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How would I go about making this coffee machine I have in mind?

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(Edit: Please read all the way through, this isn't a script request, I just want to know how I should plan the script in hopes of learning how to script more efficiently)

I'm planning on building an Coffee maker. Basically, I want to make it so it brings up a GUI in which you select what type of coffee you want and the flavorings you want for it, then you press enter and an empty coffee cup will go on a conveyor belt into which it will make 2 stops, 1 to get the coffee poured in, and the second to get the flavorings on, and after that it will become a tool.

I can probably do this on my own, but I want to improve the efficiency of my scripts as they are pretty messy. So how would I go about organizing it and such? I've never used tables really and I think this might be a great time to practice with those too.

Basically, I just need you to tell me how the basic layout of this script should go.

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Well, to start, you should use SurfaceGuis for the button to trigger the coffee GUI. You can make a part, then insert a SurfaceGui into there, and insert a frame into the SurfaceGui, then do your button design there.

Now, you want to set up a click handler for the button (I'll let you figure that out), that shows the coffee GUI. Design the GUI, then add click handlers to the buttons to do the following:

  • Set the type of coffee you want (just store it in a variable in the script, change it for the different buttons)
  • Get the flavorings that you want (again, store it as a variable)

Then, you'll need a coffee cup model. Get one and store it in ReplicatedStorage, then do this:

local cup = game.ReplicatedStorage.TheNameOfTheCupModelHere:Clone()
cup.Parent = game.Workspace.WhereEverTheConveyorBeltIsStored -- I'm not sure if that'll work. You may need to change this...

-- Calculate where to move the cup for the first stop
-- When that's done,  move the cup to the calculated position, then do whatever you need to do to "pour" the coffee
-- Then calculate where to move the cup for the second stop
-- When THAT's done, move the cup to that position and put the flavorings in it

-- Remember, you have to have models of some sort for the actual coffee/flavorings. Otherwise it won't work properly. There is a way to make them small enough to fit, but it may get a bit difficult.

-- Now, move the cup a final time somewhere, then when that's done, set the Parent of the model to the player's backpack...
cup.Parent = game.Players.LocalPlayer.Backpack

Note: I didn't test most of the stuff, so it probably won't work as expected. Hopefully I helped, though!

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You can also use ClickDetectors, they're good too!

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