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How To Copy A Whole Model?

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Well, i was working on a Planting Tool, i added the Tool, and a Localscript, it seemed to be fine but, i got a problem about GetChildren i'm almost a newbie to Lua Programming, anyways to fix this?

mouse = game.Players.LocalPlayer:GetMouse()

mouse.Button1Down:connect(function()
local Tree = game.ServerStorage.Tree.Tree1.GetChildren:Clone()
Tree.Position = mouse.Hit.p
Tree.Parent = game.Workspace 
wait(10)
Tree.Tree1.GetChildren.Transparency = 1
Tree.Tree1.Tree2.GetChildren.Transparency = 0
wait(0.1)
Tree.Tree1.Tree2.Leaf1.Transparency = 0.4
Tree.Tree2.Leaf2.Transparency = 0.4
wait(10)
Tree.Tree1.Tree2.GetChildren.Transparency = 1
Tree.Tree1.Tree2.Tree3.GetChildren.Transparency = 0
wait(0.1)
Tree.Tree1.Tree2.Tree3.Leave1.Transparency = 0.4
Tree.Tree1.Tree2.Tree3.Leave2.Transparency = 0.4
Tree.Tree1.Tree2.Tree3.Leave3.Transparency = 0.4
Tree.Tree1.Tree2.Tree3.Leave4.Transparency = 0.4
Tree.Tree1.Tree2.Tree3.Leave5.Transparency = 0.4
Tree.Tree1.Tree2.Tree3.Leave6.Transparency = 0.4
Tree.Tree1.Tree2.Tree3.Particle.Transparency = 0.4
Tree.Tree1.Tree2.Tree3.Particle.ParticleEmitter.Enabled = true

end)

-- Note : I would be thankful if there is a way to add a delay too, like (* 20 *) seconds needed for the tool to be usable again, and also, here is the way i placed the models.

ServerStorage

-- Tree

---- Tree1

------ Tree2

-------- Tree3

-- Thank you for spending time and reading this.

AnonymousEdited

2 answers

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You can simpy clone the Tree model. The clone will contain cloned descendants aswell.

As for setting the transparency, use a for loop.

And to position it, use SetPrimaryPartCFrame() function of the model, but first, set the PrimaryPart property to the main part of the model in your properties window in studio.

Also, your script wouldn't work outside of studio due to how you use LocalPlayer and ServerStorage.

Here's a fixed FE compatible script:

Server script:

local event = Instance.new("RemoteEvent", game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage"))
event.Name = "plantTree"

local function SetTransparency(p, t)
	for i,v in pairs(p:GetChildren()) do
		if v:IsA"BasePart" then
			v.Transparency = t
		end
	end
end

event.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(plr, pos)
	local Tree = game.ServerStorage.Tree:Clone()
	Tree:SetPrimaryPartCFrame(pos)
	Tree.Parent = workspace 
	wait(10)
	SetTransparency(Tree.Tree1, 1)
	SetTransparency(Tree.Tree1.Tree2, 0)
	wait(0.1)
	Tree.Tree1.Tree2.Leaf1.Transparency = 0.4
	Tree.Tree2.Leaf2.Transparency = 0.4
	wait(10)
	SetTransparency(Tree.Tree1.Tree2, 1)
	SetTransparency(Tree.Tree1.Tree2.Tree3, 0)
	wait(0.1)
	local tree3 = Tree:FindFirstChild("Tree3", true)
	for i,v in pairs(tree3:GetChildren()) do
		if v.Name:sub(1, 5) == "Leave" or v.Name == "Particle" then
			v.Transparency = 0.4
		end
	end
	tree3.Particle.ParticleEmitter.Enabled = true
end)

Local script:

local event = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage"):WaitForChild("plantTree")
local mouse = game.Players.LocalPlayer:GetMouse()

mouse.Button1Down:connect(function()
	event:FireServer(CFrame.new(mouse.Hit.p))
end)
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6 comments

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There is an error    - Model:SetPrimaryCFrame() failed because no PrimaryPart has been set, or the PrimaryPart no longer exists. Please set Model.PrimaryPart before using this..

Anonymous#
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I said, set PrimaryPart first, I even bolded the text so that you would notice

Anonymous#
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Thanks for the awesome help,it works, but even when the tool is not selected.

Anonymous#
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Please help with that.

Anonymous#
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And also, another problem, when you die, it won't work anymore :/

Anonymous#
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Instead of mouse.Button1Down use tool.Activated

Anonymous#

I believe I found your problem. GetChildren() is a function, meaning you need to place brackets after you write it. So instead of 

Tree.Tree1.Tree2.GetChildren.Transparency = 0

you need to have

Tree.Tree1.Tree2.GetChildren().Transparency = 0

However, GetChildren() returns a table of objects, so it has no Transparency property. To change the Transparency of every item in the list, you need a for loop:

local aList = Tree.Tree1.Tree2.GetChildren()
for child in aList do
	child.Transparency = 0
end

I hope this answers your question, if no, tell me and I'll fix it my answer.

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welp that downvote hurt :c

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