</ iframe > </noscript> <!-- End Google Tag Manager (noscript) --> <div id="BeforeHeaderContent"> </div> <div id="HeaderContent"> <div id="ProjectTitle">2D Chart for WinForms</div> <div id="PageTitle"><div id="PageTitleText">Add a Light Pattern to the Chart Data Series</div></div> </div> <div id="AfterHeaderContent"> <!-- Spacing --> <span id="ToggleAllSectionsLink" class="FunctionLink"> <label id="CollapseAllLabel">Collapse All</label> <label id="ExpandAllLabel" style="display: none;">Expand All</label> </span> </div> <div class="BreadcrumbsContainer"><table><tr><td> <a href="chartforwinformstask.html">Chart for WinForms Task-Based Help</a> > <a href="addingvisualeffectst.html">Adding Visual Effects to Chart Elements</a> > <a href="customizedataseries.html">Customize Data Series</a> > Add a Light Pattern to the Chart Data Series</td></tr></table></div> <div id="BodyContent"> <p>You can show repetitive light patterns in a chart element by setting the <b>Scale</b> property to a value less than 1. As you decrease the Scale, the light pattern repeats more. The values of the <b>Scale</b> property range from 0 to 1.</p> <p>To create a light pattern for the Chart Data Series, complete the following steps:</p> <ol> <li>Open the <b>Visual Effects</b> designer. For details on how to access the <b>Visual Effects</b> designer see <a href="accessthevisualeffec.html">Access the Visual Effects Designer</a>.</li> <li>In the <b>Available Elements</b> list box, click on the box next to <b>Default</b>. The default visual effects settings for the data series appear on the <b>Chart2D</b> control.</li> <li>Click on the <b>Parameters</b> tab. Set the light <b>Shape</b> property to Rectangle.</li> <li>Select the <b>Scale</b> property and move the Scale slider to 0.20 or enter 0.20 in the text box.</li> </ol> <div style="width: 100%;"> <table class="hs-box"> <tbody> <tr> <td class="hs-box-icon" valign="top"><img src="images/hs-note.gif"></td> <td class="hs-box-content" valign="top"><b>Note:</b> The <b>Scale</b> property is only applicable for the Rectangle light gradient.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <p>The rectangular pattern is repeated for the data series in the Pie chart.</p><br> <img alt="" src="ImagesExt/image10_42.png" width="181" height="132"> <a name="seealsobookmark"></a> <div class="SectionHeading" id="seealsoSectionHeading"><span class="SectionHeadingIcon"><!-- --></span><span class="SectionHeadingText">See Also</span></div><div id="seealsoSectionContent" class="SectionContent"><div class="SeeAlsoLink"> <a href="addalightshapetothec1.html">Add a Light Shape to the Chart Data Series</a></div> </div> </div> <div id="FooterContent"> <p> </p><p> </p><hr style="height: 1px"><p>Copyright (c) <script type="text/javascript"> var theDate=new Date() document.write(theDate.getFullYear()) </script> GrapeCity, inc. All rights reserved. <script> $(document).ready(function() { if (!(window.self !== window.top)) { // Not running in a frameset // Get the page name var pageName = location.href.substring(location.href.lastIndexOf("/") + 1); if (pageName.indexOf("#") != -1) { pageName = pageName.substring(0, pageName.indexOf("#")); } // Append to webframe.html var framePage = "webframe.html#" + pageName; location.href = framePage; } }); </script></p> <a target="_blank" href="http://our.componentone.com/groups/">Product Support Forum</a> | <a target="_blank" href="http://feedback.componentone.com/forums/255782-winforms-documentation">Documentation Feedback</a> </div> </body> </html>