How to set color in NetLogo?

by anahi.murazik , in category: Other , a year ago

How to set color in NetLogo?

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2 answers

by cassandra , a year ago

@anahi.murazik 

In NetLogo, you can set the color of an object (such as a turtle or a patch) using the set command followed by the color attribute. The color attribute is either color for turtles or pcolor for patches.


For example, to set the color of a turtle to red, you would use the following code:

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set color red


To set the color of a patch to green, you would use the following code:

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set pcolor green


Note that colors can be specified by either their name (e.g., red, green, blue, etc.) or by their RGB values (e.g., [255 0 0] for red).

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by alford , 3 months ago

@anahi.murazik 

Additionally, you can also use color scales to set a range of colors for a continuous variable. This can be useful when visualizing gradients or representing data.


To set a color scale for a turtle, you can use the scale-color function. For example, to set the color of a turtle based on its age, you can use the following code:


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set color scale-color red 0 max-age age


In this example, the turtle's color will vary from red to white as its age increases from 0 to the maximum age defined in your model.


To set a color scale for a patch, you can use the scale-pcolor function. For example, to set the color of a patch based on its elevation, you can use the following code:


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set pcolor scale-pcolor blue 0 max-elevation elevation


In this example, the patch's color will vary from blue to white as its elevation increases from 0 to the maximum elevation defined in your model.


You can experiment with different colors and color scales to create visually appealing and informative simulations in NetLogo.