View source for Eng:Move () Steps (block)

{{:Eng:Move () Steps (block)/translate}}
{{block
| name       = Move () Steps
| image      = File:2.0 Move () Steps.png
| category   = [[Eng:Motion Blocks|Motion]]
| type       = [[Eng:Stack Block|Stack]]
| added      = [[Eng:1.0|1.0]]
}}
[[File:Distances.png|thumb|right|Assuming the black grid shows individual pixel positions, using a move 1 step gets the Scratch cat to the red circle, its final position along the circle depending on its direction. Moving 2 steps gets to orange, and moving 3 steps gets to green.
]]
The '''Move () Steps''' [[Eng:Blocks|block]] is a [[Eng:Motion Blocks|Motion block]] and a [[Eng:Stack Block|Stack block]]. The block moves its sprite forward the specified amount of steps in the direction it is facing. A step is equal to one pixel length. The block actually uses [[Eng:Trigonometry|Trigonometry]] to move in the proper direction, as that is how a computer handles it.

==Example Uses==
Instead of using complicated [[Eng:script|script]]s with the [[Eng:Change X by () (block)|Change X by ()]] block and the [[Eng:Change Y by () (block)|Change Y by ()]] block, this block can be easily used to move a sprite forward.

Some common uses for the '''Move () Steps''' block:
*Making sprites move
{{Beginner's Script}}
*Moving a sprite forward in an animation

<scratchblocks>
repeat (10)
 move (10) steps
end
</scratchblocks>
*Making a sprite follow the mouse

<scratchblocks>
forever
 point towards [mouse-pointer v]
 move (10) steps
end
</scratchblocks>

==Workaround==
{{main|List of Block Workarounds}}
This block can be replicated with the following code:

<!-- <scratchblocks>
change x by (([sin v] of (direction)) * (number))
change y by (([cos v] of (direction)) * (number))
</scratchblocks>
 --><scratchblocks>
go to x: ((x position) + (([sin v] of (direction)) * (number))) y: ((y position) + (([cos v] of (direction)) * (number))</scratchblocks>

==See Also==
*[[Eng:If on Edge, Bounce(block)|If on Edge, Bounce]]
*[[Eng:Change X by ()|Change X by ()]]
*[[Eng:Change Y by ()|Change Y by ()]]

{{Motion Blocks}}
[[Category:Motion Blocks]]