How to create column chart with fixed bar width

Question

I am using Microsoft Charting Controls for .NET 3.5 (System.Windows.Forms.DataVisualization.Charting). When I draw column chart, the width of the column bar is keep changing depends on the number of points. I tried with the following code to keep the width fixed.

chart1.Series["Series1"]["PointWidth"] = 0.6

This is also not helping me to fix the issue. The above line makes more gaps between the column bar. Is there a way to keep the column bar width and gap between columns are fixed.

Thanks,
Kumaravel

Answer 1

the width of the data point is calculated so that the all the data points are displayed within the available space for the chart area. To control the size of the chart area you can use the change thwe Position/InnerPlotPosition properties of the chart area, together with controling the number of data point to show you could control the width of the data point

[PointWidth] is used to control the the gaps between the data points. i.e 1 means no gap

Answer 2

Were you able to find a way to achieve this? I've been unsuccessfully tryin to fix the column width. Any new ideas??

Answer 3

If you want fixed width of the column bar you can keep scroll bar so that even the number of points are increased the width is going to be fixed. You can aceive it by using

Chart1.ChartAreas("ChartArea1").AxisX.ScrollBar.Enabled = True

Chart1.ChartAreas("ChartArea1").AxisX.IsLabelAutoFit = True

Chart1.ChartAreas("ChartArea1").AxisX.ScaleView.Size = 20

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Answer 4

I have the same problem. I have just 2 columns. the width of the columns is too big. Any suggestions regarding this

Answer 5

Hi Sravani

this is an old thread that has been marked as answered.

Please post a new thread


Thnaks :)

Answer 6

ohh ok jwavila. Any ways i found the solution for this. I just changed the point width. That solved my problem

Thank u very much

Answer 7

chart1.Series["Series1"]["PixelPointWidth"] = "5";

Answer 8

thanks this works .....