{"id":581,"date":"2013-11-15T09:54:15","date_gmt":"2013-11-15T09:54:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mindfusion.eu\/blog\/?p=581"},"modified":"2021-01-08T16:01:28","modified_gmt":"2021-01-08T16:01:28","slug":"mindfusion-pack-for-wpf-2013-r2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mindfusion.dev\/blog\/mindfusion-pack-for-wpf-2013-r2\/","title":{"rendered":"MindFusion Pack for WPF 2013.R2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MindFusion has just released Pack for WPF 2013.R2, which adds the following new features to the components in the pack:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mindfusion.dev\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/chart.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-202\" src=\"http:\/\/mindfusion.dev\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/chart.png\" alt=\"chart\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" hspace=\"5\" \/><\/a>MindFusion.Charting<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bubble Chart Control<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can now create beautiful bubble charts with the new <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/wpfpack\/index.htm?T_MindFusion_Charting_Wpf_BubbleChart.htm\">BubbleChart<\/a> class. The bubble chart can hold unlimited number of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/wpfpack\/index.htm?T_MindFusion_Charting_Wpf_BubbleSeries.htm\">BubbleSeries<\/a>. The appearance of the chart is completely customizable with various properties for the pens, brushes, labels and the other visual settings of the chart.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_589\" style=\"width: 763px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mindfusion.dev\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/wpf_bubble_chart.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-589\" class=\"size-full wp-image-589\" src=\"http:\/\/mindfusion.dev\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/wpf_bubble_chart.png\" alt=\"A bubble chart in Wpf.\" width=\"753\" height=\"418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindfusion.dev\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/wpf_bubble_chart.png 753w, https:\/\/mindfusion.dev\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/wpf_bubble_chart-300x166.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 753px) 100vw, 753px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-589\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A bubble chart in Wpf.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>3D Charts Improvements<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>All 3D charts derive now from a new base class &#8211; the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/wpfpack\/index.htm?T_MindFusion_Charting_Wpf_Chart3D.htm\">Chart3D<\/a> class. This way the control has parallel 2D and 3D chart hierarchies. The 3D chart classes support most of the properties of the 2D classes.<\/p>\n<p>Hit testing in 3D has been improved. The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/wpfpack\/index.htm?M_MindFusion_Charting_Wpf_Chart3D_HitTest_1_Point.htm\">Chart3D.HitTest<\/a> method returns a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/wpfpack\/index.htm?T_MindFusion_Charting_Wpf_ChartHitTestResult3D.htm\">ChartHitTestResult3D<\/a> object, which contains information about the result of the hit-testing operation and a list of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/wpfpack\/index.htm?T_MindFusion_Charting_Wpf_ChartElement.htm\">ChartElement<\/a> objects available in the 2D version.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/wpfpack\/index.htm?T_MindFusion_Charting_Wpf_SurfaceChart.htm\">SurfaceChart<\/a> exposes a variety of new properties including <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/wpfpack\/index.htm?P_MindFusion_Charting_Wpf_SurfaceChart_CloseModelFigure_0.htm\">CloseModelFigure<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/wpfpack\/index.htm?P_MindFusion_Charting_Wpf_SurfaceChart_Effect3D_0.htm\">Effect3D<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/wpfpack\/index.htm?P_MindFusion_Charting_Wpf_SurfaceChart_SurfaceType_0.htm\">SurfaceType<\/a>. The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/wpfpack\/index.htm?P_MindFusion_Charting_Wpf_SurfaceChart_SurfaceType_0.htm\">SurfaceType<\/a> property now enables the surface chart to display its associated data as scatter marks, rather than a surface. You can customize the scatter marks through the new properties in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/wpfpack\/index.htm?T_MindFusion_Charting_Wpf_SurfaceSeries.htm\">SurfaceSeries<\/a> class &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/wpfpack\/index.htm?P_MindFusion_Charting_Wpf_SurfaceSeries_ScatterSize_0.htm\">ScatterSize<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/wpfpack\/index.htm?P_MindFusion_Charting_Wpf_SurfaceSeries_ScatterType_0.htm\">ScatterType<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/wpfpack\/index.htm?P_MindFusion_Charting_Wpf_SurfaceSeries_ShowScatterFlag_0.htm\">ShowScatterFlag<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chart Effects<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can now create visual effects in all 2D charts with the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/wpfpack\/index.htm?P_MindFusion_Charting_Wpf_Chart_ChartEffect_0.htm\">ChartEffect<\/a> property.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Miscellaneous<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/wpfpack\/index.htm?P_MindFusion_Charting_Wpf_AxesChart_ClipToPlotArea_0.htm\">ClipToPlotArea<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/wpfpack\/index.htm?P_MindFusion_Charting_Wpf_AxesChart_SecondaryGridFills_0.htm\">SecondaryGridFills<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/wpfpack\/index.htm?P_MindFusion_Charting_Wpf_AxesChart_SecondaryGridStrokes_0.htm\">SecondaryGridStrokes<\/a> properties added to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/wpfpack\/index.htm?CC_T_MindFusion_Charting_Wpf_AxesChart_0.htm\">AxesChart<\/a>;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/wpfpack\/index.htm?P_MindFusion_Charting_Wpf_AxisSettings_AxisCrossingPoint_0.htm\">AxisCrossingPoint<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/wpfpack\/index.htm?P_MindFusion_Charting_Wpf_AxisSettings_HorLabelAlignment_0.htm\">HorLabelAlignment<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/wpfpack\/index.htm?P_MindFusion_Charting_Wpf_AxisSettings_VertLabelAlignment_0.htm\">VertLabelAlignment<\/a> properties added to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/wpfpack\/index.htm?CC_T_MindFusion_Charting_Wpf_AxisSettings_2.htm\">AxisSettings<\/a>;<\/li>\n<li>Each <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/wpfpack\/index.htm?CC_T_MindFusion_Charting_Wpf_ChartSeries_1.htm\">ChartSeries<\/a> now supports customizable tool tips with the new <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/wpfpack\/index.htm?P_MindFusion_Charting_Wpf_ChartSeries_ToolTipText_0.htm\">ToolTipText<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/wpfpack\/index.htm?P_MindFusion_Charting_Wpf_ChartSeries_ToolTipType_0.htm\">ToolTipType<\/a> properties;<\/li>\n<li>New and improved existing samples;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mindfusion.dev\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/diagram16x16.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-101\" src=\"http:\/\/mindfusion.dev\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/diagram16x16.png\" alt=\"diagram16x16\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" hspace=\"15\" \/><\/a>MindFusion.Diagramming<\/p>\n<p><strong>Display 3D Graphs<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can use the new <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/wpfpack\/index.htm?T_MindFusion_Diagramming_Wpf_DiagramView3D.htm\">DiagramView3D<\/a> control to display the elements of a diagram in 3D space. Assign the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/wpfpack\/index.htm?T_MindFusion_Diagramming_Wpf_Diagram.htm\">Diagram<\/a> that should be displayed in this view to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/wpfpack\/index.htm?P_MindFusion_Diagramming_Wpf_DiagramView3D_Diagram_0.htm\">Diagram<\/a> property. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/wpfpack\/index.htm?T_MindFusion_Diagramming_Wpf_DiagramView3D.htm\">DiagramView3D<\/a> adds a 3D model to the scene for each node or link of the specified diagram. The positions of nodes in 3D coordinate space are specified via the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/wpfpack\/index.htm?T_MindFusion_Diagramming_Wpf_DiagramView3D_AProperties_1.htm\">Position3D<\/a> attached property.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_562\" style=\"width: 651px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mindfusion.dev\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/mviewer.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-562\" class=\"size-full wp-image-562\" src=\"http:\/\/mindfusion.dev\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/mviewer.png\" alt=\"The new 3D graph viewer\" width=\"641\" height=\"408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindfusion.dev\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/mviewer.png 641w, https:\/\/mindfusion.dev\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/mviewer-300x190.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 641px) 100vw, 641px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-562\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The new 3D graph viewer<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Import of OpenOffice Draw Files<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Use the new <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/wpfpack\/index.htm?T_MindFusion_Diagramming_Wpf_Import_DrawImporter.htm\">DrawImporter<\/a> class to import .odg files, which you have created with the OpenOffice Draw vector graphics editor. In order to use it, you must add a reference to the MindFusion.Diagramming.Wpf.DrawImport.dll assembly. Various overloads of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/wpfpack\/index.htm?O_T_MindFusion_Diagramming_Wpf_Import_DrawImporter_Import.htm\">Import<\/a> method can be used to import the OpenOffice drawing into a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/wpfpack\/index.htm?T_MindFusion_Diagramming_Wpf_DiagramDocument.htm\">DiagramDocument<\/a> whose pages correspond to the Draw pages, or into a single <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/wpfpack\/index.htm?T_MindFusion_Diagramming_Wpf_Diagram.htm\">Diagram<\/a> whose content is merged from all imported pages.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Import of Visio 2003 XML drawings<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can now import Visio 2003 XML Drawing files (*.vdx) into the Diagramming for Wpf wit the new <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/wpfpack\/index.htm?T_MindFusion_Diagramming_Wpf_Import_VisioImporter.htm\">VisioImporter<\/a>. The standard Visio flowchart shapes, as well as most of the UML and Database entity shapes are imported to their closest representation in the MindFusion.Diagramming object model. The Visio connectors are imported as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/wpfpack\/index.htm?T_MindFusion_Diagramming_Wpf_DiagramLink.htm\">DiagramLink<\/a> objects, preserving the relationship between the connected nodes. The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/wpfpack\/index.htm?M_MindFusion_Diagramming_Wpf_Import_VisioImporter_Import_1_String.htm\">Import<\/a> method imports all Visio pages into a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/wpfpack\/index.htm?T_MindFusion_Diagramming_Wpf_DiagramDocument.htm\">DiagramDocument<\/a>, creating a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/wpfpack\/index.htm?T_MindFusion_Diagramming_Wpf_DiagramPage.htm\">DiagramPage<\/a> for each page from the *.vdx file. The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/wpfpack\/index.htm?M_MindFusion_Diagramming_Wpf_Import_VisioImporter_GetPageCount_1_String.htm\">GetPageCount<\/a> method gives you how many pages there are in a Visio document. Call the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/wpfpack\/index.htm?M_MindFusion_Diagramming_Wpf_Import_VisioImporter_ImportPage_3_String_Diagram_Int32.htm\">ImportPage<\/a> method to import just a single page.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Miscellaneous<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Improved appearance of hatch patterns used to draw frames for several <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/wpfpack\/index.htm?T_MindFusion_Diagramming_Wpf_HandlesStyle.htm\">HandlesStyle<\/a> types.<\/li>\n<li>Added support for loading <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/wpfpack\/index.htm?T_MindFusion_Diagramming_Wpf_HatchBrush.htm\">HatchBrush<\/a> objects from files saved by Windows Forms and ASP.NET versions of the diagramming control.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/wpfpack\/index.htm?O_T_MindFusion_Diagramming_Wpf_DiagramNode_AttachTo.htm\">AttachTo<\/a> overloads that attach nodes to link segments or control points now allow specifying negative index values.<\/li>\n<li>Negative values are interpreted as relative to the last point or segment, regardless of the current number of link segments. For example, -2 denotes the second-to-last point or segment.<\/li>\n<li>And much more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can find more about the new features of the components at the <a href=\"http:\/\/mindfusion.dev\/Forum\/YaBB.pl?num=1384241318\">forum.<\/a> Here is a link to download the trial version:<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/WpfPackTrial.zip\">Download MindFusion.Pack for WPF 2013.R2<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>About MindFusion.Wpf Pack:<\/em> A set of advanced WPF components that help you build your business application easy and on time. The tools provide you with a complete set of features to create, edit and render complex flowcharts, charts, diagrams, calendars, schedules, maps and reports. A set of gauges and UI elements is also included. Each component offers various samples, tutorials and detailed documentation. The controls offer simple and intuitive API, completely customizable appearance, numerous input\/output options and a rich event set. Each tool has been thoroughly tested to guarantee that you and your application get the high quality and performance you deserve.<\/p>\n<p>You can read more about the capabilities of each component at its features page:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/features-wpfchart.html\">Charting for Wpf features page<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/gauges.html\">Gauges for Wpf features page<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/features-wpfdiagram.html\">Diagramming for Wpf features page<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/features-wpfplanner.html\">Scheduling for Wpf features page<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/features-wpfreporting.html\">Reporting for Wpf features page<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/wpf-map.html\">Mapping for Wpf features page<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/ui.html\">UI for Wpf features page<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Prices and licenses are explained in details at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/buy-wpf-pack.html\">buy page<\/a>. 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