The following are the basic commands to programme the turtle:
Basic Commands
- Forward e.g. forward 200 [makes a line 200]
- Back e.g. back 100 [goes back 100]
- Right e.g. right 90 [turtle turns right through a 90 degree angle]
- Left e.g. left 45 [turtle turns left through a 45 degree angle]
- PenUp
- PenDown
- HideTurtle
- ShowTurtle
- Penerase
- PenPaint
- HideTurtle
Abbreviated commands for the list above (these can be typed into the command window)
- FD 200
- BK 100
- RT 90
- LT 90
- PU
- PD
- HT
- ST
- PE
- PPT
- CS
Commands for basic 2-D shapes
Square
Repeat 4 [fd 200 rt 90]
Rectangle
Fd 300 rt 90 fd 150 rt 90
Fd 300 rt 90 fd 150 rt 90
Circle
Repeat 360 [fd 3 rt 1]
Triangle
Repeat 3 [fd 300 rt 120]
Pentagon
Repeat 5 [fd 200 rt 72]
Hexagon
Repeat 6 [fd 200 rt 60
Octagon
Repeat 8 [fd 150 rt 45]
Nonagon
Repeat 9 [fd 150 rt 40]
Decagon
Repeat 10 [fd 100 rt 36]