The first thing you should do when you start to create your own scale definitions is to disable the automatic scale configuration update. This will ensure that when you modify the scale your modifications will not be overridden by the scale configurator. This is done by setting the SynchronizeScaleWithConfigurator property of the axis to false (by default it is set to true):
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NChart chart = chartControl.Charts[0];
NAxis primaryX = chart.Axis(StandardAxis.PrimaryX);
primaryX.SynchronizeScaleWithConfigurator = false;
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Dim chart As NChart = chartControl.Charts(0)
Dim primaryX As NAxis = chart.Axis(StandardAxis.PrimaryX)
primaryX.SynchronizeScaleWithConfigurator = False
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You can also enable scale synchronization with the configurator at any time and enforce the scale configurator to update the scale definition by setting the SynchronizeScaleWithConfigurator to true and then updating the scale:
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NChart chart = chartControl.Charts[0];
NAxis primaryX = chart.Axis(StandardAxis.PrimaryX);
primaryX.SynchronizeScaleWithConfigurator = true;
primaryX.InvalidateScale();
primaryX.UpdateScale();
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Dim chart As NChart = chartControl.Charts(0)
Dim primaryX As NAxis = chart.Axis(StandardAxis.PrimaryX)
primaryX.SynchronizeScaleWithConfigurator = True
primaryX.InvalidateScale()
primaryX.UpdateScale()
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If scale synchronization with the configurator is not disabled when you change a property in the configurator it will reset the scale definition and you’ll loose all changes.
Obtaining a Reference to the Scale
You obtain a reference to the scale from the Scale property of the NAxis object:
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NChart chart = chartControl.Charts[0];
NAxis primaryX = chart.Axis(StandardAxis.PrimaryX);
NScale scale = primaryX.Scale;
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Dim chart As NChart = chartControl.Charts(0)
Dim primaryX As NAxis = chart.Axis(StandardAxis.PrimaryX)
Dim scale As NScale = primaryX.Scale
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Windows Forms: Axes \ Scaling \ Custom Scale Decorations
