Demonstrates the basics of the UniformGridDataSeries3D and SurfaceMeshRenderableSeries3D.

This versatile type allows rendering of 3D surfaces / terrain / grids / spectrogram and heatmaps which could be used for visualizing Topology data, Statistical analysis, Volatility Smiles etc…

The Surface Mesh colors and palette can be updated by supplying a MeshColorPalette, which wraps a LinearGradientBrush, or a Texture. The SurfaceMeshRenderableSeries3D allows various paletting options and rendering options, such as Wireframe, Solid Mesh, Solid Cells Height-map, Interpolated Height-map and plain texturing.

// CreateAUniformMesh3DChart.xaml

<UserControl x:Class="SciChart.Examples.Examples.Charts3D.CreateA3DChart.CreateAUniformMesh3DChart"
             xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
             xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
             xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006" 
             xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
             xmlns:ext="http://schemas.abtsoftware.co.uk/scichart/exampleExternals"
             xmlns:s3D="http://schemas.abtsoftware.co.uk/scichart3D"
             mc:Ignorable="d" 
             d:DesignHeight="400"
             d:DesignWidth="600">

    <UserControl.Resources>

        <s3D:GradientColorPalette x:Key="HeightColorMap" ContourColor="Black" ContourStrokeThickness="2.0">
            <s3D:GradientColorPalette.GradientStops>
                <GradientStop Offset="1" Color="DarkRed"/>
                <GradientStop Offset="0.9" Color="Red"/>
                <GradientStop Offset="0.7" Color="Yellow"/>
                <GradientStop Offset="0.5" Color="GreenYellow"/>
                <GradientStop Offset="0.3" Color="Cyan"/>
                <GradientStop Offset="0.1" Color="Blue"/>
                <GradientStop Offset="0.0" Color="#1D2C6B"/>
            </s3D:GradientColorPalette.GradientStops>
        </s3D:GradientColorPalette>

        <ext:EnumValueToStringConverter x:Key="SelectedEnumValueConverter" />
        <ext:LinearToLogarithmicValueConverter x:Key="LinearToLogarithmicValueConverter"/>
    </UserControl.Resources>
    <Grid>
        <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
            <ColumnDefinition Width="Auto"/>
            <ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
        </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>

        <!-- The SciChart3DInteractionToolbar adds rotate, orbit, zoom, pan, zoom extents functionality -->
        <!-- to the chart and is included for example purposes. -->
        <!-- If you wish to know how to zoom and pan a 3D chart then do a search for Zoom Pan in the Examples suite! -->
        <ext:SciChart3DInteractionToolbar TargetSurface="{Binding Source={x:Reference Name=sciChart}}" >

            <ext:FlyoutMenuButton Style="{StaticResource FlyoutMenuButtonStyle}" 
                                  Content="CTRL" 
                                  FontSize="10" 
                                  Padding="0">
                <ext:FlyoutMenuButton.PopupContent>
                    <StackPanel Orientation="Vertical" MinWidth="150">

                        <!-- Checkboxes to decide how the mesh should be drawn -->
                        <TextBlock FontSize="12" Text="Draw Mesh As" />
                        <ComboBox ItemsSource="{Binding Source={ext:EnumValues {x:Type s3D:DrawMeshAs}}}" SelectedItem="{Binding DrawMeshAs, Source={x:Reference surfaceMeshRenderableSeries}, Mode=TwoWay, Converter={StaticResource SelectedEnumValueConverter}}" />

                        <ext:FlyoutSeparator/>

                        <!-- Checkbox for Mesh Skirt on or off -->
                        <TextBlock FontSize="12" Text="Mesh Skirt" />
                        <CheckBox FontSize="12" Margin="4" x:Name="CheckDrawSkirt" Content="Draw Mesh Skirt?" IsChecked="False" Checked="CheckDrawSkirtChanged" Unchecked="CheckDrawSkirtChanged"/>

                        <ext:FlyoutSeparator/>

                        <!-- Create the opacity slider -->
                        <TextBlock FontSize="12" Text="Opacity" />
                        <Slider Minimum="0.1" Maximum="1.0" x:Name="opacitySlider" Value="0.9" Margin="4" Orientation="Horizontal" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch"/>

                        <TextBlock FontSize="12" Text="Normal hardness" />
                        <Slider Minimum="0.0" Maximum="1.0" x:Name="normalHardnessSlider" Value="1.0" Margin="4" Orientation="Horizontal" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch"/>

                        <TextBlock FontSize="12" Text="Shininess" />
                        <Slider Minimum="0" Maximum="11" x:Name="shininessSlider" Margin="4" Orientation="Horizontal" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch"/>

                        <TextBlock FontSize="12" Text="Specular Strength" />
                        <Slider Minimum="0.1" Maximum="5.0" x:Name="specularStrengthSlider" Value="1.0" Margin="4" Orientation="Horizontal" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch"/>

                        <TextBlock FontSize="12" Text="Lighting Factor" />
                        <Slider Minimum="0.0" Maximum="1.0" x:Name="lightingFactorSlider" Value="0.8" Margin="4" Orientation="Horizontal" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch"/>

                    </StackPanel>
                </ext:FlyoutMenuButton.PopupContent>
            </ext:FlyoutMenuButton>
        </ext:SciChart3DInteractionToolbar>

        <s3D:SciChart3DSurface x:Name="sciChart" Grid.Column="1" WorldDimensions="200,100,200" BorderThickness="0">
            <s3D:SciChart3DSurface.Camera>
                <s3D:Camera3D ZoomToFitOnAttach="True"/>
            </s3D:SciChart3DSurface.Camera>

            <s3D:SciChart3DSurface.RenderableSeries>
                <s3D:SurfaceMeshRenderableSeries3D x:Name="surfaceMeshRenderableSeries" 
                                                   DrawMeshAs="SolidWireFrame" 
                                                   Stroke="#77228B22" 
                                                   ContourStroke="#77228B22"
                                                   StrokeThickness="2.0"
                                                   DrawSkirt="False" 
                                                   Opacity="{Binding Source={x:Reference Name=opacitySlider}, Path=Value, Mode=TwoWay}"
                                                   LightingFactor="{Binding Source={x:Reference Name=lightingFactorSlider}, Path=Value, Mode=TwoWay}"
                                                   Shininess="{Binding Source={x:Reference Name=shininessSlider}, Path=Value, Mode=TwoWay, Converter={StaticResource LinearToLogarithmicValueConverter}}"
                                                   CellHardnessFactor="{Binding Source={x:Reference Name=normalHardnessSlider}, Path=Value, Mode=TwoWay}"
                                                   SpecularStrength="{Binding ElementName=specularStrengthSlider, Path=Value, Mode=TwoWay}"
                                                   MeshColorPalette="{StaticResource HeightColorMap}"/>
            </s3D:SciChart3DSurface.RenderableSeries>

            <s3D:SciChart3DSurface.XAxis  >
                <s3D:NumericAxis3D  LabelDepthTestEnabled="true"/>
            </s3D:SciChart3DSurface.XAxis>

            <s3D:SciChart3DSurface.YAxis  >
                <s3D:NumericAxis3D VisibleRange="0,0.3" LabelDepthTestEnabled="true"/>
            </s3D:SciChart3DSurface.YAxis>

            <s3D:SciChart3DSurface.ZAxis  >
                <s3D:NumericAxis3D LabelDepthTestEnabled="true"/>
            </s3D:SciChart3DSurface.ZAxis>

        </s3D:SciChart3DSurface>
    </Grid>
</UserControl>

// CreateAUniformMesh3DChart.xaml.cs

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using System;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Controls;
using SciChart.Charting3D.Extensions;
using SciChart.Charting3D.Model;
using SciChart.Charting3D.RenderableSeries;

namespace SciChart.Examples.Examples.Charts3D.CreateA3DChart
{
    public partial class CreateAUniformMesh3DChart : UserControl
    {
        public CreateAUniformMesh3DChart()
        {
            InitializeComponent();

            int xSize = 25;
            int zSize = 25;
            var meshDataSeries = new UniformGridDataSeries3D<double>(xSize, zSize)
            {
                StepX = 1,
                StepZ = 1,
                SeriesName = "Uniform Surface Mesh",
            };

            for (int x = 0; x < xSize; x++)
            {
                for (int z = 0; z < zSize; z++)
                {
                    double xVal = ( double )x / ( double )xSize * 25.0;
                    double zVal = ( double )z / ( double )zSize * 25.0;
                    double y = Math.Sin(xVal * 0.2) / ((zVal+1) * 2);
                    meshDataSeries[z, x] = y;
                }
            }

            surfaceMeshRenderableSeries.DataSeries = meshDataSeries;
        }

        private void CheckDrawSkirtChanged(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
        {
            if (surfaceMeshRenderableSeries != null)
            {
                surfaceMeshRenderableSeries.DrawSkirt = CheckDrawSkirt.IsChecked == true;
            }
        }
    }
}

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