; setup clears all and then creates one hundred turtles
to setup
  ca
  crt 100
end

; scatter1 sets the x and y coordinates of each
; turtle randomly 
to scatter1
  setup
  ask turtles [
    setxy random-float screen-size-x
          random-float screen-size-y
  ]
end

; scatter2 sends the turtles forward a random amount in random directions
; using "jump" instead of "fd" makes it happen faster
to scatter2
  setup
  ask turtles [
    rt random-float 360
    jump random-float screen-edge-x
  ]
end
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GRAPHICS-WINDOW
310
10
620
341
12
12
12.0
1
10
1
1
1

BUTTON
164
30
234
63
scatter2
scatter2
NIL
1
T
OBSERVER
T

BUTTON
89
30
160
63
NIL
scatter1
NIL
1
T
OBSERVER
T

CC-WINDOW
9
82
306
257
Command Center

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WHAT IS IT?
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This code example shows two ways to scatter turtles across the screen.  One way scatters them evenly across the screen.  The other way scatters them in a circle.  Both ways depend on the "random" reporter.
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default
true
0
Polygon -7566196 true true 150 5 40 250 150 205 260 250

arrow
true
0
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box
true
0
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circle
true
0
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person
false
0
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Rectangle -7566196 true true 158 79 217 164
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Polygon -7566196 true true 167 163 145 234 183 234 183 163
Polygon -7566196 true true 195 163 195 233 227 233 206 159

spacecraft
true
0
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thin-arrow
true
0
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truck-down
false
0
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truck-left
false
0
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Polygon -8716033 true false 90 210 105 225 120 210
Polygon -8716033 true false 180 210 195 225 210 210

truck-right
false
0
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Polygon -8716033 true false 210 210 195 225 180 210
Polygon -8716033 true false 120 210 105 225 90 210

turtle
true
0
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