Quick Tour Of Whittle

These notes are designed to give you a quick overview of the various components of Whittle and how to run your first pit optimisation.

Starting the program

Once the Whittle software is installed you should find the Whittle icon on your screen
Whittle 3.2.lnk

Double click on this icon

Alternatively you will be able to run the programs from the start menu. Click tart then pick All !rograms" followed by Whittle and finally the current version of Whittle that you are running. #ou will notice that you can also access an online manual in !D$ format.

#ou should then see the Whittle $lash creen followed by the main Whittle window and a small message that the program is checking settings. The first dialogue you must supply appears ne%t. This requires you to select the pro&ect on which you wish to work. 'n this walk through we are going to use the Marvin1 pro&ect. (ake sure it is highlight )clicking on any pro&ect with the mouse highlights that pro&ect*. Then click on the O+ ,utton. After a short wait and a -loading" please wait. courtesy message" the main work area screen will be displayed.

Conventional windows drop-down menu bar

Tool Bar

Data Pane Navigation Pane

This is the main Whittle window. 't has several sub0sections. At the top of the window you will see the familiar looking title" menu and tool bars. ,elow" on the left" is the Navigation pane. #ou build up an analysis model consisting of various data" functions and results in the 1avigation pane. On the right hand side is the Data pane" which displays a set of tabbed dialogue areas containing data" settings and results. At the very bottom is a status bar" on the right hand side will be your license details.

The Navigation Pane 'con Description

tatus 5ine Display toggle

The items that you can see in the 1avigation pane are called 31odes3. 4ach node represents a set of inputs" processes and results. The nature of the data" process and results depends on the type of node. 5ines link each node to its parent )above and to the left* and its child or children )below and to the right*. !arents provide data and results upon which the node depends. Children depend on the data and results in a node. Icon: 'llustrates the sort of data and results the node contains. Description: 6ser0defined te%t. Status line: hows the status of the data and 7esults. Display toggle: Click on it to show or hide child nodes.

STRATE !C "!#E $%A##!# S&'TWARE Working in the Navigation pane

Click on a node )left mouse button*. The data and results associated with that node will be displayed in the Data pane. Right click on a node )right mouse button*. A menu will appear which shows all the operations that you can perform on that node )including e%port*. Click on a display toggle. All nodes in the tree with children have a display toggle. Click on the toggle to display or hide the child nodes.

The Data Pane

Tabs

The blue highlight indicates this line is selected

When you change data you must press accept to store the changes. Working in the Data pane
ome basic activities are described here9 Finding data and results: Data and results are kept in tab0folders. Click on a tab to see the data or results that are stored there. Changing data: Te%t and numbers in simple fields can be edited directly )click or double click on the field*. Data in tables can be edited by selecting the data and clicking on the edit button ne%t to the table. Help: (ost buttons have hover help. :old the mouse pointer over a button and a descriptive message will appear. All tab0folders have a :elp button. Click on the button for conte%t0sensitive help or use $/. The dialogue area has a range of open te%t bo%es" choice lists" buttons and tick bo%es to suit the type of data being entered. 'n general if the field is white you can change it and enter data directly. ome buttons work on a line of a section of data at once and you must first select the appropriate line.

The Menus & Tool Bars

The menus in Whittle are very similar to any other Windows program. They have standard pull down lists. ome items have e%tra submenus" indicated by the small right facing triangle. They give you access to all file" navigation and node tasks. The tool bar provides duplicate access to many of these tasks and all node tasks can also be achieved by clicking or right0clicking on a node when it is highlighted.

The Tool ,ar is probably the easiest way to learn how to set up and control the Whittle programs. The A<4 )floppy disc symbol* O!41 )opening file symbol* ADD )plus sign* and the three 7610ning men will help you perform most tasks.

At certain nodes you will be able to view" the design" model and schedule. This is indicated by the little inverted cone icon on the right0hand side of the tool bar becoming coloured )when you have nothing to view it is greyed out*. Once you become proficient with Whittle you will probably find that working in the data and navigation panes is easy and you will most likely make use of the right0mouse click to activate a conte%t sensitive menu. This menu displays all items that can be used at that node.

STRATE !C "!#E $%A##!# Saving & Exiting

S&'TWARE

#ou can e%it via the e%it item on the file menu or use the close button on the top right hand side of the main Whittle window. ,6T 7emember to save your work first. 'f you don.t and you have made changes Whittle will ask before it shuts down.

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