Snapping to Grid

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#1

If anyone can explain the concept, thatd be great

Well i am attempting to snap to Grid but there is an odd offset depending on the position of the Grid itself

I cant think of any solutions to attempt

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here is how it snaps as of now

local GridObject = player.Name.."'s Grid"
local Structure = GridModel.Structure
local Grid = GridModel[GridObject]
local GridSize = 3
--local Offset = .2
local Marker = game.Workspace.Marker




Marker.CFrame = CFrame.new((math.floor(mouse.Hit.X / GridSize +.5 ) * GridSize), Grid.Position.Y + .1, (math.floor(mouse.Hit.Z / GridSize ) * GridSize))```
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Pipe System math
#2

I am going to assume that this grid is a texture on a block.
Have you tried changing the StudsPerTileU and StudsPerTileV properties of the Texture so that it fits? The formula for Marker.CFrame looks perfect except for adding 0.5 to the formula of the Z component of the CFrame:

Marker.CFrame = CFrame.new(
	(math.floor(mouse.Hit.X / GridSize +.5 ) * GridSize), 
	Grid.Position.Y + .1, 
	(math.floor(mouse.Hit.Z / GridSize +.5 ) * GridSize) 
	-- The .5 in math.floor() was missing
)
#3

How did you do that codeblock?

#4

Try formatting your code using three tick marks or three squiglies:

Input:
```
--code here
```

Output:

--code here

This will also work:
~~~
--code here
~~~

#5

Now it does snap but it doesnt snap according to the Grid
like if the Grid was snapping properly then I were to move the grid slightly up there would be an offset

I need help making a Grid Based Formula that ignores an object's rotation/tilt
#6 
function Round(x, mult)
	return math.floor((x / mult) + 0.5) * mult
end

Where x is your input and mult is your grid size. I use this very code for games to lock to a grid.

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#7

still didnt work i used the function

function Round(x, mult)

return math.floor((x / mult) + 0.5) * mult

end

Marker.CFrame = CFrame.new(Round(mouse.Hit.X, GridSize) , Grid.Position.Y + .1, Round(mouse.Hit.Z, GridSize))
#8

Could I get an image of what your marker is currently doing, similar to what you have in the original post?

If you want your grid to line up properly:

  • GridSize has to be the same as StudsPerTile on the texture (obviously)
  • Position and Size of the parent part both have to be a multiple of 6 on the X and Z axes, I believe? It might just be a multiple of 3.
    • I think Position has to be a multiple of the GridSize on X and Z, and Size has to be a multiple of 2 * GridSize on X and Z as well.

And that should be it.

You can just round the grid part off using @Crazyman32’s function:

Grid.Position = Vector3.new(
	Round(Grid.Position.X, GridSize),
	Grid.Position.Y,
	Round(Grid.Position.Z, GridSize)	
)

Grid.Size = Vector3.new(
	Round(Grid.Size.X, 2 * GridSize),
	Grid.Size.Y,
	Round(Grid.Size.Z, 2 * GridSize)
)
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