Appearance in WPF SfChart3D

6 Jan 20258 minutes to read

SfChart3D supports various customizing and styling options that allow you to enrich the application.

Palettes

SfChart3D provides the options to apply the different kinds of themes or palettes to your chart. You can define the Palette either for the entire chart or for an individual series.

We have some predefined palette such as,

  • Metro
  • AutumnBrights
  • FloraHues
  • Pineapple
  • TomotoSpectrum
  • RedChrome
  • PurpleChrome
  • BlueChrome
  • GreenChrome
  • Elite
  • LightCandy
  • SandyBeach

Applying Palette to Series

Each palette applies a set of predefined brushes to the series in a predefined order. The following code example shows you how to set the Metro Palette for the chart series.

<chart:SfChart3D Height="250" Width="350" Palette="Metro"  >
chart.Palette = ChartColorPalette.Metro;

Predefined palettes in WPF Chart

The following code example defined the palette as a BlueChrome.

<chart:SfChart3D Height="250" Width="350" Palette="BlueChrome">
chart.Palette = ChartColorPalette.BlueChrome;

Predefined palettes in WPF Chart

Applying Palette to Segment

Each palette applies a set of predefined brushes to the segment in a predefined order. The following code example shows you how to set the Metro Palette for the chart series.

<syncfusion:ColumnSeries3D ItemsSource="{Binding Data}"
                           XBindingPath="XValue"
                           YBindingPath="YValue"
                           Palette="Metro"/>
ColumnSeries3D columnSeries = new ColumnSeries3D()
    {
        ItemsSource = viewModel.Data,
        XBindingPath = "XValue",
        YBindingPath = "YValue",
        Palette = ChartColorPalette.Metro
    };

    chart.Series.Add(columnSeries);

Predefined palettes in WPF Chart

The following code example defined the palette as an AutumnBrights.

<syncfusion:ColumnSeries3D ItemsSource="{Binding Data}"
                           XBindingPath="XValue"
                           YBindingPath="YValue"
                           Palette="AutumnBrights"/>
ColumnSeries3D columnSeries = new ColumnSeries3D()
    {
        ItemsSource = viewModel.Data,
        XBindingPath = "XValue",
        YBindingPath = "YValue",
        Palette = ChartColorPalette.AutumnBrights
    };

    chart.Series.Add(series);

Predefined palettes in WPF Chart

NOTE

Metro palette is the default palette for both Series and Segment.

Custom Palette

SfChart3D provides an option that enables you to define your own color brushes with your preferred order for the Palette using the ColorModel as shown in the following code example.

<chart:DoughnutSeries3D  YBindingPath="Percentage" Palette="Custom"

    XBindingPath="Category" ItemsSource="{Binding Tax}" >   

    <chart:DoughnutSeries3D.ColorModel>

    <chart:ChartColorModel>

    <chart:ChartColorModel.CustomBrushes>

    <SolidColorBrush Color="Cyan"/>

    <SolidColorBrush Color="DarkCyan"/>                                                

    </chart:ChartColorModel.CustomBrushes>

    </chart:ChartColorModel>

    </chart:DoughnutSeries3D.ColorModel>

    </chart:DoughnutSeries3D>
ChartColorModel colorModel = new ChartColorModel();

    colorModel.CustomBrushes.Add(new SolidColorBrush(Colors.Cyan));

    colorModel.CustomBrushes.Add(new SolidColorBrush(Colors.DarkCyan));

    DoughnutSeries3D series = new DoughnutSeries3D()
    {

        ItemsSource = new ViewModel().Tax,

        XBindingPath = "Category",

        YBindingPath = "Percentage",

        Palette = ChartColorPalette.Custom,

        ColorModel = colorModel

    };

    chart.Series.Add(series);

Custom palette in WPF Chart

You can define the custom palette for the series as shown in the following code example:

<chart:SfChart3D Height="250" Width="350" Palette="Custom">

    <chart:SfChart3D.ColorModel>

    <chart:ChartColorModel>

    <chart:ChartColorModel.CustomBrushes>

    <SolidColorBrush Color="BlueViolet"/>

    <SolidColorBrush Color="PeachPuff"/>

    <SolidColorBrush Color="Purple"/>

    </chart:ChartColorModel.CustomBrushes>

    </chart:ChartColorModel>

    </chart:SfChart3D.ColorModel>

    </chart:SfChart3D>
chart.Palette = ChartColorPalette.Custom;

    ChartColorModel colorModel = new ChartColorModel();

    colorModel.CustomBrushes.Add(new SolidColorBrush(Colors.BlueViolet));

    colorModel.CustomBrushes.Add(new SolidColorBrush(Colors.PeachPuff));

    colorModel.CustomBrushes.Add(new SolidColorBrush(Colors.Purple));

    chart.ColorModel = colorModel;

Custom palette in WPF Chart

SegmentColorPath

The color for the chart segments can be bound from its items source collection by using the SegmentColorPath property of series. The following code shows how to bind the color to the series with the SegmentColorPath property.

<chart:ColumnSeries3D ItemsSource="{Binding Data}" XBindingPath="XValue" YBindingPath="YValue" SegmentColorPath="ColorPath">

    </chart:ColumnSeries3D>
ColumnSeries3D series = new ColumnSeries3D()
 
    {
        
        ItemsSource = viewModel.Data,
        XBindingPath = "XValue",
        YBindingPath = "YValue",
        SegmentColorPath = "ColorPath"
            
    };

    Data = new ObservableCollection<Model>();
    Data.Add(new Model() { XValue = "Jan", YValue = 10, ColorPath = new SolidColorBrush(Colors.Cyan) });
    Data.Add(new Model() { XValue = "Feb", YValue = 24, ColorPath = new SolidColorBrush(Colors.Pink) });
    Data.Add(new Model() { XValue = "Mar", YValue = 18, ColorPath = new SolidColorBrush(Colors.Red) });
    Data.Add(new Model() { XValue = "Apr", YValue = 16, ColorPath = new SolidColorBrush(Colors.Orange) });
    Data.Add(new Model() { XValue = "May", YValue = 28, ColorPath = new SolidColorBrush(Colors.LightGreen) });

SegmentColorPath in WPF Chart

NOTE

The SegmentColorPath property is not applicable to the Area and CircularSeries.