Visualizing data trends in a three‑dimensional stacked area format helps stakeholders quickly grasp cumulative values across categories. With Aspose.Cells for .NET, generating an Area3DStacked chart is straightforward and fully controllable through code. In this article you will learn how to create, populate and fine‑tune an Area3DStacked chart in an Excel workbook using C#.

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C# Excel Library to Create Area3DStacked Charts

Aspose.Cells for .NET is a robust Excel automation library that eliminates the need for Microsoft Office on the server. It provides a rich API for creating worksheets, inserting data and adding any chart type supported by Excel—including Area3DStacked.

Key benefits of using Aspose.Cells for .NET:

  • Complete API Coverage – Access every Excel feature programmatically.
  • High Performance – Process large workbooks with minimal memory footprint.
  • Cross‑Platform – Run on Windows, Linux and macOS with .NET Core / .NET 8+.
  • No Excel Installation Required – Works in headless environments such as web services and CI pipelines.

You can get started in three simple steps:

  1. Download the latest release from the Aspose.Cells releases page.

  2. Add the NuGet package to your project:

    PM> Install-Package Aspose.Cells

  3. Start coding with the Aspose.Cells namespace.

Create an Area3DStacked Chart in Excel using C#

Below are two practical examples that demonstrate how to build an Area3DStacked chart from scratch and how to apply common customizations.

Example 1 – Basic Area3DStacked Chart

This example creates a workbook, fills it with quarterly sales data and inserts a 3‑D Stacked Area chart.

Explanation of key steps

StepWhat it does
1Creates a fresh Workbook and references the first Worksheet.
2Inserts a small data table that the chart will visualise.
3Adds a chart of type ChartType.Area3DStacked. The chart area is placed from row 7 column 0 to row 25 column 9.
4Links the chart to the data range. SetChartDataRange includes both categories and series; CategoryData points to the row labels (quarters).
5Persists the workbook to an XLSX file.

Running the program generates Area3DStacked_Chart_Basic.xlsx, which displays a three‑dimensional stacked area chart where each product’s sales are stacked on top of each other for every quarter.

Example 2 – Customised Area3DStacked Chart (Colors & Axis Titles)

The second example demonstrates how to tweak the chart’s appearance: setting series colors, adjusting transparency, and adding meaningful axis titles.

What the customization does

  • Series Colors & Transparency – Each region receives a distinct color with varying transparency to emphasize depth.
  • Axis Titles – Improves chart comprehension, especially when embedded in reports.
  • Border Removal – Gives the stacked area a smoother visual flow.

The resulting file Area3DStacked_Chart_Customized.xlsx showcases a polished 3‑D stacked area chart suitable for executive dashboards.

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Conclusion

Creating an Area3DStacked chart with Aspose.Cells for .NET is a matter of a few lines of code: load or generate data, add a chart of type ChartType.Area3DStacked, bind the range and, if needed, fine‑tune colors, transparency and axis titles. The library’s powerful API allows you to produce publication‑ready visualisations without requiring Microsoft Excel on the server.

Feel free to experiment with the samples above, adapt them to your data model, and integrate the generated charts into automated reporting pipelines.

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