Colormap

Category: Mega-Polis → Generation → Generation Data Tools
Node ID: SvMegapolisColormap
Label: ColorMap
Tooltip: Colormap
Dependencies: matplotlib (used to provide the list of available colormap names; output is the selected name)

Functionality

Provides a colormap name (string) selected from a predefined list of Matplotlib sequential colormaps.

This node is mainly used as a helper to feed a colormap identifier into other nodes that require a colormap string (e.g., network colouring, plots, value-to-colour mapping).

Inputs

This node has no input sockets.

Parameters

Name Type Default Description
colormap (sequential) Enum inferno Selects the sequential colormap theme to output.

Available colormaps

viridis, plasma, inferno, magma, cividis, Greys, Purples, Blues, Greens, Oranges, Reds, YlOrBr, YlOrRd, OrRd, PuRd, RdPu, BuPu, GnBu, PuBu, YlGnBu, PuBuGn, BuGn, YlGn, binary, gist_yarg, gist_gray, gray, bone, pink, spring, summer, autumn, winter, cool, Wistia, hot, afmhot, gist_heat, copper.

Outputs

Socket Type Description
Colormap SvStringsSocket The selected colormap name (string).

Example

Use a colormap for network colouring

  1. Add Colormap.
  2. Choose viridis (or any other option) in the dropdown.
  3. Connect Colormap → Colour Map input of a node that expects a colormap string (e.g., Network Analyses edge colouring).
  4. Run downstream node to generate coloured outputs.