Adding the 3D Effect

Bar, stacking bar, and pie charts can be enhanced with a 3D effect. You can set the visual depth and the “elevation angle” of the 3D effect. You can also set the “rotation angle” on bar and stacking bar charts.

For charts with 3D effects, it is expected that X values will be in ascending order. This is necessary so that the images can be drawn correctly from left to right or right to left.

If it is desired to reverse the direction of the X-axis, then the X-axis property’s IsReversed should be set to True.

If data is loaded that is not in ascending order, then sorting should be done using the Chart2D.ChartGroup.Item(ii).Data.Sort() method. Sorting can also be performed by pressing the Sort button on the Data Tab (ChartGroups). This is located on the ChartGroups Property page.