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Motion blocks

Motion blocks move and rotate sprites on the stage. They have no effect on the stage itself, so the palette shows a reduced set when the stage is selected. Positions use Scratch coordinates: x runs left (negative) to right (positive), y runs down (negative) to up (positive), and 0,0 is the centre.

Moving​

  • move 10 steps moves the sprite forward in the direction it is facing.
  • go to x: 0 y: 0 jumps the sprite to an exact position.
  • go to random position / mouse-pointer / sprite jumps to a target, a random spot, or the mouse.
  • glide 1 secs to x: 0 y: 0 moves smoothly to a position over the given time.
  • glide 1 secs to random position / mouse-pointer / sprite glides smoothly to a target.
  • change x by 10 / set x to 0 adjusts or sets the horizontal position.
  • change y by 10 / set y to 0 adjusts or sets the vertical position.

Turning and direction​

  • turn right 15 degrees / turn left 15 degrees rotates the sprite.
  • point in direction 90 faces a compass direction (90 is right, 0 is up, -90 is left, 180 is down).
  • point towards mouse-pointer / sprite faces a target.
  • if on edge, bounce reverses direction when the sprite hits the edge of the stage.
  • set rotation style left-right / don't rotate / all around controls how the sprite visually rotates.

Reporters​

  • x position reports the current x coordinate.
  • y position reports the current y coordinate.
  • direction reports the current direction in degrees.

Bilup and TurboWarp extras​

These motion blocks are not in stock Scratch:

  • point towards x: 0 y: 0 faces a specific coordinate instead of picking a target from a menu.
  • point towards x: 0 y: 0 from x: 0 y: 0 faces from one coordinate toward another.

See Bilup extras for the full list of added blocks.

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