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Dear all, I am trying to export a heat map that I have generated that you can see at the right side of the attached image. However, the resulting XPS generated is the figure at the left. As one can see they are not very similar as one would expect. I have checked my code, but can’t seem to find the problem. Parts of my code are shown here to give more info. If anyone has tips why this strange result may occur , let me know please.

 <s:SciChartSurface x:Name="sciChart"  ChartTitle="Carbon and DBE">


       <s:SciChartSurface.RenderableSeries>
           <s:FastHeatMapRenderableSeries x:Name="heatmapSeries" Opacity="0.5" Maximum="100">
               <s:FastHeatMapRenderableSeries.ColorMap>
                   <LinearGradientBrush>
                       <GradientStop Offset="0" Color="DarkBlue"/>
                       <GradientStop Offset="0.2" Color="CornflowerBlue"/>
                       <GradientStop Offset="0.4" Color="DarkGreen"/>
                       <GradientStop Offset="0.6" Color="Chartreuse"/>
                       <GradientStop Offset="0.8" Color="Yellow"/>
                       <GradientStop Offset="1" Color="Red"/>
                   </LinearGradientBrush>
               </s:FastHeatMapRenderableSeries.ColorMap>
           </s:FastHeatMapRenderableSeries>

       </s:SciChartSurface.RenderableSeries> .
    </s:SciChartSurface>

and code

    double[,] a = x.Normalized2DArray(100);
                    Heatmap2DArrayDataSeries<double, double, double> heatmap = new Heatmap2DArrayDataSeries<double, double, double>(a, ix => (double)ix * x.binSizeX, iy => (double)iy * x.binSizeY);
                      heatmapSeries.DataSeries = heatmap;
          sciChart.ExportToFile(@"C:\Temp\chart.xps", ExportType.Xps, true, new Size(2000, 2000));
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Hello SciChart,

I’m using SciChart:PerformanceHelper.EnableExtremeResamplers=”True” on my SciChart surface to display data with multiple gaps properly (NaN values), however the XPS output using ExportToFile does not work well and only renders the data to the first gap. Is there a workaround to this issue or how can it be fixed? Thank you.

Kind regards
Ondřej

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Hi, I am trying to export an XyScatterRenderableSeries based on a XyzDataSeries<double,double,double> to XPS. The coloring is based on the z value and works perfectly in the application itself. The problem is that when exporting all the data and labels are perfectly visible ( no more vertical mirroring etc.), however all points are grey. I do see by setting a breakpoint on the OverridePointMarker below that the palette is used, just don’t see it in the end result. Anyone any tips or ideas what is going wrong?

Part of the Palette Provider;

    public PointPaletteInfo? OverridePointMarker(IRenderableSeries rSeries, int index, IPointMetadata metadata)
    {
        var rxyz = rSeries as XyScatterRenderableSeries;
        var xyz = rxyz?.DataSeries as XyzDataSeries<double, double, double>;
        if (xyz == null) return null;
        var z = xyz.ZValues[index];
        var i = Convert.ToInt32((_colormap.GetUpperBound(0) * z) / _max);
        var c = _colormap[i];
        return new PointPaletteInfo()
        {
            Fill = c,
            Stroke = c
        };
    }

Code to generate the chart in memory and export it to XPS

        var colormap = new ColorMappingAgain((Brush)Resources["DefaultBrush"], 100);
        var x = new ObservableCollection<IRenderableSeries>() {HeatmapSeries};

        foreach (var y in x)
            y.PaletteProvider = colormap;

        var surface = new SciChartSurface()
        {
            RenderSurface = new XamlRenderSurface(),
            ChartTitle = name,
            FontSize = (double) dpi * fontsize / 96,
            XAxes = xAxes,
            YAxes = yAxes,
            RenderableSeries = x,
        };

        foreach (var y in x)
            y.PaletteProvider = colormap;

        SciChart.ExportToFile(@"C:\Temp\again.xps",ExportType.Xps,true);
        SciChart.ExportToFile(@"C:\Temp\again2.xps", ExportType.Xps, false);
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Hi,

I’m trying to export my graphs using the XamlRenderSurface and the ExportToXPS extension function.

I can export a BitmapImage from it fine but the xps image only has the Axis lines and a vertical annotation on it. See images for comparison.

Also, it outright crashes in some other graphs I have on Get MinorDelta because of a null reference exception, no additional info is given out by DebugWhySciCharDoesntRender = true. Likewise in this case, I can export to bitmap just fine. I am using custom tick providers.

I should also note that I’m rendering the charts from memory they’re not visually displayed when export them.

  • kewur asked 7 years ago
  • last active 7 years ago
0 votes
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Hello,

This question is related to this discussion :
https://www.scichart.com/questions/wpf/export-chart-with-heatmapcolormap

I want to export a chart as XPS and have the HeatmapColorMap on the XPS. I put the HeatmapColorMap inside a CustomAnnotation. I had an issue with the ticks and labels not appearing on the printed XPS so I was advised to use a workaround :

public class SciChartSurfaceEx : SciChartSurface
{
    protected override SciChartSurfaceBase CreateCloneOfSurfaceInMemory(Size newSize)
    {
        // Grab custom annotation that stores HeatmapColormap on a real chart
        var originalColormapAnnotation = (CustomAnnotation)this.Annotations.Where(x => x.GetType() == typeof(CustomAnnotation)).FirstOrDefault();
        var originalColorMap = originalColormapAnnotation.Content as HeatmapColorMap;

        // Perform exporting functionality(serializing\deserializing)
        var cloned = (SciChartSurface)base.CreateCloneOfSurfaceInMemory(newSize);

        var newWindow = new Window();
        newWindow.Content = cloned;
        newWindow.Show();
        newWindow.Close();

        return cloned;
    }
}

Opening a new window is a workaround to prevent the HeatmapColorMap from disappearing after exporting, because it disappears otherwise.
This works fine when exporting a PNG at non-default size but it does not work when exporting as XPS. I get the following exception :

System.InvalidOperationException: ‘Specified element is already the logical child of another element. Disconnect it first.’

Why do I have this exception ? Is there any way around it ?
There are quite a few bugs when exporting charts, it would be nice to have them fixed.

Thank you in advance !

0 votes
0 answers
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Microsoft has announced that it plans to retire the XPS file format and remove the XPS viewer in future Windows installations. I presume this mean the “Export to XPS” feature will not be useful for much longer. Given this news, does SciChart have plans to support a different vector format like SVG instead?

0 votes
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Hello,

I would like to know if there is a possibility to export 3d charts to XPS format. I’ve tried using ExportToFile extension method:
sciChart.ExportToFile(filePath, ExportType.Xps, true);

While this method works well on 2d chart, it throws an exception:

InvalidCastException: Unable to cast object of type ‘SciChart.Charting3D.SciChart3DSurface’ to type ‘SciChart.Charting.Visuals.SciChartSurface’.

Stack Trace:
at SciChart.Charting.Visuals.SciChartSurfaceBase.CreateCloneOfSurfaceInMemory(Size newSize)
at SciChart.Charting.Visuals.SciChartSurfaceBase.ExportToFileInternal(String fileName, ExportType exportType, Boolean useXamlRenderSurface, Nullable`1 size)
at SciChart.Charting.Visuals.SciChartSurfaceBase.ExportToFile(String fileName, ExportType exportType, Boolean useXamlRenderSurface)

It suggests there is no way to export 3d charts, am I correct?

  • Wojciech asked 7 years ago
  • last active 6 years ago
1 vote
5k views

Hi SciChart,

We are experiencing a SciChart XPS export issue.

I am using a FlowDocumentPageViewer with a FlowDocument containing SciChart graphs. My goal is to export all pages of the FlowDocument to an XPS file using the XamlRenderSurface to save in vector graphics. However, I’m facing an issue where only the currently selected page exports correctly, while the other pages display empty graphs.

By default, we employ the VisualXcceleratorRenderSurface for all SciChart render surfaces. Before exporting, I programmatically switch them to XamlRenderSurface to save in vector graphics. This approach works well when all the graphs have been rendered on-screen at least once with the new surface type before exporting. However, if a graph hasn’t been rendered on-screen before exporting, it appears empty, and only the graphs from the selected page export correctly. You can find code snippets below.

XAML code:

<s:SciChartSurface
    x:Name="PART_Surface"
    ...
    RenderSurface="{TemplateBinding RenderType, Converter={StaticResource RenderTypeConverter}}"
    ...

Converter:

public class RenderTypeConverter : IValueConverter
{
    public object Convert(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture)
    {
        // Set render settings
        return (RenderType)value switch
        {
            RenderType.DirectX => new VisualXcceleratorRenderSurface(),
            RenderType.HighQuality => new HighQualityRenderSurface(),
            RenderType.HighSpeed => new HighSpeedRenderSurface(),
            RenderType.Vector => new XamlRenderSurface(),
            _ => new HighSpeedRenderSurface(),
        };
    }
    ...
}

Export:

private void ExportVector(string fullPath)
{
    // Sets the RenderType to Vector for all surfaces
    // This invokes RenderTypeConverter to set the RenderSurface to XamlRenderSurface
    // Since they are bound in the XAML code
    SetAxesSurfacesRenderToVector();

    XPS_Export_AllPagesOfFlowDocument(fullPath);

    // DirectX is always the default for all surfaces that we use
    ResetAxesSurfacesToDirectX();
}
private void XPS_Export_AllPagesOfFlowDocument(string fullPath)
{
    using (var package = Package.Open(fullPath, FileMode.Create))
    {
        using (var xpsDocument = new XpsDocument(package, CompressionOption.Maximum))
        {
            var xpsSerializationManager = new XpsSerializationManager(new XpsPackagingPolicy(xpsDocument), false);
            var documentPaginator = ((IDocumentPaginatorSource)FlowDocument)?.DocumentPaginator;
            xpsSerializationManager.SaveAsXaml(documentPaginator);

            xpsDocument.Close();
        }
    }
}

The binding and the converter works for all offscreen elements, yet the they won’t take effect until rendered on screen at least once.
I have to select each page manually, after setting all graphs to use XamlRenderSurface, so each would be rendered on screen at least once before the export.

My question is: How can I export XamlRenderSurfaces that are off-screen and haven’t been rendered on-screen before the export process?

You can find an image below showcasing the problem.

Thank you and looking forward to your reply!

Best Regards,
Kaloyan Krastev

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