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#1 2007-05-18 00:10:05

natalie
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Registered: 2007-03-07
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Sprite looks upside-down when it changes direction

You can change the rotation style of your sprite so that it doesn't turn upside. Click the rotation buttons near the top of the middle pane of the screen. For details, please see the visual tips on this page: http://scratch.mit.edu/faq

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#2 2007-05-19 07:33:33

weissjd
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Registered: 2007-05-16
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Re: Sprite looks upside-down when it changes direction

I figured out a method that's a bit more complicated but allows your sprite to face up, down, left, or right without ever being upside down. I just made a copy of my sprite's costume then edited it and flipped it vertically. So now I have one right-side up sprite and one upside-down sprite. Then I added code to switch to the upside down costume when the sprite turns left and to the right-side up when it turns right.

Now my sprite is never upside down and I'm not limited to having it face just left or right.

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#3 2007-05-19 22:16:11

blacksheepk
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Registered: 2007-05-19
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Re: Sprite looks upside-down when it changes direction

I had some trouble with this too. But it's really easy to fix. There are three buttons at the top middle of the Scratch Program when it's running. One makes it spin, one makes it switch sides (which you want), and the last makes the sprite not rotate at all.

, blacksheepk

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#4 2007-05-22 10:29:57

weissjd
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Re: Sprite looks upside-down when it changes direction

It's easy if you just want your sprite to face left or right (which is what the original post is about), but if you want it to go left, right, up, or down without being upside down you need to do more work. Take a look at http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/weissjd/5435

The mouse sprite always faces in the right direction but is never upside down. Using the flip left-right option wouldn't have worked so well because the mouse would still be pointing left or right when going up or down.

Last edited by weissjd (2007-05-22 10:31:32)

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#5 2007-06-16 09:46:22

teefal
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Registered: 2007-05-23
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Re: Sprite looks upside-down when it changes direction

This one keeps coming up.  Perhaps it's better to default to left-right?

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#6 2007-07-26 11:56:28

beny
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Registered: 2007-07-24
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Re: Sprite looks upside-down when it changes direction

teefal wrote:

This one keeps coming up.  Perhaps it's better to default to left-right?

that's a good idea!


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#7 2007-09-22 02:06:53

bernatp
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Registered: 2007-03-07
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Re: Sprite looks upside-down when it changes direction

In my opinion, costumes' directions shouldn't be set to 'right' when moving a sprite up or down (0 or 180) with the just flip left-right option. It should use the last direction. So if a sprite is looking to the left, and starting moving up, its costume shouldn't rotate to the right.

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#8 2008-04-21 17:11:14

ElectricSparx
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Re: Sprite looks upside-down when it changes direction

If you don't want your sprite to look upside down, click the flip button or the don't rotate button. Ask me for more info.


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#9 2008-08-12 03:58:14

lukie126
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Registered: 2008-08-12
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Re: Sprite looks upside-down when it changes direction

u just go up to the middle right and click the side to side button( <-> ) thats sorta wat it looks like. also i wanna know 2 things
1.how to make things explode on touch
2.how do i make my own forum

Lukie126

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#10 2008-08-12 03:59:22

lukie126
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Re: Sprite looks upside-down when it changes direction

opps did notno it would come out like dat thats nuffin like the button

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#11 2008-08-12 05:01:16

ChainzzDB
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Registered: 2008-08-11
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Re: Sprite looks upside-down when it changes direction

Yeah, i remember, when my sprite kept rotating, i almost went here to ask you guys. But i found that little dot.


http://scratch.mit.edu/users/ChainzzDB

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#12 2008-09-14 17:20:53

Comcastc99
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Registered: 2008-01-01
Posts: 12

Re: Sprite looks upside-down when it changes direction

You probably got this problem solved already, but if you look at the screen above the script area for the sprite, you will see buttons with a line, a dot, and a circle (Not in that order).  If you click the line symbol, your sprite will face left to right, instead of turning.

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#13 2009-03-31 11:48:44

hollyc
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Re: Sprite looks upside-down when it changes direction

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#14 2009-03-31 11:49:44

hollyc
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Re: Sprite looks upside-down when it changes direction

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#15 2009-03-31 11:51:12

hollyc
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Re: Sprite looks upside-down when it changes direction

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#16 2009-12-02 14:50:41

tchalla8
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Re: Sprite looks upside-down when it changes direction

<when[left arrow key pressed]clicked>

it won't stop turning upside down!?

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#17 2009-12-03 10:46:40

natalie
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Registered: 2007-03-07
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Re: Sprite looks upside-down when it changes direction

Hi, you can use the "rotate sprite button" to keep it right-side up. Click the button that looks like this: http://info.scratch.mit.edu/@api/deki/files/1019/=Flip_Button.gif.
You can find the button near where you name your sprite: http://info.scratch.mit.edu/@api/deki/files/1016/=Current_Sprite_Info.gif

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#18 2010-07-09 03:25:30

ssss
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Registered: 2007-07-29
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Re: Sprite looks upside-down when it changes direction

i use the change X and change Y commands instead of motion this way whatever direction the sprite is going in it will be  correct way up!


Hey.  It's me SSSS, back from the dead!  smile

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#19 2010-07-09 08:12:10

coolstuff
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Registered: 2008-03-06
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Re: Sprite looks upside-down when it changes direction

ssss wrote:

i use the change X and change Y commands instead of motion this way whatever direction the sprite is going in it will be  correct way up!

Yes, but it's also a lot harder to make it move in exactly the direction you want with that - some trigonometry might help you, but that's really difficult stuff!

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#20 2010-07-10 03:35:25

Yourth
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Registered: 2008-01-06
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Re: Sprite looks upside-down when it changes direction

At the top corner next to the little picture of your sprite there are these two buttons.
It will be on default which is the button with an arrow going in a circle. Instead click the button underneath with an arrow pointing in a straight line.

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#21 2010-08-10 10:48:50

chipguy
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Registered: 2009-09-09
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Re: Sprite looks upside-down when it changes direction

natalie wrote:

You can change the rotation style of your sprite so that it doesn't turn upside. Click the rotation buttons near the top of the middle pane of the screen. For details, please see the visual tips on this page: http://scratch.mit.edu/faq

you can also make a different costume, right?


http://scratch.mit.edu/static/projects/chipguy/2919121_sm.png by yours truly  big_smile

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#22 2010-08-17 10:25:05

rdococ
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Re: Sprite looks upside-down when it changes direction

chipguy wrote:

natalie wrote:

You can change the rotation style of your sprite so that it doesn't turn upside. Click the rotation buttons near the top of the middle pane of the screen. For details, please see the visual tips on this page: http://scratch.mit.edu/faq

you can also make a different costume, right?

Correct.  And for the other costume, flip it.

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#23 2010-11-10 18:08:47

tchalla8
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Registered: 2009-11-19
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Re: Sprite looks upside-down when it changes direction

hollyc wrote:

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#24 2010-12-19 10:06:27

Shadowsonics
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Re: Sprite looks upside-down when it changes direction

natalie wrote:

You can change the rotation style of your sprite so that it doesn't turn upside. Click the rotation buttons near the top of the middle pane of the screen. For details, please see the visual tips on this page: http://scratch.mit.edu/faq

wheres the rotation button?


http://i.imgur.com/cIxkl.jpg

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#25 2010-12-19 10:25:35

mathematics
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Re: Sprite looks upside-down when it changes direction

Shadowsonics wrote:

natalie wrote:

You can change the rotation style of your sprite so that it doesn't turn upside. Click the rotation buttons near the top of the middle pane of the screen. For details, please see the visual tips on this page: http://scratch.mit.edu/faq

wheres the rotation button?

http://info.scratch.mit.edu/sites/infoscratch.media.mit.edu/images/Current_Sprite_Info.gif
Do you see the 3 buttons on the left? There they are!  smile

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