Spread WinForms 18
Spread Windows Forms 18 Product Documentation / Developer's Guide / Chart Control / Creating Charts / Advanced chart settings / Display format
Display format

The chart display format can be specified in 2D or 3D. The following image shows a 2D chart.

2D Chart

The following image shows an example of a 3D chart.

3D Chart

Using code

Set the ViewType property of the SpreadChart class that represents the chart. Also, you can rotate the plot area around the horizontal and vertical axes as required. You can set the rotation angle around the horizontal axis with the Elevation property of the PlotArea class and the vertical axis with the Rotation property.

Example

The following example demonstrate how to set the chart display format to 3D.

C#
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FarPoint.Win.Spread.Chart.SpreadChart chart = new FarPoint.Win.Spread.Chart.SpreadChart();
chart.ViewType = FarPoint.Win.Chart.ChartViewType.View3D;
Visual Basic
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Dim chart As New FarPoint.Win.Spread.Chart.SpreadChart()
chart.ViewType = FarPoint.Win.Chart.ChartViewType.View3D

Using the Chart Designer

  1. On the Chart Designer, right-click on the chart.
  2. Select [3D Display] or [2D Display] (the displayed items differ depending on the current display format) from the context menu.

You can also select a chart on the SPREAD designer and set the ViewType from the View section of the property list on the right side of the screen.