ZOOM CLASS
GETTING STARTED VEXCODE
BASIC TROUBLESHOOTING
VEX FEATURES
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What is the ideal time to join Zoom Class?

Be on Zoom class at 10 or 5 minutes before the official time.

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What is the official url of the VEXcode VR that is 100% online, browser-based platform allowing students to experience all of the features of VEXcode platform with a virtualized robot?

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What to do if the browser you used cannot access the VEXcode VR?

Use another browser and try to access the VEXcode VR website.
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What part of the VEXcode VR interface allows you to choose from different virtual 3D simulators to take advantage of the virtual robot’s features?

Playgrounds

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What is the command used to move the drivetrain forever in the direction specified inside the parenthesis.

Drive statement/command or the

drivetrain.drive(DIRECTION)

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What to do with your camera when you are in Zoom class?

Keep your camera on and always stay within the frame.

200

How to create a VR Python project?

Click the File menu and select NEW TEXT PROJECT

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What to do if the playground is not working properly?

Clear the playground cache by selecting the File menu, choose About then click the Clear Playground Cache button. 

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How to use the Help menu in the VEXcode VR Python?

Click the question mark button beside each command.

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Where to locate in the Code Library the commands to create conditions for the sensors?

Sensing category

300

How to participate in class discussion?

By raising your virtual hand to participate orally in class and by sharing your answer to everyone in the  Zoom chat box.

300

How to name the project?

Click the project filename, type in the filename and click rename button.
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What to do if you got an "IndentionError: expected an indented block" message when testing your program?

Double-check each command if proper indention was observed.

300

What are the sensors of the VEXcode VR Robot?

Bumper sensor (left and right bumper), Front Eye and Down Eye Sensor (Distance sensor or Color Sensor), Gyro Sensor, and Location Sensor

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What are the functions used to be call at the global level of the script? You placed your commands/statements inside those main functions.

def main and vr_thread

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What are the ways in saving the VEXcode VR project?

Click the file menu and select Save to your device.

Click the Share icon to save the file as .py.

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What to do if you got an "SyntaxError: invalid syntax" message when testing your program?

Check the syntax of each command while comparing it with the commands in the code library.

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What project flow command/statement is similar to wait until command? It repeatedly executes commands as long as the condition it evaluates is True

While Not statement/command

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