How do I assign a material?
I am trying to assign something a material based on a string value. Here is the code:
local Mat = script.Parent:WaitForChild("Material").Value
local Col = script.Parent:WaitForChild("Color").Value
while true do
Part.Material = Material.new(Mat)
Part.BrickColor = BrickColor.new(Col)
end
I don't understand why it doesn't work because the BrickColor does but it doesn't understand when I do Material.new. Any help is appreciated.
By the way I have part as local and it's working, but it gives me the error for Material.new
2 answers
BrickColor is an Object since it contains methods, attributes, and more. Whereas Material is no more than a textual identifier that describes a to-be-used texture. It is not an Object, therefore lacks a constructor function.
By taking a quick look at the documentation of Material, you'd notice it's an Enum. You can use that to appropriately assign the property:
BasePart.Material = Enum.Material.--[[Material Name]]
One last thing to mention: your loop has no yield, which, if you're fortunate, will cause a script-timeout. Make sure to include a wait() somewhere in its scope.
NOTE:
You allocated the StringValues' values, which will actually store the state at which it was at runtime. You aren't creating a pointer to the property, nor can you ever. You'll need to index .Value every time you wish to see its current state.
There is a much more efficient way of updating your property. Use the :GetPropertyChangedSignal() method of the Instance base-class. This will generate an RBXScriptSignal that you may bind a Callback to upon the suggested property's adjustment:
--###----------[[VARIABLES]]----------###--
local DropperModel = script.Parent
local DropPartTemplate = DropperModel.Part
local DropMaterial = DropperModel.DropMaterial
local DropColor = DropperModel.DropColor
--###----------[[LOGIC]]----------###--
DropMaterial:GetPropertyChangedSignal("Value"):Connect(function()
DropPartTemplate.Material = Enum.Material[DropMaterial.Value]
end)
DropColor:GetPropertyChangedSignal("Value"):Connect(function()
DropPartTemplate.BrickColor = BrickColor.new(DropColor.Value)
end)
You can give a part a specific material under the code GUI, but if you want something that isn't already there, I won't be able to tell ya.
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