WPF 3D Line Chart | Visualize Trends with Live Data

Overview

The WPF 3D Line Chart represents and visualizes time-dependent data to show the trends at equal intervals. It supports numeric, category, date-time, or logarithmic axis of a graph, and works well with large amounts of data with rotation and selection support.

WPF 3D Line Chart documentation

WPF 3D Line Chart

Key features

WPF 3D Line Chart with Gradient Brush

Gradient

Apply gradient colors to visualize data in different colors, improving the readability and appearance of the line chart in WPF.

WPF 3D Line Chart with Data Markers

Line chart markers

The WPF 3D Line Chart data points are visualized as marks with built-in symbols such as cross, square, plus, inverted triangles, hexagon, ellipses, vertical lines, horizontal lines, diamonds, triangles, and pentagons.

WPF 3D Line Chart with Multiple Lines

Multiple lines

Add multiple 3D line charts for comparison.

WPF 3D Line Chart with Data Labels

Data labels

Labels display information about data points. They provide support for customizing the foreground, border, and background, along with template support to customize their default appearance with your desired view. You can rotate a data label by a specified angle.

Code example

Easily get started with the WPF 3D Line Chart using a few simple lines of C# code example as demonstrated below,

xaml
c#
<Window x:Class="ChartExample.MainWindow"
        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:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
        xmlns:local="clr-namespace:ChartExample"
        xmlns:chart="clr-namespace:Syncfusion.UI.Xaml.Charts;assembly=Syncfusion.SfChart.WPF"
        mc:Ignorable="d"
        Title="WPF 3D Line Chart" Height="450" Width="700">
    
  <!--Setting DataContext-->
    <Window.DataContext>
        <local:Chart3DViewModel/>
    </Window.DataContext>

    <StackPanel HorizontalAlignment="Center"   VerticalAlignment="Center">

        <chart:SfChart3D  
            Margin="50" 
            Height="400" Width="400" Depth="500"
            VerticalAlignment="Bottom"
            EnableRotation="True">

            <!--Initialize the horizontal axis for the WPF 3D Chart-->
            <chart:SfChart3D.PrimaryAxis>
                <chart:CategoryAxis3D />
            </chart:SfChart3D.PrimaryAxis>

            <!--Initialize the vertical axis for the WPF 3D Chart-->
            <chart:SfChart3D.SecondaryAxis>
                <chart:NumericalAxis3D />
            </chart:SfChart3D.SecondaryAxis>

            <!--Adding 3D Line Series to the WPF 3D Chart-->
            <chart:LineSeries3D
                ItemsSource="{Binding CategoricalDatas}"
                XBindingPath="Year" 
                YBindingPath="Plastic">
            </chart:LineSeries3D>
        </chart:SfChart3D>
    </StackPanel>
</Window>
public class BarChart3DModel 
    {
        public string Year { get; set; }

        public double Plastic { get; set; }

        public double Metal { get; set; }

        public BarChart3DModel(double metal, double plastic, string year)
        {
            Plastic = plastic;
            Year = year;
            Metal = metal;
        }

    }
    public class Chart3DViewModel
    {
        public Chart3DViewModel()
        {
            CategoricalDatas = new ObservableCollection<BarChart3DModel>();

            CategoricalDatas.Add(new BarChart3DModel(7, 5, "2008"));
            CategoricalDatas.Add(new BarChart3DModel(13, 10, "2009"));
            CategoricalDatas.Add(new BarChart3DModel(15, 12, "2010"));
            CategoricalDatas.Add(new BarChart3DModel(21, 20, "2011"));
            CategoricalDatas.Add(new BarChart3DModel(25, 23, "2012"));
        }

        public ObservableCollection<BarChart3DModel> CategoricalDatas
        {
            get;
            set;
        }
    }