// Create a ValueRangePalette to present SurfaceGrid's data.
private ValueRangePalette CreatePalette(SurfaceGridSeries3D series)
{
// Creating palette for SurfaceGridSeries3D.
var palette = new ValueRangePalette(series);
// LightningChart has some preset values for palette steps.
// Clear the preset values from palette before setting new ones.
foreach (var step in palette.Steps)
{
step.Dispose();
}
palette.Steps.Clear();
// Add steps into palette.
// Palette is used for presenting data in SurfaceGrid with different colors based on their value.
palette.Steps.Add(new PaletteStep(palette, Color.Blue, -25));
palette.Steps.Add(new PaletteStep(palette, Color.DodgerBlue, 0));
palette.Steps.Add(new PaletteStep(palette, Color.LawnGreen, 25));
palette.Steps.Add(new PaletteStep(palette, Color.Yellow, 50));
palette.Steps.Add(new PaletteStep(palette, Color.Orange, 75));
palette.Steps.Add(new PaletteStep(palette, Color.Red, 100));
palette.Type = PaletteType.Gradient;
palette.MinValue = -50;
// Return the created palette.
return(palette);
}
// Safe disposal of LightningChart components when the form is closed.
private void Form_Closed(Object sender, FormClosedEventArgs e)
{
// Dispose Chart.
_chart.Dispose();
_chart = null;
// Dispose SurfaceGrid.
_surfaceGrid.Dispose();
_surfaceGrid = null;
}
// Create chart instance.
public void CreateChart()
{
// Create chart.
_chart = new LightningChartUltimate();
// Set chart control into the parent container.
_chart.Parent = this;
_chart.Dock = DockStyle.Fill;
// Disable rendering before updating chart properties to improve performance
// and to prevent unnecessary chart redrawing while changing multiple properties.
_chart.BeginUpdate();
// 1. Set View3D as active view and set Y-axis range.
_chart.ActiveView = ActiveView.View3D;
_chart.View3D.YAxisPrimary3D.SetRange(-50, 100);
// Set a LegendBox into a chart with vertical layout.
_chart.View3D.LegendBox.Layout = LegendBoxLayout.Vertical;
// 2. Create a new SurfaceGrid instance as SurfaceGridSeries3D.
_surfaceGrid = new SurfaceGridSeries3D(_chart.View3D, Axis3DBinding.Primary, Axis3DBinding.Primary, Axis3DBinding.Primary);
// 3. Set range, size and color saturation options for SurfaceGrid.
_surfaceGrid.RangeMinX = MinX;
_surfaceGrid.RangeMaxX = MaxX;
_surfaceGrid.RangeMinZ = MinZ;
_surfaceGrid.RangeMaxZ = MaxZ;
_surfaceGrid.SizeX = _columns;
_surfaceGrid.SizeZ = _rows;
// Stronger colors.
_surfaceGrid.ColorSaturation = 80;
// 4. Create ValueRangePalette for coloring SurfaceGrid's data.
ValueRangePalette palette = CreatePalette(_surfaceGrid);
_surfaceGrid.ContourPalette = palette;
// 5. Define WireFrameType and ContourLineType for SurfaceGrid.
_surfaceGrid.WireframeType = SurfaceWireframeType3D.WireframePalettedByY;
_surfaceGrid.ContourLineType = ContourLineType3D.ColorLineByY;
_surfaceGrid.ContourLineWidth = 2;
// Add SurfaceGridSeries to chart.
_chart.View3D.SurfaceGridSeries3D.Add(_surfaceGrid);
#region Hidden polishing
// Customize chart.
CustomizeChart(_chart);
#endregion
// Call EndUpdate to enable rendering again.
_chart.EndUpdate();
}
private void CreateSurface()
{
if (m_surface == null)
{
m_surface = new SurfaceGridSeries3D(rpm3Dchart.View3D, Axis3DBinding.Primary, Axis3DBinding.Primary, Axis3DBinding.Primary);
rpm3Dchart.View3D.SurfaceGridSeries3D.Add(m_surface);
}
m_surface.InitialValue = 0;
m_surface.Title.Text = string.Empty;
m_surface.WireframeType = SurfaceWireframeType.None;
m_surface.ContourLineType = ContourLineType.None;
m_surface.FadeAway = 0;
m_surface.SuppressLighting = false;
m_surface.BaseColor = Colors.White;
m_surface.ContourPalette = CreatePalette(m_surface, 10);
}
private void SetupGrid()
{
(Content as Grid).Children.Insert(0, Chart);
Chart.Title = new ChartTitle {
Text = ""
};
Chart.ActiveView = ActiveView.View3D;
Chart.View3D.YAxisPrimary3D.SetRange(-5, maxValue);
Chart.View3D.XAxisPrimary3D.SetRange(0, width);
Chart.View3D.ZAxisPrimary3D.SetRange(0, height);
Chart.View3D.LegendBox.Visible = false;
grid = new SurfaceGridSeries3D(Chart.View3D,
Axis3DBinding.Primary,
Axis3DBinding.Primary,
Axis3DBinding.Primary)
{
RangeMinX = 0, RangeMinZ = 0, RangeMaxX = width, RangeMaxZ = height,
SizeX = width, SizeZ = height,
ColorSaturation = 50, ToneColor = Colors.SkyBlue,
Fill = SurfaceFillStyle.Toned
};
Chart.View3D.SurfaceGridSeries3D.Add(grid);
ground = new SurfaceGridSeries3D(Chart.View3D,
Axis3DBinding.Primary,
Axis3DBinding.Primary,
Axis3DBinding.Primary)
{
RangeMinX = 0, RangeMinZ = 0, RangeMaxX = width, RangeMaxZ = height,
SizeX = width, SizeZ = height,
ColorSaturation = 25, ToneColor = Colors.DimGray,
Fill = SurfaceFillStyle.Toned
};
Chart.View3D.SurfaceGridSeries3D.Add(ground);
}
private void CreateSurface()
{
if (m_surface == null)
{
m_surface = new SurfaceGridSeries3D(time3Dchart.View3D, Axis3DBinding.Primary, Axis3DBinding.Primary, Axis3DBinding.Primary);
time3Dchart.View3D.SurfaceGridSeries3D.Add(m_surface);
}
m_surface.InitialValue = 0;
m_surface.Title.Text = string.Empty;
m_surface.WireframeType = SurfaceWireframeType.None;
m_surface.ContourLineType = ContourLineType.None;
// m_surface.SetSize(150, 150);
m_surface.FadeAway = 0;
m_surface.SuppressLighting = false;
m_surface.BaseColor = Colors.White;
m_surface.SetSize(400, 100);
m_surface.SetRangesXZ(time3Dchart.View3D.XAxisPrimary3D.Minimum, time3Dchart.View3D.XAxisPrimary3D.Maximum,
time3Dchart.View3D.ZAxisPrimary3D.Minimum, time3Dchart.View3D.ZAxisPrimary3D.Maximum);
m_surface.ContourPalette = CreatePalette(m_surface, 10);
m_surface.TraceMouseCell = true;
}
