MrChickenRocket · June 25, 2025 01:07 · Jun 25, 2025
diff --git a/ReplicatedFirst_SoftwareAnchor.lua b/ReplicatedFirst_SoftwareAnchor.lua
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+--Set SoftwareAnchor tag on parts
+--Use :SetAttribute("Anchored", true/false) to anchor without changing the part's network status
+--Part MUST have NetworkOwner set to this player's client or the part will just teleport back to where it should be when Anchored == false again 
+--Only works on parts atm (~model support is an exercise for the reader!)
+
+local CollectionService = game.CollectionService
+local RunService = game:GetService("RunService")
+
+local records = {}
+
+--Setup function, called when stuff comes/goes from the datamodel
+function Setup(instance)
+
+	if (not instance:IsA("BasePart")) then
+		print(instance, "not a basepart.")
+		return
+	end
+
+	if (game.Workspace:IsAncestorOf(instance) == false) then
+		--Dont care about stuff in storage or guis etc
+		return
+	end
+
+	if (records[instance]) then
+		--already got a record
+		return	
+	end
+
+	--Create the record
+	local record = {}
+	record.instance = instance
+
+	local function PropertyChanged()
+		record.anchored = instance:GetAttribute("Anchored")  
+		if (record.anchored == nil) then
+			instance:SetAttribute("Anchored", false)
+			record.anchored = false
+		end
+		if (record.anchored == true) then
+			record.storedCFrame = instance.CFrame
+		end
+	end
+
+	--handle property change via event
+	PropertyChanged()
+	record.attribSignal = instance:GetAttributeChangedSignal("Anchored"):Connect(function(a,b)
+		PropertyChanged()
+	end)
+
+	records[instance] = record
+end
+
+--Setup
+CollectionService:GetInstanceAddedSignal("SoftwareAnchor"):Connect(function(instance)
+	Setup(instance)	
+end)
+
+for key,instance in CollectionService:GetTagged("SoftwareAnchor") do
+	Setup(instance)
+end
+
+--Cleanup
+CollectionService:GetInstanceRemovedSignal("SoftwareAnchor"):Connect(function(instance)
+	local record = records[instance]
+	if (record) then
+		record.attribSignal:Disconnect()
+	end
+	records[instance] = nil
+end)
+
+RunService.PostSimulation:Connect(function()
+	for key,record in records do
+		if (record.anchored == true) then
+			record.instance.CFrame = record.storedCFrame
+			record.instance.AssemblyLinearVelocity = Vector3.zero
+			record.instance.AssemblyAngularVelocity = Vector3.zero
+		end
+	end
+end)