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How do I make an orb float up and down and increase and decrease in size?
Hi,
I want to make an orb float un and down in the air; and also increase and decrease in size. Here is the script that I attempted to use.
Floating Script
local orb = script.Parent
local orbposition = script.Parent.Position.Y
while 0==0 do
while orbposition <= 10040 do
orbposition = orbposition + .1
wait(.1)
end
while orbposition >= 10026 do
orbposition = orbposition - .1
wait(.1)
end
end
And I have no idea how to make the orb increase and decrease in size. :-(
Thank you so much for reading and helping me out with my dilemma.
Sincerely, BloodySoldier2002
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-- Configure Movement
local orbIterations = 50 -- The amount of steps it will take
local orbStepSize = 0.1 -- The size of each step
local orbStepTime = 0.1 -- The time between each step
-- Used internally
local orb = script.Parent
local orbYMax = orb.Position.Y + (orbIterations * orbStepSize) -- The maximum point it will reach
local orbYMin = orb.Position.Y - (orbIterations *orbStepSize) -- The minimum point it will reach
local direction = 1 -- 1 = up and -1 = down
repeat
-- When setting position, X,Y,Z are protected variables and cannot be directly accessed
-- So you must create a new vector and assign it to the position of the part.
orb.Position = Vector3.new(orb.Position.X, orb.Position.Y + (direction * orbStepSize), orb.Position.Z)
if(orb.Position.Y <= orbYMin) then
direction = 1
elseif(orb.Position.Y >= orbYMax) then
direction = -1
end
wait(orbStepTime)
until(false)
The above is a working and commented implementation of what you have, with configurable variables so you can understand more of the process. As for the size, I have commented inside on how to manipulate Vectors, size is a similiar theory but it should be documented quite well on the wiki.
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Thank you so much! BloodySoldier2002 10 — 8y