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The following exercises focus on managing blocks, connecting them to the network and applying on-bench travel rules.

Blocks Panel

The blocks panel is where blocks can be selected, hidden, and centred in the viewport.

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1. Open SampleModelWithBlocks.hinf from the sample data folder.
2. Select "show blocks" from the top button menu.
3. Open the Blocks panel in the bottom left of the Network tab.
4. Expand the block tree.
5. When you click on a row in the tree, that row should be temporarily visible in the viewport.
6. When you tick a row in the tree, that row should be permanently visible in the viewport.
7. When you double click a row, it should centre those blocks in the viewport.
8. Check all blocks with the green double-tick icon.
9. Uncheck all blocks with the grey double-tick icon.
10. Change the tree order with the blue arrow icons.
11. Remove a row with the single red minus icon. (This cannot be undone!)
12. Remove all blocks with the double red minus icon. (This cannot be undone!)
13. Press the cog icon to open the Setup Blocks menu.
    1. Enter different values for the travel level, travel alignment, and block type.
    2. Press okay to accept.

Block Joins

The distance traveled between a block and the network is called the "auto-join". Blocks automatically connect to the network at the same elevation within the auto-join distance of the bench. Users can then deselect auto-joins as required, or add their own manual joins. 

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1. Right click on the block and select Choose Joins > Add Manual Join.
2. Click a point on the network to connect to. A new join should appear.
3. To remove a manual join right click on the block and select Choose Joins > Select manual join > deselect the manual join. The manual join should disappear.
4. To restore the default joins, right click on the blocks and select Choose joins > Add All Auto Joins

Ramp  Locking

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Assign Joins Based on Segment Names

Assigning joins based on segment names limits blocks from joining to any road that is not named to match their address in the block tree. This allows users to force benches, stages or mines to take certain ramps out of the pit. 

• All blocks in Reserves may connect to a road named "Reserves".
• All blocks in Reserves\Mine1\Pit1 may connect to a road named "Reserves\Mine1\Pit1".
• All blocks in Reserves\Mine1\Pit1\Stage1\630 may connect to a road named "Reserves\Mine1\Pit1\Stage1\630"

The ramp locking script function is calculated once and must be manually updated if you make changes to the network. It can be run from Tools > Extensions > Assign Joins Based on Segment Names Script. 

To apply ramp lockingjoins based on segment names:

1. Open SampleModelWithBlocks.hinf
2. Double click the ramp in the pit
3. Go to the Properties panel and rename the ramp to "Deposit\P1"
4. Double click the ramp to the dump
5. Go to the Properties panel and rename the ramp to "Dumps"
6. Go to Tools > Settings > Assign Joins Based On Segment Names
7. Expand the Blocks menu in the bottom left of the screen
8. The pit benches 1030 to 1120 should be green, and all the dump should be green.

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