3D Graphs
3D Extrude & Bevel options
If the lower portion window is not showing, click More Options. Now you may drag the cube on the left to specify the Rotation or enter the X-Y-Z Axis values manually. Enter 20pt for Extrude Depth. Add an extra Light by clicking on New Light icon and drag it as shown below.
4. Make a Graphic Style
With the yellow piece selected, in Graphic Styles pallate, click on the New Graphic Style icon to make a Graphic Styles of that object. If your Graphic Styles pallate is not showing, go to Window > Graphic Styles or press Shift+F5.
5. Apply Graphic Styles
Now select the orange and green piece, click on the Graphic Style you’ve created in previous step to apply the styles onto these objects.
Final
One last step you need to do is to reposit the pie. Notice after you applied the Graphic Styles, the pie is off a bit, use the Selection Tool and put them back together. Now you have a nice colorful 3D pie graph.
Bonus Tips
You can use the same technique to create the bar graph like the image below. Click here to download the source file of this Bar Graph sample.
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