How can i make a part spawn randomly in an area?

[clever egret]

I need help because ive been trying to do this but cant. Can anyone help?

[unborn yoke]

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[pliant fulcrum]

if you need a random position you can do smth like this

local random = Random.new()
local pos = Vector3.new(random:NextInteger(MIN X POS, MAX X POS), 10, random:NextInteger(MIN Z POS, MAX Z POS))

then just set it to the .Position of your part

[unborn yoke]

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[clever egret]

does it work with models?

[pliant fulcrum]

probably but remember set the min/max positions (the caps text)

also might want to put that in a function to not have to find it every time

like

local random = Random.new()

local function GetRandomPos()
  return Vector3.new(random:NextInteger(MIN X POS, MAX X POS), 10, random:NextInteger(MIN Z POS, MAX Z POS))
end

and then smth like YourModel.Position = GetRandomPos()

[rose moat]

Hello Lina sorry for bothering you too TT

How can i add background on workspace?

like that

[pliant fulcrum]

(a) thats a skybox, (b) make a separate thread instead of clogging this one :/

[rose moat]

???

[clever egret]

btw lina does the x in the script mean times?

[pliant fulcrum]

just google roblox studio skybox

[rose moat]

work

i have a one more question

where can i test assets?

from roblox

because i got banned yesterday for put one picture

this picture was

and i got banned

[clever egret]

and also where does this go?

[pliant fulcrum]

no, all objects in the world have positions in 3 axes like math vectors
x,y,z are the values along each axis
Vector3 is a container of sorts, thats used to store the positions, or basically anything that consists of 3 numbers

[clever egret]

oh ok

[pliant fulcrum]

just replace the MIN X POS, MAX X POS, MIN Z POS, MAX Z POS in code with numbers
thatll make the rectangle where your model will be spawned

[clever egret]

ohhhh

where does the script go

[rose moat]

lina

where can i test assets?

[pliant fulcrum]

in serverscripts would work

https://discord.com/channels/448986884497211392/449312743116505101 has some info on basic scripting if you need help

[clever egret]

thanks lina

[rose moat]

@pliant fulcrum

i got banned

BECAUSE YOU DON T TELL ME

WHERE CAN I TEST THE ASSETS

bullshit game

[clever egret]

@pliant fulcrum for some reason its says position is not a valid member of rock

[pliant fulcrum]

oh sry for models it should be not YOUR MODEL.Position = YOUR POS but YOUR MODEL:MoveTo(YOUR POS)

[clever egret]

Hi again now what should i do if i want multiple of the model spawning randomly

[pliant fulcrum]

put it in a loop

[clever egret]

ohhh ok

should i clone the model in the script or just duplicate it?

[clever egret]

@pliant fulcrum can i get some help?

[pliant fulcrum]

if you want multiple models just clone the original
like

local model = wherever your model is
for i = 1, how many clones do
  local clone = model:Clone()
  clone:MoveTo(some random position)
  clone.Parent = workspace
end

[clever egret]

should i put that in the same script or a different one?

[pliant fulcrum]

the same one but adapt it, not just copy paste

[clever egret]

yeah ik thanks ill ask for more if i get stumped

[pliant fulcrum]

kk

[clever egret]

should i make a repeat loop or a while loop?

[clever egret]

@pliant fulcrum ?

[pliant fulcrum]

i’d say best would be a for loop, it’s the easiest to understand here

with a while you’d have to have a variable and check it, but with for you can just for i = 1, 100 do

[clever egret]

should i put the for above the clone loop or the getrandompos function

@pliant fulcrum

[clever egret]

hello @pliant fulcrum ?

[pliant fulcrum]

you should have smth like

local function GetRandomPos()
  blah blah blah
end

for blah blah blah do
  blah blah blah
end

[clever egret]

yep

This is it

local Spawns = game.Workspace.Spawns
local random = Random.new()
local model = Spawns.Rock

local function GetRandomPos()
    return Vector3.new(random:NextInteger(-62, -176.5), 4, random:NextInteger(-43.5, 61.5))
end

for i = 1, 20 do
    local clone = model:Clone()
    clone:MoveTo(GetRandomPos())
    clone.Parent = Spawns
end

[pliant fulcrum]

yea looks nice

[clever egret]

do i do the loop in the for i = 1 blah blah or what?

[pliant fulcrum]

wdym

[clever egret]

like the for loop is that for i = 1, 20 do
local clone = model:Clone()
clone:MoveTo(GetRandomPos())
clone.Parent = Spawns
end

[pliant fulcrum]

oh yea

[unborn yoke]

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[clever egret]

how do i loop it?

[pliant fulcrum]

?

if you were to use while loop itd look like this

local i = 1
while i <= 20 do
  local clone = model:Clone()
  clone:MoveTo(GetRandomPos())
  clone.Parent = Spawns
  i += 1
end

works the same but for is imo more readable here

[clever egret]

oh no problem i fixed it. it were one line

is there a way to rotate the models too?

[pliant fulcrum]

uhh

honestly idrk

try replacing the MoveTo call with smth like

local angleX = random:NextValue() * 2 * math.pi
local angleY = random:NextValue() * 2 * math.pi
local angleZ = random:NextValue() * 2 * math.pi
local cframe = CFrame.new(GetRandomPos()) * CFrame.fromEulerAngles(angleX, angleY, angleZ)

clone:PivotTo(cframe)

like first you get the angles in radians (so from 0 to 2pi) and then make a CFrame out of the position and rotation angles

[clever egret]

like this?

local random = Random.new()
local model = Spawns.Rock

local function GetRandomPos()
    return Vector3.new(random:NextInteger(-62, -176.5), 4, random:NextInteger(-43.5, 61.5))
end

local function GetRandomRot()
    return 
end

for i = 1, 20 do
    local clone = model:Clone()
    clone.Parent = Spawns
    local angleX = random:NextValue() * 2 * math.pi
    local angleY = random:NextValue() * 2 * math.pi
    local angleZ = random:NextValue() * 2 * math.pi
    local cframe = CFrame.new(GetRandomPos()) * CFrame.fromEulerAngles(angleX, angleY, angleZ)
    clone:PivotTo(cframe)
end

[pliant fulcrum]

yea

[clever egret]

k ill try

it says NextValue is not a valid member of Random

[unborn yoke]

** You are now Level 5! **

[pliant fulcrum]

oh its NextNumber not NextValue

my bad

[clever egret]

ok ill change it quick and retry

it works but i wanted to rotate around the y axis

[pliant fulcrum]

oh only around the y axis

[clever egret]

yep

[pliant fulcrum]

then remove angleX angleZ

[clever egret]

ok

[pliant fulcrum]

and in the fromEulerAngles make it (0, angleY, 0)

[clever egret]

thanks

ill give creds when game is finished

[pliant fulcrum]

no need

[clever egret]

oh and btw i have collision boxes on the models so they dont go inside eachother is there a way to do that

just asking

[pliant fulcrum]

idk

maybe you can add OnTouched to the models and check if its touching another model

if yes, change the position like how its done in the loop

tho idk how thatll be for performance

[clever egret]

yeah

would i make on touched a function

Just modify this script and ill test it

local random = Random.new()
local model = Spawns.Rock

local function GetRandomPos()
    return Vector3.new(random:NextInteger(-62, -176.5), 4, random:NextInteger(-43.5, 61.5))
end

local function GetRandomRot()
    return 
end

for i = 1, 20 do
    local clone = model:Clone()
    clone.Parent = Spawns
    local angleX = random:NextValue() * 2 * math.pi
    local angleY = random:NextValue() * 2 * math.pi
    local angleZ = random:NextValue() * 2 * math.pi
    local cframe = CFrame.new(GetRandomPos()) * CFrame.fromEulerAngles(angleX, angleY, angleZ)
    clone:PivotTo(cframe)
end

[pliant fulcrum]

dont rly have the time rn sry

just google robloxx ontouched

[clever egret]

ok

[pliant fulcrum]

should give a few tutorials

[clever egret]

thanks

[clever egret]

@pliant fulcrum you got time