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Taking into consideration the Figura API, how would you go about creating a script that…

  1. User

    Taking into consideration the Figura API, how would you go about creating a script that enables collision of a certain part with blocks in the world? Provide an example script.

  2. Assistant

    To create a script that enables collision of a certain part with blocks in the world using the Figura API, you can follow these steps:

    1. First, make sure the Figura mod is installed on your Minecraft instance.
    2. Create a Lua script file with a custom name, e.g., collision_script.lua in the figura folder of your Minecraft instance (usually located in .minecraft/figura).
    3. Open the Lua script file and start by importing the Figura API: local figura = require("figura")
    4. Next, you should define a custom function that handles the rendering and collision of your part, e.g., function customBlockCollision(part, scale, pos). The part, scale, and pos parameters represent the part of your avatar you want to interact with the world, the size of your part, and the position of your part, respectively.
    5. Inside the custom function, enable the collision property of the part and setup the AABB (Axis-aligned bounding box) for the part using the scale and position values.
    6. Finally, call the custom function in the script, providing the part name, scale, and position as arguments.

    Here's an example script using the Figura API to enable collision for the "head" part of an avatar:

    -- Import the Figura API
    local figura = require("figura")
    
    -- Define a custom function to handle rendering and collision of the part
    function customBlockCollision(part, scale, pos)
        -- Enable collision for the part
        part.shouldCollide = true
    
        -- Setup AABB (Axis-aligned bounding box) to handle collisions with the given scale and position
        local minPos = vector.new(pos.x - (scale.x / 2), pos.y, pos.z - (scale.z / 2))
        local maxPos = vector.new(pos.x + (scale.x / 2), pos.y + scale.y, pos.z + (scale.z / 2))
        part:setAABB(minPos, maxPos)
    end
    
    -- Subscribe to the Figura register function
    figura.on("register", function(player)
        -- Get the player's avatar parts
        local parts = player.avatar.getParts()
        
        if parts ~= nil and parts["head"] ~= nil then
            -- Call the custom function, providing the part, scale, and position
            local part = parts["head"]
            
            -- Example scale and position. Modify as needed
            local scale = vector.new(1, 1, 1)
            local pos = vector.new(0, 0, 0)
            
            customBlockCollision(part, scale, pos)
        end
    end)
    

    Replace "head" with the name of any other part you want to enable collision for, and adjust the scale and position values as needed.

    Remember, the Figura mod is required for this to work. The example script shown above enables collision for the head part of the avatar, but you can adapt it for any other part by changing the part name and modifying the scale and position values accordingly.