ChartDirector 7.1 (.NET Edition)

3D Scatter Chart (2)




This example extends the 3D Scatter Chart (1) example by including drop lines, using alternative view angles and continuous coloring.

Drop lines are lines that drop from the data points to the XY plane. They help to visualize the "height" (the z-coordinate) of the points and can be useful if there are not too many data points.

Source Code Listing

[Windows Forms - C# version] NetWinCharts\CSharpWinCharts\threedscatter2.cs
using System; using ChartDirector; namespace CSharpChartExplorer { public class threedscatter2 : DemoModule { //Name of demo module public string getName() { return "3D Scatter Chart (2)"; } //Number of charts produced in this demo module public int getNoOfCharts() { return 1; } //Main code for creating chart. //Note: the argument chartIndex is unused because this demo only has 1 chart. public void createChart(WinChartViewer viewer, int chartIndex) { // The XYZ data for the 3D scatter chart as 3 random data series RanSeries r = new RanSeries(3); double[] xData = r.getSeries2(20, 100, -10, 10); double[] yData = r.getSeries2(20, 100, -10, 10); double[] zData = r.getSeries2(20, 100, -10, 10); // Create a ThreeDScatterChart object of size 720 x 520 pixels ThreeDScatterChart c = new ThreeDScatterChart(720, 520); // Add a title to the chart using 20 points Times New Roman Italic font c.addTitle("3D Scatter Chart (2) ", "Times New Roman Italic", 20); // Set the center of the plot region at (350, 240), and set width x depth x height to // 360 x 360 x 270 pixels c.setPlotRegion(350, 240, 360, 360, 270); // Set the elevation and rotation angles to 15 and 30 degrees c.setViewAngle(15, 30); // Add a scatter group to the chart using 13 pixels glass sphere symbols, in which the // color depends on the z value of the symbol ThreeDScatterGroup g = c.addScatterGroup(xData, yData, zData, "", Chart.GlassSphere2Shape, 13, Chart.SameAsMainColor); // Add grey (888888) drop lines to the symbols g.setDropLine(0x888888); // Add a color axis (the legend) in which the left center is anchored at (645, 220). Set // the length to 200 pixels and the labels on the right side. Use smooth gradient // coloring. c.setColorAxis(645, 220, Chart.Left, 200, Chart.Right).setColorGradient(); // Set the x, y and z axis titles using 10 points Arial Bold font c.xAxis().setTitle("X-Axis Place Holder", "Arial Bold", 10); c.yAxis().setTitle("Y-Axis Place Holder", "Arial Bold", 10); c.zAxis().setTitle("Z-Axis Place Holder", "Arial Bold", 10); // Output the chart viewer.Chart = c; //include tool tip for the chart viewer.ImageMap = c.getHTMLImageMap("clickable", "", "title='<*cdml*>x={x|p}, y={y|p}, z={z|p}'"); } } }

[Windows Forms - VB Version] NetWinCharts\VBNetWinCharts\threedscatter2.vb
Imports System Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic Imports ChartDirector Public Class threedscatter2 Implements DemoModule 'Name of demo module Public Function getName() As String Implements DemoModule.getName Return "3D Scatter Chart (2)" End Function 'Number of charts produced in this demo module Public Function getNoOfCharts() As Integer Implements DemoModule.getNoOfCharts Return 1 End Function 'Main code for creating chart. 'Note: the argument chartIndex is unused because this demo only has 1 chart. Public Sub createChart(viewer As WinChartViewer, chartIndex As Integer) _ Implements DemoModule.createChart ' The XYZ data for the 3D scatter chart as 3 random data series Dim r As RanSeries = New RanSeries(3) Dim xData() As Double = r.getSeries2(20, 100, -10, 10) Dim yData() As Double = r.getSeries2(20, 100, -10, 10) Dim zData() As Double = r.getSeries2(20, 100, -10, 10) ' Create a ThreeDScatterChart object of size 720 x 520 pixels Dim c As ThreeDScatterChart = New ThreeDScatterChart(720, 520) ' Add a title to the chart using 20 points Times New Roman Italic font c.addTitle("3D Scatter Chart (2) ", "Times New Roman Italic", 20) ' Set the center of the plot region at (350, 240), and set width x depth x height to 360 x ' 360 x 270 pixels c.setPlotRegion(350, 240, 360, 360, 270) ' Set the elevation and rotation angles to 15 and 30 degrees c.setViewAngle(15, 30) ' Add a scatter group to the chart using 13 pixels glass sphere symbols, in which the color ' depends on the z value of the symbol Dim g As ThreeDScatterGroup = c.addScatterGroup(xData, yData, zData, "", _ Chart.GlassSphere2Shape, 13, Chart.SameAsMainColor) ' Add grey (888888) drop lines to the symbols g.setDropLine(&H888888) ' Add a color axis (the legend) in which the left center is anchored at (645, 220). Set the ' length to 200 pixels and the labels on the right side. Use smooth gradient coloring. c.setColorAxis(645, 220, Chart.Left, 200, Chart.Right).setColorGradient() ' Set the x, y and z axis titles using 10 points Arial Bold font c.xAxis().setTitle("X-Axis Place Holder", "Arial Bold", 10) c.yAxis().setTitle("Y-Axis Place Holder", "Arial Bold", 10) c.zAxis().setTitle("Z-Axis Place Holder", "Arial Bold", 10) ' Output the chart viewer.Chart = c 'include tool tip for the chart viewer.ImageMap = c.getHTMLImageMap("clickable", "", _ "title='<*cdml*>x={x|p}, y={y|p}, z={z|p}'") End Sub End Class

[WPF - C#] NetWPFCharts\CSharpWPFCharts\threedscatter2.cs
using System; using ChartDirector; namespace CSharpWPFCharts { public class threedscatter2 : DemoModule { //Name of demo module public string getName() { return "3D Scatter Chart (2)"; } //Number of charts produced in this demo module public int getNoOfCharts() { return 1; } //Main code for creating chart. //Note: the argument chartIndex is unused because this demo only has 1 chart. public void createChart(WPFChartViewer viewer, int chartIndex) { // The XYZ data for the 3D scatter chart as 3 random data series RanSeries r = new RanSeries(3); double[] xData = r.getSeries2(20, 100, -10, 10); double[] yData = r.getSeries2(20, 100, -10, 10); double[] zData = r.getSeries2(20, 100, -10, 10); // Create a ThreeDScatterChart object of size 720 x 520 pixels ThreeDScatterChart c = new ThreeDScatterChart(720, 520); // Add a title to the chart using 20 points Times New Roman Italic font c.addTitle("3D Scatter Chart (2) ", "Times New Roman Italic", 20); // Set the center of the plot region at (350, 240), and set width x depth x height to // 360 x 360 x 270 pixels c.setPlotRegion(350, 240, 360, 360, 270); // Set the elevation and rotation angles to 15 and 30 degrees c.setViewAngle(15, 30); // Add a scatter group to the chart using 13 pixels glass sphere symbols, in which the // color depends on the z value of the symbol ThreeDScatterGroup g = c.addScatterGroup(xData, yData, zData, "", Chart.GlassSphere2Shape, 13, Chart.SameAsMainColor); // Add grey (888888) drop lines to the symbols g.setDropLine(0x888888); // Add a color axis (the legend) in which the left center is anchored at (645, 220). Set // the length to 200 pixels and the labels on the right side. Use smooth gradient // coloring. c.setColorAxis(645, 220, Chart.Left, 200, Chart.Right).setColorGradient(); // Set the x, y and z axis titles using 10 points Arial Bold font c.xAxis().setTitle("X-Axis Place Holder", "Arial Bold", 10); c.yAxis().setTitle("Y-Axis Place Holder", "Arial Bold", 10); c.zAxis().setTitle("Z-Axis Place Holder", "Arial Bold", 10); // Output the chart viewer.Chart = c; //include tool tip for the chart viewer.ImageMap = c.getHTMLImageMap("clickable", "", "title='<*cdml*>x={x|p}, y={y|p}, z={z|p}'"); } } }

[ASP.NET Web Forms - C# version] NetWebCharts\CSharpASP\threedscatter2.aspx
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<%@ Page Language="C#" Debug="true" %> <%@ Import Namespace="ChartDirector" %> <%@ Register TagPrefix="chart" Namespace="ChartDirector" Assembly="netchartdir" %> <!DOCTYPE html> <script runat="server"> // // Page Load event handler // protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e) { // The XYZ data for the 3D scatter chart as 3 random data series RanSeries r = new RanSeries(3); double[] xData = r.getSeries2(20, 100, -10, 10); double[] yData = r.getSeries2(20, 100, -10, 10); double[] zData = r.getSeries2(20, 100, -10, 10); // Create a ThreeDScatterChart object of size 720 x 520 pixels ThreeDScatterChart c = new ThreeDScatterChart(720, 520); // Add a title to the chart using 20 points Times New Roman Italic font c.addTitle("3D Scatter Chart (2) ", "Times New Roman Italic", 20); // Set the center of the plot region at (350, 240), and set width x depth x height to 360 x 360 // x 270 pixels c.setPlotRegion(350, 240, 360, 360, 270); // Set the elevation and rotation angles to 15 and 30 degrees c.setViewAngle(15, 30); // Add a scatter group to the chart using 13 pixels glass sphere symbols, in which the color // depends on the z value of the symbol ThreeDScatterGroup g = c.addScatterGroup(xData, yData, zData, "", Chart.GlassSphere2Shape, 13, Chart.SameAsMainColor); // Add grey (888888) drop lines to the symbols g.setDropLine(0x888888); // Add a color axis (the legend) in which the left center is anchored at (645, 220). Set the // length to 200 pixels and the labels on the right side. Use smooth gradient coloring. c.setColorAxis(645, 220, Chart.Left, 200, Chart.Right).setColorGradient(); // Set the x, y and z axis titles using 10 points Arial Bold font c.xAxis().setTitle("X-Axis Place Holder", "Arial Bold", 10); c.yAxis().setTitle("Y-Axis Place Holder", "Arial Bold", 10); c.zAxis().setTitle("Z-Axis Place Holder", "Arial Bold", 10); // Output the chart WebChartViewer1.Image = c.makeWebImage(Chart.SVG); // Include tool tip for the chart WebChartViewer1.ImageMap = c.getHTMLImageMap("", "", "title='<*cdml*>x={x|p}, y={y|p}, z={z|p}'" ); } </script> <html> <head> <script type="text/javascript" src="cdjcv.js"></script> </head> <body> <chart:WebChartViewer id="WebChartViewer1" runat="server" /> </body> </html>

[ASP.NET Web Forms - VB Version] NetWebCharts\VBNetASP\threedscatter2.aspx
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<%@ Page Language="VB" Debug="true" %> <%@ Import Namespace="ChartDirector" %> <%@ Register TagPrefix="chart" Namespace="ChartDirector" Assembly="netchartdir" %> <!DOCTYPE html> <script runat="server"> ' ' Page Load event handler ' Protected Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) ' The XYZ data for the 3D scatter chart as 3 random data series Dim r As RanSeries = New RanSeries(3) Dim xData() As Double = r.getSeries2(20, 100, -10, 10) Dim yData() As Double = r.getSeries2(20, 100, -10, 10) Dim zData() As Double = r.getSeries2(20, 100, -10, 10) ' Create a ThreeDScatterChart object of size 720 x 520 pixels Dim c As ThreeDScatterChart = New ThreeDScatterChart(720, 520) ' Add a title to the chart using 20 points Times New Roman Italic font c.addTitle("3D Scatter Chart (2) ", "Times New Roman Italic", 20) ' Set the center of the plot region at (350, 240), and set width x depth x height to 360 x 360 x ' 270 pixels c.setPlotRegion(350, 240, 360, 360, 270) ' Set the elevation and rotation angles to 15 and 30 degrees c.setViewAngle(15, 30) ' Add a scatter group to the chart using 13 pixels glass sphere symbols, in which the color ' depends on the z value of the symbol Dim g As ThreeDScatterGroup = c.addScatterGroup(xData, yData, zData, "", _ Chart.GlassSphere2Shape, 13, Chart.SameAsMainColor) ' Add grey (888888) drop lines to the symbols g.setDropLine(&H888888) ' Add a color axis (the legend) in which the left center is anchored at (645, 220). Set the ' length to 200 pixels and the labels on the right side. Use smooth gradient coloring. c.setColorAxis(645, 220, Chart.Left, 200, Chart.Right).setColorGradient() ' Set the x, y and z axis titles using 10 points Arial Bold font c.xAxis().setTitle("X-Axis Place Holder", "Arial Bold", 10) c.yAxis().setTitle("Y-Axis Place Holder", "Arial Bold", 10) c.zAxis().setTitle("Z-Axis Place Holder", "Arial Bold", 10) ' Output the chart WebChartViewer1.Image = c.makeWebImage(Chart.SVG) ' Include tool tip for the chart WebChartViewer1.ImageMap = c.getHTMLImageMap("", "", _ "title='<*cdml*>x={x|p}, y={y|p}, z={z|p}'") End Sub </script> <html> <head> <script type="text/javascript" src="cdjcv.js"></script> </head> <body> <chart:WebChartViewer id="WebChartViewer1" runat="server" /> </body> </html>

[ASP.NET MVC - Controller] NetMvcCharts\Controllers\Threedscatter2Controller.cs
using System; using System.Web.Mvc; using ChartDirector; namespace NetMvcCharts.Controllers { public class Threedscatter2Controller : Controller { // // Default Action // public ActionResult Index() { ViewBag.Title = "3D Scatter Chart (2)"; createChart(ViewBag.Viewer = new RazorChartViewer(HttpContext, "chart1")); return View("~/Views/Shared/ChartView.cshtml"); } // // Create chart // private void createChart(RazorChartViewer viewer) { // The XYZ data for the 3D scatter chart as 3 random data series RanSeries r = new RanSeries(3); double[] xData = r.getSeries2(20, 100, -10, 10); double[] yData = r.getSeries2(20, 100, -10, 10); double[] zData = r.getSeries2(20, 100, -10, 10); // Create a ThreeDScatterChart object of size 720 x 520 pixels ThreeDScatterChart c = new ThreeDScatterChart(720, 520); // Add a title to the chart using 20 points Times New Roman Italic font c.addTitle("3D Scatter Chart (2) ", "Times New Roman Italic", 20); // Set the center of the plot region at (350, 240), and set width x depth x height to 360 x // 360 x 270 pixels c.setPlotRegion(350, 240, 360, 360, 270); // Set the elevation and rotation angles to 15 and 30 degrees c.setViewAngle(15, 30); // Add a scatter group to the chart using 13 pixels glass sphere symbols, in which the color // depends on the z value of the symbol ThreeDScatterGroup g = c.addScatterGroup(xData, yData, zData, "", Chart.GlassSphere2Shape, 13, Chart.SameAsMainColor); // Add grey (888888) drop lines to the symbols g.setDropLine(0x888888); // Add a color axis (the legend) in which the left center is anchored at (645, 220). Set the // length to 200 pixels and the labels on the right side. Use smooth gradient coloring. c.setColorAxis(645, 220, Chart.Left, 200, Chart.Right).setColorGradient(); // Set the x, y and z axis titles using 10 points Arial Bold font c.xAxis().setTitle("X-Axis Place Holder", "Arial Bold", 10); c.yAxis().setTitle("Y-Axis Place Holder", "Arial Bold", 10); c.zAxis().setTitle("Z-Axis Place Holder", "Arial Bold", 10); // Output the chart viewer.Image = c.makeWebImage(Chart.SVG); // Include tool tip for the chart viewer.ImageMap = c.getHTMLImageMap("", "", "title='<*cdml*>x={x|p}, y={y|p}, z={z|p}'"); } } }

[ASP.NET MVC - View] NetMvcCharts\Views\Shared\ChartView.cshtml
@{ Layout = null; } <!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width" /> <title>@ViewBag.Title</title> <style> @ViewBag.Style </style> @Scripts.Render("~/Scripts/cdjcv.js") </head> <body style="margin:5px 0px 0px 5px"> <div style="font:bold 18pt verdana;"> @ViewBag.Title </div> <hr style="border:solid 1px #000080; background:#000080" /> <div> @{ if (ViewBag.Viewer is Array) { // Display multiple charts for (int i = 0; i < ViewBag.Viewer.Length; ++i) { @:@Html.Raw(ViewBag.Viewer[i].RenderHTML()) } } else { // Display one chart only @:@Html.Raw(ViewBag.Viewer.RenderHTML()) } } </div> </body> </html>