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Block Description
set pen to color block This block sets the pen colour to a specific value, allowing the
robot to draw in that colour. You can choose from black, red, green
set pen to color black
and blue.
set pen color block This block also sets the pen’s colour but may have additional
functionality for adjusting the colour value directly.
set pen color

set pen to width block This block sets the width (thickness) of the pen. You can increase or
decrease the thickness of the lines the robot draws.
set pen to width thin

fill area with color block This block fills an area with a selected colour, essentially colouring in
a region or shape that the robot has drawn.
fill area with color

DRAWING BASIC SHAPES

In VEXcode VR, you can draw basic shapes such as squares, triangles and circles by programming
the robot to move forward/backward and turn in specific directions.

Program 3 Draw a hexagon on the Grid Map playground.

The task is to make the robot draw a hexagon on the playground (in our case Grid Map) using
the Drawing blocks. The code and output of the given task are as follows:

when started

turn right for 90 degrees

drive forward for 600 mm

turn left for 90 degrees

drive forward for 600 mm

move pen down

set pen to color green

repeat 6

drive forward for 400 mm

turn right for 60 degrees

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