How to create a 3D area chart in a Word document using C#?

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Syncfusion® Essential® DocIO is a .NET Core Word library used to create, read, and edit Word documents programmatically without Microsoft Word or Interop dependencies. Using this library, you can create a 3D area chart in a Word document in C#.

What is a 3D area chart?

3D area charts visually represent the change in one or more quantities over time or other category data.

3D Area Chart in .NET Core Word library

3D Area Chart in Word Dcument

Steps to create a 3D area chart in a Word document:

Initialize the chart.

Create a chart object by calling the paragraph.AppendChart(446, 270) method and specify the chart type to the OfficeChartType.Area_3D enum value.

// Create and append the chart to the paragraph.
WChart chart = paragraph.AppendChart(446, 270);
// Set chart type.
chart.ChartType = OfficeChartType.Area_3D;

Assign data and chart elements.

Add the basic elements like the chart title, data labels, and legend.

Assign data.
ChartTitle of the chart object.
Set TRUE to the chart's HasLegend property to show the legend; else FALSE.

// Set region of chart data.
chart.DataRange = chart.ChartData[1, 1, 6, 4];
 
// Apply the chart elements.
// Set a chart title.
chart.ChartTitle = "3D Area Chart";
 
// Set legend.
chart.HasLegend = true;
chart.Legend.Position = OfficeLegendPosition.Bottom;

Apply 3D chart elements

Add the 3D chart elements like Rotation, Elevation, and Perspective.

Rotation, Elevation, and Perspective of the chart object.

// Set rotation, elevation, and perspective.
chart.Rotation = 20;
chart.Elevation = 15;
chart.Perspective = 0;

Applicable properties for 3D area chart

Common property applicable for 3D area chart is:

GapDepth
Note:
Applying properties apart from the mentioned list might throw an exception, or the changes will not be reflected in the output document because those properties are not related to 3D area charts.

The following C# code sample shows the creation of a 3D area chart using the Word library:

// Create a new Word document.
using (WordDocument document = new WordDocument())
{
    // Add a section to the document.
    IWSection section = document.AddSection();
    // Add a paragraph to the section.
    IWParagraph paragraph = section.AddParagraph();
    // Create and append the chart to the paragraph.
    WChart chart = paragraph.AppendChart(446, 270);
    // Set chart type.
    chart.ChartType = OfficeChartType.Area_3D;
    // Set chart data.
    chart.ChartData.SetValue(1, 1, "Fruits");
    chart.ChartData.SetValue(2, 1, "Apples");
    chart.ChartData.SetValue(3, 1, "Grapes");
    chart.ChartData.SetValue(4, 1, "Bananas");
    chart.ChartData.SetValue(5, 1, "Oranges");
    chart.ChartData.SetValue(6, 1, "Melons");
    chart.ChartData.SetValue(1, 2, "Joey");
    chart.ChartData.SetValue(2, 2, 5);
    chart.ChartData.SetValue(3, 2, 4);
    chart.ChartData.SetValue(4, 2, 4);
    chart.ChartData.SetValue(5, 2, 2);
    chart.ChartData.SetValue(6, 2, 2);
    chart.ChartData.SetValue(1, 3, "Matthew");
    chart.ChartData.SetValue(2, 3, 3);
    chart.ChartData.SetValue(3, 3, 5);
    chart.ChartData.SetValue(4, 3, 4);
    chart.ChartData.SetValue(5, 3, 1);
    chart.ChartData.SetValue(6, 3, 7);
    chart.ChartData.SetValue(1, 4, "Peter");
    chart.ChartData.SetValue(2, 4, 2);
    chart.ChartData.SetValue(3, 4, 2);
    chart.ChartData.SetValue(4, 4, 3);
    chart.ChartData.SetValue(5, 4, 5);
    chart.ChartData.SetValue(6, 4, 6);
    // Set region of chart data.
    chart.DataRange = chart.ChartData[1, 1, 6, 4];
    // Set chart series in the column for assigned data region.
    chart.IsSeriesInRows = false;
    // Set a chart title.
    chart.ChartTitle = "3D Area Chart";
    // Set legend.
    chart.HasLegend = true;
    chart.Legend.Position = OfficeLegendPosition.Bottom;
    // Set rotation and elevation.
    chart.Rotation = 20;
    chart.Elevation = 15;
    chart.Perspective = 0;
    // Create a file stream.
    using (FileStream outputFileStream = new FileStream(Path.GetFullPath(@"../../../Sample.docx"), FileMode.Create, FileAccess.ReadWrite))
    {
        // Save the Word document to the file stream.
        document.Save(outputFileStream, FormatType.Docx);
    }
}

A complete working sample of how to create a 3D area chart in a Word document in C# can be downloaded from GitHub.

Take a moment to peruse the documentation, where you can find basic Word document processing options along with features like mail merge, merge and split documents, find and replace text in the Word document, protect the Word documents, and most importantly, PDF and image conversions with code examples.

Explore more about the rich set of Syncfusion® Word Framework features and an online example to create a chart in a Word document.

How to create a 3D area chart in a Word document using C#?

What is a 3D area chart?

Steps to create a 3D area chart in a Word document:

Applicable properties for 3D area chart

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