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Vector3 Orientation not changing?

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Hey guys, I'm struggling with this script where I'm trying to change this part's orientation but it ends out with no orientation change at all. here's my script:

	local KiSphere = Instance.new("Part")
	KiSphere.Name = "KiSphere"
	KiSphere.Shape = Enum.PartType.Cylinder
	KiSphere.Size = Vector3.new(0.05,8,7)
	KiSphere.Orientation = Vector3.new(0, 0, 90)
	KiSphere.Material = Enum.Material.Neon
	KiSphere.BrickColor = BrickColor.new("New Yeller")

Don't mind the fact that it's called KiSphere. I tried to change all of the orientation values one by one but no change.

Any help is appreciated, thanks.

Anonymous

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one question, why is a kiSPHERE a cylinder?

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Not relevant to the problem.

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Rather than setting the Position/Orientation, set the CFrame of the object.

KiSphere.CFrame = CFrame.new(x,y,z)*CFrame.Angles(x,y,z)

The code above sets two things, the position and the orientation of the object. The first chunk, the CFrame.new(x,y,z) sets the position. X, Y, and Z can be directly provided.

However, the in second section, CFrame.Angles(x,y,z), the values need to be added in radians. Luckily, we have a method for doing this, math.rad. An example of this setup would be CFrame.Angles(math.rad(90),math.rad(90),math.rad(90))

The following example would position the part 3 studs up from the origin and rotate it 180 degrees on the X axis.

part.CFrame = CFrame.new(0,3,0)*CFrame.Angles(math.rad(180),0,0)

Note that if the rotation value is 0, math.rad is optional.

Hope this helped.

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