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How to create draggable parts like building tools?

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5 years ago

I have a scripted tool that lets me create parts then move them as accordingly to my desire but I want to be able to allow dragging like real functional building tools. Let's say I have a part which is one of the spheres (that represents forward), how would I make it that if I wanted to drag it, it would keep moving it?

Here is a basic idea of my script, it should be simple to understand:

01local part = Instance.new("Part")
02part.Position = Vector3.new(0, 5, 0)
03part.Size = Vector3.new(2, 2, 2)
04part.Parent = workspace
05local sphere = Instance.new("Part")
06sphere.Name = "LookVectorSphere"
07sphere.Position = workspace
08 
09local increment = 1
10 
11local function movePartForward()
12    part.Position = part.Position + (part.CFrame.LookVector*1)
13    sphere.Position = sphere.Position + (part.CFrame.LookVector*1)
14end

This is just an example to make it clear and easy of what I'm asking so I will only be asking for that one sphere example I gave.

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Answered by

Lakodex 711

5 years ago

Fixed script from user bostaffmanbulgaria1 Who he stole from a guy that didn't know anything about scripting. Go ahead and use this!

01-- The following script allows you to move the part, but not Up in the Y axis because I'm too stupid for this one...
02 
03----------------
04-- LocalScript
05----------------
06local PlayerMouse = game.Players.LocalPlayer:GetMouse()
07local DraggablePart = game.Workspace.DraggablePart
08local PartPositionEvent = script.PartPositionEvent
09local Draggable = false
10local Target = nil
11 
12 
13PlayerMouse.Button1Down:Connect(function()
14    Draggable = true
15    repeat
16        wait()
17        if PlayerMouse.Target == DraggablePart then
18            Target = PlayerMouse.Target
19            Target.Position = Vector3.new(PlayerMouse.Hit.X, PlayerMouse.Hit.Y, PlayerMouse.Hit.Z)
20            PartPositionEvent:FireServer(Target, Target.Position)
21        end
22    until Draggable == false
23end)
24 
25 
26PlayerMouse.Button1Up:Connect(function()
27    Draggable = false
28end)
29----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
30-- Inside the Local Script put a Remote Event
31 
32-------------------
33-- ServerScript
34-------------------
35script.Parent.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(player, Target, PartPosition)
36    Target.Position = PartPosition
37end)
38--[[
39 You basically get the PlayerMouse's Target and if the target is THIS PART then
40 allow the Position of this target to be the Hit of the mouse which the Hit is 
41the position of THIS PART...
42 
43Well. That about covers what I can do for you.
44--]]
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Well If you don't know something then Google is your friend as always. I see that you've added "PlayerMouse.Hit.Y" which I did not add for a reason. Whenever the Part is being dragged it comes to the position of the camera. Basically like a following NPC. That is why I used a number instead of Mouse.Hit.Y bostaffmanbulgaria1 89 — 5y

No. Its just because you used google and was a lazy sack of shit and just wanted reputation. Lakodex 711 — 5y

Answered by

bostaffmanbulgaria1 89

5 years ago

Edited 5 years ago

01-- The following script allows you to move the part, but not Up in the Y axis because I'm too stupid for this one...
02 
03----------------
04-- LocalScript
05----------------
06local PlayerMouse = game.Players.LocalPlayer:GetMouse()
07local DraggablePart = game.Workspace.DraggablePart
08local PartPositionEvent = script.PartPositionEvent
09local Draggable = false
10local Target = nil
11 
12 
13PlayerMouse.Button1Down:Connect(function()
14    Draggable = true
15    repeat
16        wait()
17        if PlayerMouse.Target == DraggablePart then
18            Target = PlayerMouse.Target
19            Target.Position = Vector3.new(PlayerMouse.Hit.X, 1, PlayerMouse.Hit.Z)
20            PartPositionEvent:FireServer(Target, Target.Position)
21        end
22    until Draggable == false
23end)
24 
25 
26PlayerMouse.Button1Up:Connect(function()
27    Draggable = false
28end)
29----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
30-- Inside the Local Script put a Remote Event
31 
32-------------------
33-- ServerScript
34-------------------
35script.Parent.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(player, Target, PartPosition)
36    Target.Position = PartPosition
37end)
38--[[
39 You basically get the PlayerMouse's Target and if the target is THIS PART then
40 allow the Position of this target to be the Hit of the mouse which the Hit is 
41the position of THIS PART...
42 
43Well. That about covers what I can do for you.
44--]]
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What if i want it to be incrementable? This seems to move too precisely? Would I use math.floor? aredanks 117 — 5y

How to create draggable parts like building tools?

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