v)
					end

					for i, v in pairs(workspace:GetChildren()) do
						if v:IsA("Part") and v.Name == "HitBox" then
							table.insert(thingstoignore, v)
						end
					end
				end

				raycastParams.FilterDescendantsInstances = {thingstoignore}
				local ray2 = workspace:Raycast(clone.CFrame.Position + Vector3.new(0,7,0), Vector3.new(0,(-radius * 1.5),0), raycastParams)

				if ray2 then
					print(ray2.Instance)
					clone.Color = ray2.Instance.Color
					clone.Material = ray2.Instance.Material
					clone.Transparency = ray2.Instance.Transparency
				else
					clone:Destroy()
				end
			end)()
		end
		task.wait(10000)
		RockModule.ClearDebris("Crater1")
	end
end

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