Haul Infinity can create a live connection with any mine planning package that enables scripting, including Microsoft Excel. Advanced users can connect Haul Infinity to their projects directly, without having to do any imports or exports. This feature is referred to as the interop, which is short for inter-operability.
To use Interop feature:
Log it to the Alastri dashboard using your credentials and download Tool Package for Haul Infinity version you are currently working with.
2. In the Alastri Hub download the latest Haul Infinity version and press Install Tools button.
3. The Alastri Haul Infinity Interoperability Client Setup window will open. Press NEXT and follow the prompts to complete installation.
Exercise to interop with Haul Infinity:
Navigate to the sample data \NodesVersion folder.
Open SampleModelWithNodes.hinf.
Open Interop.xlsb.
If you have dual screens, arrange Haul Infinity and Microsoft Excel side by side.
5. In the Interop, click "Enable Editing"
6. In the Interop, click "Enable Content"
7. Locate the Execute button in the top left of the InteropTable tab, and press it.
8. The table should now be updated with cycle time values.
We can query any number of hauls by changing the haul parameters in columns F through column M. The dropdown boxes have automatically been populated with every source, destination, truck, loader and material in the open project.
If you change any haul parameters in the Interop, the calculations update instantly.
If you change the network in Haul Infinity, the calculations update instantly.
The Interop formulas can be copied and pasted into any format or layout, from daily dispatch calculations to three month plans. For advanced users, the macros can be edited in Visual Basic for Applications.
A Haul Infinity project must be open for the Interop to connect to.