To reproduce: BarSeries barSeries = new BarSeries("Performance", "RepresentativeName"); barSeries.Name = "Q1"; barSeries.DataPoints.Add(new CategoricalDataPoint(177, "Harley")); barSeries.DataPoints.Add(new CategoricalDataPoint(128, "White")); barSeries.DataPoints.Add(new CategoricalDataPoint(143, "Smith")); barSeries.DataPoints.Add(new CategoricalDataPoint(111, "Jones")); barSeries.DataPoints.Add(new CategoricalDataPoint(118, "Marshall")); this.radChartView1.Series.Add(barSeries); this.radChartView1.GetArea<CartesianArea>().Orientation = Orientation.Horizontal;