Draw 3D shapes (cube)

Challenge Level: Growing experience

Learning outcomes

Students will be able to:

Requirement:

Write a program that draws a cube with each sides equal to 100 steps.

Orthographic cube.
Isometric cube.

Testing examples:

There are no testing examples for this challenge.

Languages

Scratch

What it should look like

Click on the green flag to see the expected output of your program.

Recommended blocks for solution 1 
when green flag clicked
clear

set pen size to (3)

pen down

pen up
go to x: (0) y: (0)

point in direction (90 v)

move (100) steps

turn cw (90) degrees

move (100) steps

turn ccw ((180) - (45)) degrees

move (50) steps

turn ccw (45) degrees

point in direction (180 v)

move (100) steps

turn cw ((180) - (45)) degrees

move (50) steps

turn cw (45) degrees
repeat (4)
end

repeat (2)
end

repeat (2)
end
Recommended blocks for solution 2 
when green flag clicked
clear

set pen size to (3)

pen down

pen up
go to x: (0) y: (-100)

point in direction (0 v)

move (100) steps

turn ccw (45) degrees

move (100) steps

turn ccw ((180) - (45)) degrees

move (100) steps

turn cw (45) degrees

move (100) steps

turn cw ((180) - (45)) degrees

move (100) steps

turn cw (45) degrees

move (100) steps

turn ccw (90) degrees

move (100) steps

turn ccw ((180) - (90)) degrees
repeat (2)
end

repeat (2)
end

repeat (2)
end
Hints
  • A cube can be drawn by drawing a square and two 45 degree rhombuses adjacent to each other.

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Extra Challenge

Extra challenge #1: Write programs to draw other 3D shapes (for example cuboids, pyramids, cylinders, …)