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How do I make a part stay behind a player?

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I'm currently trying to figure out how I can make a part stay behind a player. Even if the player turns around, the part will turn with it along the center of the torso part. I want to accomplish this with CFrame:toWorldSpace() and CFrame:toObjectSpace(), but I have no clue how to set and change CFrame ObjectSpace Values. This is what I've got so far. This will indeed make the block stay around the player, but it doesn't stay behind the player when he turns.

So does anyone have an idea where I should put either CFrame:toObjectSpace or CFrame:toWorldSpace?

_G.Block = {}
_G.Block.Free = true
_G.Block.Character = nil

script.Parent.Touched:connect(function(hit)
	if hit.Parent:FindFirstChild("Humanoid") and hit.Parent ~= _G.Block.Character then
		script.Parent.Parent = hit.Parent
		_G.Block.Free = false
		_G.Block.Character = hit.Parent
    		local weld = Instance.new("ManualWeld")
    		weld.Part0 = script.Parent
    		weld.Part1 = _G.Block.Character.Torso
    		weld.C0 = CFrame.new()
    		weld.C1 = _G.Block.Character.Torso.CFrame:toObjectSpace(script.Parent.CFrame)
    		weld.Parent = script.Parent
	end
end)

Thanks in advance

AnonymousEdited

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Why not just weld it?

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Alright, I managed to weld it to the player, but it gets welded to the side that touches it. I really want that if you touch it from the front or any side, it gets welded to the same preset position, in this case the back of the player. Any idea how I can do this? I editted my post with an up to date script.

Anonymous#

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Firstly, I would just use a normal Weld instead of a manual weld. Second, try this. You may have to mess about with the values of the weld's C1. You may either have to make the number positive, change the axis, adjust the number or even do all of these. All you need to do is to just experiment when it comes to welds.

_G.Block = {}
_G.Block.Free = true
_G.Block.Character = nil

script.Parent.Touched:connect(function(hit)
	if hit.Parent:FindFirstChild("Humanoid") and hit.Parent ~= _G.Block.Character then
		script.Parent.Parent = hit.Parent
		_G.Block.Free = false
		_G.Block.Character = hit.Parent
		local weld = Instance.new("Weld")
		weld.Part0 = _G.Block.Character.Torso
		weld.Part1 = script.Parent
		weld.C0 = CFrame.new()
		weld.C1 = CFrame.new(-0.5,0,0) --Change this to suit your specification.
		weld.Parent = script.Parent
	end
end)
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Wow, thanks a lot. That was much easier than I expected it to be.

Anonymous#
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You're welcome. I always expect things to be harder than they seem to be, that's the fun of scripting.

Anonymous#

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