LightningChart .NET v.12.2.1 is out now!

.NET target framework 8.0, improved HERE maps, MeshModel performance, and more.

New .NET Target Framework

LightningChart .NET has been updated from version 6.0 to 8.0. This change ensures native support for the LightningChart control within .NET projects and aligns with Microsoft’s support policy for the .NET framework.

LightningChart v12.2.1, compiled for .NET 8.0, is compatible with .NET projects 8.0, 9.0, and 10.0. Additionally, a separate library build is available for projects utilizing .NET Framework 4.8 and later versions.

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HERE map rendering services upgrade

The HERE map rendering services have been updated to utilize HERE Raster Tile API v3. This update introduces additional LayerType options for Street and Satellite, specifically StreetNight, TerrainDay, and TerrainNight. Read more in the documentation.

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.NET Interactive Examples App

The Interactive Examples App has been updated with several enhancements to improve usability. These include a redesigned user interface for increased intuitiveness, improved tagging, and enhanced filtering capabilities for examples, you can further read about it in the documentation. Some of the changes include:

New & Improved Examples

Additionally, seven examples have been newly added or significantly revised. Users can now also export example code as .NET 8.0 projects.

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.NET Trader improvements

The LightningChart library provides Trader libraries that offer controls, tools, and methods designed to simplify the development of trading and finance applications.

This release includes several enhancements to the Trader libraries, focusing on improved user interface elements, the addition of percentage and logarithmic axes, support for multiple ticker symbols, and the introduction or refinement of drawing tools.

The images below illustrate the Secondary Symbols feature, showcasing three datasets within a single chart, and the new drawing tools, specifically Sine Wave and Cycle Lines.

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There are many other improvements and errors fixed, including improving the MeshModel performance, enhancing X-axis tick interval calculations, and the VolumeModel XAML serialization support.

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