APS Animation

Animation Tab allows users to perform several tasks:

Visualise the schedule
Investigate issues
Create new sequences
Create JiT (Just in Time) delays, dependencies and destinations

Animation Panels

Toolbar

Button

Button
Visibility Mode		Swap between seeing All Records or a Selected Subset based upon what is selected in Records (Left Hand Panel).
Labels		Turn Label display on and off. Select different labels and data to display.
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		Places a drone into the Viewport which can be flown around. Q, E keys: Rotates drone A, W, S, D keys: Moves drone Crtl key: Lowers drone Space bar: Raises drone
Measure Distances		Left click in Viewport to measure distances between items.
Capture Screenshot		Takes a screen shot of the Viewport and places it in the Clipboard. Use Ctrl+V to paste.
Set Mining Direction		Set the direct of block depletion in Animation. To set the direction for one block. Click on the block and drag arrow in the desired depletion direction. To set the direction for multiple blocks. Select desired blocks to apply direction, click on Set Mining Direction button and Enter Depletion Bearing. Note: Changing Mining Direction will not affect the order in which blocks or parcels are mined.

Viewport

Activity Status

Hatchings are used to indicate the drilling and blasting status of the blocks.

Hatchings for untouched, drilled, and blasted shots.

Blast State	Hatching

Blast State	Hatching
Not Drilled	Striped hatching.
Drilling	Grid hatching.
Blasted	No hatching.

In addition, the grid hatching is colour-coded by activity.

Hole State	Hole Colour

Hole State	Hole Colour
Hole not drilled.	Clear.
Hole drilled.	White.
Hole charged.	Red.

The display settings for hole grids can be found in Setup > Production Mode Features > Feature Settings > Production Drilling.

Haul Routes

Haul routes for each digger are highlighted on the haul network.

Haul routes are highlighted in the Agent colour.

Right Hand Panel

Records

Displays Record Tree for all items within the selected Record Subset.

Record Subset can be changed using dropdown menu.

Tip: Use Record Subsets with Visibility Mode to change what records are displayed.

Tip: Double click on an item in the Record Tree to zoom to that location.

Agents

Lists all Agents within the selected Agents Subset.

Displays rate and location data for each agent at that instance in time.

Bottom Panel

Time Slider

Time slider is used to play and navigate through the animation.

Playback/Video speed and duration can be altered using the Options button.

Blast Duration can be used to slow down the animation during blasts to make firing locations easier to visualise.

Exports

Several different exports are available from the Viewport.

Export Type	Outputs

Export Type	Outputs
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

Several different displays options are available to edit items within the Viewport.

Item	Options

Item	Options
Nodes
Roads
Period Label
Silhouettes
Dependencies
Agents

JiT Delays

'Just in Time' Delays allow for an Activity on a specific block to be delayed .

To create a new Jit Delay, select one, or multiple blocks in the Viewport, right click and select a Delay set to add Jit Delay. If a Delay set does not already exist a new set will automatically be created.

Edit Activity, Start Time & End Time accordingly.

JiT Dependencies

'Just in Time' Dependencies allow for a custom dependency to be created between two activities on two specific blocks.

To create a new Jit Dependency, select 2 blocks in the Viewport, right click and select a Dependency set to add Jit Dependency.

Two dependency options will be given for each predecessor => successor combination.

If a Dependency set does not already exist a new set will automatically be created.

Edit Activities and Delays accordingly.

JiT Destinations

‘Just in Time’ Destinations allow for a parcel within a block to be sent to a specific destination.

To create a new Jit Destinations, select a dig block in the Viewport, right click to assign a Jit Destinations.

Each parcel contained within a block can be assigned to a different destination.

If the dig block has already been scheduled, the destination assigned by the optimizer will show in Associated Movements.

Right Hand Panel

Data

Shows database information for the selected block and activity.

Data displayed will vary depending on the activity selected.

Reserves Legend

Allows different reserve legends to be selected for use in the Viewport.

Dumps Legend

Allows different dump legends to be selected for use in the Viewport.

Layers

Allows for different layers to be displayed in the Viewport.

Layers can be imported and individual display settings edited within this panel.