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3D Chart Fundamentals / Meshed and Shaded Charts
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    Meshed and Shaded Charts
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    The basic appearance of the Surface and Bar chart types is controlled by the combination of two properties: IsMeshed and IsShaded. These properties are located in the Chart3DGroup Collection Editor (IsMeshed and IsShaded under the Elevation node) that can be accessed through the ChartGroups property in the .NET Properties window.

    Using IsMeshed

    When the IsMeshed property is set to True for Surface or Bar charts it displays each chart type as the following:

    Surface Example Bar Example
    Note: The chart's top and bottom mesh color and other mesh properties can be customized.

    Using IsShaded

    When the IsShaded property is set to true for Surface or Bar charts it displays each chart type as the following:

    Note: The chart's top and bottom surface color and other surface properties can be customized.

    Using IsMeshed and IsShaded

    Use a combination of the IsMeshed and IsShaded properties to set the chart's basic appearance.

    In this example the IsShaded and the IsMeshed properties are both set to True to display a Shaded and Meshed Surface 3D and Bar chart.

    Surface Example Bar Example
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