Scheduling

Vertical Dependencies by Index using Slope Angle

On the Scheduling | View tab, in the Interactive Dependencies group, you can now select an option to build vertical dependencies using an index attribute and a specified slope angle, so that they better suit mining block dimensions.

If multiple pits are being processed, a Group by expression can be used, for example, to identify the pits in which the mining blocks are located. Different Block Size parameters can then be set for each pit.

An Autofill button can be used to calculate the block sizes in each group based on the block centroids and the Index attribute. If the block size cannot be estimated (e.g. if there are too few blocks), the cell will be left blank and must be filled in manually.

 

Tunnel Networks

A new option has been added on the Task Sources tab of the Schedule Definition form: When you select Development Network as the Task Source, the Scheduler requires you to load and decode a network of centreline strings as a design profile that can be used to indicate the directions in which development advances and show the dependencies required to access the primary tasks in a schedule.

 

Block Model to Wireframe Interpolation with Aggregation

A new Fields tab has been added to the Schedule Definition form. This tab allows field values (or the expressions derived from the field values) of individual blocks or partial blocks selected from the block model to be aggregated as attributes of the task wireframes generated from the block model data.

A sum of the hours assigned to blocks might be aggregated, for example, from truck hours assigned to the blocks in the block model file. These aggregated values can then be assigned as attributes of the task wireframes which can then be targeted or constrained in the schedule.

You can also calculate wireframe reserves outside of the Scheduling workflow. See: From Block Model

 

End of Period Surfaces

On the Scheduling | Schedule tab, in the Export group, you can now select an option to generate surfaces from task wireframes filtered by period or date. This is often one of the requirements of a feasibility or reserve statement report. An Autofill tool can be used to generate a period breakdown.

As an alternative, the option to output wireframes filtered by mining tasks is also provided:

 

Defaults

On the Scheduling | Schedule tab, in the Reports group, when you click Generate to generate reports for the current schedule, sensible defaults are now provided when using the form for the first time (or when the form is reset).

When a report cell is changed, the Output filename is re-evaluated from the expression (if the check box is ticked).