Unsure how to make a Gmod type item grab system

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#1

You can write your topic however you want, but you need to answer these questions:

  1. What do you want to achieve?
    I would like to make a system similar to that of the item pickup system from gmod. Allowing for the picking up of items to rotate, move, and distance them.

  2. What is the issue?
    I’m not sure how to start making such a system, as the drag detector’s given modes don’t really have the functionality I’m looking for.

If anyone could give me tips or pointers as to make such a system, please tell me, it would be greatly appreciated.

#2

Could try use the “new” DragDetectors

#3

This is taken straight from my game if you still need it. Currently only works with BaseParts but it does its job. Pass any object through for it to receive a GMod-esque DragDetector. I used a Tag system (hence the onInstanceAdded). GLHF.

local function onInstanceAdded(Object)
	local Drag = Instance.new("DragDetector")
	Drag.MaxActivationDistance = 24
	Drag.Responsiveness = 50
	Drag.MaxForce = math.huge
	Drag.MaxTorque = math.huge
	Drag.DragStyle = Enum.DragDetectorDragStyle.Scriptable
	Drag.ResponseStyle = Enum.DragDetectorResponseStyle.Physical
	Drag.ApplyAtCenterOfMass = true
	Drag:SetAttribute("Player","")

	
	Drag.DragStart:Connect(function(player)
		Drag:SetAttribute("Player",player.Name)
		Drag.ReferenceInstance = player.Character.HumanoidRootPart
		CachedReference = player.Character
	end)
	
	Drag.DragEnd:Connect(function()
		Drag:SetAttribute("Player","")
		Drag.ReferenceInstance = nil

	end)
	
	if Object:IsA("BasePart") then
	Drag.DragContinue:Connect(function(player)  
		if (Object.Position - player.Character.HumanoidRootPart.Position).Magnitude > Drag.MaxActivationDistance*4/3 then Drag.Enabled = false Drag.Enabled = true end
	end)

	Drag.RightMouseClick:Connect(function(player) 
		if player.Name == Drag:GetAttribute("Player",player.Name) then
		Object.Anchored = not Object.Anchored
		end
	end)
	end

	local function GModStyle(cursorRay : Ray)
		-- Exclude dragged object from raycast detection
		local raycastParams = RaycastParams.new()
		raycastParams.FilterDescendantsInstances = {Drag.Parent,CachedReference}

		raycastParams.FilterType = Enum.RaycastFilterType.Exclude
		local distance = 0

		local hitPoint = Vector3.zero
		local hitNormal = Vector3.yAxis

		local raycastResult = workspace:Raycast(cursorRay.Origin, cursorRay.Direction, raycastParams)
		if raycastResult then
		distance = math.clamp((cursorRay.Origin-raycastResult.Position).Magnitude-0.5,0.5,Drag.MaxActivationDistance*2/3)
		else
		distance = Drag.MaxActivationDistance*2/3
		end

		return CFrame.new(cursorRay.Origin+(cursorRay.Unit.Direction*distance))
		
	end

	Drag:SetDragStyleFunction(GModStyle)
	Drag.Parent = Object
end