Visual Effects

Visual Effects is a tool used for visually enhancing the 2D C1Chart control's border effect and shadow effect for the data series. Any existing project can use the new features provided by this tool. The chart's appearance can dramatically improve in a few simple steps using visual effects.

Limitation

Visual effects rendering may not work effectively in case of very complex and large data arrays or when highest performance is required.

C1Chart provides a VisualEffect class which is the base class. The following classes are derived from the VisualEffect class:

•      BorderEffect – Defines the border effect for the data series. This class enables you to modify the border style, light direction, and thickness of the border.

•      ShadowEffect – Defines the shadow effect for the data series. This class enables you modify the shadow color, shadow depth, light direction of the shadow, shadow opacity, and softness.

•      VisualEffectGroup – Defines the visual effect that consists from the several effects.