Spread for ASP.NET 12 Product Documentation
Setting the Chart View Type
Spread for ASP.NET 12 Product Documentation > Developer's Guide > Working with the Chart Control > Creating Charts > Using the Chart Control in Spread > Setting the Chart View Type

You can specify a 2D or 3D view of the Chart control. You can set this with the ChartViewType parameter in the SpreadChart constructor when creating a chart. The following image shows a 2D chart.

2D View

The following image shows a 3D chart.

3D View

Using Code

Set the ViewType property.

Example

The following example sets the ViewType property.

C#
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FarPoint.Web.Spread.Chart.SpreadChart chart = new FarPoint.Web.Spread.Chart.SpreadChart;
chart.ViewType = FarPoint.Web.Chart.ChartViewType.View2D;
fpSpread1.Sheets[0].Charts.Add(chart); 
VB
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Dim chart As New FarPoint.Web.Spread.Chart.SpreadChart()
chart.ViewType = FarPoint.Web.Chart.ChartViewType.View2D
FpSpread1.Sheets(0).Charts.Add(chart) 

Context Menu

You can set the view type to 2D or 3D by using the chart context menu.

  1. Right-click the Chart control on the form at design time.
  2. Select ViewType in the context menu and set the type.

Using the Spread Designer

You can set the view type to 2D or 3D using the properties window in the designer.

  1. Select the Chart control in the designer.
  2. The ViewType setting is under the Behavior category in the Properties window on the right side of the designer (selected item section).
  3. Click Apply and Exit to close the Spread Designer.
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