SC. Schedule Sequence

In the Schedule Sequence step, the mining schedule is able to be reviewed so that the stage plan can be generated for the correct point in time.

Drag the slider to move forward and backward through the transactions.
Use Previous Period and Next Period buttons to jump between time periods.
Click a row in the table to view a specific transaction by number, Period, Block Type, Block Name, percentage remaining, and possible errors.
Use the Layers panel to import and toggle different designs and surfaces. For more details about this panel, functionality see here.

For users of third-party scheduling applications, press the Import Schedule button to import from CSV.

Generating A Stage Plan

Press the Generate Stage Plans button and select the appropriate export option.

Option	Description
All Periods	A zip file containing a stage plan for each period
To File	A single stage plan exported to file
To Layer	A single stage plan exported to the layers panel

If “To File” or “To Layer” was chosen, additional export options will appear.

Option	Description
Current View	A stage plan will be generated for the period currently selected in the record transaction table.
Initial State	A stage plan will be generated based on the initial state of the imported solids.
End of Period	A stage plan will be generated based on the state of the solids at the end of defined period.

Stage Plan Settings

Settings	Description
Surfaces
Topo	Specified Topo surface will be stitched into the stage plan.
Pit Designs	Specified Pit Design surface will be stitched into the stage plan.
Dump Designs	Specified Dump Design surface will be stitched into the stage plan.
Options
Clip Blocks by Design	Clips any blocks that extend below the pit design or above the dump design.
Grid Constraints	‘Full Extents’ includes all data in the stage plan. ‘Blocks’ limits the data in the stage plan to only selected Blocks.
Grid Resolution	Grid size of the resulting stage plan. Smaller grid size will give a more detailed surface at the price of processing time and file size.
Surface Morphing
Suface	Suvery surface which contains the current face positions.
Method
Vertical	Material from the Schedule Solid will be depleted vertically and repositioned in the void that exists between the Productuion Surface and Schedule Solid. This method honors the volume of the void and the volume filling it. Once the void has been filled, any excess material will occupy the foot print of the orignal solid but at a reduced height.
Horizontal	Material from the Schedule Solid will be depleted horizontally and repositioned in the void that exists between the Productuion Surface and Schedule Solid. Materil will fill the void in the opposite direction as the solid is being depleted. This method honors the volume of the void and the volume filling into it.Once the void has been filled, any excess material will be left at its original height but occupy a reduced foot print of the original solid.
Forced	Material from the Schedule Solid will be repositioned in the void that exists between the Productuion Surface and Schedule Solid. This method does not honor the volume of the void and the volume of material going into it. Once the void has been filled, any excess material will be thrown away.

Generate Stage Plans

To generate stage plans for all periods:

Press Generate Stage Plans button.
Select “All Periods” option.
In the Save As window specify a saving path and file name. All periods file will be saved in “.zip” format.
Export Stage Plans window will open, where you can specify export stage plans settings.

Path	View or change saving path to a working folder of exported stage plans file.
Block Records tree	Flag block records/levels to include in export.
Surfaces Topos Pits Designs Dumps Designs	Select layers of Topography, Pits and Dumps designs to include in the stage plans export.
File Format	Select file export format: .00t”, .dtm, .dxf, .csv, *.obj.
Clip Blocks by Design	Clips any blocks that extend below the pit design or above the dump design. Clip Blocks by Design shouldn’t be used except in advanced use cases - it may lead to unexpected results.
Include Period name in File Name	Flag to include the period name in the exported stage plans file name.
Grid Constraints Full Extents Blocks	Grid Constraint to Blocks clips out topography and designs outside of the selected blocks. Grid Constraint to Full Extents clips out topography and designs farther than this distance from the blocks.
Limit Expand Distance (m)	Clips out topography and designs farther than this distance from the blocks (this option is displayed only if “Blocks” grid constraint is selected).
Grid Resolution (m)	Grid size of the resulting stage plan.

Generate Stage Plans to File

When generating stage plans to file you have three export options, available through Generate Stage Plans button > To File option dropdown:

Current View
Initial State
End of Period > specify end of period, as required.

In the Save As window specify a saving path, file name and file format (*.00t”, *.dtm, *.dxf, *.csv, *.obj).
Export Stage Plans window will open, where you can specify export stage plans settings.

Path	View or change saving path to a working folder of exported stage plans file.
Block Records tree	Flag block records/levels to include in export.
Surfaces Topos Pits Designs Dumps Designs Survey Actual	Select layers of Topography, Pits and Dumps designs to include in the stage plans export. Optionally select a matching survey surface. This is used to detect the actual mining direction to use in each scheduling block.
Clip Blocks by Design	Clips any blocks that extend below the pit design or above the dump design. Clip Blocks by Design shouldn’t be used except in advanced use cases - it may lead to unexpected results.
Grid Constraints Full Extents Blocks	Grid Constraint to Blocks clips out topography and designs outside of the selected blocks. Grid Constraint to Full Extents clips out topography and designs farther than this distance from the blocks.
Limit Expand Distance (m)	Clips out topography and designs farther than this distance from the blocks (this option is displayed only if “Blocks” grid constraint is selected).
Grid Resolution (m)	Grid size of the resulting stage plan.

Generate Stage Plans to Layer

When generating stage plans to layer you have three export options, available through Generate Stage Plans button > To Layer option dropdown:

Current View
Initial State
End of Period > specify end of period timeframe, as required.

To generate stage plans to layer:

Press Generate Stage Plans button.
Select “To Layer” option and specify a period required.
Export Stage Plans window will open, where you can specify export stage plans settings.

Block Records tree	Flag block records/levels to include in export.
Surfaces Topos Pits Designs Dumps Designs Survey Actual	Select layers of Topography, Pits and Dumps designs to include in the stage plans export. Optionally select a matching survey surface. This is used to detect the actual mining direction to use in each scheduling block.
Clip Blocks by Design	Clips any blocks that extend below the pit design or above the dump design. Clip Blocks by Design shouldn’t be used except in advanced use cases - it may lead to unexpected results.
Grid Constraints Full Extents Blocks	Grid Constraint to Blocks clips out topography and designs outside of the selected blocks. Grid Constraint to Full Extents clips out topography and designs farther than this distance from the blocks.
Limit Expand Distance (m)	Clips out topography and designs farther than this distance from the blocks (this option is displayed only if “Blocks” grid constraint is selected).
Grid Resolution (m)	Grid size of the resulting stage plan.

Generated to layers Stage Plans will be added to the Layers panel.

If a block is partially mined at the selected date, then the stage plan will apply a mining direction that matches the Survey Actual surface.