Accessing Help in VEXcode AIM

Help is available for each individual block or command in VEXcode, showing what they do and how to use them.

Accessing Blocks Help

A blue toolbar with the Help icon, a white circle with a question mark, highlighted in red in the top-right corner of the VEXcode interface.

To open help for a block, select the Help icon.

The Motion drawer in the VEXcode Blocks workspace with the basic Move block highlighted in red, showing a block labeled move forward.

Select a block in the toolbox.

 

The VEXcode Blocks workspace with the Help panel open on the right side. The panel displays information for the Move block, including a description and parameter options like forward, reverse, left, and right.

The Help will open for that block.

The Help will tell you:

  • What the block does.
  • What parameters the block can use.
  • An example of the block in use.

 

A context menu for a selected block in VEXcode Blocks, with the Block Help option highlighted in red.

You can also access the Help for a block that is in the Workspace.

Right-click on the block to open the Context Menu, then select Block Help.

 

Accessing Python Help

A blue toolbar with the Help icon, a white circle with a question mark, highlighted in red in the top-right corner of the VEXcode interface.

To open Help for a command, select the Help icon.

The Python version of the Motion drawer in VEXcode with the robot.move_at(0) command highlighted in red.

Select a command in the toolbox.

 

The VEXcode Python workspace with the Help panel open on the right side. The panel shows documentation for the move_at command, including a description, usage example, and parameters.

The Help will open for that method.

The Help will tell you:

  • What the method does.
  • What parameters the method can use and what order to write them.
  • An example of the method in use.

 

A context menu in the Python code editor of VEXcode with the Command Help option highlighted in red, appearing just above the robot.move_for(200, 0) line in the editor.

You can also access the Help for a command that is in the Workspace.

Right-click on the command's method to open the Context Menu, then select Command Help.

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