Reference Guide 2016
TutleArt Interface Editor Run the main stack Tap the stack to run Save the current project and exit to the Home page Show the tools Hide the blocks Tap to select a category of programming blocks: - Turtle - Pen - Math - Flow - My Blocks O the Options Menu Stop button Save and exit Tap anywhere on the canvas to run the program again Tap anywhere on the black border to show the blocks Close without saving
set TutleArt Interface Tools Tap to clean the screen and return the turtle to the center. Tap to select the tool, then tap on a stack to delete it. Tap to select the tool, then tap on a stack to get a copy. Undo. Redo. Options Menu Save a copy of the current project. O or close the Backpack. Zoom out to see the entire programming canvas. Close the current project and exit to the Home page. Backpack The backpack is a place where you may temporarily store stacks. It allows you to copy and paste stacks from one project to another. Drag and drop stacks here, to store them temporarily Drag them out to get a copy color set 0 50 repeat 4 forward 100 right 90
TutleArt Interface Home Page Gallery name O the Gallery Panel Tap the empty thumbnail to start a new project Touch and hold the empty thumbnail to paste the contents of the clipboard. Tap a thumbnail to o a project. Touch and hold a thumbnail to copy to the clipboard, take a snapshot, or delete the project. Tap to edit the name Gallery Panel Gallery name Tap to close Add a gallery Tap to see this gallery s thumbnails Tap on a thumbnail to move the project to the current gallery Tap to switch galleries
TutleArt Tips and Tricks Find out what a block does forward clean forward 100 number of steps forward 100 moves the turlte 100 steps forward Touch and hold a block to see what it does. Colors and Shades The color numbers in TurtleArt are between 0 and 100. The numbers are between 0 and 100. Color 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Shade 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 The default color is 0 and the default is 50. Black color is -9999 and 0. White is color -9999 and 100.
TutleArt Tips and Tricks Two Handed Gestures clean In order to keep a palette o, use your left hand to hold on the palette and your right to drag blocks. forward right back left arc arc setxy set heading x y heading Tap on, then touch and hold on. With the other hand, tap on all the stacks you want to delete. When you are done deleting, release the scissors. clean forward 100 Tap on, then select. Hold and drag the stack you want to copy. clean clean forward rd 100 forward 100
TutleArt Tips and Tricks Coordinate System TurtleArt works with a coordinate system. The Turtle s default position is (0, 0), which is the middle of the TurtleArt canvas. Y -60 100 Move and turn the turtle Move the turtle by dragging it by its shell. Turn the turtle by dragging it by its nose.
TutleArt Tips and Tricks Defining Procedures Place a hat on top of a stack. Tap to give it a name. dash up forward 6 down forward 6 up forward 6 down forward 6 A block with that name will appear on the yellow blocks palette. Use that block alone or in other stacks. repeat 10 dash Local Boxes To add an input, drag a box block (box 1, 2, or 3) and drop it on a named hat. dash box1 up forward 6 down forward 6 dash box1 up forward down 6 forward 6 Change the input to temporarily change the value of the box. dash box1 up forward down forward box1 box1 repeat 10 dash 10 input Hats can have a maximum of 2 inputs.
TutleArt Tips and Tricks Save to Camera Roll Touch and hold on the thumbnail and choose The TurtleArt image will then be copied to your camera roll. Magritte Bird
TutleArt Blocks Turtle clean clean Clear the screen and reposition the turtle to the center. forward back forward Move the turtle forward. back Move the turtle backward. right left right Turn the turtle right. left Turn the turtle left. arc angle Draw an arc. arc radius setxy x coordinate setxy x Set the position of the turtle. x The x (horizontal) coordinate of the turtle. y y coordinate y The y (vertical) coordinate of the turtle. set heading heading set heading Set the heading of the turtle. heading The heading of the turtle.
set TutleArt Blocks Pen up down up Raise the turtle s so that it will not draw. down Lower the turtle s so that it will draw. set size size set size Set the width of the turtle s. size The width of the turtle s. set color color set color Set the color of the turtle s. color The color of the turtle s. set set Set the of the turtle s. The of the turtle s. start fill end fill start fill Mark the start of an area to be filled. end fill Mark the end of the area and fill it. fill screen color fill screen Fill the screen with a color and a.
set TutleArt Blocks Numbers Arithmetic in TurtleArt proceeds from left to right. 1+2*3 is read as (1+2)*3 not 1+(2*3). number 0 A number to be used as an input. add subtract + Add two numbers. - Subtract one number from another. multiply divide X Multiply two numbers. / Divide one number by another. modulo % Calculate the remainder when dividing two numbers. random one of random Generate a random number between the two specified values. one of Choose one of two numbers. greater less > Test if one number is greater than another. < Test if one number is less than another. equal = Test if two numbers are equal.
set set TutleArt Blocks o bracket close bracket ( O a parenthesis. ) Close the parenthesis. print print Print a number. Flow wait forever wait Wait for some time (in tenths of seconds). forever Run some blocks over and over. repeat if repeat Repeat some blocks a specified number of times. if Conditionally run some blocks. stop stop Stop the stack that is running. vertical spacer horizontal spacer A spacer for layout purposes. A spacer for layout purposes.
set TutleArt Blocks My Blocks store in box box store in box1 Store a number in a box. box1 The current value of a box. hat Name a stack to create your own block.