How do I make a turtle change shape while it is moving? (MicroWorlds in Action)


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How do I make a turtle change shape while it is moving?

Method 1: We often include a wait command before (or after) switching shapes, or else the two alternating shapes become a blur (as you can see when speed is set to 10 in the project below). To change shapes use setshape. See Animate Me 3.

to bounce
seth 0
sety -70
forever [setsh 7
        fd 100 wait 10 - speed
        setsh 6
        bk 100 wait 10 - speed]
end

to walk
seth 90
sety -40
setsh "walker1
fd speed * 2 wait 10 - speed
setsh "walker2
fd speed * 2 wait 10 - speed
end

You can use the same speed slider as the input to two primitives – in this case, fd and wait. Here, we multiply speed by 2 to increase the forward distance.


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