- getting started
This program has 6 procedures: New, Dust, RanPoint, Star, Net and Go. To run the program:
To New
# set default screen, pen and turtle values
ResetAll SetScreenSize [400 400] HideTurtle
SetSC Black SetPC Green SetPS 1 PenUp
End
To Dust
Repeat 256 [Jump 390 Dot Pos]
End
To Jump :Side
# set turtle to random position within square of size side
SetXY (Random :Side) - :Side/2 (Random :Side) - :Side/2
End
To Burst :Spokes :Radius
# star burst drawn from centre (tp)
Repeat :Spokes [
PenDown Forward :Radius
PenUp Back :Radius
Right 360/:Spokes Wait 2]
End
To Net
For [Angle 0 360 6] [
PenUp SetXY 180*Cos :Angle 0
PenDown SetXY 0 180*Sin :Angle Wait 4]
End
To Go
New SetPC White Dust
Home SetPC Red Burst 40 180
SetPC Green Net
End
XLogo should create the graphic as shown on the right.
To clear the graphics window and reset the turtle, type in 'new'.
Check out the code comments and explanation below.
'New' resets all XLogo parameters, sets the screen to size 400x400 black, hides the turtle, raises the pen and sets its color to green.
'Dust' goes to a random point and draws a single pixel, 256 times. A single pixel is drawn by lowering the pen, moving forward 0 pixels and then raising the pen again.
'Jump' picks a random point within the graphics window. Both x and y axis range from -200 to +200 pixels.
'Burst' starts from the centre of the screen, and, 40 times, it draws a line 180 pixels long, returns to the screen centre and turns 9 degrees left.
'Net' uses sine and cosine maths to draw a series of 60 lines. A 'For' loop steps from 0 to 360 every 6 degrees.
'Go' defines the various pen colors and calls each procedure in order to draw the complete graphic.
You can try the other defined procedures by typing in thier names individually. eg 'dust', 'star' or 'net'. Logo is not case sensitive, so star is the same as Star. You can alter the drawing speed by changing the delay time in procedure new.