Very jagged edges

[Brian Cecil]

If I create a chart as a gif in a 3d format, I seem to get very jagged
edges along the vertical lines of the chart. Is there any way to clean
this up? It looks very unprofessional.

 

[Alvin Bruney [MVP]]

I'm not sure what you mean here. The vertical edge of a chart image is
typically a 90 degree vertical edge. You only get jagged edges when the
virtical edge is not 90 degrees - which may be what is happening to you. Are
you doing any funky drawing stuff? If not, i would start looking at the
machine for a root cause instead of the OWC. One easy way to eliminate the
machine, is to run the application on a different machine and compare the
results.

 

[Brian Cecil]

The vertical edge is not 90 degrees. Very few of the edges are 90
degrees on any 3d chart I have created. Is there a way to make them 90
degrees?

I'm not sure what you mean here. The vertical edge of a chart image is
typically a 90 degree vertical edge. You only get jagged edges when the
virtical edge is not 90 degrees - which may be what is happening to you. Are
you doing any funky drawing stuff? If not, i would start looking at the
machine for a root cause instead of the OWC. One easy way to eliminate the
machine, is to run the application on a different machine and compare the
results.

--
Regards,
Alvin Bruney
[ASP.NET MVP http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/default.aspx]
Got tidbits? Get it here... http://tinyurl.com/27cok

If I create a chart as a gif in a 3d format, I seem to get very jagged
edges along the vertical lines of the chart. Is there any way to clean
this up? It looks very unprofessional.

 

[Alvin Bruney [MVP]]

so, to clear things up a bit:
the edge of the chart - chart frame - should always have a 90 degree edge
otherwise your graphic subsystem on your machine is at fault. The chart
plotarea surface which is where the chart is drawn typically has a 90 degree
edge for 2D rendering. For 3D rendering the edge may be jagged a bit. This
is normal. I believe this is what you are seeing.

If you want to tighten up the image when printing, use the printquality3d
property of the chartspace object. This only applies to 3d images to sharpen
the image and smooth out some of the jagged edges. values may be set from 0
thru 1. The default is 0.25 i believe.

--
Regards,
Alvin Bruney
[ASP.NET MVP http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/default.aspx]
Got tidbits? Get it here... http://tinyurl.com/27cok

The vertical edge is not 90 degrees. Very few of the edges are 90
degrees on any 3d chart I have created. Is there a way to make them 90
degrees?

I'm not sure what you mean here. The vertical edge of a chart image is
typically a 90 degree vertical edge. You only get jagged edges when the
virtical edge is not 90 degrees - which may be what is happening to you.
Are
you doing any funky drawing stuff? If not, i would start looking at the
machine for a root cause instead of the OWC. One easy way to eliminate
the
machine, is to run the application on a different machine and compare the
results.

--
Regards,
Alvin Bruney
[ASP.NET MVP http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/default.aspx]
Got tidbits? Get it here... http://tinyurl.com/27cok

If I create a chart as a gif in a 3d format, I seem to get very jagged
edges along the vertical lines of the chart. Is there any way to clean
this up? It looks very unprofessional.