diff --git a/docs/graph3d/index.html b/docs/graph3d/index.html
index c0e604a7..16467484 100644
--- a/docs/graph3d/index.html
+++ b/docs/graph3d/index.html
@@ -435,6 +435,14 @@ var options = {
         when drawn in perspective.
       </td>
     </tr>
+    <tr>
+      <td>showLegend</td>
+      <td>boolean</td>
+      <td>none</td>
+      <td>If true, a legend is drawn for the graph (if the graph type supports it). 
+          By default a legend is drawn for dot and dot-color style graphs. 
+      </td>
+    </tr>
     <tr>
       <td>showShadow</td>
       <td>boolean</td>
@@ -796,4 +804,4 @@ graph3d.on('cameraPositionChange', onCameraPositionChange);
 <script src="../js/tipuesearch.config.js"></script>
 <script src="../js/tipuesearch.js"></script>
 <!-- controller -->
-<script src="../js/main.js"></script>
\ No newline at end of file
+<script src="../js/main.js"></script>
diff --git a/examples/graph3d/11_tooltips.html b/examples/graph3d/11_tooltips.html
index 6ae32a39..508e7e0a 100644
--- a/examples/graph3d/11_tooltips.html
+++ b/examples/graph3d/11_tooltips.html
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
         height: '600px',
         style: style,
         showPerspective: true,
+        showLegend: true,
         showGrid: true,
         showShadow: false,
 
diff --git a/examples/graph3d/playground/index.html b/examples/graph3d/playground/index.html
index 4f42260e..134bb264 100644
--- a/examples/graph3d/playground/index.html
+++ b/examples/graph3d/playground/index.html
@@ -116,6 +116,10 @@
                 <td>showPerspective</td>
                 <td><input type="checkbox" id="showPerspective" checked /></td>
             </tr>
+            <tr>
+                <td>showLegend</td>
+                <td><input type="checkbox" id="showLegend" checked /></td>
+            </tr>
             <tr>
                 <td>showShadow</td>
                 <td><input type="checkbox" id="showShadow" /></td>
diff --git a/examples/graph3d/playground/playground.js b/examples/graph3d/playground/playground.js
index 5b93dddb..a2e28728 100644
--- a/examples/graph3d/playground/playground.js
+++ b/examples/graph3d/playground/playground.js
@@ -407,6 +407,7 @@ function getOptions() {
     showAnimationControls: (document.getElementById("showAnimationControls").checked != false),
     showGrid:          (document.getElementById("showGrid").checked != false),
     showPerspective:   (document.getElementById("showPerspective").checked != false),
+    showLegend:        (document.getElementById("showLegend").checked != false),
     showShadow:        (document.getElementById("showShadow").checked != false),
     keepAspectRatio:   (document.getElementById("keepAspectRatio").checked != false),
     verticalRatio:      document.getElementById("verticalRatio").value,
diff --git a/lib/graph3d/Graph3d.js b/lib/graph3d/Graph3d.js
index 9db4fbeb..f2c17507 100644
--- a/lib/graph3d/Graph3d.js
+++ b/lib/graph3d/Graph3d.js
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ function Graph3d(container, data, options) {
   
   this.filterLabel = 'time';
   this.legendLabel = 'value';
+  this.showLegend  = undefined; // auto by default (based on graph style)
 
   this.style = Graph3d.STYLE.DOT;
   this.showPerspective = true;
@@ -494,7 +495,11 @@ Graph3d.prototype._dataInitialize = function (rawData, style) {
     this.valueMax = (this.defaultValueMax !== undefined) ? this.defaultValueMax : valueRange.max;
     if (this.valueMax <= this.valueMin) this.valueMax = this.valueMin + 1;
   }
-
+  
+  // these styles default to having legends
+  var isLegendGraphStyle =  this.style === Graph3d.STYLE.DOTCOLOR || this.style === Graph3d.STYLE.DOTSIZE;
+  this.showLegend        =  (this.defaultShowLegend !== undefined) ? this.defaultShowLegend : isLegendGraphStyle;
+                                                             
   // set the scale dependent on the ranges.
   this._setScale();
 };
@@ -838,6 +843,7 @@ Graph3d.prototype.setOptions = function (options) {
 
     if (options.filterLabel !== undefined)      this.filterLabel = options.filterLabel;
     if (options.legendLabel !== undefined)      this.legendLabel = options.legendLabel;
+    if (options.showLegend  !== undefined)      this.defaultShowLegend = options.showLegend; 
     if (options.xLabel !== undefined)           this.xLabel = options.xLabel;
     if (options.yLabel !== undefined)           this.yLabel = options.yLabel;
     if (options.zLabel !== undefined)           this.zLabel = options.zLabel;
@@ -972,46 +978,64 @@ Graph3d.prototype._redrawClear = function() {
 
 
 /**
- * Redraw the legend showing the colors
+ * Get legend width 
  */
-Graph3d.prototype._redrawLegend = function() {
-  var y;
-
-  if (this.style === Graph3d.STYLE.DOTCOLOR ||
-    this.style === Graph3d.STYLE.DOTSIZE) {
-
+Graph3d.prototype._getLegendWidth = function() {
+  var width; 
+  if (this.style === Graph3d.STYLE.DOTSIZE) {
     var dotSize = this.frame.clientWidth * this.dotSizeRatio;
+    width =  dotSize / 2 + dotSize * 2; 
+  } else if (this.style === Graph3d.STYLE.BARSIZE) {
+    width = this.xBarWidth ;
+  } else {
+    width = 20; 
+  }
+  return width;
+}
 
-    var widthMin, widthMax;
-    if (this.style === Graph3d.STYLE.DOTSIZE) {
-      widthMin = dotSize / 2; // px
-      widthMax = dotSize / 2 + dotSize * 2; // Todo: put this in one function
-    }
-    else {
-      widthMin = 20; // px
-      widthMax = 20; // px
-    }
 
-    var height = Math.max(this.frame.clientHeight * 0.25, 100);
-    var top = this.margin;
-    var right = this.frame.clientWidth - this.margin;
-    var left = right - widthMax;
-    var bottom = top + height;
-  }
+/**
+ * Redraw the legend based on size, dot color, or surface height 
+ */
+Graph3d.prototype._redrawLegend = function() {
+ 
+  //Return without drawing anything, if no legend is specified 
+  if (this.showLegend !== true) {return;}     
+
+  // Do not draw legend when graph style does not support
+  if (this.style === Graph3d.STYLE.LINE
+   || this.style === Graph3d.STYLE.BARSIZE //TODO add legend support for BARSIZE 
+  ){return;} 
+
+  // Legend types - size and color. Determine if size legend.  
+  var isSizeLegend = (this.style === Graph3d.STYLE.BARSIZE 
+                   || this.style === Graph3d.STYLE.DOTSIZE) ;
+
+  // Legend is either tracking z values or style values. This flag if false means use z values. 
+  var isValueLegend = (this.style === Graph3d.STYLE.DOTSIZE 
+                  || this.style === Graph3d.STYLE.DOTCOLOR 
+                  || this.style === Graph3d.STYLE.BARCOLOR);
+
+  var height = Math.max(this.frame.clientHeight * 0.25, 100);
+  var top    = this.margin;
+  var width  = this._getLegendWidth() ; // px - overwritten by size legend  
+  var right  = this.frame.clientWidth - this.margin;
+  var left   = right - width;
+  var bottom = top + height;
 
   var canvas = this.frame.canvas;
   var ctx = canvas.getContext('2d');
   ctx.lineWidth = 1;
   ctx.font = '14px arial'; // TODO: put in options
 
-  if (this.style === Graph3d.STYLE.DOTCOLOR) {
+  if (isSizeLegend === false) {
     // draw the color bar
     var ymin = 0;
     var ymax = height; // Todo: make height customizable
+    var y;
+
     for (y = ymin; y < ymax; y++) {
       var f = (y - ymin) / (ymax - ymin);
-
-      //var width = (dotSize / 2 + (1-f) * dotSize * 2); // Todo: put this in one function
       var hue = f * 240;
       var color = this._hsv2rgb(hue, 1, 1);
 
@@ -1021,55 +1045,63 @@ Graph3d.prototype._redrawLegend = function() {
       ctx.lineTo(right, top + y);
       ctx.stroke();
     }
-
     ctx.strokeStyle =  this.axisColor;
-    ctx.strokeRect(left, top, widthMax, height);
-  }
+    ctx.strokeRect(left, top, width, height);
 
-  if (this.style === Graph3d.STYLE.DOTSIZE) {
-    // draw border around color bar
+  } else {
+    
+    // draw the size legend box 
+    var  widthMin;
+    if (this.style === Graph3d.STYLE.DOTSIZE) { 
+      var  dotSize = this.frame.clientWidth * this.dotSizeRatio;
+      widthMin = dotSize / 2; // px
+    } else if (this.style === Graph3d.STYLE.BARSIZE) { 
+      //widthMin = this.xBarWidth * 0.2 this is wrong - barwidth measures in terms of xvalues 
+    }
     ctx.strokeStyle =  this.axisColor;
     ctx.fillStyle =  this.dataColor.fill;
     ctx.beginPath();
     ctx.moveTo(left, top);
     ctx.lineTo(right, top);
-    ctx.lineTo(right - widthMax + widthMin, bottom);
+    ctx.lineTo(right - width + widthMin, bottom);
     ctx.lineTo(left, bottom);
     ctx.closePath();
     ctx.fill();
     ctx.stroke();
   }
 
-  if (this.style === Graph3d.STYLE.DOTCOLOR ||
-    this.style === Graph3d.STYLE.DOTSIZE) {
-    // print values along the color bar
-    var gridLineLen = 5; // px
-    var step = new StepNumber(this.valueMin, this.valueMax, (this.valueMax-this.valueMin)/5, true);
-    step.start();
-    if (step.getCurrent() < this.valueMin) {
-      step.next();
-    }
-    while (!step.end()) {
-      y = bottom - (step.getCurrent() - this.valueMin) / (this.valueMax - this.valueMin) * height;
-
-      ctx.beginPath();
-      ctx.moveTo(left - gridLineLen, y);
-      ctx.lineTo(left, y);
-      ctx.stroke();
-
-      ctx.textAlign = 'right';
-      ctx.textBaseline = 'middle';
-      ctx.fillStyle = this.axisColor;
-      ctx.fillText(step.getCurrent(), left - 2 * gridLineLen, y);
+  // print value text along the legend edge 
+  var gridLineLen = 5; // px
+ 
+  var legendMin = isValueLegend ? this.valueMin :  this.zMin; 
+  var legendMax = isValueLegend ? this.valueMax :  this.zMax;
+  var step = new StepNumber(legendMin, legendMax, (legendMax-legendMin)/5, true);
+  step.start();
+  if (step.getCurrent() < legendMin) {
+    step.next();
+  }
+  var y;
+  while (!step.end()) {
+    y = bottom - (step.getCurrent() - legendMin) / (legendMax - legendMin) * height;
 
-      step.next();
-    }
+    ctx.beginPath();
+    ctx.moveTo(left - gridLineLen, y);
+    ctx.lineTo(left, y);
+    ctx.stroke();
 
     ctx.textAlign = 'right';
-    ctx.textBaseline = 'top';
-    var label = this.legendLabel;
-    ctx.fillText(label, right, bottom + this.margin);
+    ctx.textBaseline = 'middle';
+    ctx.fillStyle = this.axisColor;
+    ctx.fillText(step.getCurrent(), left - 2 * gridLineLen, y);
+
+    step.next();
   }
+
+  ctx.textAlign = 'right';
+  ctx.textBaseline = 'top';
+  var label = this.legendLabel;
+  ctx.fillText(label, right, bottom + this.margin);
+  
 };
 
 /**