Alastri is pleased to announce the release of v23.2. This is a major release incorporating upgrades aimed at enhancing the overall user experience. These enhancements are primarily centered on the Network tab of Haul infinity, including an advanced viewport and improved navigation features for blocks, nodes, and segments.
If you cannot see version 23.2 in the Hub, please contact one of your company’s license administrators and ask them to change the organisation’s permissions via the licensing website.
Some very minor scripting changes may be required to update to 23.2, depending on the project setup. Please contact the support desk if you encounter any problems with scripts.
Haul Infinity improvements may cause some auto joins to become invalid or additional auto joins to be created when upgrading to 23.2. These improvements will result in better haulage optimisation.
Common Improvements
Haul Infinity
Truck Models
Truck setup has been updated to have all general setup items on the Models step. Power Type is now chosen on this step which will update available inputs.
New option for Electric trucks to define Pathfinding for Chargers. Cycle times are adjusted to take into account the time and energy required to travel to and from charger.
Warnings are provided if the selected truck does not have a valid Fuel or Battery Usage curve setup.
Diesel Truck
Electric Truck
Speed Limits
Managing Cornering and Gradient Speed Limits has been improved by allowing custom ranges, rather than populating a long fixed list. Visualisation has been added to support quick input validation.
Selecting multiple trucks will allow for bulk updating of values.
Parameters Table
Table has been updated to better align with similar tables throughout Alastri products.
When selecting multiple trucks/loaders/materials a new column will appear on the left to allow users to bulk update fields.
New import abilities have been added to make populating the table easier. This can be done using a CSV or scripts.
Network Viewport
Visibility Modes
Visibility options have been changed to reduce the number of places where object visibility can be controlled.
The toolbar now contains 3 options:
Standard mode - Used during construction and editing of a model.
Join Interaction mode - Used to validate and modify block connections to haul network.
Schedule Audit mode - Used in conjunction with Schedule Auditor tab to review scheduled movements.
Left hand panel functionality remains unchanged. Provides functionality for selecting visibility at a more granular level.
Right hand display panel provides global Haul Infinity visibility settings.
Display Panel & Functionality
General Display functionality has been moved to the right hand panel to align with other Alastri products.
User control and customisation of display options has been significantly improved. Users now have the ability to create custom labels and shadings for Segments, Blocks and Nodes.
Error List
Error List now provides a warning on the tab to show users potential network issues without opening the tab.
Properties Tab
Original Properties & Grid tabs have been replaced with a new and improved version. This provides users the ability to bulk update selected items using the left most column, or update them individually.
Road Signs
Road signs have been moved to the top tool bar along with other construction tools.
Functionality has also been updated to allow users to select a sign and place as many times as they like before exiting ‘Sign Mode’. Sign panel is still able to be expanded and docked in another panel for convenience.
Displayed signs is now configurable directly from signs panel.
Right-Clicking on a sign now provides a simple way to change and remove signs.
Flags
Folders have been added to allow for improved organisation. Folders are supported in the Properties Panel in Haul Infinity and in Dynamic Haulage within the Schedulers.
Double clicking on the flag icon will select and zoom to all segments using that flag.
Custom Properties
Custom properties have been expanded to include segments, this provides users with another way to tag roads.
Charger Nodes
Network points can now be upgraded to be Chargers in the same way as stockpiles and crushers.
Selected chargers and diversion path are shown when interrogating routes.
Cycle time and power usage are adjusted to account for the extra travel required to get to chargers.
Improved Segment Naming Capability
Naming segments for auto joins has been improved with the ability to name segments based upon selections in the Viewport.
Using Crtl to select block(s) and segment(s) then right clicking will provide options to name segments at different levels.
Improved Path Finding Logic
Path finding logic has been updated to improve network accuracy and cycle time estimation.
Production Scheduler
Scripting Interface for Stockpiles Step
Additional scripting interface added to allow scripts to populate stockpile setup.
Scripting Interface for Gantt Sequences
Additional scripting interface added to allow scripts to populate Gantt sequence bars. Below is an example to import a rail schedule from an external source.
Rapid Reserver
Block Scaling by Field
Ability to scale blocks by Resmodel field.
Polygon Generator for Phase Exclusion Areas
Creating exclusion area has been simplified with the addition of a new automatic polygon generator.
Improved Resmodel Compression
Compression of resmodel file size has been improved with minimal impact to creation and interrogation times.
Spatial Conformetrics
PowerPoint Export
Ability to publish reports direct to PowerPoint, ready for presenting.
Tactical Scheduler
Chargers
Power usage for Chargers is now included in schedules.
Road Heat Map Filter
Ability to filter Road Heat Map by Agent in Animation.
