Bounce Motion

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ScriptTileBounceMotion, page 1. Script Tile: A Bounce Tile Changes
an Object's Direction When it
Touches an Edge

Click the green clock to start and stop the script.
ScriptTileBounceMotion, page 2. Paint something and open its Viewer.

Make a script with forward by 5.

Click on basic and select motion from the category menu.
ScriptTileBounceMotion, page 3. Add a bounce tile to your script.

Change the forward by number to a bigger number, like 10 or 20.
ScriptTileBounceMotion, page 4. Click on silence in the script tile to see a menu of sound choices.

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Text of this guide (for searching): Script Tile: A Bounce Tile Changes an Object's Direction When it Touches an Edge Click the green clock to start and stop the script. Paint something and open its Viewer. Make a script with forward by 5. Click on basic and select motion from the category menu. Add a bounce tile to your script. Change the forward by number to a bigger number, like 10 or 20. Click on silence in the script tile to see a menu of sound choices.