TS. Export Stage Plans

Owned by iarmstrong
Nov 30, 2021
2 min read

Stage plans (also: Depletion Surface, Period Plot) are 3D triangulations representing the predicted state of the mine after scheduling. 

To export stage plans:

  1. Go to the Schedule tab.

  2. Run the schedule.

  3. Go to the Animation tab > Animation panel.

  4. Drag the slider to a point in time, or select a period from the dropdown selector.

  5. Press the save icon on the right of the Animation panel.

  6. Choose from the dropdown list: 

    1. "Export Stage Plan at Current Time", or

    2. "Export Stage Plans for All Periods".

Animation tab > Animation panel > Exports button> Export Stage Plans options

After specifying export location, the following dialog appears. Populate all the information required and press OK to complete your Stage Plans export.

Stage Plan Generation Settings

Stage Plan Generation Settings dialog

Block Records

Flag records/levels to include in export.

Surfaces:

  • Topos

  • Pits Designs

  • Dumps Designs

Select layers of Topography, Pits and Dumps designs to include in the export.

 

Generation Mode

Select a mode for Stage Plans generation: Fast or Precision

  • Fast

  • Limit Extents to Blocks: flag to include only the selected Blocks Subset in the stage plan export;

  • Clip Blocks by Designs: if selected, any block which projects below a pit design will be clipped back to design;

  • Include Period Name in File Name: flag to include the period name in the exported file name;

  • Limit Expand Distance: limit the stage plan generation to a given radius around the scheduling blocks;

  • Grid resolution - grid size to use in creating the stage plan, in meters.

  • Precision

  • Surface Boundary Size: specify relevant boundary size, in meters;

  • Boundary Elevation Offset: specify relevant elevation offset, in meters.