The Animation tab provides the user with a graphical representation of the works performed by periods. It also allows users to perform various tasks, including, but not limited to:
Visualise the schedule.
Investigate issues.
Create new sequences.
Create JiT (Just in Time) delays, dependencies and destinations.
Review all the records and agents available for a task.
Sort data by activities and parcels.
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Detailed description of the Animation tab parts see below.
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Toolbar
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Visibility Mode button |  | Graphics view mode. Change current viewing mode which affects how data is displayed in the viewport below. Click on the dropdown list to select "View All" or "View Selected" (based upon what is selected in Records (Left Hand) Panel). | ||
Labels display button |  | Click this button to enable/hide labels. Click on the dropdown list to open the Label Display Settings window, where you can set the visibility of labels, their colors, font, size, or flag “Hide labels for small or obscured blocks”. | ||
Selection |  | Left click and drag. | ||
Pan |  | Middle click and drag. | ||
Rotate |  | Right click and drag. | ||
Zoom |  | Scroll wheel. | ||
Zoom to Extents |  | Zooms to show extents of data. | ||
Grid |  | Places grid in Viewport. Only appears when in plan view. | ||
Place Drone button |  | Places a drone into the Viewport which can be flown around.
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Measure Distances button |  | Left click in Viewport to measure distances between items. | ||
Capture Screenshot button |  | Takes a screen shot of the Viewport and places it in the Clipboard. Use <Ctrl+V> to paste. Select a resolution required. | ||
Set Mining Direction arrow |  | Set the direct of block depletion in Animation.
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Viewport
The Viewport provides an animated representation of the work in progress on your mine site. The user can select the levels to be displayed (mine / pit / stage / bench, etc.), switch to the display of dumps or open pits, view the fleet used and the haulage routes
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Hatchings are used to indicate the drilling and blasting status of the blocks.
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Blast State | Hatching |
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Not Drilled | Striped hatching |
Drilling | Grid hatching |
Blasted | No hatching |
In addition, the grid hatching is colour-coded by activity.
Hole State | Hole Colour |
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Hole not drilled | Clear |
Hole drilled | White |
Hole charged | Red |
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The display settings for hole grids can be found in Setup > Production Mode Features > Feature Settings > Production Drilling. |
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Haul routes for each digger are highlighted on the haul network.
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Manage Viewports
Viewports provide a quick way to update the viewport location, layers and legend setup.
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Add / Delete |  | Add and delete viewports |
Move Up / Down |  | Reorder viewports |
Update Viewport |  | Update selected viewport with current setup from Animation screen |
Export |  | Dropdown to export all viewports at selected resolution |
Name | Name of viewport | |
Layer Set | Layer set to apply for each viewport. More on Layer Sets here | |
Jump to |  | Updates Animation screen location, layers and legends based on saved viewport |
Left Hand Panel
The left hand panel consists of two tabs: Records and Agents, described in more details below.
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Several different exports are available from the bottom panel.
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Export Type | Outputs |
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Export Period Solids | Output separate for each period or cumulative solids for the end of each period |
Export Stage Plan at Current Time | Output as mined/dumped surface at the time based on the slider location |
Export Stage Plans for All Periods | Output multiple as mined/dumped surfaces for the end of each period |
Export Video | Outputs video of animation |
Export Polygons for All Periods | Output multiple as mined/dumped polygons for the end of each period |
Export Blocks for Conformance | Outputs conformance file to be used in Spatial Conformetrics or as Schedule Guidance in APS |
Display button
Click the Display button to expand the its dialog. In this window, you can set various display settings for individual components, such as Nodes, Roads, Period Label, Silhouettes, Dependencies and Agents.
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Nodes tab | Select the display options for the different nodes, i.e. their visibility, size, color and labels. |
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Roads tab | Set the display options for selected and available roads. |
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Period Label tab | Set the display options for a Period label, i.e. visibility, color and size. |
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Silhouettes tab |
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Dependencies tab | Set the display options for dependencies in the animation. |
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Agents tab | Select the display options for the different agents, i.e. their visibility, size and labels type. |
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JiT Delays tab
“Just in Time” Delays allow for an Activity on a specific block to be delayed.
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The Data panel allows the user to organize the data being processed. The main panel area lists all related fields, displayed according to the selected blocks in the Viewport or in the Records panel. To the left of the name of each field there is a small triangle icon, clicking on which will reveal or hide the hierarchy of this level. Use this feature to simplify and filter the data you need to work with.
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Data panel items
Data View Mode |  | Change current data viewing mode which affects how data is displayed in the grid below |
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Activity field |  | Click to select required activity from the dropdown |
Parcel Subset field | 
| Click to select displayed parcel subsets from the dropdown |
Export button |  | More details on export options see here |
Reserves Legend tab
Allows different reserve legends to be selected for use in the Viewport.
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