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Solids, blast boundaries and reserves are dynamically displayed and can be exported to any mine design software, scheduler or fleet management system.
Terminology
Mining Terms
Increment | The height of the bench, flitch, cut or lift. |
Block model | Reserves file |
Parcel | Classification of materials in the reserves file. |
Block solid | 3D object |
Mining solid | 3D object with either regular or irregular outline representing an area of cut or fill within an increment of a phase. |
Blast solid | A mining solid with an irregular outline |
Regular solid | A mining solid with a rectangular outline |
Composite solid | 3D volume delineated by constraints |
Phase | Master solid to be sub-divided into increments and mining solids. |
Constraint | A surface, solid or polygon used to delineate a composite solid. |
User Interface
Design window | The main 3D design area in the Designer tab |
Viewport | Any 3D visualisation area |
Tab | Tabbed working area |
Panel | Interactive frame within a tab |
Dialog | A new window that opens to enter information |
Dropdown | A dropdown box that lets you choose from a list |
Icon / Button | A button that can be pressed |
Checkbox | A box that can be ticked on or off |