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Solution: The appearance of presplit holes has been reconfigured to make it easier for users to determine the current state of the activity. Two additional visualization options have also been given to the user in the “Production Mode Features” Step.
Option | Description |
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Show Undrilled Holes | If enabled, when presplit drilling begins on a pattern, empty production holes won’t be laid out on the remaining area. |
Show Blasted Holes | If enabled, once presplit holes have been fired, the blasted holes will remain present on the pattern until blasting of the production holes occurs. |
Stockpiles - Force new decision point
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Solution: Provide the same Properties panel that is present in the Gantt tab. When a record is selected, its data will be shown in the Properties panel eliminating the need to source it elsewhere.
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Stockpile Build Targets tab
Previously a setup task, Stockpile Build Targets have now been separated in to its own tab under Schedule. This allows the user to easily update their target values without having to rerun the setup.
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Build Targets tab
Expand setup task has been reworked
The Expand setup task has been changed to apply a single Expand Distance across all levels.
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Expand setup task
Mining Agents can now perform ancillary activities
It is now possible to set Loaders to perform ancillary activities.
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Assigning ancillary activities to Mining Agents
Tactical Scheduler
Surface Importer
A new step has been introduced into ATS called “Surface Importer” which allows 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.
Type | Description |
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Boolean | The software looks at a solid and determines how much, if any, sits above and below the surface. Users can select a database field that will store the result, as well as the result value. A threshold value is used to help resolve cases where a solid sits both above and below a surface. |
Percentage | The software looks at a solid and determines the percentage sitting above the surface. Users can select the database field which will store the result. |
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Extension Data Sources & Parameters
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Several new Auto Rule Types have been created in the On Bench Dependency step to help speed up the schedule run time. Auto Rule Types from previous versions are still present. The table below outlines each of the Auto Rule Types now available in ATS.
None | No automatic dependencies will be created; the blocks may be mined in any order. |
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Bearing | Dependencies will be created pointing the opposite of the direction specified, with more than one block is available at once |
Bearing Strict | Dependencies will be assigned such that the blocks will be released to honour the direction specified, while only one block will be available at once |
Branching - Or/And | Dependencies will be created branching out from the user's start point(s), while more than one block will be available at once. Both "AND" and "OR" dependency types are supported. |
Branching Strict | Dependencies will be assigned such that only one block is available at once and will be extracted in order of shortest distance from the starting point. |
Blasts - Or/And | Same as “Branching”, but the start points include any blocks marked as ramp shots, and dependencies for trim shots are automatically created. Both "AND" and "OR" dependency types are supported. |
Blasts Strict | Same as “Blasts”, but only one block is available at any one time |
Previous | Uses the dependencies assigned on the lift below or flitch above |
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Drill Hatching
It is now possible to choose the hatching style which represents drilling areas in the Animation. The hatching can be configured in the ‘Haulage Configuration’ step.
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