RR. Designer tab Import options

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Jun 17, 2022
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To start importing  construction lines and named polygons such as blast masters press Import button.

You may import:

  • Construction Lines: import basic line work (no blast names or metadata).

  • Named Polygons: import closed polygons with Name and Description fields.

Named Polygons (Benches) import

  1. Press the Import button at the top of the Level Tree.

  2. Select Import > Into Project > Named Blast Polygons.

Named Blast Polygons import example

3. Use the Windows Explorer browser to select the polygon file(s) you want to import.

4. Flag the Expand Into Gaps option. When importing multiple polygon files flag the Map to Files option.

Import Named Blast Polygons Wizard

5. In the File Mappings table, map the correct Input Name to the correct Field Name by clicking on the Input Name cell for each row and clicking on the dropdown.

6. Repeat the process for the Data Mappings table mapping.

7. Click NEXT when finished.

8. If the previous form is filled out correctly, the next form should be able to identify the correct file to map to each bench due to activating the Map to Files option. If the files are not mapped to the correct bench, you can delete the auto mapping and drag and drop the correct file to the correct bench.

9. Click FINISH when form is correctly filled and check the results in Rapid Reserver by displaying the labels for each block.

Named Polygons (Flitches) import

  1. Press the Import button at the top of the Level Tree.

  2. Select Import > Into Project > Named Dig Polygons.

3. Use the Windows Explorer browser to select the polygon file(s) you want to import.

4. Uncheck the Expand Into Gaps option and when importing multiple polygon files select the Map to Files option. Note that when importing.

Note that when importing Dig Polygons for flitches in the Import Wizard there is a flag option Skip Blast Level. Set this option to true if you need to import a layer containing dig blocks that do not belong to specific blasts.

5. In the File Mappings table, map the correct Input Name to the correct Field Name by clicking on the Input Name cell for each row and clicking on the dropdown.

6. Repeat the process for the Data Mappings table mapping.

7. Click NEXT when finished.

8. If the previous form is filled out correctly, the next form should be able to identify the correct file to map to each flitch due to activating the Map to Files option. If the files are not mapped to the correct flitch, you can delete the auto mapping and drag and drop the correct file to the correct flitch.

9. Click FINISH when form is correctly filled and check the results in Rapid Reserver by displaying the labels for each block.