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Please note that the specifications available in the Internet may differ by country and product type, even if the model name is the same. Therefore, when searching, stick to the data applicable to the particular model of truck used in your operation. |
Creating new project
Run Haul Infinity version 22.1 or newer.
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2. In the upper tab bar, click the Tools button and select the "Truck Creator" option.
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To facilitate finding information, or when loading multiple specifications, you will find it helpful to add a region of the entire first cover page. To do this:
In the Regions panel, click the blue plus icon to add a new region.
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2. The Select Region window will open. Select the desired part (in this example, the entire cover page) by simply box-selecting it.
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Rename it accordingly.
Since the Cover page is not a chart, don't check the Chart box.
If you want to edit the selected region, use the edit/update button (green arrow).
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Adding Weights data
In the Regions panel, click the blue plus icon to add a new region.
The Select Region window will open. Find the section with the weight data and box-select it.
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3. Press OK to confirm.
4. The selected area will be added to the Regions list.
Rename it accordingly.
Since it is not a chart, don't check the Chart box.
If you want to edit the selected region, use the edit/update button (green arrow).
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Adding Rimpull data
In the Regions panel, click the blue plus icon to add a new region.
The Select Region window will open. Find the section with the rimpull data and box-select it.
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3. Press OK to confirm.
4. The selected area will be added to the Regions list.
Rename it accordingly.
Since it is a chart, check the Chart box.
If you want to edit the selected region, use the edit/update button (green arrow).
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Adding Braking data
In the Regions panel, click the blue plus icon to add a new region.
The Select Region window will open. Find the section with the rimpull data and box-select it.
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3. Press OK to confirm.
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Note that the previously added regions are highlighted in yellow. That's used to show the regions already being added and to prevent duplication of data. |
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Drive Type | Select the drive type: electric or mechanical.. |
Empty Weight (kg) | Enter an empty weight of the truck (without payload), in kilograms. To facilitate data search, in the Source Regions panel import the Weight region added in the previous step.   Note that when you enter an empty weight value, the total nominal payload field will automatically display a negative value. This is used to check that the data is calculated correctly. |
Full Weight (kg) | Enter a full weight of the truck (with payload), in kilograms. To facilitate data search, in the Source Regions panel import the Weight region added in the previous step.   Note that when you enter a full weight value, the total nominal payload value will be automatically calculated. Compare it with the value shown in the added data region. |
Nominal Payload (kg) | The gross weight (payload) of the truck, in kilograms. Compare the automatically calculated value with the value from the data sheet, or enter the value manually.   |
Once you have finished entering all the applicable data, click the Play button to proceed to the next setup step.
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List Type | Data |
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Rimpull Curves | At least one rimpull curves needs to be added to the list in the right viewport. Press the blue plus icon to add an item and give it a name, such as "Rimpull".  If a second rimpull curve is available, such as a rimpull curve utilising trolley assist, a second curve can be added and may be named Trolley Assist. |
Retard Curves | At least one Retarding curve must be added representing the grade distances the curve represents. Press the blue plus icon to add an item and give it a name, such as "Retarder".  If multiple grade retarding curves are available for each grade distance, each must be added to the list in the Retard Curves, for example:   |
Fuel Consumption Curves | The addition of a fuel curve is optional and only used if fuel consumption data is available. More than one fuel curve can be added depending on the engine specifications supplied, such as Tier1, Tier2 etc where different regions have different emissions restrictions, and therefore different truck and engine configurations. If no data is available, this step can be skipped. |
Axles | The number and name of the axles entered is dependent on the truck configuration. Add at least two axles: front and rear.  |
Gears | Add the applicable number of gears. In this example of an electrically driven truck, only one first gear is applicable.  For instructions on adding gears when digitising a mechanically driven truck, see HI. Digitising Trucks with Mechanical Drive. |
Use the top toolbar buttons to move records up or down the list, sort in ascending or descending order, as well as copy and paste to/from Excel and clear data.
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Because the Rimpull and Braking regions were marked as Charts in the PDF Import Setup step, they will be listed as Curves in the Curves step.
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For each of the curves listed, select the relevant region from the Region dropdown list.
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2. Digitize each curve by the X and Y axes.
In the X-Axis field, click the Edit button to open the Edit Axes dialog.
Select the type of chart: Banded or Logarithmic.
Specify the Lower and Upper values for the axis and select the applicable Units according to the chart.
Move the axis bar (in this case, the pink line) so that it coincides exactly with the bottom line of the chart (Travel speed, km).
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In the last step, Truck Configurations, make the final adjustments to the digitized truck and export both the current configuration and the finished file for use in Haul Infinity.
Click the blue plus icon to add a new configuration.
In the Name column, enter the name of the dump truck.
In the Rimpull Curve column, select the Rimpull Curve chart.
In the Rimpull Curve (Trolley Assist) column, select the Rimpull Curve chart when using a trolley drive. This is not applicable for this project, so select "(none)".
In the Retard Curve column, select the braking performance chart.
In the Fuel Curve column, select the fuel consumption chart. This is not applicable in this project, so select "(none)".
In the Active column, tick the checkbox if you want this configuration to appear as active in Haul Infinity.
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Saving and exporting
To save your current project at any setup step select File > Save or File > Save As. The project will be saved in ".truck" format.
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The ".opentruck2" file you have created can be imported into Haul Infinity in the Trucks > Models setup step.
Go to Haul Infinity > Setup tab > Trucks>Models step > Add Truck > Import Trucks from Files > specify the path > import the ".opentruck2" file.
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Note that if you need to change points, you can do this by copying the data, modifying it in Excel, and pasting it back into Haul Infinity.
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