Specifications

CHAPTER 13 Working with Graphs
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DirectX 3D graphs
DirectX 3D rendering allows you to display the 3D graphs (Pie3D, Bar3D,
Column3D, Line3D, and Area3D) with a more sophisticated look. You can use
data item or series transparency with the DirectX graph styles to improve the
presentation of data.
The DirectX graph rendering style is supported for standalone graph controls
and for graph controls in a DataWindow object. PowerBuilder uses the
following functions to support the DirectX graph styles:
DirectX runtime The DirectX 3D rendering depends on the DirectX runtime.
The first time you select the Render3D check box on the General tab of the
Properties view for a 3D graph, PowerBuilder launches the DirectX installer.
If you opt out of the installation, the Render3D property is ignored. End users
of PowerBuilder applications must also have the DirectX runtime installed on
their computers.
If you install DirectX on the runtime computer, but selecting the Render3D
check box does not change the appearance of the graph, it is possible that the
graphics card does not support DirectX.
You can check whether DirectX is supported by running dxdiag.exe. This file
is typically installed in the Windows\System32 directory. The Display tab of the
DirectX Diagnostic Tool that opens when you run dxdiag.exe indicates whether
Direct3D is enabled.
GetDataLabelling SetDataLabelling
GetDataTransparency SetDataTransparency
GetSeriesLabelling SetSeriesLabelling
GetSeriesTransparency SetSeriesTransparency