LOGO Commands 1
Use the commands below to start drawing pictures on the computer with
your LOGO turtle. The command descriptions were adapted from the
Berkeley Logo User Manual, Copyright 1993 by the Regents of the
University of California.
GRAPHICS
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The center of the graphics window is turtle location [0 0]. Positive
X is to the right; positive Y is up. Headings (angles) are measured
in degrees clockwise from the positive Y axis. (This differs from the
common mathematical convention of measuring angles counterclockwise
from the positive X axis.) The turtle is represented as an isoceles
triangle; the actual turtle position is at the midpoint of the base
(the short side).
TURTLE MOTION
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FORWARD dist
FD dist
moves the turtle forward, in the direction that it's facing, by
the specified distance (measured in turtle steps).
BACK dist
BK dist
moves the turtle backward, i.e., exactly opposite to the
direction that it's facing, by the specified distance. (The
heading of the turtle does not change.)
LEFT degrees
LT degrees
turns the turtle counterclockwise by the specified angle,
measured in degrees (1/360 of a circle).
RIGHT degrees
RT degrees
turns the turtle clockwise by the specified angle, measured in
degrees (1/360 of a circle).
CLEARSCREEN
CS
erases the graphics window and sends the turtle to its initial
position and heading.
HOME
moves the turtle to the center of the screen.
PEN CONTROL
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The turtle carries a pen that can draw pictures. At any time the pen
can be UP (in which case moving the turtle does not change what's on
the graphics screen) or DOWN (in which case the turtle leaves a
trace).
PENDOWN
PD
sets the pen's position to DOWN, without changing its mode.
PENUP
PU
sets the pen's position to UP, without changing its mode.
CONTROL STRUCTURES
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Note: in the following descriptions, an "instructionlist" can be a list
or a word. In the latter case, the word is parsed into list form before
it is run. Thus, RUN READWORD or RUN READLIST will work. The former is
slightly preferable because it allows for a continued line (with ~) that
includes a comment (with ;) on the first line.
REPEAT num instructionlist
command. Runs the "instructionlist" repeatedly, "num" times.
BYE
command. Exits from Logo; returns to the operating system.
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