Working with actors
Pro Tip: Did you know Tynker has an interactive Block Coding Reference built right into the editor? What's super cool is that it's so convenient and even includes related code blocks for you to try. Best of all, you can drag and drop those code blocks straight into your coding canvas to use right away!
Simply click on the Help icon toward the top of the editor.
Then use the search bar to quickly look up "Actors" or other blocks, topics, and glossary terms.
Drag code snippets straight into your coding canvas!
Have a try yourself!
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Working with Actors section at a glance:
What are rigs?
Set a label with the "my actor name” block
Custom animation: Gigantify your rig
How do I make an actor move towards another actor?
What is scale to versus scale by?
How do I make an Actor move to a specific spot on the Stage?
Animation idea: Make a rollover animation
How do I make Actors appear in random places?
How do I control actor layers?
Speak on command
What is a clone? Take control of the clone blocks
What is move to versus move by?
How can I apply visual effects?
What is rotate to versus rotate by?
Custom animation: Make 'em flip
How do I change an actor's costume?
I can't find my Actor.
Animation idea: Make an actor flash
How do I stop an Actor from going off the Stage?
How Do I Move An Actor?
Have a conversation
Simple movement programs
How do I control rotation settings?
Animation idea: Make a button grow and shrink
Change how speech bubbles look
How do I make an Actor spin?
Animation idea: Camera shake
How do I show or hide an Actor?
Animate versus "animate and wait"?
Animation basics