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Version 3.13 | Published March 28, 2019 ©

Area Stack

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Create a stacked chart consisting of several Area Charts.

Note: This plug-in is located in: Built Ins -> Container plug-ins -> VisualDataTools

This page contains the following topics and procedures:

Area Stack Properties

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  • Initialize stacked chart: Refreshes the stacked chart, based on the Area Chart plug-ins in the sub-containers. The stacked chart detects when a chart is added/removed from the stack, and updates the chart accordingly. However, some actions, such as re-ordering the charts within a stack, are not updated automatically. In these cases, press Initialize stacked chart to update the stack.

  • Stack Gap: Adds space between each chart.

Note: The remaining properties in the Line Stack plug-in are the same as used in the Area Chart plug-in. The Area Chart features Specify X Values, DataY Compare, and Bevel, are disabled in stacked charts.

To Create a Scene with Area Stack

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  1. Create a new container.

  2. Add an Area Stack plug-in into this container.

  3. Add two or more Area Chart plug-ins to become children of this container.

  4. Add Data Y into each chart. They should have the same number of nodes.

  5. In the settings of the Area Stack plug-in, press Initialize Stacked Chart to refresh the chart.

  6. Use the Area Stack plug-in to set the chart parameters that are common for all charts in the stack.