# Sprite Overlap Prevention **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\ **Created:** [May 17, 2021, 1:59pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/sprite-overlap-prevention/1289102 "2021-05-17T13:59:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![human](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/human/32/101416_2.png) [@human](https://community.thunkable.com/u/human)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2021, 1:59pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/sprite-overlap-prevention/1289102/1 "2021-05-17T13:59:19Z")
How do you prevent sprites from overlapping when they move around the canvas using blocks or designer? ![Screenshot 2021-05-17 9.57.27 AM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/5/b/5b12a7f972ac16a254f837169071d0ddbab30295.png) I am using this block for all the sprites. ---
**Author:** ![catsarisky](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/catsarisky/32/100661_2.png) [@catsarisky](https://community.thunkable.com/u/catsarisky)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2021, 2:08pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/sprite-overlap-prevention/1289102/2 "2021-05-17T14:08:55Z")
If you have your sprites set to NOT ‘passes through’ (in designer), they’ll bounce off each other. Is that what you’re looking for, or something else? ---
**Author:** ![human](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/human/32/101416_2.png) [@human](https://community.thunkable.com/u/human)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2021, 2:09pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/sprite-overlap-prevention/1289102/3 "2021-05-17T14:09:59Z")
They don’t pass through each other. They move to a random new location. Do you want the link to my Thunkable project? ---
**Author:** ![catsarisky](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/catsarisky/32/100661_2.png) [@catsarisky](https://community.thunkable.com/u/catsarisky)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2021, 2:37pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/sprite-overlap-prevention/1289102/4 "2021-05-17T14:37:36Z")
I guess I don’t understand what you’re trying to do? ---
**Author:** ![tatiang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tatiang/32/55482_2.png) [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2021, 2:48pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/sprite-overlap-prevention/1289102/5 "2021-05-17T14:48:14Z")
I think you can do something like this: ```auto Repeat while [touching Sprite9] move [Sprite9] to x [random integer from 50 to 350] y [random integer from 50 to 350] ``` Or just use this block and put your move block inside it: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/e/f/ef98dd0b30ef686e82bb236baa6ebfeb932fe3ef.png) ---
**Author:** ![human](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/human/32/101416_2.png) [@human](https://community.thunkable.com/u/human)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2021, 4:44pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/sprite-overlap-prevention/1289102/6 "2021-05-17T16:44:38Z")
@catsarisky @tatiang Thanks for your replies. I’ll share my project, and you can give me suggestions on that. Sorry for not responding before. [https://x.thunkable.com/copy/760af3a0cc45dcd849ef5958138026d0](https://x.thunkable.com/copy/760af3a0cc45dcd849ef5958138026d0) If you live test, you will find the error that I want fixed. ---
**Author:** ![human](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/human/32/101416_2.png) [@human](https://community.thunkable.com/u/human)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2021, 4:54pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/sprite-overlap-prevention/1289102/7 "2021-05-17T16:54:37Z")
I already used the “When \_\_ collides with \_\_” block in my code. > [@tatiang](#): > > `Repeat while [touching Sprite9]` How do I do this? ---
**Author:** ![tatiang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tatiang/32/55482_2.png) [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2021, 6:39pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/sprite-overlap-prevention/1289102/8 "2021-05-17T18:39:11Z")
> [@human](#): > > [Thunkable](https://x.thunkable.com/copy/760af3a0cc45dcd849ef5958138026d0) This is what I was thinking but I’m not sure it will work. I think you would need all sprite images to be in a **single sprite**. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/7/a/7a5c088b4790234a82fbbeaac97fc4259fede940.png) ---
**Author:** ![human](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/human/32/101416_2.png) [@human](https://community.thunkable.com/u/human)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2021, 6:48pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/sprite-overlap-prevention/1289102/9 "2021-05-17T18:48:03Z")
Thank you so much!!! The “distance between \_\_ and \_\_” block is just what I need. Good idea! ---
**Author:** ![human](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/human/32/101416_2.png) [@human](https://community.thunkable.com/u/human)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2021, 3:21pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/sprite-overlap-prevention/1289102/10 "2021-05-21T15:21:38Z")
Thank you so much @tatiang and @catsarisky for putting in the time to help me. @tatiang, I liked your solution but it is going to take more time than I need. So I have a better idea. **I can temporarily move my character sprite outside the range the presents are moving and then move it back again when they are done moving.** Hope this can be a reference to other people who are facing the same issue. I will edit this post to include a link to WDC #16, where you can see my updated app and remix it. ---
**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 1:22pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/sprite-overlap-prevention/1289102/11 "2024-11-08T13:22:27Z")