Created attachment 63731 [details] file with a problem LO Calc 3.6b2 shows multiple 3d bars instead of surface on the chart.
Created attachment 63732 [details] Screenshot from XL2003 How it should look like.
[Reproducible] with "LibreOffice 3.5.5.2. German UI/Locale [Build-ID: 24b32b4-b87ec2e-85c8e98-87a4e20-9a1b8c1] on German WIN7 Home Premium (64bit), same with LibO 3.3.3 and OOo 3.1.1, so inherited from OOo. Looks more or less ok with Gnumeric, fine with MS EXCEL Viewer. Another problem with a document created with SoftMaker software (?) I doubt that many users are affected, so not MAB @Valek Filippov: Please contribute info concerning your OS! @Kohei, @Markus: Please set Status to ASSIGNED and add yourself to "Assigned To" if you accept this Bug
See : https://issues.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=29012 (no solution is given there) In order to address such chart types, we need a 3 surface renderer (I mean, something like z=F(x,y)). One could (internally) delegate the plot to gnuplot.
I'm using LO 3.6.2 under Linux, same effect as noted by the reporter.
*** Bug 72045 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
I am changing this to an enhancement request - we just don't have this particular type of charting ability, adding it is an additional feature and therefore an enhancement
There is a basic workaround available for surface charts: http://ask.libreoffice.org/upfiles/13974882302570861.ods Of course, it is not a replacement for real Surface charts, but it might be sufficient for a few use cases.
"Type" added to summary so that all enhancement requests relating to chart types are readily findable.
LO 6.0, and still no surface plot/chart.
*** Bug 81510 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Created attachment 142713 [details] This is Excel 4.0 from 1992 can do 3D plot
Changing priority back to 'medium' since the number of duplicates is lower than 5
Is it possible to contribute to bumping up the priority by commenting here or do I have to create a duplicate request? (Looking at the last comment here) This is *the* feature I have been missing for many years. 3D surface plots are the best way I have found to visualize stuff like RAID controller performance. It would be very nice to have it built in instead of having to reformat data for gnuplot and run an external program.
(In reply to birger from comment #13) > Is it possible to contribute to bumping up the priority by commenting here > or do I have to create a duplicate request? (Looking at the last comment > here) Nope and Nope. Neither here or the feature request page. This request is simply turned down every time I contact them. Including Facebook and others. The actual "usable" answer I got way: Pay one of the developers, and the MAYBE the feature will be programmed. I would not have a problem shelling out three digit Euros for KNOWING this feature will be included within three month, and it's usability improved in later version. But in its current state LO does IMHO not have the right priority list. Making new icons is more important than a 28 year old excel feature - why? Luckily there are other free office products, though not open source, which can do it when needed. Softmaker Freeofice is one example.