Understanding Blocks Shapes & Their Meaning

VEXcode EXP Blocks are puzzle-piece shaped blocks that connect above or below each other and are used to program. A series of connected blocks is called a stack. There are five different shapes of blocks and each shape tells you about its role in the project.

Block Shape Description Block Examples
Hat blocks Start a stack of blocks and are shaped to attach blocks below them. VEXcode EXP When started hat block. VEXcode EXP When brain button hat block with a Next row stack block attached below it.
Stack blocks Perform main commands. They are shaped to attach above or below other stack blocks. VEXcode EXP Print stack block. Two VEXcode EXP Spin blocks attached together in a stack.
Boolean blocks Return a condition as either true or false and fits inside any blocks with hexagonal (six-sided) inputs for other blocks. VEXcode EXP Brain button pressed boolean block. VEXcode EXP Wait until stack block that has a Pressing bumper block in its boolean parameter slot.
Reporter blocks Report values in the form of numbers and fits inside any blocks with oval inputs for other blocks. VEXcode EXP Battery level reporter block. VEXcode EXP Round reporter block that contains an Angle of heading reporter block in its math parameter slot.
C blocks Loop the block(s) within them or checks if a condition is true or false. They are shaped to attach stack blocks above, below, or inside them. VEXcode EXP Forever C block. VEXcode EXP If C block that has a Pressing bumper block in its boolean parameter slot. Inside of the If block there is a Play sound stack block.

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