Period Plot Report

The Period Plot report is used to present 2D graphical plots of the selected activities in a given time period.

Setup

On the Schedule > Reporting tab: Select Add Report > Period Plot to create a Period Plots for Drilling and Mining activities.

In the Setup tab, set the display parameters for the different components.

Plot Report Setup section

Plot Setup items are explained in the table below:

Settings	Main settings of the plot content.
Activity	Select the Activity type to report, it can be “Drilling” or “Mining” (Drilling will only appear if Schedule Drills has been selected under Settings > Configuration Options.
Label	Use the Labels drop-down to select which labels you want to display on the plot (for example, drilling meters for the ProductionDrilling activity or wet_tonnes for Mining). The default setting is <Record Name>.
Period Subset	Select what Period Subset to show. The available subsets are configured in the Period Subsets step. The default setting is <All Periods>.
Show Scale	Select how to display a scale for the plot ("Scale", "Grid", "None").
	Scale vs Grid display
Expand Distance (m)	Optionally specify Expand Distance, in meters.
Draw Layers Over Blocks	Flag this option, if you want to draw layers over blocks. Note, that only polyline layers can be displayed.
Display Increment As	Select how you want to display benches/lifts, in a Tree form or in a List form.
	Tree vs List display
Show Only Scheduled Increments	Flag this option, if you want to display in the tree/list of benches only those that are scheduled in your plan. The increments that are not being worked on during the specified time period will not be included in the list.
	All vs Only Scheduled increments
Shading Opacity	Specify a preferred Shading Opacity, from 0.1 to 1.
Scheduled Hatch Pattern	Select from the drop-down a preferred Hatch Pattern for the Scheduled Blocks. For better illustration, “Solid” type is recommended.
Already Done Text	The text for already done (already drilled/charged/mined) blocks, that will be shown in the Legend. The default text is <Already Done>.
Already Done Hatch Pattern	The hatch pattern of already done blocks.
Already Done Color	The color of already done blocks.
Period	Periods display settings.
Min Period	Select from the drop-down Minimum period to show in the plot. The default selection is <Start of Schedule>.
Max Period	Select from the drop-down Maximum period to show in the plot. The default selection is <End of Schedule>.
Blast Construction Lines
Show	Allows users to display constructions lines associated with each blast.
	Example of Blast Construction Lines
Color	Select a color for the blast construction lines.
Line Width	Select the width of the blast construction lines.
Expand to Construction Lines	Select this option to fit the plot to include the extents of the planned blasts.
Title	Title display settings.
Show Title	Flag to show a selected level Title at the top.
Font	Title font selection.
Size	Title size selection.
Style	Title style selection.
Labels	Labels display settings.
Show Labels	Flag to show a block property (i.e. blast type) over every block.
Font	Label font selection.
Size	Label size selection.
Style	Label style selection.
Show Labels only for Scheduled Blocks	Flag to show labels only for scheduled blocks.
Legends	Legend display settings.
Show Legends	If Show Legends is ticked, you will see a legend of color assignments by period on the right side of the viewport.
Font	Legend font selection.
Size	Legend size selection.
Style	Legend style selection.
Show Used Periods Only	Flag to show used periods only.
Image Size	Exported image settings.
Width	Enter the width of the plot.
Height	Enter the height of the plot.

Results

Select a bench/flitch or lift from the tree/list on the left and its blocks will be displayed in the main viewport.

Select level(s) to display in the Result tab

Use the <CTRL> and <SHIFT> keys to select multiple levels from the tree structure on the left.

Note that it is not possible to display the level of the entire pit or stage, the selection may only contain benches, flitches and lifts.

Saving Results

You can save and export the displayed plot directly from the viewport by right-clicking and selecting "Save" from the drop-down.

Results tab > right click > Save option

• In the Save As window specify saving path, name and format of the plot being exported, and click Save.

• Open the saved file to review results.