In the script below, how can I set rayDest to where my mouse is pointing? I've tried GetMouse for what I am trying to do but it didn't work in-game.
local tool = script.Parent.Parent
local rayDest = Vector3.new(0, 100, 0)
function onActivation()
local ray = Ray.new(script.Parent.Position, rayDest)
local hit,position = workspace:FindPartOnRayWithIgnoreList(ray, {script.Parent})
if hit then
print(hit.name)
end
end
tool.Activated:Connect(onActivation)
Edited code so it should work now
The mouse object has a property called Hit, which returns a CFrame position on where the player clicked. If CFrames don’t work though, you can convert it into a Vector3 by using Mouse.Hit.Position or Mouse.Hit.p (I recommend using .Position as I can’t find .p anywhere except in a couple of tutorials, so I’m assuming .p is deprecated).
Here’s what your code should look like :
local tool = script.Parent.Parent
local rayDest = Vector3.new(0, 100, 0)
local Mouse = game:GetService('Players').LocalPlayer:GetMouse()
local function onActivation() -- Recommended to put "local" before functions
rayDest = (Mouse.Hit.Position - script.Parent.CFrame.Position).Unit * 100 --Gets the "direction" of the ray
local ray = Ray.new(script.Parent.Position, rayDest)
local hit,position = workspace:FindPartOnRayWithIgnoreList(ray, {script.Parent})
if hit then
print(hit.Name)
end
end
tool.Activated:Connect(onActivation)
Hope this helped!
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It doesn't work in-game.
^ I’ll try to find the problem and fix it soon, but for now you’ll have to wait.