How do I make it so that upon leaving a frame, the clones of an object get removed, but the parent does not?

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#1

The title says basically everything

#2

Place this code in the default script of the object that produces the clones:

if(this.isClone){
this.remove();
}

Let me know if it works

#3

technically this removes clones when you enter the frame, not exit, but visually it is the same.

#4

Correct.
For exiting the frame, you would need to use the unload script, but the unload script currently has a bug

#5

I put that in the Load script for the parent object but it just deletes the clones as soon as they spawn, If I put it in the Default script for the parent object the same thing happens. I want to remove the clones upon entering the frame in the Main Timeline but still be able to spawn the clones later after the initial ones get removed

#6

My bad, the code I gave you only works in the unload script, so try this instead:

if(this.Delete&&this.isClone)
this.remove();
this.Delete=true;

Place this code in the default script, and let me know if it works

#7

Thank you, it worked! This is optional but can you explain how the code works so I can learn the code instead of just learning Ctrl + C Ctrl + V, Thanks in advance and thanks right now!

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#8

Sure, so here’s the code

What the code says is:

if this object is a clone and this.Delete is true, then remove this object.
Set this.Delete to true.

In the code, I didn’t define “this.Delete” before I checked to see if it’s set to true, therefore “this.Delete” was set to undefined, and not true. So the object didn’t remove itself.

In the second line, I set “this.Delete” to true, so it had an actual value of “true” the next time the default script was run, and therefore, the clones removed themselves.

Extra

this.isClone = is set to true if this object is a clone

this.remove() = a function to remove this object

this.Delete = a variable that is attached to this object (it’s set to “undefined” by default)

#9

okay so && is just a fancy was of doing if(conditional expression){
if(different conditional expression){
thing to do}?

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#10

yep, && technically means “and” and you can replace it with if(something){
if(another_thing){
// Code
}
}

“&&” = and if(something AND something){
// Code
}

“||” = or if(something OR something){
// Code
}

“!” = not if(NOT something){
// Code
}

#11

you can always cycle trough yourObject.clones that is an array of all the clones of yourObject clip.

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