Viewport & Toolbar

On the Network tab, the Viewport is the main area to draw and interact with the road network and mine elements. Use the tools and options on the Toolbar to interact with the haul network in the Viewport.

Toolbar

This section describes the tools used in the Network tab and explains how they interact with the haul network in the Viewport.

Compass

• Plan View

• Zoom Extents

• Night Mode

Zooming Tools and Mouse Controls

• Select

• Zoom Window

• Zoom

• Rotate / Orbit

• Pan

• Zoom Selected

• Zoom to All

• Vertical Exaggeration

• Plan View

Undo / Redo

Measuring Distances

Drawing and Snapping tools

• Draw Segments

• Show Mouse Text

• Road Signs

• Snap to Point

• Snap to Surface / Model

• Snap to Plane

Clearing Displayed Haul Routes

Drawing Assistance

• Z-Offset

• Gradient Offset

Blocks Display

Animation settings

Legend

Adding Views

Compass

In the top right corner of the viewport, you will see the compass cube. It is used to change the view and display the grid.

Plan View		Click on the axis cones to snap to orthogonal views. Right-click and rotate the compass to show the desired angle of view of the objects in the viewport.
Zoom Extents		Click on the grey cube icon to zoom to extents.
Night Mode		Click on the Sun icon to toggle Night mode, and back.

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Zooming Tools and Mouse Controls

Select		<ESC>	Left click and drag.
Zoom Window		<U>	Zoom Window.
Zoom		<I>	Activates the magnifier tool. Scroll wheel or left click and drag.
Rotate / Orbit		<O>	Right click and drag. Same as right-click and hold)/
Pan		<P>	Middle click and drag.
Zoom Selected		<Z>	Zoom Selected
Zoom to All		<A>	Left click to Zoom to all.
Vertical Exaggeration	-	<CTRL> + Scroll wheel

 

Plan View		<T>	Plan view. A grid can only be used in this view.
Grid		<G>	Toggle grid. The grid is only available in the plane Z view.

 

Undo / Redo		<Ctrl>+<Z> <Ctrl>+<Y>	Undo. Redo.

 

Measuring Distances		<M>	Click to begin measuring. Drawing the distance, you can measure in the viewport.

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Drawing and Snapping tools

Draw Segments		<D>	Draw Segments. Press this icon and left click on the surfaces to draw roads that connect, for example, pit and dump. Hold <CTRL> to type coordinates.
Show Mouse Text		Space	Show Mouseover Text. Shows coordinate information on-screen when in draw mode.
Road Signs		<R>	Use the dropdown to select what sign is to be placed. Click segments to add a sign. Speed signage is displayed where there is a change in speed between two segments, or at the end point of a road. Speed signs set the maximum forward and backward speeds across a segment. Slow points cause trucks to decelerate to that speed before they exit the segment. Click Configure Signs to add other signs to the list. Use the pin icon to dock the Road Signs panel to the right, next to the Display, Layers and Flags panels.
Snap to Point		<Q>	Snap to Point.
Snap to Surface / Model		<W>	Snap to Surface/Model.
Snap to Plane		<E>	Snap to Plane. Use the eye dropper to select an elevation from a surface/model.
	Examples of how to use snapping tools see in the Draw a Network > Snap mode section

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Clearing Displayed Haul Routes		<X>	Clear Displayed Haul Routes.

 

Drawing Assistance	These tools may be used to draw roads when there is no existing design.
Z-Offset		Z-Offset. When drawing segments, offsets the clicked point vertically by a specified distance (on the Z-axis only).
Gradient Offset		When drawing segments, offsets the clicked point such that the specified grade is maintained from the previous point. It is recommended to draw in Plan view with this tool. Great for drawing interim ramps.
	Examples of how to use these tools see in the Draw a Network > Draw Assistance section.

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Blocks Display	Blocks display modes.
	Use Standard Mode when building or making general edits to the model. Block visibility can be controlled globally by the Display panel or for more selective block visibility use the Block panel.
	Use Join Interaction Mode to make/review auto and manual connections of blocks to the road network. For more details, see: Blocks Exercises.
	Use Schedule Audit Mode. This command will only work if you have imported scheduling blocks. The imported schedule is displayed line by line in the Schedule Auditor panel. Click on individual records to see the haul route highlighted on-screen and the state of the pit and dump at that point in time. For more details, see: Process a Schedule> Schedule Audit

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Animation settings	Road and fleet animations settings.
	In the dropdown menu specify the desired Animation Speed, and which elements (Trucks/Roads) you wish to animate. By default, Loaded Route is shown in red, and Unloaded Route is shown in yellow. To change these colors, as well as these routes sizes, navigate to the Display bottom tab > Entities panel > Loaded Route and Unloaded Route settings. Size of the Truck and Loader icons can also be changed in the Display bottom tab > Entities panel > Truck & Loader settings.

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Legend	Use the Legends button to show color coding of the selected entities.
	In the Shading dropdown, select an entity you want to display the shading for: Blocks, Nodes or Segments. Shading displayed in the Legend panel is the one selected in the Display panel.

 

Adding Views	Sometimes you may need to save particular view for consistent screenshots in your reports.
		To save the current view of any object in the viewport, click the Views button at the right end of the top toolbar and choose “Add View”. In the Assign View Name window that appears, enter a name for the view and click OK to save. The camera perspective will be saved for later viewing. To return to the saved view of the viewport, click Views and select the appropriate one. You can: move to the certain view (“Activate” option), edit its name (“Rename” option), or delete it (“Remove” option).

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