SciChart 2D WPF Features several axis types. All inherit from AxisBase.

What is a Value Axis vs. a Category Axis?

SciChart WPF Features both Value Axis and Category Axis types. An explanation of these is given below:

Given the data

A Value X-Axis and Category X-Axis would display the data differently:

The fundamental difference is a Value-Axis uses the X-Value to compute distance on the XAxis, whereas a Category-Axis uses the X-Index. Value-Axis are primarily used in scientific software where Category –Axis are typically used in financial software (e.g. stock charts).

SciChart features both Value-Axis and Category-Axis types.