# Elevation and Rotation

Learn how to specify elevation and rotation for charts in Spread.NET

## Content

You can specify the elevation or rotation for a chart.

## Elevation (X rotation)

The elevation rotates the graph counterclockwise around the horizontal axis. Set the [Elevation](/spreadnet/api/latest/online-win/FarPoint.Win.Chart/FarPoint.Win.Chart.PlotArea.Elevation.html) property of the [PlotArea](/spreadnet/api/latest/online-win/FarPoint.Win.Chart/FarPoint.Win.Chart.PlotArea.html) class to set the X rotation angle. The following image displays a graph with a changed elevation.
![棒チャート](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/2238e618-a1fb-45a6-9ce5-9a4157bd2931/images/bar-elevate.png)

## Rotation (Y rotation)

The rotation rotates the graph counterclockwise around the vertical axis. Set the [Rotation](/spreadnet/api/latest/online-win/FarPoint.Win.Chart/FarPoint.Win.Chart.PlotArea.Rotation.html) property of the PlotArea class to set the Y rotation angle . The following image displays a graph with a changed rotation.
![棒チャート](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/2238e618-a1fb-45a6-9ce5-9a4157bd2931/images/bar-rotate.png)