Using the Playground Window in Art Canvas+

Screenshot of the VEXcode VR playground interface, showcasing various coding blocks and tools available for programming a virtual robot, highlighting features designed for educational purposes in STEM learning.

The Playground Window in Art Canvas+ has many additional features on top of the current VR Playground Window Features.


The Expand Button

Screenshot of the VEXcode VR Playground interface, showcasing various coding blocks and options for programming a virtual robot, highlighting features designed to enhance learning in STEM education.

The Expand button expands and collapses the other buttons for the Art Canvas+ Playground.


The Upload Button

Screenshot of VEXcode VR Playground features, showcasing the block-based coding interface and virtual robot environment, designed to facilitate coding education for students and educators in STEM.

The Upload button is used to upload custom .png and .jpg image files that are less than 1 megabyte.

Screenshot of the VEXcode VR interface showcasing the Playground features, including a virtual robot and block-based coding options, designed for teaching coding concepts and robotics principles in an educational setting.

A window will open to select your image file. Note this image shows the window opened on a mac, this may look different depending on your device.

Screenshot of VEXcode VR Playground features, showcasing the block-based coding interface and virtual robot environment designed for teaching coding concepts and robotics principles in an educational setting.

The image file will then open on the canvas.


The Download Canvas Button

Screenshot of the VEXcode VR interface showcasing the Playground Features section, highlighting the block-based coding environment and tools for programming a virtual robot, designed to enhance STEM education and coding skills.

The Download Canvas button will download the image drawn on the canvas as a .png without the VR Robot or any of the other Playground buttons.

Screenshot of the VEXcode VR playground interface showcasing various coding blocks and features designed for programming a virtual robot, highlighting tools for both beginners and advanced users in an educational STEM environment.

Here is an example of the downloaded canvas image from the Playground above.


The Download Playground Button

Screenshot of the VEXcode VR playground interface, showcasing various coding blocks and tools available for programming a virtual robot, highlighting features designed for both beginners and advanced users in a STEM education context.

The Download Playground button will download the entire Playground Window image as a .png image file. This includes:

  • The image drawn on the canvas
  • The current position of the VR Robot
  • The timer of the project being run
  • The Dashboard information
  • All of the Playground Window buttons

Screenshot of VEXcode VR's Playground Features interface, showcasing the block-based coding environment, virtual robot controls, and programming options for users to create and test code in a simulated robotics setting.

Here is an example of the downloaded Playground image from the Playground above.


The Clear Button

Screenshot of the VEXcode VR playground interface, showcasing various coding blocks and tools available for users to program a virtual robot, highlighting features designed for educational purposes in STEM learning.

The Clear button will clear the canvas of any current uploaded images.

Screenshot of the VEXcode VR playground interface, showcasing features for coding and programming a virtual robot, including block-based and text-based coding options, designed for educational purposes in STEM learning.

The Clear button will also clear any colored areas that were on the uploaded image.

For more information, help, and tips, check out the many resources at VEX Professional Development Plus

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