ChartDirector 7.1 (C++ Edition)
Surface Shading
Source Code Listing
#include "chartdir.h"
#include <math.h>
void createChart(int chartIndex, const char *filename)
{
// The x and y coordinates of the grid
double dataX[] = {-10, -8, -6, -4, -2, 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10};
const int dataX_size = (int)(sizeof(dataX)/sizeof(*dataX));
double dataY[] = {-10, -8, -6, -4, -2, 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10};
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 = x * sin(y) + y * sin(x).
const int dataZ_size = dataX_size * dataY_size;
double dataZ[dataZ_size];
for(int yIndex = 0; yIndex < dataY_size; ++yIndex) {
double y = dataY[yIndex];
for(int xIndex = 0; xIndex < dataX_size; ++xIndex) {
double x = dataX[xIndex];
dataZ[yIndex * dataX_size + xIndex] = x * sin(y) + y * sin(x);
}
}
// Create a SurfaceChart object of size 380 x 400 pixels, with white (ffffff) background and
// grey (888888) border.
SurfaceChart* c = new SurfaceChart(380, 400, 0xffffff, 0x888888);
// Demonstrate various shading methods
if (chartIndex == 0) {
c->addTitle("11 x 11 Data Points\nSmooth Shading");
} else if (chartIndex == 1) {
c->addTitle("11 x 11 Points - Spline Fitted to 50 x 50\nSmooth Shading");
c->setInterpolation(50, 50);
} else if (chartIndex == 2) {
c->addTitle("11 x 11 Data Points\nRectangular Shading");
c->setShadingMode(Chart::RectangularShading);
} else {
c->addTitle("11 x 11 Data Points\nTriangular Shading");
c->setShadingMode(Chart::TriangularShading);
}
// Set the center of the plot region at (175, 200), and set width x depth x height to 200 x 200
// x 160 pixels
c->setPlotRegion(175, 200, 200, 200, 160);
// Set the plot region wall thichness to 5 pixels
c->setWallThickness(5);
// Set the elevation and rotation angles to 45 and 60 degrees
c->setViewAngle(45, 60);
// Set the perspective level to 35
c->setPerspective(35);
// Set the data to use to plot the chart
c->setData(DoubleArray(dataX, dataX_size), DoubleArray(dataY, dataY_size), DoubleArray(dataZ,
dataZ_size));
// Set contour lines to semi-transparent black (c0000000)
c->setContourColor(0xc0000000);
// Output the chart
c->makeChart(filename);
//free up resources
delete c;
}
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
createChart(0, "surfaceshading0.jpg");
createChart(1, "surfaceshading1.jpg");
createChart(2, "surfaceshading2.jpg");
createChart(3, "surfaceshading3.jpg");
return 0;
}