Porting From NewSmooth

Warning

This tutorial is still a work in progress

For this tutorial, we will be referencing the Intamin NewSmooth converter.

Specifically, we will be looking at the SuperSpine TrackType.

Additionally, we will be adding our own twist to the crossbeams that you cannot normally do with NewSmooth without switching converters.

Warning

This tutorial will not go over setting up physics for physics based coasters.

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Rails

-- physics rails
local rails = {
    leftrail = {
        current = Vector3.new(-3,0,0),
        previous = Vector3.new(-3,0,0),
        Horizontal = true,
        BrickColor = ba.RailColor,
        Size = Vector3.new(1,1,0),--width is X, height is Y, and length is Z ALWAYS
        Rotation = Vector3.new(),
        Mesh = "CylinderMesh",
        Meshscale = Vector3.new(1,1,0.2),--width is X, height is Y, and length is Z ALWAYS
        Meshoffset = Vector3.new(),
        Properties = {--any properties you want on the bricks like Friction or Material or Transparency
            Friction = 0,
        }
    },
    rightrail = {
        current = Vector3.new(3,0,0),
        previous = Vector3.new(3,0,0),
        Horizontal = true,
        BrickColor = ba.RailColor,
        Size = Vector3.new(1,1,0),--width is X, height is Y, and length is Z ALWAYS
        Rotation = Vector3.new(),
        Mesh = "CylinderMesh",
        Meshoffset = Vector3.new(),
        Meshscale = Vector3.new(1,1,0.2),--width is X, height is Y, and length is Z ALWAYS
        Properties = {
            Friction = 0,
        },
    },
}

--- Super Spine rails
rails = {
    beam1 = {
        current = Vector3.new(0,-1-0.3,0),
        previous = Vector3.new(0,-1-0.3,0),
        Horizontal = false,
        BrickColor = ba.SpineColor,
        Size = Vector3.new(1.8,2,0),--width is X, height is Y, and length is Z ALWAYS
        Rotation = Vector3.new(),
        Mesh = "BlockMesh",
        Meshscale = Vector3.new(1,1,0),--width is X, height is Y, and length is Z ALWAYS
        Meshoffset = Vector3.new(),
        Properties = {
            CanCollide = false,
        },
    },
    beam2 = {
        current = Vector3.new(0,-2.3,0),
        previous = Vector3.new(0,-2.3,0),
        Horizontal = true,
        BrickColor = ba.SpineColor,
        Size = Vector3.new(1.8,1.8,0),--width is X, height is Y, and length is Z ALWAYS
        Rotation = Vector3.new(),
        Mesh = "CylinderMesh",
        Meshscale = Vector3.new(1,1,0),--width is X, height is Y, and length is Z ALWAYS
        Meshoffset = Vector3.new(),
        Properties = {
            CanCollide = false,
        },
    },
},

RailSegment

Misc Part Properties

• BrickColor
• Properties

Works by cloning the given part.

See size for Size property

Current and Previous

For all rails, the current and previous are the exact same. Crossbeams have a different current and previous.

RailSegment.Offset

Horizontal

Horizontal is a value which tells if this rail should be rotated along the _ axis. It is used primarily by CylinderMesh rails.

In the future, this could be changed to allow all axis.

RailSegment.Horizontal

Size

RailSegment.Size

Rotation

RailSegment.Rotation

Ties

-- Super Spine ties
ties = {
    tie1 = {
        ClassName = "Part",
        offset = CFrame.new(0,0,0),
        BrickColor = ba.TieColor,
        Mesh = "BlockMesh",
        Meshscale = Vector3.new(1,1,1),--width is X, height is Y, and length is Z ALWAYS
        Meshoffset = Vector3.new(),
        Properties = {
            CanCollide = false,
            Size = Vector3.new(6, .6, .6),
        },
    },
},

TrackObject

A TrackObject is an object placed at a given point on the track. It does not require resizing as Rails and Crossbeams stretch to expand to the whole segment. A TrackObject's object can be either anything that is a BasePart or a Model with it's PrimaryPart set. It was named TrackObject instead of Tie to signify the versatility of this Segment. You will see in the later section Brakes, Transport, and MagLaunch/Brakes how it could it be used for these elements.

Misc Part Properties

• ClassName
• BrickColor
• Mesh
• MeshScale
• MeshOffset
• Properties

TrackObject.Object

Offset

TrackObject.Offset

Crossbeams

-- Super Spine Crossbeams
crossbeams = {
    crossbeam = {
        current = Vector3.new(3,0,0),
        previous = Vector3.new(-3,0,0),
        Horizontal = false,
        BrickColor = ba.SpineColor,
        Size = Vector3.new(.6,.6,0),--width is X, height is Y, and length is Z ALWAYS
        Rotation = Vector3.new(),
        Mesh = "BlockMesh",
        Meshscale = Vector3.new(1,1,0),--width is X, height is Y, and length is Z ALWAYS
        Meshoffset = Vector3.new(),
        Properties = {
            CanCollide = false,
        },
    },
},

Misc Part Properties

• BrickColor
• Properties

Current

CrossbeamSegment.EndOffset

Previous

CrossbeamSegment.StartOffset

Horizontal

CrossbeamSegment.Horizontal

Size

CrossbeamSegment.Size

Rotation

CrossbeamSegment.Rotation

MeshData

CrossbeamSegment.MeshData

Similar to RailSegment's MeshData.

Chainlift

A Chainlift is just a square rail with a chain texture.

Brakes, Transport, and MagLaunch/Brakes

These elements in NewSmooth are designed to stretch to fit a variety of Segment lengths.

It is recommended you convert these to a model and use them as TrackObjects.