ChartDirector 7.1 (C++ Edition)
Surface Perspective
Source Code Listing
#include "chartdir.h"
#include <math.h>
#include <stdio.h>
void createChart(int chartIndex, const char *filename)
{
char buffer[1024];
// The x and y coordinates of the grid
double dataX[] = {0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6, 0.7, 0.8, 0.9, 1.0};
const int dataX_size = (int)(sizeof(dataX)/sizeof(*dataX));
double dataY[] = {0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6, 0.7, 0.8, 0.9, 1.0};
const int dataY_size = (int)(sizeof(dataY)/sizeof(*dataY));
// The values at the grid points. In this example, we will compute the values using the formula
// z = sin((x - 0.5) * 2 * pi) * sin((y - 0.5) * 2 * pi)
const int dataZ_size = dataX_size * dataY_size;
double dataZ[dataZ_size];
for(int yIndex = 0; yIndex < dataY_size; ++yIndex) {
double y = (dataY[yIndex] - 0.5) * 2 * 3.1416;
for(int xIndex = 0; xIndex < dataX_size; ++xIndex) {
double x = (dataX[xIndex] - 0.5) * 2 * 3.1416;
dataZ[yIndex * dataX_size + xIndex] = sin(x) * sin(y);
}
}
// the perspective level
int perspective = chartIndex * 12;
// Create a SurfaceChart object of size 360 x 360 pixels, with white (ffffff) background and
// grey (888888) border.
SurfaceChart* c = new SurfaceChart(360, 360, 0xffffff, 0x888888);
// Set the perspective level
c->setPerspective(perspective);
sprintf(buffer, "Perspective = %d", perspective);
c->addTitle(buffer);
// Set the center of the plot region at (195, 165), and set width x depth x height to 200 x 200
// x 150 pixels
c->setPlotRegion(195, 165, 200, 200, 150);
// Set the plot region wall thichness to 5 pixels
c->setWallThickness(5);
// Set the elevation and rotation angles to 30 and 30 degrees
c->setViewAngle(30, 30);
// Set the data to use to plot the chart
c->setData(DoubleArray(dataX, dataX_size), DoubleArray(dataY, dataY_size), DoubleArray(dataZ,
dataZ_size));
// Spline interpolate data to a 40 x 40 grid for a smooth surface
c->setInterpolation(40, 40);
// Use smooth gradient coloring.
c->colorAxis()->setColorGradient();
// Output the chart
c->makeChart(filename);
//free up resources
delete c;
}
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
createChart(0, "surfaceperspective0.jpg");
createChart(1, "surfaceperspective1.jpg");
createChart(2, "surfaceperspective2.jpg");
createChart(3, "surfaceperspective3.jpg");
createChart(4, "surfaceperspective4.jpg");
createChart(5, "surfaceperspective5.jpg");
return 0;
}