How to Apply the Cylinder Drawing Style to Bar and Column Charts in Bold Reports.

Bold Reports provides flexible customization options for chart visuals to enhance the presentation of analytical data. One such customization is the Cylinder drawing style, which gives Bar and Column charts a three-dimensional, cylindrical appearance.

This article explains how to apply the Cylinder drawing style to supported charts by configuring DrawingStyle custom attribute in the Report Designer.

Steps to Apply the Cylinder Drawing Style

1. Open your Bold Report server
   • Open your report in Report Designer.
   • Select the chart you’d wish to configure
     
     
2. Access Series Properties
   • Click the chart to select it.
   • In the Properties panel on the right, locate the Basic Settings section.
   • Find the Choose Series option.
   • Click the Edit (pencil) icon next to the series you want to modify (for example, Series1).
     
     
3. Open Custom Attributes
   • In the Series Properties pane, scroll down to the Miscellaneous section.
   • Locate the Custom Attributes property.
   • Click the Set Attribute button to open the configuration dialog.
     
     
4. Configure the DrawingStyle Attribute
   • Click Add to create a new attribute entry.
   • Enter the Name and the Value, then click OK to save the changes.
     
     

5. Preview the Chart
   • Click the Preview button in the top toolbar. The Bar or Column chart will now display a cylindrical effect instead of flat rectangles.
     
     

Conclusion
Using the DrawingStyle = Cylinder custom attribute is a quick way to enhance charts in Report Designer. This simple customization helps reports look more modern and makes key insights stand out.

See Also

• Configuring Custom Attributes