Pie Chart Problem

[SpaceDustConstruct]

Pie chart only works in greyscale which is not very usable.

If I switch it to RGB or CMYK and apply data to it all sections are are made with foreground color, effectively making a solid circle. This seems like a bug. I can't find information on anybody else having this problem.

[Mylenium]

How is your data structured? What version of AI? you need to provide more info. More often than not these issues come down to using the data wrongly and AI not being able to make sense, so before calling it a bug it may be worth checking these things.

Mylenium

[Monika Gause · Accepted solution]

Select single parts of the chart with direct selection tool and then apply color to them.

[SpaceDustConstruct]

I just wish it would assign colors initially instead of greyscale. When you are making a chart with a lot of sections, it can be a pain to figure out which shade of grey corresponds to which item. I realize now the solution is to start at black and go around clockwise in order until you see black again. I was tired when I posted this - and frustrated.

[JonathanArias]

i agree. the chart making capabilities for adobe illustrator are terrible. most forgotten workspace/tool in adobe illustrator.

[Olap]

Quite honestly, I can't wait for the day Adobe goes out of business. The chart functionality is so terrible that it makes me want to set my computer on fire.

[Monika Gause]

Quite honestly, I can't wait for the day Adobe goes out of business. 

By @Olap

And which vector app would you then like to use that has a chart function at all?