Running two motors at the same time. vex v5 code

[Fire]

We cant get two motors to run on the same time during autonomous period. have any ideas?

[Deicer]

Are you using v5 text? You can use motor_group to pair the motors or just have two statements like so:
MotorL.spin(params);
MotorR.spin(params);

[Fire]

what do you mean motor group?
im using v5 text.

[thorstenl312]

Motor_goup is a way to “make” 2 motors into 1 motor. (Not actually, but it pairs them together in code)

motor_group left= motor_group(FrontLeft, BackLeft);

This code combines the motor into a motor_group called left.
Instead of
FrontLeft.spin();
BackLeft.spin();

You can now use
left.spin();

[AD1481]

Do you mean with the new VEXcode update in 1.0.1?

[prathusa]

I explain how to run 2 motors simultaneously, how to make motor groups, and drivetrains in this post:

Basic Autonomous concepts

Actually there is a way of running the motor using rotations without waiting for time, called waitForCompletion. Simply adding a “, false” to the end of a rotateFor command tells the Brain to not wait for the completion of the action and to start running the next action. For example: left.spinFor(directionType::fwd, 1, rotationUnits::rev, 100, velocityUnits::pct); right.spinFor(directionType::fwd, 1, rotationUnits::rev, 100, velocityUnits::pct); waits for the left motor to complete the action…