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Summary

Properties

Properties inherited from ModelProperties inherited from PVInstance

Methods

Methods inherited from ModelMethods inherited from PVInstance

Properties

Methods

ArePartsTouchingOthers

Parameters

partList: Instances
Default Value: ""
overlapIgnored: number
Default Value: 0.000199999995

Returns

Code Samples

Checking for Touching Parts

local part1 = Instance.new("Part")
part1.Name = "Part1"
part1.Anchored = true
part1.Transparency = 0.5
part1.Color = Color3.fromRGB(185, 100, 38)
part1.Size = Vector3.new(2, 2, 2)
part1.Position = Vector3.new(0, 4, 0)
part1.Parent = workspace
local part2 = Instance.new("Part")
part2.Name = "Part2"
part2.Anchored = true
part2.Transparency = 0.5
part2.Color = Color3.fromRGB(200, 10, 0)
part2.Size = Vector3.new(2, 2, 2)
part2.Position = Vector3.new(0, 5, 0)
part2.Parent = workspace
local partList = { part1 }
print(workspace:ArePartsTouchingOthers(partList, 0)) -- True
print(workspace:ArePartsTouchingOthers(partList, 0.999)) -- True
print(workspace:ArePartsTouchingOthers(partList, 1)) -- False

Blockcast

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Parameters

cframe: CFrame
Default Value: ""
size: Vector3
Default Value: ""
direction: Vector3
Default Value: ""
Default Value: "RaycastParams{IgnoreWater=false, BruteForceAllSlow=false, RespectCanCollide=false, CollisionGroup=Default, FilterDescendantsInstances={}}"

Returns

Code Samples

Blockcasting

local Workspace = game:GetService("Workspace")
local function castBlock()
-- The initial position and rotation of the cast block shape
local originCFrame = CFrame.new(Vector3.new(0, 50, 0))
-- The size of the cast block shape
local size = Vector3.new(6, 3, 9)
-- The direction the block is cast in
local direction = -Vector3.yAxis
-- The maximum distance of the cast
local distance = 50
-- Cast the block and create a visualization of it
local raycastResult = Workspace:Blockcast(originCFrame, size, direction * distance)
if raycastResult then
-- Print all properties of the RaycastResult if it exists
print(`Block intersected with: {raycastResult.Instance:GetFullName()}`)
print(`Intersection position: {raycastResult.Position}`)
print(`Distance between block's initial position and result: {raycastResult.Distance}`)
print(`The normal vector of the intersected face: {raycastResult.Normal}`)
print(`Material hit: {raycastResult.Material.Name}`)
else
print("Nothing was hit")
end
end
-- Continually cast a block every 2 seconds
while true do
castBlock()
task.wait(2)
end

BulkMoveTo

()

Parameters

partList: Instances
Default Value: ""
cframeList: Array
Default Value: ""
Default Value: "FireAllEvents"

Returns

()

GetPartBoundsInBox

Instances
Write Parallel

Parameters

cframe: CFrame
Default Value: ""
size: Vector3
Default Value: ""
overlapParams: OverlapParams
Default Value: "OverlapParams{MaxParts=0, Tolerance=0, BruteForceAllSlow=false, RespectCanCollide=false, CollisionGroup=Default, FilterDescendantsInstances={}}"

Returns

Instances

GetPartBoundsInRadius

Instances
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Parameters

position: Vector3
Default Value: ""
radius: number
Default Value: ""
overlapParams: OverlapParams
Default Value: "OverlapParams{MaxParts=0, Tolerance=0, BruteForceAllSlow=false, RespectCanCollide=false, CollisionGroup=Default, FilterDescendantsInstances={}}"

Returns

Instances

GetPartsInPart

Instances
Write Parallel

Parameters

part: BasePart
Default Value: ""
overlapParams: OverlapParams
Default Value: "OverlapParams{MaxParts=0, Tolerance=0, BruteForceAllSlow=false, RespectCanCollide=false, CollisionGroup=Default, FilterDescendantsInstances={}}"

Returns

Instances

IKMoveTo

()
Plugin Security

Parameters

part: BasePart
Default Value: ""
target: CFrame
Default Value: ""
translateStiffness: number
Default Value: 0.5
rotateStiffness: number
Default Value: 0.5
collisionsMode: Enum.IKCollisionsMode
Default Value: "OtherMechanismsAnchored"

Returns

()
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Parameters

origin: Vector3
Default Value: ""
direction: Vector3
Default Value: ""
raycastParams: RaycastParams
Default Value: "RaycastParams{IgnoreWater=false, BruteForceAllSlow=false, RespectCanCollide=false, CollisionGroup=Default, FilterDescendantsInstances={}}"

Returns

Code Samples

Raycasting

local Workspace = game:GetService("Workspace")
local function castRay()
-- The origin point of the ray
local originPosition = Vector3.new(0, 50, 0)
-- The direction the ray is cast in
local direction = -Vector3.yAxis
-- The maximum distance of the ray
local distance = 50
-- Cast the ray and create a visualization of it
local raycastResult = Workspace:Raycast(originPosition, direction * distance)
if raycastResult then
-- Print all properties of the RaycastResult if it exists
print(`Ray intersected with: {raycastResult.Instance:GetFullName()}`)
print(`Intersection position: {raycastResult.Position}`)
print(`Distance between ray origin and result: {raycastResult.Distance}`)
print(`The normal vector of the intersected face: {raycastResult.Normal}`)
print(`Material hit: {raycastResult.Material.Name}`)
else
print("Nothing was hit")
end
end
-- Continually cast a ray every 2 seconds
while true do
castRay()
task.wait(2)
end

Shapecast

Parameters

part: BasePart
Default Value: ""
direction: Vector3
Default Value: ""
Default Value: "RaycastParams{IgnoreWater=false, BruteForceAllSlow=false, RespectCanCollide=false, CollisionGroup=Default, FilterDescendantsInstances={}}"

Returns

Spherecast

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Parameters

position: Vector3
Default Value: ""
radius: number
Default Value: ""
direction: Vector3
Default Value: ""
Default Value: "RaycastParams{IgnoreWater=false, BruteForceAllSlow=false, RespectCanCollide=false, CollisionGroup=Default, FilterDescendantsInstances={}}"

Returns

Code Samples

Spherecasting

local Workspace = game:GetService("Workspace")
local function castSphere()
-- The initial position of the cast spherical shape
local originPosition = Vector3.new(0, 50, 0)
-- The radius of the cast spherical shape in studs
local radius = 10
-- The direction the sphere is cast in
local direction = -Vector3.yAxis
-- The maximum distance of the cast
local distance = 50
-- Cast the sphere and create a visualization of it
local raycastResult = Workspace:Spherecast(originPosition, radius, direction * distance)
if raycastResult then
-- Print all properties of the RaycastResult if it exists
print(`Sphere intersected with: {raycastResult.Instance:GetFullName()}`)
print(`Intersection position: {raycastResult.Position}`)
print(`Distance between sphere's initial position and result: {raycastResult.Distance}`)
print(`The normal vector of the intersected face: {raycastResult.Normal}`)
print(`Material hit: {raycastResult.Material.Name}`)
else
print("Nothing was hit")
end
end
-- Continually cast a sphere every 2 seconds
while true do
castSphere()
task.wait(2)
end

StepPhysics

()
Plugin Security

Parameters

dt: number
Default Value: ""
parts: Instances
Default Value: "{}"

Returns

()

Code Samples

StepPhysics

local RunService = game:GetService("RunService")
-- Optional array of parts to simulate; otherwise all parts will be simulated
local partsToSimulate = {
workspace.Part,
}
local function simulateParts(duration)
local time = 0.0
local stepJob
stepJob = RunService.RenderStepped:Connect(function(dt)
if time + dt > duration then
dt = duration - time
end
workspace:StepPhysics(dt, partsToSimulate)
time = time + dt
if time >= duration then
stepJob:Disconnect()
end
end)
end
-- Simulate workspace parts for 5 seconds, stepping the parts once per frame
simulateParts(5.0)

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