# Cone Charts

## Content



A Cone chart is a variation of the 3D Bar and Column charts. It represents the bars or columns as cones. The cone chart essentially is a rotated triangle. It has a flat circular base and one curved side topped by a higher point.

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### To set the bar chart to Cone at design time

*   Expand the ChartGroups node in the Properties window. Open the **ChartGroups Collection Editor** by clicking the **ellipsis** button. In the right pane of the editor, set the [ChartType](/componentone/api/win/online-chart2d/dotnet-framework-api/C1.Win.C1Chart.4.8/C1.Win.C1Chart.ChartGroup.ChartType.html) property to **Cone**.
*   An alternate method to change chart type is to right-click the existing chart and select **Chart Properties**. From the Gallery, select **Cone**.
*   Another alternate method is to select **Cone**, from the **C1Chart** toolbar.

## See Also

[Pyramid Charts](/componentone/docs/win/online-chart2d/specific2dcharts/barcharts/variationsofbarchart/pyramidcharts)