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PVInstance

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A PVInstance ("Position Velocity Instance") is an abstract class that cannot be created. It is the base for all objects that have a physical location in the world, specifically BaseParts and Models.

Summary

Properties

Origin: CFrame
NOT REPLICATED
NOT SCRIPTABLE
Pivot Offset: CFrame
NOT REPLICATED
NOT SCRIPTABLE

Methods

GetPivot(): CFrame  

Gets the pivot of a PVInstance.

PivotTo(targetCFrame: CFrame): void  

Transforms the PVInstance along with all of its descendant PVInstances such that the pivot is now located at the specified CFrame.

Events

Properties

Origin

CFrame
Not Replicated
Not Scriptable
Read Parallel

Pivot Offset

CFrame
Not Replicated
Not Scriptable
Read Parallel

Methods

GetPivot

CFrame

This function gets the pivot of a PVInstance. This is often used with PVInstance:PivotTo() to move a model.

Models and BaseParts are both PVInstances ("Position Velocity Instances") and so both have this function.


Returns

CFrame

Code Samples

Simple Character Teleportation
-- This code should be placed in a LocalScript under StarterPlayerScripts

local Players = game:GetService("Players")

local ContextActionService = game:GetService("ContextActionService")



local player = Players.LocalPlayer



local function doTeleport(_actionName, inputState, _inputObject)

	local character = player.Character

	if character and character.Parent and inputState == Enum.UserInputState.Begin then

		-- Move the character 10 studs forwards in the direction they're facing

		local currentPivot = character:GetPivot()

		character:PivotTo(currentPivot * CFrame.new(0, 0, -10))

	end

end



ContextActionService:BindAction("Teleport", doTeleport, true, Enum.KeyCode.F)

PivotTo

void

Transforms the PVInstance along with all of its descendant PVInstances such that the pivot is now located at the specified CFrame. This is the primary function that should be used to move Models via scripting.

BaseParts are moved in this way by having their CFrame transformed by the necessary offset. Models are moved in this way by having their Model.WorldPivot transformed by the necessary offset.

Note that for efficiency purposes, Instance.Changed events are not fired for Position and Orientation of BaseParts moved in this way; they are only fired for CFrame.

When calling PivotTo on Models, the offsets of the descendant parts and models are cached, such that subsequent calls to PivotTo on the same model do not accumulate floating point drift between the parts making up the model.

Models and BaseParts are both PVInstances ("Position Velocity Instances") and so both have this function.

Parameters

targetCFrame: CFrame

The CFrame that the PVInstance pivot should equal after moving it.


Returns

void

Code Samples

Simple Character Teleportation
-- This code should be placed in a LocalScript under StarterPlayerScripts

local Players = game:GetService("Players")

local ContextActionService = game:GetService("ContextActionService")



local player = Players.LocalPlayer



local function doTeleport(_actionName, inputState, _inputObject)

	local character = player.Character

	if character and character.Parent and inputState == Enum.UserInputState.Begin then

		-- Move the character 10 studs forwards in the direction they're facing

		local currentPivot = character:GetPivot()

		character:PivotTo(currentPivot * CFrame.new(0, 0, -10))

	end

end



ContextActionService:BindAction("Teleport", doTeleport, true, Enum.KeyCode.F)

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