Add Flat Section
The ability to generate horizontal parts of a road for a specified distance, including the option of having flat road sections between benches, is a technical requirement in many mines.
If not already selected, you will be prompted to select a road segment to add a flat section to:
Select a segment(s) for the flat section and click Accept Selection.
Set the following parameters in the Flat Section form:
Length
Specify the Length of the road section.
Length Calculation Offset
Length calculation is performed from a specified (Inner , Outer , Centre , or Custom ) point on the road, taking into account the road width (which is already defined as part of the properties of the road). The Custom option uses a specified value which is a factor of the road width. Values of 0, 0.5, and 1, for example, are equivalent to selecting Inner, Centre, and Outer.
For the Flat Section, the Length Calculation Offset option is populated with the setting from the road.
Where multiple flat sections already exist in the design, and you select a segment next to one, the new flat section will be created there and not at the end of the current flat sections.
Note: If a road you add to the design intersects with another road, a warning will be displayed in the Output Console, but the new road will not be stopped.
Forms
Click the Forms button to select and open a saved form set, or if a form set has been loaded, save the current form set.
OK
Click OK to generate the flat section of road.