Turret Aiming problem

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#1

so i want to make the barrel to rotate around the cylinder to face the target, just like this.

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The problem is, I dont know how to do it. this turret is not like other turret where the barrel itself can rotate freely. I want to make it so that the turret can only aim 180 degrees vertically and 360 degrees horizontally (by the base, which is the dark gray part). i cant find any sources regarding this type of turret.

Hopefully this is enough information for you to help me.

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#2

I no idea about its will work or not. But you can try TurretPart.z.CFrame.LookAt(Target)

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#3

Well, that line of code is kind of obvious to not work, but I try it anyway. it just says that " Z is not a valid member of Part".

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#4

Don’t CFrame the part, use welds or motor6d’s.

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#5

how do i do it with welds or motor6d? I tried using the following code

UDR.CFrame = CFrame.new(UDR.Position, target.Position)

and it didnt move a bit. UDR being the cylinder part that is hidden by the bigger cylinder part. I connected it to the barrel.

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#7

My turret controller has the constraints you are looking for.

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#8

i have question regarding

local GunHead = TurretController.new(ModelMotor6Ds["GunHead"],gunHeadConstraints)

i dont really understand what the placeholders mean (like ModelMotor6Ds, gunHeadConstraints).

#9

ModelMotor6Ds is just a table. ModelMotor6Ds.GunHead is the Motor6D instance within the table.

gunHeadConstraints is a dictionary of the turret settings

local gunHeadConstraints = {
	["YawLeft"] = 89; -- 0 to 180
	["YawRight"] = 89; -- 0 to 180
	["ElevationAngle"] = 0; -- 0 to 90
	["DepressionAngle"] = 0; -- 0 to 90 I believe haven't tested much
}

Yaw is the Y axis rotation.

Elevation and depression angles will be the pitch angles.

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#10

The simplest way of doing this, is to put a BodyGyro in the turret and connect the turret’s Parts using constraints, and using RunService, you make the turret face the Part.

#11

just to make sure it the right part, which part do i put the bodygyro to?
(red marked part is the barrel, and blue marked part is the rotation part, which i use it to rotate the barrel. the dark gray part is where i yaw the entire part on top of it)
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#12

The problem with body gyro is that if the parts can collide then sometimes it won’t rotate.

#13

Put the BodyGyro, In the part that you want to rotate.

#14

The method I said works flawlessly, I have already made turrets multiple times…

Here is one example of a turret I made:
https://www.roblox.com/games/6810290835/Cannon-Turret-system

#15

I wouldn’t call it “flawless”. Body movers generally aren’t very consistent in large and detailed games. In that game I could clearly see delay between movements and occasional lags.

#16

That is due, either to your client or RunService.

#17

The game is literally non intense how is it my client’s fault? If it flaws that easily then could you really call it flawless?

#18

Can you please provide evidence of your claims.

#19

Yeah play your own game then you will see it.

#20

i have a wifi with 500 mbps and im getting so long delay :frowning:

#21

What do you mean delay? I’m not having any lag problems with it…