HI. Tools and Extensions

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Last updated: Oct 17, 2023
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In addition to the panels and buttons described in the previous sections, Haul Infinity also has a Menu bar located at the very top of the application, above the Setup and Network tabs. The features available through this panel are described in the sections below.

Haul Infinity Menu Bar

Import and Export

The Haul Infinity app offers numerous options for importing and exporting your haul network data in a variety of formats, such as CSV, XML, DXF, or ZIP archive.

Detailed description of all the Import and Export options see in the HI. Imports and Exports section.

Scheduler

When querying a haul from Scheduler (Alastri Tactical/Production Scheduler), you can import blocks and schedule directly from the scheduling software.

Importing Blocks from Scheduler

  1. Make sure that relevant Inventory Model is uploaded:

    1. In Tactical Scheduler, in the Setup tab > Choose Data Sources step.

    2. In Production Scheduler, in Setup tab > Data Sources step.

  2. In Haul Infinity, in the Network tab locate the Scheduler tab.

  3. Select “Import Blocks from Scheduler”. Imported blocks will be populated in the Blocks panel (bottom left).

Importing Blocks from Scheduler

Importing Schedule from Scheduler

  1. In Tactical Scheduler or in Production Scheduler:

    1. Run all the Setup Tasks.

    2. In the Schedule tab, run Scenario or Full Schedule.

  2. In Haul Infinity:

    1. In the top tab bar locate the Scheduler tab.

    2. Select “Import Schedule from Scheduler”. Imported strings will be displayed as a list in the Scheduler Auditor tab.

Extensions

The following extensions are available through the Extensions tab:

Simplify Network

When a haul network grows larger with many segments and errors, the network becomes hard to manage.
Haul Infinity offers a way to simplify your network design. By using "Simplify Network" function, segments which approximately lies on the same line, are merge into a single segment. How your segments are merged can be customize.

Example of simplifying network:

  1. In the Extensions top tab select “Simplify Network” option.

  2. In the Simplify Network window enter an angle of error, in degrees. Segments with equal to or less than this angle change between them will be combined.

 

  1. Press OK.

  2. In the next window, enter the length of the segment to be discarded, in meters. Segments with this length or shorter will be merged regardless of angle.

  3. Inspect the network.

The “Simplify Network” extension is used to remove excess points from the network. If the next point is within the specified distance and angle, it will be removed from the network.

Assign Joins Based on Segments Names

If in the Setup > Settings > Join Mode > Automatically Use Segment Names to Choose Joins is enabled, these extensions will be deactivated and grayed out.

See HI. Assign Joins Based on Segments Names in Haul Infinity section for this function explanation and examples.

Calibrate

The Haul Infinity also has a model calibration function based on data imported from the FMS (Fleet Management System).

See HI. Fleet Management Model Calibration section for this function explanation and examples.

Remove Calibration

If necessary, select the Remove Calibration option to remove model calibration.

 

Tools

The following options are available through the Tools tab:

 

Append Version to Filename

When ticked version number will be appended to the filename.

More details see in the section UI. Append Version to File Name.

 

Change Skin

To suit your visual preferences, all the applications from Alastri are available in a variety of colors and designs.

More details see in the section UI. Skin Themes.

Project Settings

You can also use the Tools tab to open the Project Settings window. This window consists of two panes allowing you to set various project settings and add new custom properties for segments, this provides users with another way to tag roads.

Detailed description, see in the section HI. Tools > Project Settings.

Truck Creator

Tool to digitize trucks to be added to a project.

Detailed description, see in the section HI. Truck Creator.

Help

Click the Help button in the top bar to:

  1. access the documentation section ("Documentation" option),

  2. see the amount of RAM the applications is using,

  3. open Alastri Console and review the processes being launched,

  4. archive all the relevant files to submit to Alastri support.

  5. read version and copyright information ("About" option).