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Problem: Within the production scheduling planning horizon, it is not uncommon for the road network to change as a result of due to mining activities. Prior to version 21.2 of APS, it was not possible to model the dynamic nature of pit haul roads.
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Problem: It is common practice to model tramming delays for drills and, in some cases, diggers. The only way to achieve this in APS was to have multiple sequence bars containing one pattern and have delay bars inserted between them. This process is rather inefficient, and users lose the ability to quickly draw their sequence in one go using the sequence painter. If a pattern is delayed during the schedule, all of the delay sequence bars need to be repositioned, which is time-consuming.
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New Agent icons available
Several new icons are now available to be assigned to Agents, including Horizontal Drill, Hard hat (Geotechnical), and Cement Truck.
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A new step has been introduced into ATS called “Surface Importer” which allows Importer, " allowing users to flag solids based on whether they sit above or below a surface. The step encompasses a table-like structure where table items can be organised within folders. Each table entry includes a surface, record filter, and flagging method. There are two possible flagging methods which are outlined below.
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Two new DXF extensions now exist across all products (where applicable); Modern AutoCAD 2013 DXF , and Legacy AutoCAD 2010 DXF.
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