Released: Aug 19, 2015

Updates in this release

Updates in V6

• PDF Output - ChartDirector can now output charts to PDF. This is in addition to the existing formats SVG, PNG, JPG, GIF and BMP.
• Viewport Control - Visualize and interactively manipulate charts.
• Realtime Zooming and Scrolling - New APIs simplify the implementation of realtime zoomable and scrollable charts.
• Touch and Mobile Device Support for Web Applications - New dedicated events for touch interactions can detect chart size changes and generate resize events.
• Streaming SVG Support - ChartDirector WebChartViewer has been updated to support streaming of SVG, including partial updates (AJAX updates) and realtime streaming.
• SVG Performance Improvements - In ChartDirector 6.0, the graphics engine has been vectorized. As a result, it can generate SVG output six times faster than in previous versions.
• WebChartViewer Downloading Support - Downloading support works with realtime updates and partial updates (AJAX updates).
• Transparency Support - The MFC CChartViewer and Qt QChartViewer now support alpha channel transparency.
• Rounded Corners for Bars and Box-Whisker Symbols - The bars and box-whisker symbols can now have rounded corners, with the radius at the four corners independently configurable.
• Shading Effects for Box-Whisker Symbols - The Box-Whisker layer now supports glass effect, soft lighting effect, bar lighting effect and cylinder effect.
• Arrow Symbol - This shape is useful for annotation or highlighting of other data points.
• Data Symbol Offset - New APIs to configure data symbol offsets in terms of pixel coordinates.
• Thick Frame - ChartDirector charts can now have a thick frame with rounded corners.
• getXCoor and getYCoor for 3D charts - Easily draw custom items on 3D charts including custom lines, text on walls or shapes to annotate or highlight specific points.

Upgrade to Meters and Guages

• Bar Meters - In addition to using pointers, linear meters can now use bars to represent values.
• Color Scales - The color can change continuously with the values or in discrete steps.
• Circle Segments - A circle segment is a circle with a part cut off with a straight line, and is the ideal shape for semicircle angular meters.
• Relative Gradients - It is now possible to create radial and linear gradients that are relative to the center and radius of angular meters.
• Glare Effect - Add a glare effect with configurable glare strength, angular span and curvature to angular meters.
• New Style Pointers and Pointer Caps - New style angular meter pointers are thinner and shaper, and are designed to be used with the new style pointer caps.