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WPF 3D Chart Surface Mesh Plot Example
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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.
// Source Code
The C#/WPF source code for the WPF 3D Chart Surface Mesh Plot Example example is included below (Scroll down!).
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// 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;
}
}
}
}