3D Scatter on Globe

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Application Scenario

Extended Chart - Globe is very helpful in the scenario when you display the data in the form of a globe.

Function Description

The chart allows you to display the data, and refresh the chart.

The chart allows you to adjust the styles of the title, the legend, the series, the globe, the background, and the prompt.

The chart allows you to set the timed refresh and the hyperlink.

Plugin Insertion

Click to download the plugin: Extended Chart Plugin.

For details about how to install the plugin in the designer, see Designer Plugin Management.

For details about how to install the plugin on the server, see Server Plugin Management.

Data Preparation

Choose File > New General Report in the upper left of the designer, and create a built-in dataset, as shown in the following figure.

Report Design

1. Merge required cells, select cell A2, click the Insert Chart icon on the upper toolbar, choose Extended Chart - Globe > 3D Scatter on Globe, and click OK, as shown in the following figure.

2. Bind the data to the chart, and set the data items (Longitude, Latitude, Value, and Name) as shown in the following figure.

3. Choose Style > Series on the attribute panel, and set the setting items as shown in the following figure.

Shape: Circle (set by default), Rectangle, Triangle, Diamond, Drop, and Arrow are available for the point shape.

Diameter: The value of Min Diameter is set to 4, and the value of Max Diameter is set to 10 by default.

Opacity: The value of Opacity is set to 80% by default.

Border width and color: The value of Border Width is set to 0, and the color is set to white by default.

Overlay effect: Highlight (set by default) and Normal are available.

Selected color: The color of the hand cursor when you move the cursor on the graph.

4. Choose Style > Globe, and set the setting items as shown in the following figure.

Radius: The Radius item is set to Auto by default, which means that the globe radius size is automatically set based on the current chart area size.

Depth: You can set the value (set to 200 by default) to a positive integer.

Layer: Fluorescence, Blue, Black, and Red are available.

Height texture: You can set to display or hide the height texture which is displayed by default.

3D effect: Two effects (Real and luminance) are available.

Auto Rotation is enabled by default.

Rotation direction: Clockwise (set by default) and Counterclockwise are available. You can set the rotation direction only after you have enabled the auto rotation.

Initial center: The initial center is set to Beijing by default. You can customize the values of Center Longitude and Center Latitude.

Light color: The light color is set to white by default.

Light intensity: The value of Intensity is set to 1 by default, and you can set it to a value from 1 to 10.

Shadow: The shadow is enabled by default.

5. Select Style > Background on the attribute panel, and set the background of the chart area. No Background, Color, Image (set by default), and Gradient Color are available.

6. Choose Style > Prompt on the attribute panel, and set the setting items as shown in the following figure.

Use Tooltip is ticked by default.

Content: The content of the tooltip.

Style: The font and the font size of the tooltip content.

Border: The border style of the chart tooltip, which includes Line Style, Color, and Rounded Corner.

Background: The fill color, Opacity and Shadow are included.

7. Select Special Effect on the attribute panel, and set the setting items as shown in the following figure.

Timed refresh: You can set to enable/disable the timed refresh and the time interval. Timed Refresh is disabled, and the value of Time Interval is set to 10s by default.

Hyperlink: The hyperlink setting is the same as that of the basic chart.

Effect Display

Save the template and click Pagination Preview. The effect is the same as that shown in section "Application Scenario."

Note: 

The effect cannot be previewed on mobile terminals.

For details, you can download the template 3D Scatter on Globe.cpt