.netCHARTING 4.0 offers unprecedented
native vector image support including: Flash (SWF), Scalable
Vector Graphics (SVG), Portable Document Format (PDF),
and beta Extensible Application Markup Language (XAML).
Vector output is resolution independent and
represents the image with geometric shapes. Bitmap or raster
based output, commonly referred to as images or pictures, are
composed of individual pixels. As you zoom in on a bitmap image
you can start to see the individual pixels, while a vector image
maintains its detail. New: 4.1 adds SVGZ (compressed SVG
support) and PDF compression along with final XAML support with
.NET 3.0.
Example zoomed legend box output as a
bitmap image file:
Example zoomed legend box output as a vector image file:
.netCHARTING is unique in that it offers true vector support for
all vector formats, even PDF output. Some solutions simply
create a single large bitmap image and enclose it in a PDF or
Flash container. Of course, the benefits of vector support
are lost in such a case and you would be better of working with
the bitmap image itself. If you ever zoom or print a PDF
document and see a pixelated, blurry or jagged result you know
you are not working with a true native vector source.
.netCHARTING 4.0 offers native vector
