Runtime Binding in C1Chart3D

Displaying Chart in a 3D view is not only discerning but exciting too, and the run time interaction and clear view of the data proves to be a plus point to its features. In this blog, we will be discussing the simple ways of binding data at run-time. C1Chart3D allows you to display three types of charts: Bar, Scatter and Surface. And with these different types are the different ways of binding:

1. Regular Grid DataSet
2. Irregular Grid DataSet
3. Point DataSet

Regular Grid DataSet

Grid layouts are used when the X-coordinates of each point and the Y-coordinates of each point are always the same distance apart. To bind C1Chart3D with a Regular DataSet, you would need to create a Chart3DDataSetGrid object and then set it for C1Chart3D. Below is the code that can be used for the purpose:

//Setting Regular Grid Data  
int i, j;  
double[,] z = new double[21, 21];  
for (i = 0; i < z.GetLength(0); i++)  
    {  
       for (j = 0; j < z.GetLength(1); j++)  
           {  
              z[i,j] = 200 - ((i - 10) * (i - 10) + (j - 10) * (j - 10));  
           }  
    }  
Chart3DDataSetGrid gridset = new Chart3DDataSetGrid(0, 0, 1, 1, z);  
c1Chart3D1.ChartGroups[0].ChartData.SetGrid = gridset;  

Irregular Grid DataSet

Irregular Grid layouts are used when the X-coordinates of each point or the Y-coordinates of each point are not the same distance apart. To bind C1Chart3D with a Irregular DataSet, you would need to create a Chart3DDataSetIrGrid object and then set it for C1Chart3D.

//Setting Irregular Grid Data  
int i, j;  
double[] x = new double[21];  
double[] y = new double[21]; ;  
double[,] z = new double[21, 21];  
for (i = 0; i < 21; i++)  
   {  
     x[i] = i * 07.122;  
     y[i] = i * 04.562;  
   }  
for (i = 0; i < 21; i++)  
   {  
     for (j = 0; j < 21; j++)  
         {  
             z[i,j] = ((i - 10.2) * (i + 17.2) + (j + 10.2) * (j - 1.2));  
         }  

    }  
Chart3DDataSetIrGrid irrgrieset = new Chart3DDataSetIrGrid(x, y, z);  
c1Chart3D1.ChartGroups[0].ChartData.SetIrGrid = irrgrieset;  

Point DataSet

The Point Data Layout is used only for scatter plots when charting multiple series of points. Below is the sample code to bind a chart with Point Data:

//Setting Point data  
Chart3DDataSetPoint setPoint = new Chart3DDataSetPoint();  
Chart3DPoint[] pointArr = new Chart3DPoint[100];  
Chart3DPoint point;  
for (int i = 0; i < 50; i++)  
   {  
      if (i % 2 == 0)  
         {  
            point = new Chart3DPoint(i * 1.1, i * 72, i * 3);  
            pointArr[i] = point;  
         }  
      else  
         {  
            point = new Chart3DPoint(i * 0.1, i * 0.3, i * 7.4);  
            pointArr[i] = point;  
         }  
   }  
for (int i = 50; i < 100; i++)  
    {  
      if (i % 2 == 0)  
         {  
             point = new Chart3DPoint(i * 5.5, i * 6.1, i * 0.003);  
             pointArr[i] = point;  
         }  
      else  
         {  
             point = new Chart3DPoint(i * 0.1, i * 0.3, i * 7.4);  
             pointArr[i] = point;  
         }  
     }  
setPoint.AddSeries(pointArr);  
c1Chart3D1.ChartGroups[0].ChartData.SetPoint = setPoint;  
c1Chart3D1.ChartGroups[0].ChartType = Chart3DTypeEnum.Scatter;  

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