From Block Model

On the Wireframe tab, in the Assign group: Select From Block Model to calculate wireframe reserves using block model expressions.

Input Data

On the Input Data tab of the Calculate Wireframe Reserves form, specify a block model from which the reserving attributes of the target wireframe will be sourced.

Note: For Imperial projects, Density, Default Density, and Void Density inputs are replaced with Tonnage Factor inputs and the processing of the reference block model will treat these values accordingly. After computing an element volume for a wireframe based on a block model, for example, the element mass will be calculated as Volume / Tonnage Factor (rather than Volume * Density). Both Tonnage Factor and Density attributes are included in the output wireframes.

East, North and Z fields

Specify the names of the Easting, Northing and Z coordinate fields in the input file.

Density field

Double-click to select a field in the Input file that contains Density values.

Default Density value

Accept the default [1.0] or enter a default Density value. This value will be used when Density values are missing for the chosen Density field.

Void density

Accept the default [0.0] or enter a default density for void regions. The void is the extra volume between the block model and the wireframe. Generally, the wireframe encloses the block model, but often there are little gaps between the two (these gaps are the void).

Wireframes

To process a single wireframe, select the Single option, select the Type of the wireframe, and then the Name of a wireframe of that type.

To process multiple wireframes, expressions, wildcards and partial names may be used in the Name field to select multiple wireframes as an adhoc wireframe set. A right-click Preview option will perform a check of an expression before using that expression to generate an updated list of wireframes. Alternatively, you can click the Expression icon and use the Expression Editor to create, modify and validate the expression. When a name or wildcard is entered in the Name field, and the Expression button is selected, the name/wildcard will automatically be converted to a valid expression when opened in the editor.

To process the wireframes in a predefined wireframe set, select the Set option.

It is recommended that you Validate wireframes prior to using them in any process.

Fields

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.

By design, the Forms button is not available for loaded Vizex layers (i.e. when opening the form set properties of a layer in the Vizex Layer Display pane). In Vizex, the Forms button is only available for new forms opened via the Home tab or the Vizex tab, in the Layer group (or by double-clicking on a form type node in the Vizex Layer Types pane).

Save and Save As

Click the Save button to save the changes you have made to the form set. Click Save As to save your changes as a new form set. Save As will default to the first available form set number.

Reset

Click Reset to clear the form of all values and reset the form to its default state.

Reset Tab

For tabbed forms, select Reset Tab to clear the active tab of all values and reset the tab to its default state - without making any changes to other tabs in the dialog.

Undo and Redo

Click Undo (CTRL + Z) to undo recent changes in the form. After an Undo, click Redo (CTRL + Y) to restore the last change that was undone.

Collapse

Collapse (roll-up) the form to preview a chart, or preview the results of an operation in Vizex, or obtain input values from Vizex, the Property Window, the File Editor, or the Plot Editor.