2D diagram bound to 3D dataset encoding z-values with a color gradient

[Thomas Leth]

I need to display a dataset of a scanned item where the dataset is a list of 3D values (X, Y and Z)
I want the diagram to display the Image as be a top-down view, using X and Y coordinates from the dataset using the  the height (Z) to color encode the point using a color gradient.

Using a 3D RadCartesianChart3D component I have created something similar, see the attached RadCartesianChar3D image. 
What I need now is a 2D image, something like what I try to illustrate in the attached ColorEncodedItem image.

What I need to know, is what component I should use for this job. 
I expect that using a RadCartesianChart3D will be to CPU intensive for the platform I will be running this software on + I don't know, how to make a top-down view of a diagram using this component

[Martin Ivanov]

Hello Thomas,

There is no such component in the Telerik UI for WPF suite, but you can follow the related feature request.

Also, you can explore the following custom solution with RadChartView3D that shows how to create a top projection of the 3D surface.

Regards,
Martin Ivanov
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