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WPF 3D Point Cloud Chart Example
// WPF Chart Examples
SciChart WPF ships with hundreds of WPF Chart Examples which you can browse, play with, view the source-code and even export each WPF Chart Example to a stand-alone Visual Studio solution. All of this is possible with the new and improved SciChart WPF Examples Suite, which ships as part of the SciChart WPF SDK.
The Point-Cloud Chart demo shows how to create high-performance WPF 3D Point Cloud with two-dimensional markers chart using the SciChart 3D Component.
The 3D Point Cloud chart is defined by the XyzDataSeries3D and the ScatterRenderableSeries3D. A texture is drawn at each individual point to allow a high-performance solution allowing many points.
Scatter points can be colored individually, programmatically selected and scaled using the PointMetadata3D class. PointMetadata also allows you to tag individual points with a business object of any type.
// Source Code
The C#/WPF source code for the WPF 3D Point Cloud Chart Example example is included below (Scroll down!).
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- Clone the SciChart.WPF.Examples from Github.
- Or, view source in the SciChart WPF Examples suite.
- Also the SciChart WPF Trial contains the full source for the examples (link below).
The SciChart Examples source code is available on Github and viewable in-app for some platforms
// CreateAPointCloud3DChart.xaml
<UserControl x:Class="SciChart.Examples.Examples.Charts3D.CreateA3DChart.CreateAPointCloud3DChart"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
xmlns:ext="http://schemas.abtsoftware.co.uk/scichart/exampleExternals"
xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
xmlns:s3D="http://schemas.abtsoftware.co.uk/scichart3D"
xmlns:createA3DChart="clr-namespace:SciChart.Examples.Examples.Charts3D.CreateA3DChart"
d:DesignHeight="400"
d:DesignWidth="600"
mc:Ignorable="d">
<UserControl.Resources>
<!-- CustomPointMarker3D allows a VisualBrush, SolidColorBrush, ImageBrush etc... to be placed on a point-marker -->
<s3D:CustomPointMarker3D x:Key="CustomPointMarkerResource">
<s3D:CustomPointMarker3D.Brush>
<VisualBrush>
<VisualBrush.Visual>
<Canvas Width="512" Height="512" Background="Yellow" Grid.Row="1" HorizontalAlignment="Left">
<Ellipse Fill="Black" Width="75" Height="75" Canvas.Left="125" Canvas.Top="150"/>
<Ellipse Fill="Black" Width="75" Height="75" Canvas.Left="325" Canvas.Top="150"/>
<Path Stroke="Black" Data="M 125,300 S 225,400 325, 300" StrokeThickness="20" StrokeEndLineCap="Round" StrokeStartLineCap="Round" Canvas.Left="35" />
</Canvas>
</VisualBrush.Visual>
</VisualBrush>
</s3D:CustomPointMarker3D.Brush>
</s3D:CustomPointMarker3D>
</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:FlyoutSeparator Background="#444" />
<ext:FlyoutMenuButton Content="PM"
Padding="0"
Style="{StaticResource FlyoutMenuButtonStyle}">
<ext:FlyoutMenuButton.PopupContent>
<StackPanel MinWidth="150" Orientation="Vertical">
<TextBlock Text="PointMarker3D Type" />
<ext:FlyoutSeparator />
<ComboBox x:Name="PointMarkerCombo"
SelectedIndex="0"
DisplayMemberPath="Name"
SelectionChanged="PointMarkerCombo_OnSelectionChanged">
</ComboBox>
</StackPanel>
</ext:FlyoutMenuButton.PopupContent>
</ext:FlyoutMenuButton>
<ext:FlyoutMenuButton Content="SIZE"
Padding="0"
Style="{StaticResource FlyoutMenuButtonStyle}">
<ext:FlyoutMenuButton.PopupContent>
<StackPanel MinWidth="150" Orientation="Vertical">
<TextBlock Text="Slide to change PointMarker Size" />
<ext:FlyoutSeparator />
<!-- Create the size slider -->
<Slider x:Name="SizeSlider"
Margin="4"
HorizontalAlignment="Stretch"
Maximum="3.0"
Minimum="0.1"
Orientation="Horizontal"
ValueChanged="SizeSlider_OnValueChanged"
Value="1.0" />
</StackPanel>
</ext:FlyoutMenuButton.PopupContent>
</ext:FlyoutMenuButton>
<ext:FlyoutMenuButton Content="OP"
Padding="0"
Style="{StaticResource FlyoutMenuButtonStyle}">
<ext:FlyoutMenuButton.PopupContent>
<StackPanel MinWidth="150" Orientation="Vertical">
<TextBlock Text="Slide to change PointMarker Opacity" />
<ext:FlyoutSeparator />
<!-- Create the opacity slider -->
<Slider x:Name="OpacitySlider"
Margin="4"
HorizontalAlignment="Stretch"
Maximum="1.0"
Minimum="0.1"
Orientation="Horizontal"
ValueChanged="OpacitySlider_OnValueChanged"
Value="0.7" />
</StackPanel>
</ext:FlyoutMenuButton.PopupContent>
</ext:FlyoutMenuButton>
</ext:SciChart3DInteractionToolbar>
<s3D:SciChart3DSurface x:Name="SciChart"
Grid.Column="1"
BorderThickness="0"
WorldDimensions="200,100,200">
<s3D:SciChart3DSurface.Camera>
<s3D:Camera3D ZoomToFitOnAttach="True" />
</s3D:SciChart3DSurface.Camera>
<s3D:SciChart3DSurface.RenderableSeries>
<s3D:ScatterRenderableSeries3D x:Name="ScatterSeries3D">
<s3D:ScatterRenderableSeries3D.PointMarker>
<s3D:EllipsePointMarker3D Fill="#77ADFF2F" Size="1.0" Opacity="1"/>
</s3D:ScatterRenderableSeries3D.PointMarker>
</s3D:ScatterRenderableSeries3D>
</s3D:SciChart3DSurface.RenderableSeries>
<s3D:SciChart3DSurface.XAxis>
<s3D:NumericAxis3D GrowBy="0.1,0.1" />
</s3D:SciChart3DSurface.XAxis>
<s3D:SciChart3DSurface.YAxis>
<s3D:NumericAxis3D GrowBy="0.1,0.1" NegativeSideClipping="VisibleRange" PositiveSideClipping="VisibleRange" />
</s3D:SciChart3DSurface.YAxis>
<s3D:SciChart3DSurface.ZAxis>
<s3D:NumericAxis3D GrowBy="0.1,0.1" />
</s3D:SciChart3DSurface.ZAxis>
</s3D:SciChart3DSurface>
</Grid>
</UserControl>// CreateAPointCloud3DChart.xaml.cs
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using System;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Controls;
using System.Windows.Media;
using SciChart.Charting3D.Model;
using SciChart.Charting3D.PointMarkers;
using SciChart.Examples.ExternalDependencies.Data;
namespace SciChart.Examples.Examples.Charts3D.CreateA3DChart
{
public partial class CreateAPointCloud3DChart : UserControl
{
public CreateAPointCloud3DChart()
{
InitializeComponent();
PointMarkerCombo.Items.Add(typeof(EllipsePointMarker3D));
PointMarkerCombo.Items.Add(typeof(QuadPointMarker3D));
PointMarkerCombo.Items.Add(typeof(TrianglePointMarker3D));
PointMarkerCombo.Items.Add(typeof(PixelPointMarker3D));
PointMarkerCombo.Items.Add(typeof(CustomPointMarker3D));
Loaded += OnLoaded;
}
private void OnLoaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs routedEventArgs)
{
var xyzDataSeries3D = new XyzDataSeries3D<double>();
const int count = 10000;
for (int i = 0; i < count; i++)
{
var x = DataManager.Instance.GetGaussianRandomNumber(5, 1.5);
var y = DataManager.Instance.GetGaussianRandomNumber(5, 1.5);
var z = DataManager.Instance.GetGaussianRandomNumber(5, 1.5);
xyzDataSeries3D.Append(x, y, z);
}
ScatterSeries3D.DataSeries = xyzDataSeries3D;
PointMarkerCombo.SelectedIndex = 0;
}
private void PointMarkerCombo_OnSelectionChanged(object sender, SelectionChangedEventArgs e)
{
if (ScatterSeries3D != null && OpacitySlider != null && SizeSlider != null)
{
var pmType = (Type) ((ComboBox) sender).SelectedItem;
// Special case. CustomPointMarker is defined in the XAML as it contains a custom brush
if (pmType == typeof(CustomPointMarker3D))
{
var pointMarker = (CustomPointMarker3D)this.TryFindResource("CustomPointMarkerResource");
ScatterSeries3D.PointMarker = pointMarker;
}
else
{
// Create an instance of the pointmarker we want to draw
var pointMarker = (BasePointMarker3D)Activator.CreateInstance(pmType);
ScatterSeries3D.PointMarker = pointMarker;
}
ScatterSeries3D.PointMarker.Fill = Color.FromArgb(0x77, 0xAD, 0xFF, 0x2F);
ScatterSeries3D.PointMarker.Size = (float)SizeSlider.Value;
ScatterSeries3D.PointMarker.Opacity = OpacitySlider.Value;
}
}
private void SizeSlider_OnValueChanged(object sender, RoutedPropertyChangedEventArgs<double> e)
{
if (ScatterSeries3D != null && ScatterSeries3D.PointMarker != null)
ScatterSeries3D.PointMarker.Size = (float)((Slider)sender).Value;
}
private void OpacitySlider_OnValueChanged(object sender, RoutedPropertyChangedEventArgs<double> e)
{
if (ScatterSeries3D != null && ScatterSeries3D.PointMarker != null)
ScatterSeries3D.PointMarker.Opacity = ((Slider)sender).Value;
}
}
}