PS. Period Plot Report
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The Period Plots report is used to present 2D graphical plots of the selected activities in a given time period.
- 1 What’s new
- 2 Setup
- 3 Results
- 3.1 Saving Results
What’s new
In APS versions 22.2 and newer, the functionality to create Period Plots has been moved into the Reports tab. Therefore, the Period Plot tab in the Schedule no longer present. In addition, several new configuration options have been added, including the ability only to show benches that have been scheduled and the ability to view the benches in a List form rather than a Tree form.
Setup
To create a plot, add a new Period Plot report and populate the applicable settings, as explained below.
Note that Period Plots folder is added to your reports list by default.
You can create several plots for different activities, such as Drilling, Charging, Blasting and Mining.
In the Setup tab, set the display parameters for the different components.
Plot Setup items are explained in the table below:
Settings | Main settings of the plot content. |
Activity | Select the Activity type to report, it can be “ProductionDrilling”, “ProductionCharging”, “Mining” or “ProductionBlasting” (or other, if set in the Production Mode Features step). |
Label | Use the Labels dropdown to select which labels you want to display on the plot (for example, drilling meters for the ProductionDrilling activity or wet_tonnes for Mining). The default setting is <Record Name>. |
Period Subset | Select what Period Subset to show. The available subsets are configured in the Period Subsets step. The default setting is <All Periods>. |
Show Scale | Select how to display a scale for the plot ("Scale", "Grid", "None"). |
Expand Distance (m) | Optionally specify Expand Distance, in meters. |
Draw Layers Over Blocks | Flag this option, if you want to draw layers over blocks. Note, that only polyline layers can be displayed. |
Display Increment As | Select how you want to display benches/lifts, in a Tree form or in a List form. |
Show Only Scheduled Increments | Flag this option, if you want to display in the tree/list of benches only those that are scheduled in your plan. The increments that are not being worked on during the specified time period will not be included in the list. |
Shading Opacity | Specify a preferred Shading Opacity, from 0.1 to 1. |
Scheduled Hatch Pattern | Select from the dropdown a preferred Hatch Pattern for the Scheduled Blocks. For better illustration, “Solid” type is recommended. |
Already Done Text | Text for already done (already drilled/charged/mined) blocks, that will be shown in the Legend. The default text is <Already Done>. |
Already Done Hatch Pattern | Hatch Pattern of already done blocks. |
Already Done Color | Color of already done blocks. |
Period | Periods display settings. |
Min Period | Select from the dropdown Minimum period to show in the plot. The default selection is <Start of Schedule>. |
Max Period | Select from the dropdown Maximum period to show in the plot. The default selection is <End of Schedule>. |
Title | Title display settings. |
Show Title | Flag to show a selected level Title at the top. |
Font | Title font selection. |
Size | Title size selection. |
Style | Title style selection. |
Labels | Labels display settings. |
Show Labels | Flag to show a block property (i.e. blast type) over every block. |
Font | Label font selection. |
Size | Label size selection. |
Style | Label style selection. |
Show Labels only for Scheduled Blocks | Flag to show labels only for scheduled blocks. |
Legends | Legend display settings. |
Show Legends | If Show Legends is ticked, you will see a legend of color assignments by period on the right side of the viewport. |
Font | Legend font selection. |
Size | Legend size selection. |
Style | Legend style selection. |
Show Used Periods Only | Flag to show used periods only. |
Image Size | Exported image settings. |
Width | Enter the width of the plot. |
Height | Enter the height of the plot. |
Results
Select a bench/flitch or lift from the tree/list on the left and its blocks will be displayed in the main viewport.
Use the <CTRL> and <SHIFT> keys to select multiple levels from the tree structure on the left.
Note that it is not possible to display the level of the entire pit or stage, the selection may only contain benches, flitches and lifts.
Saving Results
You can save and export the displayed plot directly from the viewport by right-clicking and selecting "Save" from the dropdown.
In the Save As window specify saving path, name and format of the plot being exported, and click Save.
Open the saved file to review results.