Exercise - System Panel - Controlling Collisions
This exercise looks at ways in which two objects interact on the System Panel.
This is important when considering collisions between two objects.
It does not design a flowchart, but looks at configuring the collision control icon found on the System Panel.
Set up the Flowcode flowchart
- Open a new flowchart, accepting the default microprocessor.
- Make sure that the System Panel is visible, using the View menu if necessary.
- Click on the ...icon to configure the System Panel. SHOW ICON.
- Select suitably contrasting colors for the Table top and background, such as ...
- Select three views...
- Click on the ... icon
- Uncheck all 'Snap to' options in the ...
- Drag and drop a cube onto the System Panel.
- Give it 'Coordinates' X=.., Y=..,Z=... to make it sit on the Table top.
- Color it ...
- Drag and drop a sphere onto the System Panel.
- Give it 'Coordinates' X=.., Y=..,Z=... to make it sit on the Table top.
- Color it...
- Move the sphere to the start position shown.
- Click on the 'Collision Control' icon, and select 'move through'. SHOW ICON.
- This applies when an object may enter a marked zone,
- Move the sphere towards the cube
