Surface Chart

Surface charts are useful when you want to find the optimum combinations between two data sets. As in a topographic map, the colors and patterns indicate the areas that are in the same range of values. A surface chart plots data on a three-dimensional surface, in a similar way that topographic maps plots elevation. The colors and patterns represent values within the same range. This chart type is especially useful for finding the optimum results when comparing two or more sets of data.

DsExcel supports the following types of Surface charts.

Chart Type	Chart Snapshot	Purpose
Surface	Surface chart	Surface chart is a chart with a 3-D visual effect.
SurfaceTopView	SurfaceTopView chart	SurfaceTopView chart depicts surface chart viewed from above.
SurfaceTopViewWireframe	SurfaceTopViewWireframe chart	SurfaceTopViewWireframe chart depicts surface chart viewed from above with no fill color.
SurfaceWireframe	SurfaceWireframe chart	SurfaceWireframe chart depicts surface chart with a 3-D visual effect and no fill color.

Using Code

Refer to the following code to add SurfaceWireframe chart.

private static void SurfaceCharts() {
    // Initialize workbook
    Workbook workbook = new Workbook();
    // Fetch default worksheet
    IWorksheet worksheet = workbook.getWorksheets().get(0);
    // Prepare data for chart
    worksheet.getRange("A1:D4")
            .setValue(new Object[][] { 
                { null, "Q1", "Q2", "Q3" }, 
                { "Mobile Phones", 1330, 2345, 3493 },
                { "Laptops", 2032, 3632, 2197 }, 
                { "Tablets", 6233, 3270, 2030 } });
    worksheet.getRange("A:D").getColumns().autoFit();
    // Add Surface Chart
    IShape areaChartShape = worksheet.getShapes().addChart(ChartType.Surface, 250, 20, 360, 230);

    // Adding series to SeriesCollection
    areaChartShape.getChart().getSeriesCollection().add(worksheet.getRange("A1:D4"), RowCol.Columns, true, true);

    // Configure Chart Title
    areaChartShape.getChart().getChartTitle().getTextFrame().getTextRange().getParagraphs()
            .add("Annual Sales Record");

    // Saving workbook to Xlsx
    workbook.save("25-SurfaceChart.xlsx", SaveFileFormat.Xlsx);

Using Code