ChartDirector 7.0 (Python Edition)

3D Scatter Chart (1)




This example demonstrates the basic steps in creating 3D scatter charts.

Source Code Listing

pythondemo\threedscatter.py
#!/usr/bin/python # The ChartDirector for Python module is assumed to be in "../lib" import sys, os sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(os.path.abspath(sys.path[0]), "..", "lib")) from pychartdir import * # The XYZ data for the 3D scatter chart as 3 random data series r = RanSeries(0) xData = r.getSeries2(100, 100, -10, 10) yData = r.getSeries2(100, 0, 0, 20) zData = r.getSeries2(100, 100, -10, 10) # Create a ThreeDScatterChart object of size 720 x 600 pixels c = ThreeDScatterChart(720, 600) # Add a title to the chart using 20 points Times New Roman Italic font c.addTitle("3D Scatter Chart (1) ", "Times New Roman Italic", 20) # Set the center of the plot region at (350, 280), and set width x depth x height to 360 x 360 x 270 # pixels c.setPlotRegion(350, 280, 360, 360, 270) # Add a scatter group to the chart using 11 pixels glass sphere symbols, in which the color depends # on the z value of the symbol c.addScatterGroup(xData, yData, zData, "", GlassSphere2Shape, 11, SameAsMainColor) # Add a color axis (the legend) in which the left center is anchored at (645, 270). Set the length # to 200 pixels and the labels on the right side. c.setColorAxis(645, 270, Left, 200, Right) # 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 c.makeChart("threedscatter.png")