Alastri is pleased to announce the release of v21.2. This is the largest release of our suite of products ever and includes an entirely new infrastructure module /wiki/spaces/212AD/pages/30940107 and massive improvements to APS, especially around haulage.
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Please consult the primary Alastri contract in your organisation to coordinate a time for your entire team to update to this version. Your organisation’s license administrator can unlock 21.2 for your organisation on the licensing site. |
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Upgrading to v21.2 of ATS and APS requires updates to your scripts. Consult your friendly Alastri Support team for assistance - it’s included as part of your subscription. |
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With 21.2, there is a new infrastructure module Infrastructure Module which unlocks additional features in Rapid Reserver, ATS, and in the future, APS. This module enables your site to track and model the impact of sensitive sites areas on the mine. Such sites include:
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It is possible to implement special blasting controls based on proximity to the sites, slow dig rates down sites, and more. With dewatering, it’s possible to now track when bores must be commissioned and decommissioned as mining through each bench progresses.
Learn more about the Infrastructure Module here.
This optional module is available through Alastri’s sales and support team, who you can reach by support@alastri.com.au.
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Solution: In version 21.2 ofAPS, Dynamic Haulage has been included in the Setup items. Dynamic Haulage works the same as it does in ATS and contains the same trigger types. More information regarding Dynamic Haulage can be found here /wiki/spaces/212AD/pages/30937116 .
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Truck Optimisation
Problem: In version 21.1, we introduced the Truck Dispatch system, which was a significant improvement over the previous trucking system, which mixed instantaneous logic with TUM logic. When using the Truck Dispatch mode, it was highlighted that it was challenging to troubleshoot why while the optimiser was doing certain things, i.e., sending material to a stockpile despite starving the crusher. This was a result of the schedule needing to complete two passes to assign the trucks. Other limitations existed around the period-based digger assignments.
Solution: In version 21.2, trucks have been included as part of the optimisation equation. Agents Trucks are now automatically assigned to Agents based on how much revenue each Agent is making. The digger priority table in the calendar has been removed as cash flows dictate how trucks are assigned. More information on the subject can be found here PS Haulage Calculations.
This is the last major change to haulage in APS as it is now perfect with respect to how APS currently selects destinations.
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Solution: A new Sequence type has been developed called a ‘Delay Sequence’, enabling users to insert delays directly between blocks chosen in the block picker. Users can configure the delays in the XXX found in the Sequence Sequence Painter UI or the properties panel of the selected sequence.
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Please note that ‘Can Skip Tasks’ is not available in the new Delay Sequence. Tramming delays should take into account the be directly related to travel distance between the predecessor and successor records. For this reason, it makes no sense to jump ahead as the delay duration may increase or decrease based on the location of the next selected record. |
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Solution: Code filters have been introduced to help enforce hard constraints when mining Agents select a destination. A Code Filter is an additional piece of logic evaluated when Agents select a destination rule to use. Code filters can either be scripted in which is recommended where a large number of code filters need to be written, or they can be created through an added by Alastri in the extension, or created through the inbuilt Code Editor in the Destinations Rules step by end users. More information about Code Filters and how to construct them can be found at the following link https://alastri.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/212AD/pages/5483987078/PS+Code+Filters.
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Flow Optimisation - Minimum Rate
Problem: When the optimiser runs, it is a possibility that a mining Agent digger will be selected to operate at a rate that is not practical in realitybelow the minimum threshold required to justify operating the digger.
Solution: It is now possible to define a minimum rate that a mining Agent can operate at. This option can be enabled in the Final Configuration step, ; enabling it will add a row per Agent in the calendar. When enabled, the minimum rate will be included as a binary variable in the optimisation. As it is a binary variable, the optimisation becomes mixed-integer and, as a result, can slow the scheduling speed downNote that using this function may slow the scheduling speed somewhat - measure it to see by how much.
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Chrono Data Sources - Production Blasting and Presplit Blasting
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Solution: The Data Sources within Chrono reports have now been updated to include ProductionBlasting and PresplitBlasting. PreplsitBlasting PresplitBlasting will only appear if the activity has been enabled within the project.
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Custom Wall Activities
Problem: Within APS, it was not possible to schedule multiple wall-related activities on a wall section → , such as Scaling → Rock Bolting → ShotcreteShotcreting.
Solution: It is now possible to model up to 10 user-defined wall activities on a section of the wall. To use this functionality, the “Model Wall Panels” feature must be enabled, as well as enabling the creation of wall panels within the RR project. More information regarding Wall Activities can be found here /wiki/spaces/212AD/pages/30938661 .
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Improvement in Presplit Drill Hole Visualisations
Problem: When PresplitDrilling and PresplitCharging are enabled, it wasn't isn’t easy to visually distinguish the drilled and blasted states.
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Problem: When a stockpile in a mutex set finishes reclaiming, the software can start dumping there immediately. In some cases, this is not practical as the tip head of the stockpile needs to be reestablishedre-established.
Solution: Before a stockpile changes state, a delay specified in hours can be enforced. This functionality can be enabled in the Stockpile Build Settings.
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Solution: A new tab, “Build Targets”, has been created in the main “Scheduling” tab, enabling users to set build targets within the selected scenario.
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Expand
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Dependencies
The Expand setup task has been changed to apply a single Expand Distance across all levels.
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. This expand distance is from the block in question to the dig blocks above it.
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Mining Agents Can Perform Ancillary Activities
It is now possible to allow Mining Agents to perform ancillary activities, such as wall scaling.
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Sequence Painter
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Enhancements
Additional functionality has been added to the Sequence Painter dialog. The new options include
Initial Agent Location - Show where the Agents are at the beginning of the Gantt sequence
Fully Mined Blocks - Toggle blocks that are 100% mined at the start of the Gantt sequence
Sequence Arrows - Visaully outlines the sequence of blocks selected in the sequence.
Activities > Paint All - Allows the user to paint a sequence for multiple activities that may be assigned to a single Agent.
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New Agent
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Icons
Several new icons are now available to be assigned to Agents, including Horizontal Drill, Hard hat (Geotechnical), and Cement Truck. It is also now possible to choose any icon for any type of equipment.
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Import/Export
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Database Refinements
It is now possible to export/import all Database Refinement inputs from/into a project file.
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Dependencies
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Dialog Timestamp
The Dependencies dialog now shows a timestamp which can be useful in tracking the point in time at which the dependencies apply to the schedule.
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New Label Formulas
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Available
Several additional helper methods have been included in the custom label editor.
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It is now possible to view the maximum and actual Nominal and Productive rates for an Agent in the Gantt. This information is shown visually in the Graphs lane as well as in the tooltip when hovering over the graph.
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Split on Level - Sources Lane
To help improve the visualisation of data shown in the Gantt, it is now possible to aggregate blocks that are displayed in the “Sources” lane. Users can select the level at which they want to aggregate in the “Configure Gantt Display Options” dialog.
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Tactical Scheduler - Improvements
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A new step has been introduced into ATS called “Surface Importer", " allowing 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.
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A new setup task has been created called Point Solids. Static dump and stockpile destinations can be visually represented by a closed 3D design file (“.00t”, “.dtm”, “.dxf”) instead of by the traditional Haul Infinity icons. These triangulations will then appear in the animation and dynamically update throughout the schedule to show the fluctuating capacity of the nodestockpile or dump. The list of point solids will be populated from Stockpiles and Dumps defined in the Stockpiles and Waste Dump steps. It is also possible to assign colours and filling bearings for the stockpiles and dumps.
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The workflow for Bench Preconditioning/Depletion has been updated to better model users typical usage of the functions. Bench Preconditioning was only intended to model ramp shots, contour shots, and sumps sump shots. However, users were attempting to use this function to remove or send remnant material down to the bench below, which the tool was never intended to do and results in unexpected behaviour which users do not expect.
To address this, a second step called Bench Depletion has been added to allow users to send material down to the next flitch safely.
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The Bench Preconditioning step is designed to work on the original Phase solid, not the depleted Phase solid. Material from a bench can either be sent to the bench above or removed. It is no longer possible to send material down in this step. This can be helpful when parts of the bench need to be drilled with the bench below, such as sump shots or ramp shots. More information about Bench Preconditioning can be found at https://documentation.alastri.com/wiki/spaces/212AD/pages/5310910707/RR.+Bench+Preconditioning. here.
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Bench Depletion
The Bench Depletion step deals with material that exists within the flitches of the depleted phase solids. In Bench Depletion, material within a flitch can only be removed or sent to the flitch below. The intention of this step is to allow users to remove/push down any remnant material that may be present. It is important to know when the material is sent to the flitch below; it will be trimmed to the below bench’s silhouette. More Information on Bench Depletion can be found here/wiki/spaces/212AD/pages/30938521 .
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Wall Panels
Within APS, it is now possible to model wall-related activities. These wall activities occur on wall panels which are required to be generated through RR. Inside the Phase Details step, this functionality can be enabled and configured. More information regarding Wall Activities can be found here /wiki/spaces/212AD/pages/30938661 .
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Temporary Ramps
New property Temp Ramp Bearing is available on all dig blocks. Setting an azimuth value will cause the block to be split in to two blocks, “upper” and “lower” in the azimuth direction. Changes made to this field will be displayed in Production Scheduler/Tactical Scheduler Viewports.
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functionality has been introduced to allow for better visualization of situations where a temporary drop-in ramp is used. Inside Rapid Reserver, the dig solid located inside a blast which is scheduled to be the temporary drop in location can be set up to have an azimuth. The solid will then be sliced diagonally in the specified azimuth direction which can be set in the Settings table of the dig solid. To help set the right azimuth value, an arrow will appear on the block reflecting the current azimuth value. To remove the azimuth value, the red cross icon next to the value can be clicked.
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Once brought into APS or ATS, the dig solids will appear sliced. The upper solid will have the suffix “Upper” and the lower solid have the suffix “Lower”. These dig solids can then be scheduled like any other solid within the software.
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New Silhouette Option on Phase Details
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For sites which are not designing their blasts in Rapid Reserver, it is now recommended to use “None” here.
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Construction Line
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Import
It is now possible to use “[Name]” properties as Input Names, when importing construction lines into a project.
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Period
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Plots
There are now two new options when using Rapid Reserver Period Plots:
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New options have been added to set Parcel Priority in APS and ATS, to allow for Mining parcels in a specific order for a given block.
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Pivot
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Charts
Pivot data can now be viewed in Chart form Reports now have a Charts Tab in both APS and ATS.
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Period
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Filter for Animation
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Exports
When exporting videos from the Animation tab in APS or ATS, it is now possible to filter by Period instead of exporting the entire video.
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It is now possible to have blank Chrono Title rows. It is also possible for a Chrono Title row to not have any children.
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Chrono Report Options
Two new options show on Final Configuration (APS) and Haulage Configurations (ATS) which allow for displaying the Key and Units columns for Chrono exports.
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Export
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Dialog Refactor
Export dialogs across the APS and ATS Animation tab have been refactored to provide users with a familiar look and feel where possible. Previously, some export types required two dialogs in order to configure the export. This has been streamlined to now only show one dialog where everything can be configured.
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Common Improvements - All Products
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Note Icon
A mini note icon will be shown beside the setup task step if the setup task includes a note.
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Mini note icon
Import/Export
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Setup Tasks
It is now possible to import/export settings for an entire setup task.
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Import/Export from/to File
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This was changed from a single DXF import extension type due to issues with triangulations with large amounts of vertices being rejected as they were not compliant with the strict definitions of the Autocad DXF specifications.
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Shape Files
It is now possible to import and export Shapefiles (*.shp, *.shx, *.dbf) across all Layers/Overlays panels.
Support for
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MineSight Sub-Blocked Block Models
Added the ability to import Sub-block files blocked Block Models from MineSight block models.
Volume Report
An There is now an option to display total volumes of closed solids from layers in the Layers panel.
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Hatch Pattern Customisation
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It is now possible to specify which hatch patterns to use in all products (other than Haul Infinity) for certain activities/items. It is also possible to choose not to apply a hatch pattern, making it impossible to visually distinguish between different types of blocks in some circumstances.
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