Diseño de Mina Subterranea en Datamine

DISEÑO DE MINA
CONSTRUCTING DRIVE CENTRELINES

Creating development drive centrelines in the Design window.
Overview
In this portion of the tutorial you are going to be introduced to the Design window tools and
methods used to construct centerlines for straight and spiral drives. This will be done by
constructing a series of spiral ramps and declines to connect an existing open pit and an existing
underground ramp design. It is suggested that all three of these exercises are completed one after
the other, in the order shown below.
Prerequisites
 Created a new project and added all the required tutorial files - exercises on the Creating
a New Project page.
 Displayed toolbars and defined project settings - exercises in the Displaying Toolbars and
Defining Settings pages.
 Files required for the exercises on this page:
 _vb_itpdsgn2
 _vb_ltopo
 vsudesign
Exercise: Creating and saving a New Project

In this lesson, you are going to create a new Studio 3 project file "UG Design 1", add the
relevant data files and then save the project.
Creating a new Project and adding Files

1. Start Studio 3 using the Windows desktop shortcut -or- Start | (All) Programs | Datamine |
Studio 3.
2. Select File | New....
3. If the Studio Project Wizard (1. Welcome ...) dialog is displayed, click the Next> button
(The welcome screen isn't shown if the Skip this page in future option was selected the
last time a new project was created).
4. In the Studio Project Wizard (2. Project Properties) dialog, define the settings as shown in
the image below:
That is, enter 'UG Design 1' for the Name, and
'C\Database\DMTutorials\Projects\S3UGDTTut\ProjFiles\MyProj1' for the Location.
5. Click Project Settings....
6. In the Project Settings dialog, Automatic Project Updates group, set the options as shown
below and then click OK:
7. Back in the Studio Project Wizard (2. Project Properties) dialog, click Next>.
8. In the Studio Project Wizard (3. Project Files) dialog, click Add File(s)....
9. In the Select files to add to new project dialog, browse to the folder
C:\Database\DMTutorials\Data\VBUG\DMDist,
10. Select the following files:
 _vsitpdsgn2
 _vsltopo
11. Click Open.
12. Back in the Studio Project Wizard (3. Project Files) dialog, again click Add File(s)....
13. In the Select files to add to new project dialog, browse to the folder
C:\Database\DMTutorials\Data\VBUG\Datamine,
14. Select all the files and then click Open.
15. In the Studio Project Wizard (3. Project Files) dialog, review the list of added files and
then click Next>.
16. In the Studio Project Wizard (4.Your project is ready to create) dialog, click Finish.
Saving a Project
 Select File | Save -or- click Save on the Standard toolbar:
 This project file will be used for the remaining exercises in this tutorial
 The project file can be set to be automatically updated after project changes have been made e.g.
importing data, generating legends. This is set in the Options dialog using Tools | Options, and then
selecting the Project tab and the Automatic Updating sub-tab. Then, selecting both the Detect New
Files... and Detect Files Added... check boxes ensure automatic updating is performed
 For more information on project options, consult your Studio 3 online reference Help project (Help |
Contents), or the reference topic (open the Project Options dialog and press <F1> on your Keyboard
or click Help).
Exercise: Loading and Displaying Data

In this exercise you are going to load existing topography and mine design reference data,
display a subset of this data and define a suitable working view in the Design window.
Loading existing mine design data

1. Select the Design window tab.
2. Select the Project Files control bar. This bar is normally found on the left of the screen,
although it can be hidden and repositioned. If you cannot see this control bar, select View
| Customization | Control Bars | Project Files.
3. Locate the Strings folder. If it is not expanded, double-click it to display all project string
files.
4. Select , drag and drop the following string files into the Design window:
 _vs_itpdsgn2
 _vs_ltopo
 vsudesign
Multiple files can be selected the Project Files control bar by using <CTRL>
& click.
5. Click Zoom All Data in the View Control toolbar.
6. View the loaded data in the Design window and compare your view to that shown in the
image below (the background color in the image has been set to white - if you wish to
change your background color, select Format | Background | Set Color and select
[White] from the drop-down list).:
7. Click Update Visualizer Objects in the Visualizer toolbar.
8. View the loaded data in the Visualizer. Note that the Visualizer window is displayed
automatically. Rotate the data by dragging the mouse.
Displaying only the required data

2. Select the Sheets control bar. If this control bar is not in view, select View |
Customization | Control bars | Sheets.
3. Fully expand the Design folder so that all sub-folders are displayed, as shown in the
image below:
4. In the Overlays folder, select only the vsudesign.dm (strings) check box (i.e. clear all
other check boxes).
6. View the remaining data in the Design window and compare your view to that shown in
the image below:
Defining a suitable working view

1. Click View Settings in the View Control toolbar.
2. In the View Settings toolbar, Section Definition tab, Section Orientation group, use the
spin buttons to select an Azi of 315 and a Dip: of -60, as shown in the image below:
3. Click OK.
4. Check that your view in the Design window now looks like that shown in the image
below i.e. only the underground design centreline strings are displayed:
 The aim is to view the data in an orientation where the top of the
ramp (red strings) is clearly visible.
 Views can be saved to Section Definition files for later retrieval. The
use of these saved views can speed up the design process.
Exercise: Constructing a Spiral Ramp

In this exercise you are going to extend the centrelines for the underground ramp system up by
one level. This will be done by creating additional centrelines for ramp curves and straights for
one full curve then and saving them to in a new string object.
Creating and Selecting a new String Object

1. In the Current Objects toolbar, select Strings from the Object Type drop-down.
2. Click Create New Object and check the Object Name drop-down to make sure that a new
object named New Strings has been created, as shown below:
3. Select the Loaded Data control bar (if it is not visible, select View | Customization |
Control Bars | Loaded Data)and check that the New Strings object is selected i.e.
highlighted bold, as shown below:
 All new strings created in the Design window are added to the
current string object.
 Defining which string object is current can be done either by double-

clicking on the object in the Loaded Data control bar or by selecting it from
the Current Object drop-down in the Current Objects toolbar.
Creating a Ramp Curve (inclined)

1. Select View | Zoom | Zoom In.
2. Drag a rectangle to the shape shown in the image below (click first at point 1, hold the
left mouse button and move to position 2, then release):
3. In the Underground Design toolbar, click Create Ramp String.
Whenever using interactive design tools in the Design window, follow the
instructions displayed in the message area of the Status Bar, located in the bottom
left corner of the Studio 3 window.
4. Right-click (i.e snap) to the endpoint (5766.37, 4275.08, -152.93) of the ramp, as shown
below:
5. Set the Starting azimuth to 20 and click OK.
6. Set the Gradient ratio as 1:N to 7 and click OK.

7. Set the Enter Radius to 20 and click OK.
8. Select the Curve Extension limit of Half and click OK.
9. Click NE of the previously selected start point to indicate the direction of the ramp i.e.
clockwise, as shown below:
10. Check that your view in the Design window now looks like that shown below:
The X, Y and Z coordinate values (and other attributes) for a point can be
determined by using one of the following methods:
 Selecting the point or string object in the design window and viewing
the details in the Data Properties control bar.
 Selecting Design | Query | Points, snapping to the point in the Design

window and then viewing the details in the Output control bar.
Creating a Ramp Straight (flat)

1. Click Gradient Convention in the Mine Design toolbar, in the Gradient Convention
dialog, click Degrees (DEGRE) and then OK.
2. Click Create Ramp String.
3. Right-click (i.e snap) to the endpoint (5803.96, 4261.40, -143.97) of the new ramp string.
5. Set the Gradient of string (degrees): to 0 and click OK.
6. Set the Enter Radius to '-' and click OK.
7. Set the Actual Distance to 20 and click OK.
Inserting a Midpoint on the Ramp Straight

1. Select the ramp straight string using the cursor.
Selected objects in the Design window are highlighted yellow.
2. In the Point and String Edits: Standard toolbar, click Smooth String.
3. De-select this string by clicking in the Design window, away from any object.
4. Check that the additional point has been inserted at the string midpoint. To do this, zoom
in (View | Zoom | Zoom in) on the new string:
5. Select View | Zoom | Zoom Out to return to the previous screen magnification.
Extending the Ramp by Copying

1. Select the newly created Ramp curve and Ramp straight strings using <CTRL> & click.
(Select <CTRL> first, then click both strings). Both will become highlighted.
2. Click Copy String.
3. Right-click (snap) to the start point (5766.37, 4275.08, -152.93) of the Ramp curve string,
to indicate the copy reference point.
4. Right-click (snap) to the end point (5797.12, 4242.60, -143.97) of the Ramp straight
string, to indicate the new location point, as shown below:
5. Click Cancel and check that the strings have been copied as shown below:
Changing View Settings and Rotating the Copied Strings

1. In the View Control toolbar, click Plane by One Point.
2. Right-click (snap) on the start point (5797.12, 4242.60, -143.97) of the copied Ramp
curve string, to indicate the rotation point, as shown below:
3. In the Select View Orientation group, select Plan and click OK.
4. Click Clipping Limits.
5. In the Set Clipping dialog, Primary Clipping group, select the Use Primary Clipping
check box.
6. Clear both of the Infinite check boxes in this section, set the Distance in front of plane:
and Distance behind plane: boxes to 10 and click OK.
7. Select only the copied Ramp curve and Ramp straight strings (these will be shown in
grey) using <CTRL> & click. You may need to click in an empty area of the Design
window to clear any existing string selections beforehand.
8. Select Design | Rotate String | Rotate by Angle.
9. Right-click (snap) on the start point (5797.12, 4242.60, -143.97) of the copied Ramp
curve string, to indicate the rotation point, as shown below:
10. Set Rotate by (Degrees): to 180 and click OK.
 The correct view plane needs to be set before objects are rotated.
 In this case the ramp strings are being rotated about the Z (vertical)
axis and so a Plan view needs to be defined.
 Rotating these ramp strings in an inclined view will produce an

incorrect result.
11. In the View Control toolbar, click Use Clipping to toggle off the view clipping limits.
12. In the Visualizer toolbar, click Update Visualizer Objects.
13. In the Visualizer window, rotate, pan and zoom your data and check that your new spiral
ramp is as shown below. The new extension consists of one full spiral, made up of two
half inclined curves and two straight flats:
Saving the New Spiral Ramp Strings Object

1. Select the Loaded Data control bar.
2. Right-click on the New Strings object and select Data | Save As.
3. In the Save 3D Object dialog, click Datamine(.dm) file.

4. In the Save New Strings dialog, select MyProj1 (i.e.
C:\Database\DMTutorials\Projects\S3UGDTut\ProjFiles\MyProj1) from the Save in:
drop-down list.
5. Define a filename of decline1 in the File name: box and click Save.
6. Make the new string the current object (i.e. the object upon which subsequent operations
will be performed) by selecting [decline1.dm] from the drop-down list.
7. In the Loaded Data control bar, check that the New Strings object has been renamed to
decline1.dm (strings), as shown below:
Exercise: Constructing Inclines and Declines

In this exercise you are going to connect the extended underground ramp system with a point on
bench RL -20m (bench toe elevation) in the open pit. This will be done by creating additional
incline or decline centerlines and adding them to the decline1 strings object that was created in
the previous exercise on this page.
Adding an Incline to the Underground Spiral Ramp

1. In the View Control toolbar, click Previous View to retrieve the inclined view used at the
start of the previous exercise.
2. In the Current Objects toolbar, ensure the current object is set to your newly-saved strings
file by selecting Strings from the Object Type drop-down and then decline1.dm (strings)
from the Object Name drop-down.
It is important to check which object is the current object. This will ensure that new
strings are added to the correct object.
dialog, click 1 : N and then OK.
5. Right-click (i.e snap) to the endppoint (5766.37, 4275.08, -135.00) of the extended spiral
ramp string.
7. Set the Gradient ratio as 1:N to 7 and click OK.
8. Set the Enter Radius to - and click OK.
Use the Undo Last Edit button in the Point and String Edits: Standard toolbar to
undo any errors made during the construction process in the Design window.
Defining a Suitable View for Adding the Pit Decline
1. In the Sheets control bar, Design folder, Overlays folder, select (i.e. display these objects)
only the following check boxes:
 _vb_itpdsgn2.dm (strings)
 vsudesign.dm (strings)
 decline1.dm (strings)
. In the View Control toolbar, click Plane by One Point.
. Click at any point within the Design window.
. In the Select View Orientation group, select Plan and click OK.
. Click Zoom All Data in the View Control toolbar.
. In the Design window, check that you have the following data displayed:
. Zoom in using the <CTRL>+<UP> (x5 should be enough), so that just the pit ramps and
the end of the extended ramp strings is visible (see the image below). You can also use
the arrow keys without any other modifiers to reposition the data at the current
magnification.
Constructing the Decline

2. Right-click (i.e snap) to the first point (6060.52, 4863.75,-20.0 ) along the toe string, east
of the ramp , as shown below:
4. Set the Gradient ratio as 1:N to -7 and click OK.
8. Check the decline string in the Visualizer window (select Update Visualizer Objects) to
make sure that it starts at the toe string and points downwards slightly.
9. Select the Design window tab and select the new decline string using the cursor.
10. Insert a midpoint along the string by clicking Smooth String in the Point and String Edits:
Standard toolbar.
Extending the Decline

1. With the new decline string still selected, select Design | String Tools | Add Segment to
String.
2. Snap to the end point (6159.51, 4692.29, -48.28) on the decline string.
3. In the Extend String Method group, set the [P]lan,[I]nclined,[V]ertical,[E]leation: option

to I and click OK.
4. In the String Segment Length group, set Segment Length: to 50 and click OK.
5. In the String Segment Azimuth group, set Segment Azimuth: to 150 and click OK.
6. In the Gradient group, set Gradient ratio as 1:N to -7 and click OK.
7. Click Cancel.
8. Check that your view in the Design window now looks like that shown below (click away
from the string to deselect it and show it in the default colour):
Connecting the Decline and the Spiral Ramp
1. In the Underground Design toolbar, click Connect on Gradient.
2. Right-click (i.e snap) to the 200m point (6159.51, 4692.29, -48.28) on the decline, to
indicate the start point, as shown below:
3. Select the spiral ramp extension string (left click) to indicate the destination string.
4. In the Gradient group, set the Gradient ratio as 1:N to -7 and click OK.
5. Deselect all strings and check that your view in the Design window now looks like that
shown below:
6. Check the results in the Visualizer.
Saving the Additional Incline and Decline Strings

2. Right-click on the New Strings object and select Data | Save.

FITTING CURVES TO CORNERS
Fitting curves to drive centrelines.
Overview
methods used to fit curves to existing drive centrelines.
Exercise: Fitting Curves to Strings

In this exercise you are going to change the ramp segment length and use curve fitting tools to
convert angled drive intersections to curves with a fixed radius.
Loading the Existing Mine Design Data

2. Select the Project Files control bar.
3. Select , drag and drop the string file _vsdecline1 into the Design window.
4. In the Sheets control bar, Design folder, Overlays folder, select only the following check
boxes (i.e. display these objects) :
 _vsdecline1.dm (strings)
. Click Update Visualizer Objects in the Visualizer toolbar.
. View the loaded data in the Visualizer. When you have finished, return to the Design
window.
Saving a Working Copy of the Existing Mine Design Data

2. Right-click on the _vsdecline1.dm (strings) object and select Data | Save As.
4. In the Save _vsdecline1.dm (strings) dialog, select MyProj1 (i.e.

drop-down list.
6. In the Loaded Data control bar, check that the _vsdecline1.dm (strings) object has been
renamed to decline2.dm (strings).
Fitting the Curve on Corner 1

1. Define the current object by, in the Current Objects toolbar, selecting Strings from the
Object Type drop-down and then decline2.dm (strings) from the Object Name drop-
down.
2. Set the segment length by clicking Ramp Segment Length in the Underground Design
Toolbar.
3. Set Segment Length for Ramps: to 2.5 and click OK.

4. Select String 1, shown in the image below:
5. In the Point and String Editing: Advanced toolbar Click Delete Points, right-click (i.e.
snap) to Point 1 (6159.51, 4692.29, -48.28) on the selected string and then click Cancel.
It is important that you first select the line (step 4), then the point, and finally cancel the
editing mode. If you run into trouble, you can use <CTRL> and <Z> (undo) to return to a
previous step.
In order for this curve fitting tool to function, the following conditions
apply:
 the first string needs to either stop short of, cross over or
intersect the second string at a string segment...
 ...and not at or near a string point (i.e. not within the

curve radius).
6. Deselect all strings by right-clicking in the Design window and selecting Deselect All
Strings.
7. Select String 2. It is important to select the string to be curved before attempting the
Ramp Curve Fit operation.
8. In the Mine Design toolbar, click Ramp Curve Fit, click on String 2 near Corner 1, click
on String 1 near the middle point, as shown below:
9. Set Enter Radius to 20 and click OK.
10. Click Cancel.
11. Check your result in the Design window. You should now see a continuous curve
connecting the two lines.
Fitting the Curve on Corner 2

1. Select String 3 with a left click so that it is highlighted (this step is important).
2. Click Ramp Curve Fit, click on String 2 near Corner 2, click on String 3 near the middle
point.
3. Set Enter Radius to 20 and click OK.
4. Click Cancel.
5. Select String 3.
6. Click Delete Points, right-click (i.e. snap) to the point (5867.94, 4554.15, -92.57) on the
NE end of the selected string and then click Cancel.
7. Check your final result in the Design window and compare it to that shown below:
Saving the Modified Incline and Decline Strings

2. Right-click on the decline2.dm (strings) object and select Data | Save.

CONSTRUCTING CUBBY CENTRELINES
Constructing cubby centrelines at intervals along drives.
Overview
methods used to construct cubby centrelines.
Prerequisites
a New Project page.
 vsdecline2
Exercise: Constructing Cubby Centrelines

In this exercise you are going to construct cubby centrelines along the decline and spiral ramp by
inserting breakaway points and then constructing, copying and rotating strings. Cubbies will be
spaced approximately 100m apart.

3. Select , drag and drop the string file vsdecline2 into the Design window.
 vsdecline2.dm (strings)

. View the loaded data in the Visualizer. When you have finished, return to the Design
window.

2. Right-click on the vsdecline2.dm (strings) object and select Data | Save As.
4. In the Save vsdecline2.dm (strings) dialog, select MyProj1 (i.e.

drop-down list.
6. In the Loaded Data control bar, check that the vsdecline2.dm (strings) object has been
Constructing Breakaway Points

down.
2. The first leg of the decline (String 1) already includes a breakaway point at 100m, as
shown below (note that the string nodes are shown in a magnified view for demo
purposes, your view will show smaller symbols):
3. Insert breakaway points on the second leg of the decline by clicking Insert By Segment
Length in the Point and String Edits: Standard toolbar.
4. On String 2, right-click (i.e. snap) to the top point (6142.63, 4682.17, -51.10) of the
straight, to define the start point.
5. On String 2, right-click (i.e. snap) to the bottom point (5857.02, 4511.05, -98.66) on the
straight , to define the end point.
6. In the Segment properties group, set Segment length: to 100.

7. Set Number of segments: to -.
8. Set First offset: to 0.0 and click OK.
9. Continue to insert breakaway points on the third leg of the decline as shown in the next
step (i.e. do not click Cancel).
10. On String 3, right-click (i.e. snap) to the top point (5848.50, 4500.74, -100.69) on the
straight, to define the start point.
11. On String 3, right-click (i.e. snap) to the bottom point (5766.37, 4275.08, -135.00) on the
straight, to define the end point.
12. In the Segment properties group, set Segment length: to 100.
13. Set Number of segments: to -.
14. Set First offset: to 50 and click OK.
The last breakaway point in 2nd leg is approximately 50m from the corner and so
we offset the first point in the 3rd leg of the decline.
15. Click Cancel.
16. View your results in the Design window and check that you have inserted a total of 5
breakaway points, as shown below:
The last breakaway point in the 2nd leg is approximately 50m from the corner and
so we offset the first point in the 3rd leg of the decline.
Constructing a Cubby - using Create Ramp String

The centreline of each cubby will be orientated perpendicular to the drive centreline. The
dimensions of the cubby will be 10m wide and 5m long.
1. Zoom in to the area of the first breakaway point for cubby 1, shown below, by clicking
Zoom In and dragging a box with the cursor around the area:
dialog, click Degrees (DEGR) and then OK.

4. Right-click (i.e. snap) the start point (6110.02, 4778.02, -34.14). This is the center point
of string 1.
6. Set the Gradient of string (degrees): to 0 and click OK.
8. Set the Actual Distance to 7.5 and click OK.
The Cubby centreline length = Cubby Length + Decline Width = 5 + 2.5 = 7.5m.
9. In the Design window, check that your cubby centreline is as shown below:
Constructing a Cubby - by Copying and Rotating to

Azimuth
1. Pan the view by using <Up> and <Right> so that the view includes the first, second and
third cubby breakaway points, shown below:
2. Select the cubby 1 string (the one just created) and click Copy String.
3. Right-click (i.e. snap) on the start point (6110.02, 4778.02, -34.14) of the selected cubby
string, to define the copy reference point, as shown below:
4. Right-click (i.e. snap) on the cubby 2 breakaway point (6142.63, 4682.17, -51.10), to
define the new location point.
5. Click Cancel.
6. Select the copied string (which will currently be lying along the same axis as String 2, i.e.
the same azimuth as Cubby 1 and select Design | Rotate String| Rotate to Azimuth.
When rotating data, it is important to note the view plane that one is working in, as
it has an effect on the rotation of an object. For this exercise, make sure that you are
in a Plan view for each rotation.
7. Right-click to the start point (6110.02, 4778.02, -34.14) of the copied cubby string, to
define the rotation point. In this situation, the start point is the uppermost (and rightmost)
point of the copied line.
8. Set New Azimuth (Degrees): to 149 and click OK.
9. In the Design window, click in the background to de-select the rotated string.
10. In the Design window, check that your cubby 2 centreline is as shown below:
Constructing a Cubby - by Copying and Rotating by Angle
1. Select the cubby 2 string and click Copy String.
2. Right-click (i.e. snap) on the start point (6142.63, 4682.17, -51.10) of the selected cubby
string, to define the copy reference point.
3. Right-click (i.e. snap) on the cubby 3 breakaway point (6057.71, 4631.30, -65.24), to
define the new location point.
4. Click Cancel.
5. Select the copied string and select Design | Rotate String| Rotate by Angle.
6. Right-click to the start point (6057.71, 4631.30, -65.24) of the copied cubby string, to
define the rotation point.
7. Set Rotate by (Degrees): to 180 and click OK.
8. In the Design window, click in the background to de-select the rotated string.
9. In the Design window, check that your cubby 2 centreline is as shown below:
Constructing the Remaining Cubbies
1. Using the copy and rotate tools that you have been introduced to, in the previous steps,
construct a cubby at each of the remaining breakaway points shown below - alternate
each cubby so that is 180 degrees to the preceding (and following) cubbies.
The cubbies on the third string will need a different angle setting to those on the second
string. Remember to select the string first, then the rotation command, and finally a
rotation pivot point before setting either an angle or azimuth setting. You will also need to
select Cancel after completing a string copy (this operation will permit multiple clicks of
'string-new position'):
2. In the Design window, compare your results to those shown below:

3. Click Update Visualizer Objects and check your results in the Visualizer window, making
sure that each cubby has the correct orientation i.e. horizontal and perpendicular to the
drive centreline.
Saving the Cubby Centreline Strings


ADDING ATTRIBUTES - DESIGN WINDOW
ADDING ATTRIBUTES TO CENTRELINES USING GRAPHICAL METHODS IN THE
DESIGN WINDOW.
Overview
methods used to add attributes to centrelines. This will be done by first defining new user
defined attribute fields for a the decline and spiral ramp strings object, selecting portions of the
object and editing their attribute values.
Prerequisites
a New Project page.
 _vsdecline3
Exercise: Adding New Attributes

In this exercise you are going to add the following attribute fields to the decline, spiral ramp and
cubby centrelines:
 DESC (A12) – short description for design element
 Decline
 Ramp
 Cubby
 DETYPE (N) - a numeric code describing the category of design element
 1 – Primary development
 2 – Secondary development
 3 – Stoping
 LEVEL (N) – level number (here, related to elevation)

. View the loaded data in the Visualizer. When you have finished viewing, return to the
Design window.

2. Right-click on the _vsdecline3.dm (strings) object and select Data | Save As.
4. In the Save _vsdecline3.dm (strings) dialog, select MyProj1 (i.e.

drop-down list.
6. In the Loaded Data control bar, check that the _vsdecline3.dm (strings) object has been
Adding the New Attributes

1. Click Add Attribute in the Point and String Edits: Advanced toolbar.
2. In the Add Column dialog, Column Information group, select decline4.dm (Strings) from
the Object drop-down, define the settings as shown below and then click OK:
3. Select the Add Attribute command once again.
5. Select the Add Attribute command once again.
Saving the Modified Centrelines

Checking the New Attributes Columns - Data Object

Manager
1. In the Loaded Data control bar, right-click on decline4.dm (Strings) and select Data
Object Manager....
2. In the Data Object Manager dialog, Loaded Data Objects group, select decline4.dm
(Strings).
3. Select the Data Table tab and drag the horizontal slider bar to the right.
4. Check that the newly defined columns are displayed on the right as shown below and
then
Attribute Columns (also known as Fields) can be added to existing click
files, tables or objects using the following methods: Cancel:
 Graphically in the Design window, as shown in the above

exercise.
 To files, using the Datamine Table Editor.
 To loaded objects, using the Data Object Manager.
 To tables, using a Datamine Process e.g. EXTRA, SETVAL.

Exercise: Editing Attribute Values
In this exercise you are going to graphically edit the attributes for the decline, spiral ramp and
cubby centrelines and set the values as shown in the following table:
Design Element Attributes
COLOUR DESC DETYPE LEVEL
Decline 3 (orange) Decline 1 -
Spiral ramps 2 (red) Ramp 1 -
Decline and spiral ramp Cubbies 1 (grey) Cubby 1 -
The system attributes for line style and symbol are by default set as
follows when a new string object is created:
 LSTYLE - 1001 (solid thin line)
 SYMBOL = 201 (circle)
Editing the Attribute Values

down.
2. In the Design window, select the three decline centreline strings, as shown below (use
CTRL to select multiple strings):
3. Click Edit Attributes in the Point and String Edits: Advanced toolbar.
4. In the Edit Attributes dialog, set the attribute values as shown below (you will need to
type these in as the drop-down lists do not contain these custom entries), for each of the
four attribute columns. Click OK and then Yes:
5. In the Design window, de-select the decline centrelines (click in the background away
from any object) and check that your declines are now colored orange as shown below:
6. In the Design window, select all the ramp centreline strings by dragging a box to select
the ramp centrelines and <CTRL> + click to de-select any selected cubby centrelines or
decline strings, such as string 2 (it is easier to use this method for the spiral ramp as more
points need to be selected than deselected - generally a good rule of thumb when
selecting string data).
7. Click Edit Attributes.
8. In the Edit Attributes dialog, set the attribute values for the bottom four fields as shown
below, click OK and then Yes:
9. In the Design window, de-select the ramp centrelines and check that your ramps are now
colored red as shown below:
10. In the Design window, select all nine of the cubby centreline strings using <CTRL> +
click.
11. Click Edit Attributes.

12. In the Edit Attributes dialog, set the attribute values using the drop-downs in the Value
column, for each of the four attribute columns shown below, click OK and then Yes:
13. In the Design window, click Update Visualizer Objects.
14. In the Visualizer window, check that your centrelines are now colored orange (decline),
red (ramp) or grey (cubbies), as shown below:
Saving the Modified Centrelines
Checking the Edited Attributes Columns - Datamine Table

Editor
1. In the Project Files control bar, open the Strings folder.
2. Right-click on decline4 and select Open.
3. In the Datamine Table Editor dialog, check that the new attribute columns contain the
edited values, as shown below:
4. Select File | Exit in the Table Editor (not Studio 3).

Checking the Edited Attributes Columns - Data Properties
Control Bar
1. In the Design window, click on the northern decline centreline (the one furthest from the
spiral ramp)
2. Select the Data Properties control bar. If this window is not in view, select View |
Customization | Control Bars | Data Properties.
3. In the Data Properties control bar, check that the new attribute columns contain the edited
values, as shown below:
4. Click in the Design window.

GENERATING DRIVE OUTLINES
Generating drive outlines from drive centrelines
Overview
methods used to generate drive outlines from drive centrelines.
Prerequisites
a New Project page.
 _vsdecline4
Exercise: Generating Outlines from Centrelines

In this exercise you are going to generate outlines (closed strings) from existing decline, spiral
ramp and cubby centrelines. The decline and spiral ramp drives will have a width of 5m and the
cubbies a width of 10m.

. In the Design window, check that you have the following data displayed i.e. decline,
ramp and cubby centrelines:
. View the loaded data in the Visualizer.

object named New Strings has been created.
3. Select the Loaded Data control bar and check that the New Strings object is selected as
the current object i.e. highlighted bold.
The outlines will be saved to this new strings object New Strings and
will at the end of this exercise be saved to decline5.dm.
Generating Decline and Ramp Outlines

Object Type drop-down and then New Strings from the Object Name drop-down. This
should already be the case if the previous exercise has been followed.
2. Select the Design window.
3. On the Underground Design toolbar, click String To Road.
4. Select the first leg of the decline, as shown below:
5. In the Datamine Studio dialog, click No to keep the centreline strings.
6. In the Datamine Studio dialog, Control - [C]enter,[L]eft, [R]ight, [I]nside, [LR], [RL]
group, set Type (C, L, R, I, LR, RL): to C and click OK, as shown below:
7. In the Datamine Studio dialog, Road Width group, set Width at Road Start: to '5', set
Width at Road End: to '5' and click OK, as shown below:
8. In the Design window, check that the outline for the first leg of the declines has been
generated, as shown below:
9. Generate outlines for the remaining two decline and four spiral ramp centrelines by
selecting each string in turn.
10. Click Cancel.
11. In the Design window, check that the decline and spiral ramp outlines have been
generated, as shown below (don't forget to apply this to the spiral ramp strings as well):
Generating Cubby Outlines
1. Click String To Road.
2. Select the cubby centreline in first leg of the decline.
3. Repeat steps 5. to 7. as detailed in the section above, but this time, set Width at Road
Start: to 10, set Width at Road End: to 10.
4. Generate outlines for the remaining eight cubby centrelines by selecting each string in turn.
5. Click Cancel.
6. In the Design window, check that the cubby outlines have been generated, as shown
below:
Adjusting the Gradient of the Cubby Outlines

2. Click Zoom In and drag a box around the cubby in the first leg of the decline.
3. Click Plane by One Point and right-click (i.e. snap) to the start point on the cubby
centreline (6110.02, 4778.02, -34.14), as shown below:
5. Click Update Visualizer Objects.
6. In the Visualizer window, rotate and zoom the view so that the cubby outline is viewed
from the side, as shown below:
The String-to-Road command generates outlines, as expected, with the

same elevation and orientation as the centreline strings. In this exercise,
the declines and spiral ramp centrelines are inclined and the cubby
centrelines are horizontal. Depending on the type of cubby being
designed, you may wish to leave them as they are or adjust their
gradient to that of the associated decline. In this exercise, they are
going to be adjusted.
8. Select Edit | Snapping | Snap to Segment Centre, to toggle this control ON.
dialog, click Degrees and then OK.
10. Click Plane by Two Points.
11. Right-click to the point (6107.52, 4782.35, -34.14) on the upper right corner of the cubby
outline, to define the first view reference point, as shown below:
12. Right-click to the point (6112.52, 4773.69, -34.14) on the lower right corner of the cubby
outline, to define the second view reference point.
13. In the Select View Orientation group, select Vertical and click OK.
14. Select the cubby string.
15. Select Design | Rotate String | Rotate by Angle and then right-click on the centre of the
cubby string, to define the rotation point, as shown below:
16. Set Rotate by (Degrees): to 8.13 and click OK.
17. Click in the background of the Design window to deselect the rotated string.
18. In the Design window, check that the outline has been rotated as shown below:
19. Click Previous View.
21. In the Visualizer window, rotate and zoom the view so that the cubby outline is viewed
from the side, as shown below:
Adjusting the Gradient of the Remaining Cubby Outlines
1. Adjust the gradient of the remaining six decline and spiral ramp cubbies using steps 2. to
21. detailed in the previous section.
2. Using the Design window and Visualizer window views, check that your final rotated
cubby centrelines are as shown below:
Saving the New Outlines


drop-down list.
MODIFYING OUTLINES
Editing existing outlines and other strings.
Overview
methods used to modify drive outline strings. It is suggested that all three of these exercises are
completed one after the other, in the order shown below.
Prerequisites
a New Project page.
 vsdecline5
Exercise: Breaking and Merging Outlines

In this exercise you are going to modify the first and second legs of the decline outline breaking
the two outlines and then merging them into one.

3. Select , drag and drop the string file vsdecline4 into the Design window.
 vsdecline5.dm (strings)
ramp and cubby outlines:

2. Right-click on the vsdecline5.dm (strings) object and select Data | Save As.
4. In the Save vsdecline5.dm (strings) dialog, select MyProj1 (i.e.

drop-down list.
6. In the Loaded Data control bar, check that the vsdecline5.dm (strings) object has been
Breaking Outlines
1. Define the current object by, in the Current Objects toolbar, selecting Strings from
the Object Type drop-down and then decline6.dm (strings) from the Object Name
drop-down.
2. Select the Design window and note the positions of the decline legs and cubbies,
as shown below:
3. Click Zoom In and drag a box around the intersection of the first and second legs
of the decline.
4. In the Point and String Edits: Standard toolbar, click Break with String.
5. Click the first leg of the decline, to select the control string (i.e. the string to break
against), as shown below:
6. Click the second leg of the decline, to select the string to be broken.
7. Click Cancel.
When breaking strings, the order in which the control and break strings are
selected, determines how the breaking takes place.
8. Select the broken portion of the second leg that is lying within the first leg's
outline, as shown below:
9. Click Erase String(s) and then click Yes in the Datamine Studio 3 dialog.
10. In the Design window, check that the correct portion of the second leg has been
erased, as shown below:
Breaking Outlines - Continued

1. Click Break with String.
2. Click the second leg of the decline, to select the control string (i.e. the string to
break against), as shown below:
3. Click the first leg of the decline, to select the string to be broken.
4. Click Cancel.
5. Select the broken portion of the first leg that is lying within the second leg's
outline, as shown below:
7. In the Design window, check that the correct portion of the first leg has been
erased, as shown below:
The remaining portions of the first and second decline legs consist of three
separate, open strings.
Connecting the Remaining Outlines

1. Click Connect Strings.
2. Click on the west side of the first decline leg and then on the east side, as shown
below:
3. Click on the first and then the second decline leg, as shown below:
4. Click Cancel.
5. In the Design window, select the merged decline outline and check that they have
been combined into one outline i.e. the entire merged outline should be
highlighted yellow when selected using a single click, as shown below:
Merge-selected-strings can also be used to combine strings. This function

only works on open strings and not closed strings.
Breaking, Erasing and Closing the Cubby 1 Outline

1. Click Zoom In and drag a box around cubby 1.
2. Click Break with String.

3. Click the decline outline, to select the control string, as shown below:
4. Click the cubby outline, to select the string to be broken.
5. Click Cancel.
6. Select the two pieces of cubby 1 lying inside the decline using <CTRL> + click.
8. Select the remaining piece of the cubby string.
9. Click Close String.
10. Click Cancel.
11. In the Design window, check that your cubby outline appears, as shown below:
Saving the Modified Outlines

2. Right-click on the decline6.dm (strings). object and select Data | Save.
Exercise: Tracing Outlines

In this exercise you are going to create a new outline for cubby 2, only for the area lying outside
the decline outline. The position of cubby 2 is shown below, .
Tracing a New Outline for Cubby 2

1. Click Zoom Out.
2. Click Zoom In and drag a box around cubby 2.
3. Click String Trace.
4. Click on the segments of the cubby and decline in the order shown below:
The number of segments needing to be selected (i.e. the number of clicks) in order
to define a new traced outline may differ to that indicated above.
5. Click Cancel.
6. Select the original cubby 2 outline.
8. In the Design window, check that your traced cubby 2 outline appears, as shown below:
Generate-outlines can also be used to generate the same end result as shown in the
above image.
Exercise: Trimming Outlines
In this exercise you are going to trim (and close) the remaining seven cubby outlines against the
decline outlines. The remaining cubby outlines are shown below.
Trimming the Cubby 3 outline

down.
 decline7.dm (strings)
. Select the Design window.
. Click Zoom Out.
. Click Zoom In and drag a box around cubby 3.
. Click Trim to String.
. Click on the decline string, to indicate the cutting string, as shown below:
. Click on the segment of the cubby string lying inside the decline outline, to indicate the
string to be trimmed.
. Click Cancel.
. Select the cubby 3 outline.
. Click Close String.
. Click Cancel.
. In the Design window, check that trimmed and closed cubby 3 outline appears, as shown
below:
Trimming the Remaining Cubby Outlines

1. Trim the remaining cubby strings using steps 1. to 6. detailed above.
2. Click Close All Strings.

3. In the Design window, check that remaining trimmed and closed cubby outlines appear as
shown below:
Saving the Modified Outlines

2. Right-click on the decline6.dm (strings). object and select Data | Save.

CREATING DRIVE CROSS SECTIONS
Creating drive cross sections using the cross section dialog.
Overview
methods used to create drive cross sections. These will be saved in a cross sections (string) file
for use in later drive wireframing exercises.
Prerequisites
a New Project page.
Exercise: Creating Drive Cross Sections

In this exercise you are going to create a 5x5m arched-rectangular cross section (for the primary
development drives), a 10x5m arched-rectangular cross section (for cubbies) and a 2m wide
circular cross section (for the cut-and-fill raises).
Creating Arched Rectangular Cross Sections

2. In the Underground Design toolbar, click Select Cross Section.
3. In the Cross Section dialog, click Rectangle, define the parameters, as shown below, then click
Save:
4. In the Select Drive Cross-Section File, define a filename of dxscn in the Filename: box
and click OK.
6. In the Underground Design toolbar, click Select Cross Section.

7. In the Cross Section dialog, click Rectangle, define the parameters, as shown below, then
click Save:
Creating a Circular Cross Section

1. In the Cross Section dialog, click Circle, define the parameters, as shown below, then click Save:
Checking Cross Section Parameters

1. Click Prev and Next to view the saved cross section parameters.
2. Click OK to close the dialog.
More complex shapes other than those shown above, e.g. a shanty
back, can be constructed by loading the cross section parameter file as
a string file, constructing a cross section as a string using the string
construction and editing tools and then saving the string file.
GENERATING DRIVE WIREFRAMES FROM CENTRELINES

Generating drive wireframes from centrelines and drive cross sections.
Overview
methods used to create drive wireframes from centrelines and a drive cross sections parameter
file.
Prerequisites
a New Project page.

 _vsdeclc
 _vsdxscn
Exercise: Drive Wireframes from Centrelines and Cross

Sections
In this exercise you are going to create drive wireframes for the decline using the centrelines and
an associated drive cross section. The drive cross section, a 5x5m arched-rectangular, is stored
in the drive cross sections file _vsdxscn.

3. Select , drag and drop the string file _vsdeclc into the Design window.
 _vsdeclc.dm (strings)
ramp and cubby centrelines:
Creating and Selecting a new Wireframe Object

1. In the Current Objects toolbar, select Wireframe from the Object Type drop-down.
object named New Wireframe has been created.
3. Select the Loaded Data control bar and check that the New Wireframe object is selected
as the current object i.e. highlighted bold.
The wireframes will be saved to this new wireframes object New

Wireframe and will at the end of this exercise be saved to decl1tr.dm.
Generating the Wireframe for the First Leg of the Decline

 Click Drive Evaluation Switch to toggle ON the evaluation of wireframe drives.
Toggling the Drive Evaluation Switch ON enables the wireframes to be

evaluated as they are generated. The results are written to the default
drive statistics table.
 Define the current object by, in the Current Objects toolbar, selecting Wireframe from the
Object Type drop-down and then New Wireframe from the Object Name drop-down.
 Select the Design window.
 Click Select Cross Section.
 In the Select drive cross-section file dialog, select _vsdxscn and click Select, as shown
below:
 In the Drive Cross Section dialog, set NUMBER to 1.
 Check that the following cross section is displayed and then click OK:
 Click Link Drive Centreline.
 Click on the first leg of the decline, as shown below:

 In the Datamine Studio dialog, Drive Density group, define the density in the Density for
drive: box as 2.3 and click OK.
 In the Design window, compare the wireframe of the first leg of the decline to that
shown below:
Generating the Remaining Decline and Spiral Ramp

Wireframes
1. Click on each of the decline and spiral ramp centreline strings in turn, moving from
the first leg of the decline down to the end of spiral ramp.
2. Click Cancel.
3. In the Design window, compare the completed decline and spiral ramp wireframes
to those shown below:
4. Click Update Visualizer Objects and compare the decline and spiral ramp
wireframes to those shown below:
Generating the Cubby Wireframes

1. Click Select Cross Section.
2. In the Select drive cross-section file dialog, select _vsdxscn and click Select, as shown
below:
3. In the Drive Cross Section dialog, set NUMBER to 2.
4. Check that the following cross section is displayed and then click OK:
5. Click Link Drive Centreline.
6. Click on each of the cubby centrelines in turn and then click Cancel.
7. In the Design window, compare the completed wireframes to those shown below:
8. Click Update Visualizer Objects and compare the drive wireframes to those shown
below:
 System and user-defined attributes are transferred from the centreline

strings to the wireframes.
 The resultant drive wireframes have overlapping volumes:
 where the second decline leg breaks away from the first decline
leg
 where the cubby centrelines intersect the decline and ramp

centrelines.
 These overlaps are not a problem for purely vizualisation purposes
 These overlaps would result in the duplication (and overestimation) of

drive volumes when used for evaluation purposes.
 Wireframe volume overlaps can be removed using various wireframing

tools. Please see the exercise Modifying Drive Wireframes for a typical
example or refer to the Help documentation.
Saving the New Wireframe Object

2. Right-click on the New Wireframe object and select Data | Save As.
4. In the Save New Wireframe dialog, select MyProj1 (i.e.

drop-down list.
5. Define a filename of decl1tr in the File name: box and click Save.
6. In the Loaded Data control bar, check that the New Wireframe object has been renamed
to decl1tr/decl1pt.dm (wireframe).
Saving the Drive Statistics File

2. Right-click on the Drive Statistics object and select Data | Save As.
4. In the Save Drive Statistics Table dialog, select MyProj1 (i.e.

drop-down list.
5. Define a filename of drvstats1 in the File name: box and click Save.
6. In the Loaded Data control bar, check that the Drive Statistics Table object has been
renamed to drvstats1.dm (Data Table).
MODIFYING DRIVE WIREFRAMES

Modifying drive wireframes.
Overview
methods used to modify drive wireframes.
Prerequisites
a New Project page.
 _vsdecl1tr / _vsdecl1pt
Exercise: Modifying Drive Wireframes

In this exercise you are going to modify the decline, spiral ramp and cubby wireframes by
removing the overlapping wireframe volumes. Overlaps occur at the intersection of the first and
second legs of the decline and where each cubby joins a decline leg or spiral ramp section.
Examples of overlaps are shown below:
The Data Object Manager and wireframe boolean tools will be used to perform the operations
required to remove the overlaps. These operations will be performed in the following order:
1. Splitting the single decline+ramp+cubby object into three separate objects i.e. decline,
spiral ramp and cubbies
2. Splitting the decline object into the three separate objects i.e. leg 1 , leg 2 and leg 3
3. Subtracting the leg 1 from the leg 2 object (this step removes the leg 1 and 2 overlap)
4. Combining the result of step 3. with the first leg to create a modified decline
5. Subtract the modified decline from the cubbies (this step removes decline - cubbies
overlaps) to create the 1st modified cubbies
6. Subtract the spiral ramp from the first modified cubbies (this step removes spiral ramp -
cubbies overlaps) to create the 2nd modified cubbies
7. Combine the spiral ramp, modified decline and 2nd modified cubbies objects to create a
final modified object


3. Select , drag and drop the following string file and wireframe triangle file into the Design
window:
 _vsdeclc
 _vsdecl1tr
. In the Sheets control bar, Design folder, Overlays folder, select only the following check
 _vsdeclc (strings)
 _vsdecl1tr/_vsdecl1pt (wireframe)
ramp and cubby centrelines and wireframe:
Splitting the decline+ramp+cubby object

2. Right-click on the _vsdecl1tr/_vsdecl1pt (wireframe) object and select Data Object

Manager....
3. In the Data Object Manager dialog, Loaded Data Objects list, check
_vsdecl1tr/_vsdecl1pt (wireframe) is selected .
4. Click Extract from object (this button is located in the row of buttons immediately below
the dialog's title bar).
5. In the Extract Data Object dialog, Choose Extraction Method group, select the Extract By
Field radio button.
6. In the Key Field: drop-down, select the field COLOUR, and click OK:
7. In the Studio 3 dialog (... 3 new objects...), click Yes:
Splitting the decline object

1. In the Data Object Manager dialog, Loaded Data Objects list, select
_vsdecl1tr/_vsdecl1pt (wireframe) - Split (COLOUR=3.000).
2. Click Extract from object.

3. In the Extract Data Object dialog, Choose Extraction Method group, select the Extract By
Field radio button.
4. In the Key Field: drop-down, select the field LINK, and click OK:
Each of the three decline legs (as well as each of the cubbies and spiral
ramp sections) has a unique value for the attribute LINK.
5. In the Studio 3 dialog (...3 new objects...), click Yes.
6. Back in the Data Object Manager dialog, click OK.
7. In the Loaded Data control bar, check that the following new objects have been created:
 _vsdecl1tr/_vsdecl1pt (wireframe) - Split (COLOUR = 3.000000)
 _vsdecl1tr/_vsdecl1pt (wireframe) - Split (COLOUR = 3.000000) - Split (LINK =

2.000000)

4.000000)

6.000000)
Checking the extracted objects
1. In the Sheets control bar, Design folder, Overlays folder, display each of the overlays in
turn for the above new objects.
2. In the Design window, view these extracted objects and identify how they fit together and
where the overlaps are located.
Removing the leg 1 and leg 2 overlap

2. Select Wireframes | Boolean Operations | Difference.
3. In the Difference dialog, Objects group, check that both the Verify check boxes are
selected.
4. In the Object 1: drop-down list, select _vsdecl1tr/_vsdecl1pt (wireframe) - Split

(COLOUR = 3.000000) - Split (LINK = 4.000000) .

(COLOUR = 3.000000) - Split (LINK = 2.000000) .
The order in which these two objects are selected is important.

Selecting objects in a different order will yield a different result. Result
= Object 1 - Object 2.
6. Click OK.
7. In the Loaded Data control bar, check that the following new object has been created:
 Difference _vsdecl1tr/_vsdecl1pt (wireframe) - Split (COLOUR = 3.000000) -

Split (LINK = 4.000000)+_vsdecl1tr/_vsdecl1pt (wireframe) - Split (COLOUR =
3.000000) - Split (LINK = 2.000000).
8. In the Sheets control bar, display only this wireframe object and view the result in the
Design window.
Creating the modified decline

1. Select Data | Object Manager....
2. In the Data Object Manager dialog, click Combine Objects.
3. In the Combine Data Objects dialog, define the New Object Name as Combined Object
1, as shown below:
4. In the Object Type group, select the Wireframe radio button.
5. In the Loaded Objects group, use click + <CTRL> to select the following objects and
then click the Move Right button:

2.000000).

6.000000).
 Difference _vsdecl1tr/_vsdecl1pt (wireframe) - Split (COLOUR = 3.000000) -

Split (LINK = 4.000000)+_vsdecl1tr/_vsdecl1pt (wireframe) - Split (COLOUR =
3.000000) - Split (LINK = 2.000000).
. Check that these objects are shown in the Combine List and then click OK.
. Back in the Data Object Manager dialog, click OK .
. In the Loaded Data control bar, check that the following new object has been created:
 Combined Object 1.
. In the Sheets control bar, display only this wireframe object and view the result in the
Design window.
Removing the cubby overlaps - step 1

selected.

(COLOUR = 1.000000) .
5. In the Object 2: drop-down list, select Combined Object 1 .
6. Click OK.
7. In the Studio 3 message dialog, click Yes.
 Difference _vsdecl1tr/_vsdecl1pt (wireframe) - Split (COLOUR =

1.000000)+Combined Object 1.
Design window.
Removing the cubby overlaps - step 2
selected.
4. In the Object 1: drop-down list, select Difference _vsdecl1tr/_vsdecl1pt (wireframe) -

Split (COLOUR = 1.000000)+Combined Object 1.

(COLOUR = 2.000000).
6. Click OK.
7. In the Studio 3 message dialog, click Yes.
 Difference Difference _vsdecl1tr/_vsdecl1pt (wireframe) - Split (COLOUR =

1.000000)+Combined Object 1+decl1tr/decl1pt (wireframe) - Split (COLOUR =
2.000000).
Design window.
Creating a final object

2. In the Data Object Manager dialog, click Combine Objects.
3. In the Combine Data Objects dialog, define the New Object Name as Combined Object
2, as shown below:
4. In the Object Type group, select the Wireframe radio button.
5. In the Loaded Objects group, use click + <CTRL> to select the following objects and
then click the Move Right button:
 _vsdecl1tr/_vsdecl1pt (wireframe) - Split (COLOUR = 2.000000).

2.000000).
. Check that these objects are shown in the Combine List and then click OK.
. Back in the Data Object Manager dialog, click OK .
. In the Loaded Data control bar, check that the following new object has been created:
. In the Sheets control bar, display only this wireframe object and view the result in the
Design window, noting where the overlaps have been removed, as show below:
. Compare this to the original decl1tr / decl1pt (wireframe) object:
Saving Combined Object 2

2. Right-click on the Combined Object 2 object and select Data | Save As.

drop-down list.
5. Define a filename of decl2tr in the File name: box and click Save:
6. In the Loaded Data control bar, check that the Combined Object 2 object has been
renamed to decl2tr/decl2pt.dm (wireframe).
Unloading the temporary working objects

2. In the Data Object Manager dialog, Loaded Data Objects group, select each of the
following objects in turn and click Unload Data:

1.000000)

5.000000)

8.000000)
 Difference _vsdecl1tr/_vsdecl1pt (wireframe) - Split (COLOUR =

1.000000)+Combined Object 1
 Combined Object 1

2.000000)
3. Back in the Data Object Manager dialog, click OK .

SECONDARY DEVELOPMENT
GENERATING REEF DRIVE CENTRELINES

Generating reef drive centrelines.
Overview
In this portion of the tutorial you are going to be introduced to the Datamine processes and
Design window tools to generate and adjust reef drive centrelines for a level in a set of cut-and-
fill stopes. it is suggested that you complete the exercises below in the order that they are shown.
a New Project page.
 _vsdevc
 _vsoretr / _vsorept
Exercise: Generating Reef Limit Strings

In this exercise you are going to generate reef limit strings for the reef drive level Z= -255m, of
the cut-and-fill stopes. The overall limits of the cut-and-fill stopes are defined by the tabular
portion (color blue 7) of the ore body wireframe _vsoretr/_vsorept. These limit strings will be
created by slicing the ore body wireframe using wireframe plane operations. These limit strings
will later be used as input for generating the reef drive centrelines.

window:
 _vsdevc
 _vsoretr
 _vsdevc (strings)
 _vsoretr/_vsorept (wireframe)
. In the Design window, check that you have the following data displayed i.e. development
centrelines and ore body wireframes:
Extracting the Tabular Ore Body Limits

2. Right-click on the _vsoretr/_vsorept (wireframe) object and select Extract.
3. In the Extract Data Object dialog, Choose Extraction Method group, select the Extract
Using Filter radio button.
4. In the Filter box, type in the filter value 'COLOUR=7' and click OK:
 _vsoretr/_vsorept (wireframe) - Split (COLOUR=7).
Defining a Working View

 _vsoretr/_vsorept (wireframe) - Split (COLOUR=7)

. Select the Design window.
. Right-click on the southern point (5949.32, 4233.69, -255) of the -255m level orange
drive string, indicated below:
. Click Zoom Extents in the View Control toolbar.
. Click Clipping Limits.
. In the Set Clipping dialog, Primary Clipping group, select Use Primary Clipping.
. Clear the Infinite check boxes.
. Define the Distance in front of plane: as 5 and the Distance behind plane: as 5 and click
OK.
. Click Use Clipping (to toggle it ON).
centrelines and blue ore body wireframe with clipping limits:
Generating the Reef Limit Strings
2. Select Wireframes | Plane Operations | Section.
3. In the Section dialog, Object group, select _vsoretr/_vsorept (wireframe) - Split

(COLOUR=7) from the drop-down list.
4. In the Plane Orientation group, click Horizontal.
5. In the Plane Reference Point group, check that coordinates are as shown below and click
OK:
6. In the Loaded Data control bar, check that the following new strings object has been
created:
 Section 0 _vsoretr/_vsorept (wireframe) - Split (COLOUR=7).
. In the Current Objects toolbar, select Strings from the Object Type drop-down.
. In the Object Name drop-down select Section 0 _vsoretr/_vsorept (wireframe) - Split

(COLOUR=7).
 Section 0 _vsoretr/_vsorept (wireframe) - Split (COLOUR=7).
. Select the Design window and check that the following is displayed:
. In the Design window, select the orange drive and blue limit strings by dragging a box, as
shown below:
. Use <CTRL>+click on the selected orange drive to de-select it (to be left with only blue
strings selected).
. Select Design | String Tools | Merge Selected Strings.
. Click on the merged string and check that the entire perimeter is highlighted yellow.
Checking that the Limit String is Closed

1. In the Sheets control bar, right-click on Section 0 _vsoretr/_vsorept (wireframe) - Split
(COLOUR=7) and select Format....
2. In the Format Display dialog, select the Color tab, select the Filled check box and click
Close.
3. In the Design window, check that the string has been filled with colour as shown below:
5. In the Visualizer window, check that the reef limit string is as shown below:
Saving the New Limit String Object

2. Right-click on the Section 0 _vsoretr/_vsorept (wireframe) - Split (COLOUR=7) object

and select Data | Save As.

drop-down list.
5. Define a filename of reefdrv1 in the File name: box and click Save.
6. In the Loaded Data control bar, check that the Section 0 _vsoretr/_vsorept (wireframe) -
Split (COLOUR=7) object has been renamed to reefdrv1.dm (strings).
Unloading the temporary working objects

2. Right-click on the _vsoretr/_vsorept (wireframe) - Split (COLOUR=7) object and select
Data | Unload....
Exercise: Generating Reef Drive Centrelines using

EXPMMW
In this exercise you are going to generate a reef drive centreline for the -255m level of the cut-
and-fill stopes from the reef limit string. The Datamine process EXPMMW will be used, together
with the reef limit string file _vsrfdrv1 to generate this reef drive centreline.
Generating the Reef Drive Centreline

1. Select the Command toolbar.
2. In the Run Command drop-down, type 'EXPMMW' and then click the Run Command
button, as shown below:
3. In the EXPMMW dialog, select the Files tab.
4. In the PERIMIN * box, click ... .
5. In the Project Browsed dialog, select the string file _vsrfdrv1 and click OK.
6. In the PERIMOUT * box, define a file name rfdrv2 .
7. Select the Parameters tab.
8. In the MMW * box, define a value of 2.5.
9. In the PINC box, define a value of 0.1.
10. In the MODE drop-down, select 1.
11. In the NODIAG drop-down, select 1 and click OK:

12. In the Command control bar, check that the Datamine process has generated a new string
file with 156 records:
The Datamine process EXPMMW can be used to generate both

centrelines and 'minimum mining width' adjusted reef limit outlines.
Exercise: Conditioning Reef Drive Centrelines

In this exercise you are going to extract and condition the reef drive centreline that was
generated by the Datamine process EXPMMW. This will be done using the Data Object Manager
and the Design window string tools. The centreline string will be conditioned by removing any
string points which are closer than 5m apart.
Loading the output strings from EXPMMW

2. Select , drag and drop the following string file into the Design window:
 _vsrfdrv2
 _vsdevc
 _vsrfdrv2
. Click View Settings.
. In the View Settings dialog, define the settings highlighted in red below and click OK.
. In the Design window, check that you have the following data i.e. the development
centrelines and EXPMMW output strings, displayed and clipped at the -255m level :
Extracting the Centreline

2. Right-click on the _vsrfdrv2.dm (strings) object and select Extract.
3. In the Extract Data Object dialog, Choose Extraction Method group, select the Extract
Using Filter radio button.
4. In the Filter box, type in the filter value 'PTYPE=1' and click OK:
 _vsrfdrv2.dm (strings) - Split (PTYPE=1).
 _vsdevc
and reef drive centrelines:
Conditioning the Centreline

2. In the Object Name drop-down select _vsrfdrv2.dm (strings) - Split (PTYPE=1).
3. In the Design window, select the reef drive centreline and then select Design | Condition |
Condition String.
4. In the Datamine Studio dialog, Condition String group, define the Maximum chord
length: as 100.
5. Define the Minimum chord length: as 5.
6. Define the Minimum Angle: as and then click OK:
7. In the Design window, de-select the reef centreline and check that points have been
removed, as shown below :
 _vsdevc
 _vsrfdrv2.dm (strings)
. In the Design window, compare the unconditioned and condition reef drive centrelines, to
see where the conditioning has removed points:
The condition-string command will not remove the first and last points
of the conditioned string.
Saving the Centreline

2. Right-click on the _vsrfdrv2.dm (strings) - Split (PTYPE=1) object and select Data | Save
As.

drop-down list.
5. Define a filename of rfdrv3.dm in the File name: box and click Save.
6. In the Loaded Data control bar, check that the _vsrfdrv2.dm (strings) - Split (PTYPE=1)
object has been renamed to rfdrv3.dm (strings).
ADDING ATTRIBUTES - DATAMINE TABLE EDITOR
Adding attributes to strings using the Datamine Table Editor.
Overview
In this portion of the tutorial you are going to be introduced to features within the Datamine
Table Editor which can be used for adding user defined attributes to Datamine files.
Prerequisites
a New Project page.
 _vsrfdrv3
Exercise: Adding Attributes - Datamine Table Editor

In this exercise you are going to add the following attribute fields to the reef drive centreline:
 DESC (A12) – short description for the design element
 Reef Drive

 2 – Secondary development
Creating a Working Copy of the Reef Drive Centreline

1. Select the Project Files control bar, Strings folder.
2. Right-click on _vsrfdrv3 and select Copy.
3. Right-click on the folder Strings and select Paste.
4. Right-click on Copy of _vsrfdrv3 and select Rename....
5. In the Rename Project File dialog, define the new name in To: as rfdrv4 and click OK:
Adding the New Attribute Columns

2. Right-click on rfdrv4 and select Open.
3. In the Datamine Table Editor dialog, click Definition Editor.
4. In the Definition Editor dialog, Columns group, select the last item in the list i.e.
LSTYLE and click Add.
5. In the Column Information group, define Name: as DESC.
6. Select Alphanumeric from the Type: drop-down list.
7. Define Length: as 12.
8. Define Default value: as '-'.
9. Select No - Different value for each record from the Implicit: drop-down and then click
Apply:
10. In the Columns group, check that the new column DESC has been added to the bottom of
the list.
11. In the Definition Editor dialog, Columns group, click Add., define a new field DETYPE
using the parameters shown below and then click Apply.
12. In the Definition Editor dialog, Columns group, click Add., define a new field LEVEL
using the parameters shown below and then click Apply.
13. In the Definition Editor dialog, click Close.
14. In the Datamine Table Editor dialog, move the horizontal slider bar to the far right and
check that these three new columns (fields) have been added:
Setting the Attribute Values

1. Select the first row (i.e. record 1) of the DESC (A12) column.
2. Overwrite the default value '-' and type in the value Reef Drive.
3. In the same cell, right-click and select Fill | Down.
4. Select the header row of the DETYPE (N) column so that the entire column is
highlighted blue.
5. Click Find.
6. In the Find and Replace (in selection) dialog, select the Replace tab.
7. In the Find what: drop-down, type '-'.
8. In the Replace with: drop-down, type 2.
9. Click Replace All. and then click OK in the Datamine Table Editor message dialog.
10. In the Find and Replace (in selection) dialog, click Close.
11. In the last column LEVEL (N), define a value of -255 using one of the two methods
shown above.
12. Check that the values in these three columns are as shown below:
13. Select the header row of the COLOUR (N) column so that the entire column is
highlighted blue.
14. Click Find.
15. In the Find and Replace (in selection) dialog, select the Replace tab.
16. In the Find what: drop-down, type 8.
17. In the Replace with: drop-down, type 5.
18. Click Replace All and then click OK in the Datamine Table Editor message dialog.
19. In the Find and Replace (in selection) dialog, click Close.
20. In the Datamine Table Editor dialog, check that the COLOUR column value has been set:
21. Click Save.
22. Select File | Exit.

GENERATING REEF DRIVE OUTLINES
Generating reef drive outlines from centrelines.
Overview
methods used to generate reef drive outlines from reef drive centrelines.
Prerequisites
a New Project page.
 _vsrfdrv4
Exercise: Generating Outlines from Centrelines

In this exercise you are going to generate a reef drive outline from the reef drive centreline for
level -255m of the cut-and-fill stopes. The reef drive will have a width of 5m.

3. Select , drag and drop the string file _vsrfdrv4 into the Design window.
. In the Design window, check that you have the following data displayed i.e. reef drive
centreline for -255m level:

object named New Strings has been created.
The outlines will be saved to this new strings object New Strings and
will at the end of this exercise be saved to rfdrv5.dm.
Generating the Outline

Object Type drop-down and then New Strings from the Object Name drop-down.
3. Click String To Road.
4. Select the reef drive centreline.
5. In the Datamine Studio dialog, click No to keep the centreline strings.
6. In the Datamine Studio dialog, Control - [C]enter,[L]eft, [R]ight, [I]nside, [LR], [RL]
group, set Type (C, L, R, I, LR, RL): to C and click OK, as shown below:
7. In the Datamine Studio dialog, Road Width group, set Width at Road Start: to 5, set
Width at Road End: to 5 and click OK, as shown below:
8. In the Design window, click Cancel and check that the reef drive outline is as shown
below:
Saving the Reef Drive Outline


drop-down list.
5. Define a filename of rfdrv5 in the File name: box and click Save.
6. In the Loaded Data control bar, check that the New Strings object has been renamed to
rfdrv5.dm (strings).
CREATING REEF DRIVE WIREFRAMES
Creating reef drive wireframes from outlines.
Overview
methods used to create reef drive wireframes from reef drive outlines.
Prerequisites
a New Project page.
 _vsrfdrv5
Exercise: Creating Reef Drive Wireframes from Outlines

In this exercise you are going to create a reef drive wireframe from the existing reef drive
outline.

3. Select , drag and drop the string file _vsrfdrv4 into the Design window.
. Click Use Clipping (to toggle it OFF).
. In the Design window, check that you have the following data displayed i.e. the reef drive
outline for -255m level:
Creating a new Wireframe Object

2. Click Create New Object.
3. Check the Object Name drop-down to make sure that a new object named New
Wireframe has been created.
The wireframe will be saved to this new wireframe object New

Wireframe and will at the end of this exercise be saved to the
wireframe file pair rfdrv6tr.dm / rfdrv6pt.
Generating the Reef Drive Wireframe

1. Define the current object by, in the Current Objects toolbar, selecting Wireframe from the
3. Select the reef drive outline and click Link Single Outline.
4. In the Datamine Studio dialog, Projection Distance group, define the String projection
distance: as 5 and click OK:
5. Click Cancel.
6. In the Design window, check that the reef drive wireframe appears as shown below:
8. View the reef drive outline and wireframe in the Visualizer and compare it to that shown
below:
The link-single-outline command creates drive wireframes with a
rectangular profile. If you require other profiles e.g circular or arched
rectangle, you need to create drive wireframes from centrelines and
associated drive cross sections. This is covered in the exercise on the
page Generating Drive Wireframes from Centrelines.
Saving the Reef Drive Wireframe


drop-down list.
5. Define a filename of rfdrv6tr.dm in the File name: box and click Save:
to rfdrv6tr/rfdrv6pt (Wireframe).
See the Studio 3 Command Table in the Help documentation for a

comprehensive list of Datamine Processes and their uses.
CONSTRUCTING RAISE CENTRELINES

Constructing raise centrelines between reef drives.
Overview
methods used to create raise centrelines between reef drives on different levels.
Prerequisites
a New Project page.
 _vspillars
 _vsraise1
Exercise: Constructing Raise Centrelines

In this exercise you are going to construct raise centrelines between the -255m level and -240m
level reef drives of the cut-and-fill stopes. This will be done in the Design window, using the
existing reef drive centrelines and rib pillar limits as a reference. The raises will be orientated in
the dip direction of the ore body, parallel to the sides of the rib pilllars and located 15m from the
northern side of each rib pillar limit. A raise will also be constructed at the end of the reef drive.
Each raise centreline will be trimmed to start 2m above the -255m level reef drive centreline i.e
at -253m elevation.

3. Select, drag and drop the following string files into the Design window:
 _vspillars
 _vsraise1.
 _vspillars.dm (strings)
 _vsraise1.dm (strings)
. Click View Settings.
. In the View Settings dialog, define the settings highlighted in red below and click OK.
. In the Design window, check that you have the following data displayed i.e. the pillar
limits and the reef drive centrelines for the -255m and -240m levels:
Creating a Temporary String Object

3. Check the Object Name drop-down to make sure that a new object named New Strings
has been created.
The temporary construction strings will be saved to this new strings
object New Strings and will be unloaded at the end of this exercise .
Creating Construction Strings for Raise End Points

1. Click Offset String, click outside the northern pillar limit, as shown below:
2. In the Datamine Studio dialog, define the Expansion Distance: as 15 and click OK, as
shown below :
3. Click outside the southern pillar limit and then click Cancel.
4. In the Design window, check that temporary strings have been created 15m outside the
pillar limits, as shown below:
Creating a Construction String for Trimming
1. In the Design window, double-click in the Coordinate display of the Status Bar, as shown
below:
2. In the Mouse Position dialog, Coordinates group, define Z as -253, select the Locked
check box and close the dialog, as shown below:
3. Check the Status Bar, Coordinates group to see that the Z coordinate is highlighted blue,
as shown below:
4. Click New String, define string start and end points, as shown below, and then click
Cancel:
5. Double-click in the Coordinate display of the Status Bar.

6. In the Mouse Position dialog, Coordinates group, clear the Locked check box and close
the dialog.
7. Check the Status Bar, Coordinate to see that the Z coordinate is colored black:
8. In the Design window, check that the following construction strings have been created:
Inserting Raise Start Points on Reef Drive Centrelines
1. In the Current Objects toolbar, select Strings from the Object Type drop-down and select
_vsraise1.dm (strings) from the Object Name drop-down.
The _vsraise1.dm (strings) object needs to be the current object so that

the following point insertion steps work correctly.
3. Click Insert At Intersections.
4. Select the -255m reef drive centreline.
5. Select the -240m reef drive centreline.
6. Click Cancel.
7. Using Zoom In and Pan Graphics, check that the following points (circled in red) have
been inserted on the reef drive centrelines:
Points have been inserted on the selected reef drive centrelines at each
intersection point with the rib pillar and 15m expanded construction
strings. This exercise will only make use of the points highlighted in
the image shown above.
Constructing Raise Centrelines

3. Check the Object Name drop-down to make sure that a new object named New Strings 2
has been created.
4. Select the Loaded Data control bar and check that the New Strings 2 object is selected as
6. In the Snapping toolbar, check that Snap Mode Points and Snap To String Data are
selected.
7. Click New String and select color 14 (D_GREY) from the color palette displayed at the
bottom of the Design window.
8. Snap (right-click) to the raise start point (6003.01, 4178.71, -255.00), snap to the end
point (6130.62, 4036.96, -240.00) and click Cancel, as shown below:
14. In the Visualizer window, check you results and compare them to those shown below:
Trimming Raise Centrelines

2. Click Plane by Two Points.
3. Snap to the southern end point (6282.34, 4119.93, -253.00) and then snap to the northern
end point (6037.40, 4344.91, -253.00) of the trim string, as shown below:
4. In the Select View Orientation group, select Vertical and click OK.
5. Check that the Use Clipping toggle is OFF.
6. Click Zoom Extents.
7. Zoom in using <CTRL+Up Arrow> (x4).
8. In the Design window, check that you have the following displayed:
9. Click Trim To String.
10. Select the trim string and then select each of the three raise strings, below the trim string,
as shown below:
11. Click Cancel.
12. Check that your results are as shown below:
13. In the Snapping toolbar, check that Snap Mode Points and Snap To String Data are
selected.
Saving the New Raise String Object

2. Right-click on the New Strings 2 object and select Data | Save As.

drop-down list.
5. Define a filename of raise2 in the File name: box and click Save.
6. In the Loaded Data control bar, check that the New Strings 2 object has been renamed to
raise2.dm (Strings).
Unloading the Temporary String Object

2. Right-click on the New Strings object and select Data | Unload....
3. In the Studio 3 confirmation dialog, click Yes.
4. In the Loaded Data control bar, check that the New Strings object has been unloaded.
GENERATING RAISE WIREFRAMES
Generating raise wireframes from centrelines and drive cross sections.
Overview
methods used to create raise wireframes from centrelines and a drive cross sections parameter
file.
Prerequisites
a New Project page.
 _vsraise2
 _vsdxscn
 _vsrfdrv6tr/_vsrfdrv6trpt
Exercise: Raise Wireframes from Centrelines and Cross

Sections
In this exercise you are going to create wireframes for each of the three raise centrelines linking
the -255m level and -240m level of the cut-and-fill stopes. The drive cross section, a 2m
diameter circle, is stored in the drive cross sections file _vsdxscn.

3. Select , drag and drop the following string and wireframe triangle files into the Design
window:
 _vsraise2
 _vsrfdrv6tr .
 _vsraise2.dm (strings)
 _vsrfdrv6tr/_vsrfdrv6pt (wireframe).
6. Click at any point within the Design window.
8. Click Zoom All Data.
9. In the Design window, check that you have the following data displayed i.e. raise
centrelines and reef drive wireframe:
11. View the loaded data in the Visualizer window.

3. Check the Object Name drop-down to make sure that a new object named New
Wireframe has been created.
The raise wireframes will be added to this new wireframes object and
will be saved to raise3tr.dm at the end of this exercise.
Generating the First Raise Wireframe

 Click Drive Evaluation Switch to toggle ON the evaluation of wireframe drives.
Toggling the Drive Evaluation Switch ON enables the wireframes to be

evaluated as they are generated. The results are written to the default
drive statistics table.
 Define the current object by, in the Current Objects toolbar, selecting Wireframe from the
 Select the Design window.
 Click Select Cross Section.
 In the Select drive cross-section file dialog, select _vsdxscn and click Select, as shown
below:
 In the Drive Cross Section dialog, set NUMBER to 3.
 Check that the following cross section is displayed and then click OK:
 Click Link Drive Centreline.

 Click on the southern raise centreline, as shown below:
 In the Select drive statistics file dialog, define the filename in the Save As box as
drvstats2 and click Save As, as shown below:
 In the Datamine Studio dialog, Drive Density group, define the density in the Density for
drive: box as 2.3 and click OK.
 In the Design window, compare the wireframe of the first raise to that shown below:
Generating the Remaining Raise Wireframes
1. Click on each of the remaining raise centrelines in turn, moving from south to
north.
2. Click Cancel.
3. In the Design window, compare the completed raise wireframes to those shown
below:
4. Click Update Visualizer Objects and compare the raise wireframes to those shown
below:

drop-down list.
5. Define a filename of raise3tr.dm in the File name: box and click Save.
to raise3tr/raise3pt.dm (wireframe).
Saving the Drive Statistics File

2. Right-click on the Drive Statistics object and select Data | Save As.
4. In the Save Drive Statistics Table dialog, select MyProj1 (i.e.

drop-down list.
5. Define a filename of drvstats2.dm in the File name: box and click Save.
6. In the Loaded Data control bar, check that the Drive Statistics Table object has been
renamed to drvstats2.dm (Data Table).
STOPING
GENERATING STOPING OUTLINES

Generating and adjusting stoping outlines.
Overview
In this portion of the tutorial you are going to be introduced to the Design window tools used to
generate stoping outlines for a level in a set of cut-and-fill stopes.
Prerequisites
a New Project page.
 _vscaf1do
 _vsorez2tr / _vsorez2pt
Exercise: Generating Stoping Outlines

In this exercise you are going to generate stoping outlines for the -255m level of the cut-and-fill
stopes i.e. between -255m and -240m elevation. The overall limits of the cut-and-fill stopes are
defined by the tabular portion (color blue 7) of the ore body wireframe, to be found in
_vsorez2tr/_vsorez2pt. A level consists of a set of three horizontal 5m cuts, starting at the
footwall elevation of the reef drive. Each cut is defined by a cut footwall string i.e. an outline
located at the bottom elevation of the cut. The volume of the cut is defined by its footwall outline
and the footwall outline of the next cut i.e. a pair of outlines. Four horizontal outlines are
required to define a complete level. Outlines will be generated by slicing the ore body wireframe
using wireframe plane operations. These outlines will be adjusted to fit the existing reef drive
outlines stored in _vscaf1do.

window:
 _vscaf1do
 _vsorez2tr
 _vscaf1do (strings)
 _vsorez2tr/_vsorez2pt (wireframe)

outlines (green) for -255m and -240m levels and the tabular ore body wireframe:
Generating the Stoping Outlines

2. Select Wireframes | Plane Operations | Multiple Section.
3. In the Multiple Section dialog, Object group, select _vsorez2tr/_vsorez2pt (wireframe)

from the drop-down list.
4. In the Plane Orientation group, click Horizontal.
5. In the Plane Reference Point group, define Z: as -240.
6. In the Options group, define Inter-plane Distance: as 5, select the Single Object Output:
check box, as shown below and click OK:
7. In the Loaded Data control bar, check that the following new strings object has been
created:
 Sections _vsorez2tr/_vsorez2pt .
 _vscaf1do.dm (strings)
 Sections _vsorez2tr/_vsorez2pt.
. Select the Design window and check that the following is displayed i.e. reef drive
outlines and newly generated stoping outlines:
. Click Update Visualizer Objects and view the outlines in the Visualizer window:
Erasing Unwanted Outlines

1. In the Design window, click View Settings.
2. In the View Settings dialog, define Azi as 225, Dip as -88 and click Apply and then OK,
as shown below:
3. In the Design window, check that the outlines are displayed as shown below i.e. from the
side (perpendicular to ore body strike) and with visible white space between each
horizontal outline:
4. Select the three outlines above the -240m elevation reef drive by dragging a box with the
cursor.
5. Select all the outlines below -255m level by using <CTRL> and dragging a box with the
cursor.
6. Check that the strings shown below have been selected:

7. Click Erase Strings and in the Studio 3 confirmation dialog, click Yes.
8. Click Previous View.
9. In the Design window, check that following four stoping outlines and two reef drive
outlines remain:
Checking that the Stoping Outlines are Closed

1. In the Sheets control bar, right-click on Sections _vsorez2tr/_vsorez2pt and select
Format....
2. In the Format Display dialog, select the Color tab, select the Filled check box, click
Apply and then Close.
3. In the Design window, check that the string has been filled with colour as shown below:
4. In the Sheets control bar, right-click on Sections _vsorez2tr/_vsorez2pt and select
Format....
5. In the Format Display dialog, select the Color tab, deselect the Filled check box, click
Apply and then Close.
Saving the Stoping Outlines

2. Right-click on the Sections _vsorez2tr/_vsorez2pt object and select Data | Save As.

drop-down list.
5. Define a filename of caf1so.dm in the File name: box and click Save.
6. In the Loaded Data control bar, check that the Sections _vsorez2tr/_vsorez2pt object has
been renamed to caf1so.dm (strings).
ADJUSTING STOPING OUTLINES
Adjusting Stoping Outlines to Reef Drives.
Overview
adjust and modify stoping outlines, for a level in a set of cut-and-fill stopes.
Prerequisites
a New Project page.
 _vscaf1do
 _vscaf1so
Exercise: Adjusting Stoping Outlines

In this exercise you are going to adjust the stoping outlines for the -255m level of the cut-and-fill
stopes i.e. the outlines lying between -255m and -240m elevation. The level consists of a set of
three horizontal 5m cuts, starting at the footwall elevation of the reef drive. Each cut is defined
by a cut footwall string i.e. an outline located at the bottom elevation of the cut. The volume of
the cut is defined by its footwall outline and the footwall outline of the next cut i.e. a pair of
outlines. Four horizontal outlines define the complete level. The outlines, stored in _vscaf1so,
generated in the previous exercise, will be adjusted for the following:
 outline limits will be modified to fit the position of the existing reef drive outlines
 irregular outline edges will be removed.

 _vscaf1do
 _vscaf1so
 _vscaf1so (strings)
. Right-click (snap) to the -255m elevation stoping outline at the midpoint (6058.54,
4153.96, -255.00), shown below:
outlines (green) for -255m and -240m levels and 4 stoping outlines:
Saving a Working Copy of the Stoping Outlines

2. Right-click on the _vscaf1so.dm (strings) object and select Data | Save As.
4. In the Save _vscaf1so.dm (strings) dialog, select MyProj1 (i.e.

drop-down list.
6. In the Loaded Data control bar, check that the _vscaf1so.dm (strings) object has been
renamed to caf2so.dm (strings).
Adjusting the -255m elevation Stoping Outline

2. In the View Settings dialog, Section Orientation group, select the Horizontal radio button.
3. In the Mid-Point group, define Z: as -255,.
4. In the Width: group, select a width of 2.
5. Select the Apply Clipping check box and then click OK, as shown below:
6. In the Design window, check that only the -255m elevation stoping and reef drive
outlines are displayed, as shown below:
7. Click Zoom In and drag a box around the northern end of the outline, as shown below:
8. Select the stoping outline and click Move Points.
9. Using right-click (snapping), move the two points indicated in the above step 7. image, to
the two corners of the reef drive outline and click Cancel.
10. Click Delete Points, select the point indicated in the above step 7. image and then click
Cancel.
11. Click in the background of the Design window to deselect the outline.
12. Check that your outline is as shown below:

13. Click Zoom Out.
14. Click Zoom In and drag a box around the southern end of the outline, as shown below:
15. Select the stoping outline and click Move Points.
16. Using right-click (snapping), move the two points indicated in the above step 14. image,
to the two corners of the reef drive outline and click Cancel.
17. Click Delete Points, select the points indicated in the above step 14. image and then click
Cancel.
Adjusting the -250m elevation Stoping Outlines

1. Click View Settings.
2. In the View Settings dialog, in the Mid-Point group, define Z: as -255 and click OK.
3. Click Clipping Limits.
4. In the Set Clipping dialog, in the Secondary Clipping group, select the Use Secondary
Clipping check box.
5. Deselect the Infinte check boxes.
6. Define the Distance in front of plane: as 1.
7. Define the Distance behind plane: as 5. and click OK, as shown below:
8. In the Design window, check that the -250m elevation stoping outline and -255m outlines
are displayed:
9. Select the stoping outline, use Delete Points to delete the points indicated in the image
below and then click Cancel:

3. In the Design window, check that the -245m elevation stoping outline and -250m stoping
outline are displayed:
4. Select the stoping outline, use Delete Points to delete the points indicated in the image
below and then click Cancel:


3. In the Design window, check that the -240m elevation stoping outline and reef drive and
the -245m stoping outline are displayed:
4. Select the stoping outline, use Delete Points and Move Points to modify the outline as
indicated in the image below and then click Cancel:
Conditioning the Outlines

1. Click Use Clipping (to toggle clipping OFF).
2. Check that all four stoping outlines and two reef drive outlines are displayed:
3. Select the four stoping outlines using <CTRL> + click.
4. Click Condition String(s) and select Yes in the Datamine Studio confirmation dialog.
5. In the Condition String dialog, define the settings as shown below and click OK:

2. Right-click on the caf2so.dm (strings) object and select Data | Save.

ADDING PILLARS TO STOPING OUTLINES
Modifying stoping outlines to take account of mining support pillars.
Overview
modify stoping outlines to include rib pillar positions, for a level in a set of cut-and-fill stopes.
Prerequisites
a New Project page.
 _vspillars
 _vscaf2so
Exercise: Adding Pillars to Stoping Outlines

In this exercise you are going to include rib pillars in the stoping outlines for the -255m level of
the cut-and-fill stopes i.e. the outlines lying between -255m and -240m elevation. The level
consists of a set of three horizontal 5m cuts, starting at the footwall elevation of the reef drive.
Four horizontal outlines define the complete level. The outlines, stored in _vscaf2so, generated
in the previous exercise, will be modified by splitting each cut's outline into three separate
outlines. Each outline will represent the area between the 15m wide rib pillars.

 _vspillars
 _vscaf2so
 _vspillars (strings)
. Click at any point in the Design window.
. In the Design window, check that you have the following data displayed i.e. 4 stoping
outlines (cyan) for -255m level and rib pillar outlines:
Saving a Working Copy of the Stoping Outlines

2. Right-click on the _vscaf2so.dm (strings) object and select Data | Save As.

4. In the Save _vscaf2so.dm (strings) dialog, select MyProj1 (i.e.
drop-down list.
6. In the Loaded Data control bar, check that the _vscaf2so.dm (strings) object has been
Trimming Stoping Outlines to Pillar Outlines

2. Double-click on the caf3so.dm (strings) object and check that it is highlighted bold i.e. to
indicate that it is now the current object.
3. Select the Design window and click View Settings.
8. Click Trim to String.
9. Select the northern pillar outline to define the trim string.
10. In turn, click on each of the 4 stoping outlines lying within the selected pillar outline, as
shown below and then click Cancel:
11. Check that the stoping outlines have been trimmed against the northern pillar, as shown
below:
12. Repeat steps 6. to 9. for the southern pillar outline.
13. Check that the stoping outlines have been trimmed against the southern pillar, as shown
below:
Connecting and Closing the -255m elevation Stoping Outline
6. In the Design window, check that only the trimmed -255m elevation stoping outline
strings are displayed.
8. Select the N end of the NE string, the N end of the SW string and then click Cancel, as
shown below:
9. Check that the strings have been connected as shown below:
11. Select the strings in the order shown below and then click Cancel:
12. Click Close String.
13. Select each of the three open stoping outlines in turn, from N to S, then click Cancel.
14. Check that the outlines are now closed, as shown below:


5. Select the Apply Clipping check box and then click OK.
7. Connect and close, using the Connect Strings and Close String buttons, to create three
separate outlines, as indicated below:


9. Click Use Clipping to toggle clipping OFF.

10. Check that all outlines are displayed as shown below:
12. View the loaded data in the Visualizer.


ADDING ATTRIBUTES - EXTRA
Adding attributes to stoping outlines using the Datamine process EXTRA.
Overview
In this portion of the tutorial you are going to add and set user defined attributes on the stoping
outlines using the Datamine process EXTRA.
Prerequisites
a New Project page.
 _vscaf3so
Exercise: Adding Attributes to Outlines using EXTRA

In this exercise you are going to use the Datamine process EXTRA to add the following attribute
fields and values to the stoping outlines, for the -255m level of the cut-and-fill stopes:
 DESC (A12) – short description for the design element
 Stope
 3 – Stoping
 -255 or -240

 _vscaf3so
. In the Design window, check that you have the following data displayed i.e. stoping
outlines (cyan) between elevations -255m and -240m:
Querying Field Values on Strings Loaded in the Design
Window
1. In the Design window, select the middle -255m elevation stoping outline, as shown
below:
2. Select the Data Properties control bar.
3. In the Data Properties control bar, check the elevation (_Z_Coord) and system fields'
(COLOUR, SYMBOL, LSTYLE) values:
4. Repeat steps 1. to 3. for the remaining 3 middle stoping outlines.
Adding the New Attribute Fields and Values

1. In the Command toolbar, click Find Command.
2. In the Find Command dialog, page down (x5).
3. In the Name column, select the command extra and then click Run:
4. In the EXTRA dialog, Files tab, Input files group, set IN* by browsing for and selecting
the file _vscaf3so.:
5. In the Output files group, define OUT* as caf4so and then click OK.
6. In the Expression Translator dialog, define the following set of commands, using the
dialog controls or the keyboard and then click Test:
DESC;a12 = "Stope"
DETYPE;n = 3
LEVEL;n = absent()
if (ZP >= -255 and ZP < -240)
LEVEL = -255
elseif (ZP >= -240 and ZP < -225)
LEVEL = -240
end
7. If the message in the Status pane is OK, as shown below, then click Execute:
8. Select the Command control bar, check that EXTRA has finished running and that the
output file contains 192 records, as shown by the message below:
Checking the Field Values in the Datamine Table Editor

2. Right-click on caf4so and select Open.
3. In the Datamine Table Editor dialog, move the horizontal slider bar to the far right and
check that the 3 new columns (fields) have been added and the following values set:
4. Check that the values for the LEVEL field have been set correctly i.e. for elevation >=
-255m and < 240m, LEVEL=-255; for elevation = -240m, LEVEL=-240.
5. Select File | Exit.
Checking the Field Values in the Design Window

 caf4so
 caf4so (strings)
. In the Design window, select the middle -255m elevation stoping outline, as shown
below:
. Select the Data Properties control bar.
. In the Data Properties control bar, check that the elevation (_Z_Coord) and new attribute
fields' (DESC, DETYPE, LEVEL) values are as shown below:
. Repeat steps 1. to 3. for the remaining 3 middle stoping outlines, noting that for the
-240m elevation outlines, the LEVEL value should be '-240'.
CREATING STOPING WIREFRAMES
Creating stoping wireframes from outlines.
Overview
In this portion of the tutorial you are going to use Design window, wireframe string linking tools
and methods to create stoping wireframes from stoping outlines.
Prerequisites
a New Project page.
 _vscaf4so
Exercise: Creating Stoping Wireframes from Outlines

In this exercise you are going to create stoping wireframes from the stoping outlines on the
-255m level of the cut-and-fill stopes i.e. from the outlines lying between -255m and -240m
elevation. A level consists of a set of three horizontal 5m cuts, starting at the footwall elevation
of the reef drive. Each cut is defined by a cut footwall string i.e. an outline located at the bottom
elevation of the cut. The volume of the cut is defined by its footwall outline and the footwall
outline of the next cut i.e. a pair of outlines. Four horizontal outlines are required to define a
complete level.
Wireframe volumes will be created for each cut by linking pairs of cut footwall and hanging wall
(i.e. the footwall of the next cut) outlines. This will generate 9 separate wireframe cut volumes.

 _vscaf4so
outlines (cyan) between elevations -255m and -240m:
. Note that the 3 cuts (in this image of the northern block) are defined by pairs of strings as
shown below:

object named New Wireframe has been created.
The stoping wireframes will be added to this new wireframes object

and will be saved to caf5tr.dm at the end of this exercise.
Creating the wireframe volume for the first cut of the

northern block
1. Click Link Minimizing Surface Area to toggle ON this option.
The following wireframe linking methods are available:
 Link Using Equal Angles Method (default)

 Link Minimizing Surface Area
 Link Using Proportional Distance.
2. Click Link Two Outlines.
3. Select the footwall outline and then the hangingwall outline, as shown below, and then
click Cancel:
4. Check that the wireframe volume is as shown below:

6. In the Visualizer window, check that newly created wireframe is a closed volume i.e. that
the volume is closed on the sides, top and bottom, as shown below:
 Tag strings can be used to provide additional control

when wireframing volumes using outline linking techniques.
These strings are typically constructed along edges, corners or
along corresponding points along a complex surface feature.
 The Create Tag String button is used to start digitizing

tag strings interactively in the Design window, these strings are
typically saved with the design strings.
 Select the Use Tags toggle when wanting the

wireframing process to honor tag strings.
Creating the remaining stoping wireframes

1. Repeat the steps 1. to 5., shown in the section above, for the other 8 cut volumes.
2. In the Design window, check that the 9 wireframe volumes appear as shown below:
4. In the Visualizer window, check that newly created wireframe is a closed volume i.e. that
the volume is closed on the sides, top and bottom, as shown below:

drop-down list.
5. Define a filename of caf5tr.dm in the File name: box and click Save.
to caf5tr/caf5pt.dm (wireframe).
USING MINEABLE ENVELOPES
ABOUT MINEABLE ENVELOPES

An introduction to mineable envelopes.
Introduction to Mineable Envelopes
What are Mineable Envelopes?
Mineable envelopes, also known as economic shells, are the limits defining areas (volumes)
within an ore body which meet minimum grade (or economic value) and minimum mining unit
(MMU) criteria. These limits can be represented by flagged blocks in a block model, coplanar
outlines or wireframe volumes.
How are Mineable Envelopes Used?
Mineable envelopes are typically used for the following:
 defining the limits of the ore body prior to creating a strategic or long term mine design
 defining ore body limits for grade control purposes
Studio 3 Processes and Applications

The Studio 3 process MODENV will process a block model and flag those blocks that when
taken individually or with adjacent blocks will satisfy the minimum (cutoff or head) grade or
economic value within a volume defined by the minimum mining unit dimensions. The
ENVSEQ process post-process a block model generated from the MODENV process and
evaluate the economics of mining satellite ore zones taking into account development, access
and processing requirements to produce an extraction sequence
The Studio 3 Application Mineable Reserves Optimizer (MRO) makes use of the above
mentioned processes in a scripted interface and provides the following additional functionality:
 enhanced ease of setup and use
 case management
 utilities
 MMU views
 input and output reports
The processes and applications mentioned above, can be found under Applications | Mineable
Envelopes.
MRO and Conditional Simulation

Optimization and sensitivity analysis using MRO is typically done using a single resource model
to quantify mineable tonnes and grade for underground mining. However, by using multiple
conditionally simulated models both the risk associated with the mining parameters and the risk
associated with variations in grade, tonnes and profit can also be quantified. Using suitable
software the mine planner can then easily and quickly define and compare alternative designs to
assess and improve the robustness of and the confidence in the final design.
The conditional simulation tools can be found under Applications | Conditional Simulation.
Please contact your nearest Datamine consultant for further information.
Copyright © 1983-2006 Datamine Corporate Limited

GENERATING MINEABLE OUTLINES
Generating mining outlines from a mineable envelopes block model.
Overview
generate outlines from a mineable envelopes block model.
Prerequisites
a New Project page.
 _vscaf4so
 _vsbmmro
Exercise: Generating Mineable Outlines

In this exercise you are going to generate new mineable outlines for the -255m level of the Cut
and Fill stopes. This will be done using the Datamine process BLKPER to generate 4 horizontal
outlines spaced 5m apart, from -255m to -240m elevation. The block model file _vsbmmro will
be used as input for the mineable envelope generation. The mineable envelope is defined by the
cells having a value of MINED > 0 (Retrieval criteria MINED > 0.0001).

3. Select , drag and drop the following string and block model file into the Design window:
 _vscaf4so
 _vsbmmro
 _vsbmmro (block model)
outlines (cyan) between elevations -255m and -240m and the block model:
Viewing the Mineable Limits defined by the block model

1. Select the Design window and click View Settings.
3. In the Mid-Point group, define Z: as -255.
6. Select Format | Filter All Objects | Block Model.
7. In the Object Expression Builder dialog, Expression box, type the filter expression
'MINED>0' (i.e. upper case).
8. Click OK.
9. In the Design window check that the following is displayed for the -255m elevation and
note the two areas in the northern and southern stoping outlines that fall outside the new
mineable limits defined by the block model:
Generating the Mineable Outlines

2. In the Find Command dialog, the Name column, select the command blkper and then
click Run:
3. In the BLKPERdialog, Files tab, Input files group, set IN* by browsing for and selecting
the file _vsbmmro.
4. In the Output files group, define OUT* as mroz2o.
5. In the Parameters tab, select 1 from the DIRECT* drop-down.
6. Define a value of '-255' for STARTPOS*.
7. Define a value of '5' for STEPSIZE*.
8. Define a value of '4' for NUMPLANE*.
9. Select 1 from the SMOOTH drop-down:

10. In the Retrieval tab, top right, click New and then define the retrieval criteria
'MINED>0.0001':
11. Click OK.
12. Select the Command control bar, check that BLKPER has finished running and that the
output file mroz2o contains 111 records.
Viewing the Mineable Outlines

 mroz2o.
. In the Design window, check that the mineable outlines for the -255m elevation are
displayed as shown below:
The mineable outlines in many places fall beyond the limits defined by the block
model cells. The block model contains sub-cells, while the BLKPER process
generates outlines to the parent cell limits of the included sub-cells. This means that
the mineable outlines fall either 'on' or 'outside' the limits of mineable envelope
displayed in the block model.
ADJUSTING STOPING OUTLINES TO MINEABLE LIMITS
Adjusting stoping outlines to mineable limits.
Overview
modify existing stoping outlines using mineable outlines to define new limits.
Prerequisites
a New Project page.
 _vscaf4so
 _vsmroz2o
Exercise: Adjusting Stoping Outlines to Mineable limits

In this exercise you are going to modify the existing -255m level Cut anf Fill stoping outlines,
stored in the strings file _vbcaf4so, to take account of the new mineable envelope limits defined
by the outlines in the file _vsmroz2o. The stoping outlines will be adjusted by generating new
outlines in the relevant areas using the Design window command combine-strings .

3. Select , drag and drop the following string and block model file into the Design window:
 _vscaf4so
 _vsmroz2o
 _vsmroz2o (strings)
outlines (cyan) between elevations -255m and -240m and the new mineable outlines
(grey):
Creating a Working Copy of the Stoping Outlines

2. Right-click on the _vsmroz2o (strings) object and select Data | Save As.
4. In the Save _vsmroz2o.dm (strings) dialog, select MyProj1 (i.e.

drop-down list.
6. In the Loaded Data control bar, check that the _vsmroz2o (strings) object has been

1. In the Current Object toolbar, check that the current object is caf8so.dm (strings).
This will ensure that the new adjusted i.e. combined outlines, are saved to the
caf8so.dm (strings) object.
7. In the Design window, check that only the -255m elevation stoping and mineable
envelope outlines are displayed.
8. Select Design | String Tools | Keep Originals to toggle ON the keeping of original strings.
9. Select Design | String Tools | Combine Strings.
10. Starting with the northern stope, select the stoping outline and then the mineable outline,
at the positions shown below:
11. In the southern stope, select the stoping outline and then the mineable outline, at the
positions shown below:
12. Click Cancel.
13. In the Design window, check that the new outlines have been created as shown by the
highlighted i.e. selected outlines shown below:
14. Click in the background of the Design window to deselect the new outlines.
15. Click Erase Strings, select the old northern stoping outline and then click Yes in the
Datamine Studio 3 dialog.
16. Click Erase Strings, select the old southern stoping outline and then click Yes in the
Datamine Studio 3 dialog, as shown below:
17. Click Cancel.
18. Click Redraw View.
19. In the Design window, check that the new stoping outlines are as shown below:

1. Use the steps 1. to 19. listed in the above section for the -255m elevation stoping outlines.
2. Create 3 new outlines using the combine-strings and erase-strings commands, for the
areas shown in the image below:
3. In the Design window, check that the 3 new stoping outlines for the -250m elevation are
as shown below:

1. Use the steps 1. to 19. listed in the section for the -255m elevation stoping outlines.
as shown below:

1. Use the steps 1. to 19. listed in the section for the -255m elevation stoping outlines.
as shown below:
Saving the Modified Stoping Outlines

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See the Studio 3 Command Table in the Help documentation for a comprehensive list of
Processes and their uses.
EVALUATION
Creating an Evaluation Legend

Creating a legend to be used in evaluating the block model.
Creating an Evaluation Legend

In this portion of the tutorial you are going to be introduced to the tools and procedures used in
the creation of legends for the tonnage and grade evaluation of block models (or drillholes). It is
recommended that you complete the exercises in the order shown below. The results of these
exercises will be used in later exercises.
Prerequisites
a New Project page.
 _vsbmeco
Exercise: Creating an Evaluation Legend

In this exercise you are going to create a new interval legend named Cu Evaluation, for the
copper grade field (Cu, units in %) in the block model _vsbmeco. The legend will have 20
intervals, each 0.25% in size, will be linear and will be colored using the standard rainbow color
palette.

3. Select , drag and drop the following block model file into the Design window:
 _vsbmeco
 _vsbmeco (block model)
. In the Design window, check that you have the following data displayed i.e. a horizontal
slice through the block model at -285m elevation :
The block model is currently colored on the ZONE field, using the
automatically generated project file legend Datamine: ZONE
(_vsbmeco (block model)).
Creating the Legend

1. Select Format | Legends....
2. In the Legends Manager dialog, click New Legend...:
3. In the Legend Wizard (1): Data Table Column dialog, select the Use Explicit Ranges
radio button and click Next>:
4. In the Legend Wizard (2): Legend Storage dialog, select the Current Project File radio
button and click Next>:
5. In the Legend Wizard (3): General dialog, define the legend Name as Cu Evaluation,
select the Type as Numeric, the Ranges radio button and then click Next>:
6. In the Legend Wizard (4): Data Range dialog, define the legend Number of Items as 11.
7. Define the Minimum Value as 0 , the Maximum Value as 5.5 and then click Next>:
8. In the Legend Wizard (5): Legend Distribution dialog, select the Distribution Type as
Linear, select the Equal Widths radio button and then click Next>::
9. In the Legend Wizard: Coloring dialog, select the Color Type Range as Rainbow blue-
red, select the Anti Clockwise transition radio button:
10. Click Preview Legend... and check that you legend appears as shown below (you my
need to expand the dialog to view all items):
11. Close the Legend preview dialog.
12. Back in the Legend Wizard: Coloring dialog click Finish.
13. In the Legends Manager dialog, check that the new Cu Evaluation legend has been added
to the list of project file legends, as shown below:
14. Click Close.
Exercise: Applying a Legend

In this exercise you are going to format the _vsbmeco (block model) overlay in the Design
window by coloring the block model slice using the newly created Cu Evaluation legend.
This exercise follows on directly from the previous exercise i.e.

Creating an Evaluation Legend, and assumes that it has already been
completed.
Applying the Legend

1. Select the Sheets control bar and fully expand all the folders in the Design folder.
2. Right-click on the _vsbmeco (block model) overlay and select Format....
3. In the Format Display dialog, Overlays tab, Overlay Format group, select the Color tab.
4. Select the Color using legend radio button.
5. In the Column: drop-down, select CU.
6. In the Studio 3 confirmation dialog, click Yes to create a default legend.
7. In the Legend: drop-down, select the Cu Evaluation legend.
8. Click Apply and then Close.
9. In the Design window, check that the block model has been colored as shown below:
10. Select File | Settings....
11. In the Project Settings dialog, left pane, select Visualizer.
12. In the right pane, Data to Update group, select the Model Cells check box and then click
OK.
13. If the Visualizer window is not displayed, click Update Visualizer Objects.
14. In the Visualizer window, check that the block model has been colored as shown below:
DEFINING EVALUATION SETTING
DEFINING EVALUATION SETTINGS

Defining tonnage grade evaluation settings.
Overview
In this portion of the tutorial you are going to define the general settings to be used in tonnage
grade evaluations. The results of these exercises will be used in later exercises.
Prerequisites
a New Project page.
 Displayed toolbars and defined project settings - exercises on the Displaying Toolbars
and Defining Settings pages.
 Created and applied an evaluation legend - exercises on the Creating an Evaluation

Legend page.
Links to exercises
The following exercises are available on this page:
 Defining Evaluation Settings
Exercise: Defining Evaluation Settings

In this exercise you are going to define the following evaluation settings:
 Object to evaluate i.e. a block model ( and not drill holes)
 Partial Cell evaluation (and not Full Cell)
 Evaluation legend i.e. Cu Evaluation
Defining the Evaluation Settings

2. In the Project Settings dialog, left pane, select Mine Design.
3. In the right pane, Evaluation Control group, select the Evaluate Block Model check box.
4. Clear the Full cell evaluation check box.
5. Clear the Use Display Legend check box.
6. In the Legend Name drop-down, select Cu Evaluation and then click OK:
The Use Display Legend option allows the block model to be colored
on one legend and to be evaluated on another.
EVALUATING USING WIREFRAMES
Evaluation of tonnes and grade within wireframes.
Overview
In this portion of the tutorial you are going to evaluate a block model within a wireframe in order
to generate summary tonnes and grade.
Prerequisites
a New Project page.

Legend page.
 Defined evaluation settings - exercise on the Defining Evaluation Settings page.
 _vsbmeco
 _vsoretr / _vsorept
Exercise: Title of your exercise here

In this exercise you are going to evaluate the block model _vsbmeco within the ore body
wireframe _vsoretr / _vsorept in order to generate summary tonnes and grade. The tonnes and
average grades will be calculated for the intervals defined in the evaluation legend Cu
Evaluation, which was created in a previous exercise.

3. Select , drag and drop the following wireframe triangle file into the Design window:
 _vsboretr
 _vsbmeco (block model)
slice through the block model and the ore body wireframes :
The block model _vsbmeco was loaded in a previous exercise and
colored according to the evaluation legend Cu Evaluation. The
evaluation settings were also set in the previous exercise.
Verifying the Wireframe

1. Select Wireframes | Verify.
2. In the Verify Wireframe dialog, Name group, select _vsoretr/_vsorept (wireframe) from
the drop-down:
3. Clear all check boxes.
4. Click OK.
5. In the Verify Results Summary dialog, click OK.
Evaluating the Wireframe

1. Select Models | Evaluate | Wireframe.
2. In the Evaluate Wireframe dialog, Wireframe Object group, select _vsoretr/_vsorept

(wireframe) from the drop-down:
3. In the Type group, select the Closed Volume radio button and click OK.
4. In the Datamine Studio dialog, Block Identifier group, define the Mining Block
Identifier: as '1.01'.
5. Click OK.
6. In the Accept dialog, compare your results to those shown below and click Yes:
When Yes is clicked, the results listed in the Accept dialog are saved to
a new results table object called RESULTS.
Saving the RESULTS Object
2. Right-click on the RESULTS object and select Data | Save As.
4. In the Save RESULTS dialog, select MyProj1 (i.e.

drop-down list.
5. Define a filename of results1.dm in the File name: box and click Save.
6. In the Loaded Data control bar, check that the RESULTS object has been renamed to
results1.dm (Data Table).
Checking the Results Table

1. Select the Project Files control bar, Results folder.
2. Right-click on results1 and select Open.
3. In the Datamine Table Editor dialog, check that your results are as shown below:
With reference to the above two images:
 Ignore the results listed in the ZONE and TONNESA

columns.
 Tonnes and average grades have been calculated per

grade category (in this case the CU ranges defined in the Cu
Evaluation legend) listed in the column CATEGORY (the last
column in the table).
 The TONNES column contains the total tonnes

evaluated in a specific category (column CATEGORY).
 Each evaluated grade field has its own tonnes field

which contains the summed tonnage for all blocks containing a
grade value i.e. blocks with absent values (denoted by '-' in the
grade field in the block model cell) will not be included.
Compare this tonnage to that listed under TONNES.
 As an example, the tonnage field TONNESB

corresponds to the average grade field CU.
 The results shown above are for a Partial Cell

evaluation. Evaluation using the Full Cell option will produce
different results.
4. In the Datamine Table Editor dialog, select File | Exit.

EVALUATING USING TONGRAD
Evaluation of tonnes and grade using the Datamine process TONGRAD.
Overview
In this portion of the tutorial you are going to use the Datamine process TONGRAD to evaluate a
block model and generate a summary tonnes and grade table.
Prerequisites
a New Project page.
 _vsbmeco
Exercise: Evaluating using TONGRAD

In this exercise you are going to evaluate the block model _vsbmeco using the Datamine process
TONGRAD, in order to generate summary tonnes and grade. The tonnes and average grades will
be saved in the results file results2 and calculated for 11 intervals, each 0.5 % in size i.e. the
same as was defined in the evaluation legend Cu Evaluation.
Evaluating the block model

2. In the Find Command dialog, drag the vertical slider bar down to the bottom and then
page up (x1).
3. In the Name column, select the command tongrad and then click Run:
4. In the TONGRAD dialog, Files tab, Input files group, set IN* by browsing for and
selecting the file _vsbmeco:
5. In the Output files group, define OUT* as results2 and then click OK.
6. In the Fields tab, select CU from the F1 drop-down.
7. Select AG from the F2 drop-down.
8. Select AU from the F3 drop-down.
9. Select CO from the F4 drop-down.
10. Select CUEVQ from the F5 drop-down.

11. Select DENSITY from the DENSITY drop-down:
12. In the Parameters tab, define COGSTEP as '0.5' and then click OK:
13. Select the Command control bar, check that TONGRAD has finished running and that the
output file contains 11 records, as shown by the message below:
3. In the Datamine Table Editor dialog, check that your results are as shown below:
 The results shown above are for a Full Cell evaluation.
TONGRAD does not run an evaluation using a Partial Cell
option. Differences in the evaluation results are top be expected
between the different methods i.e. using Wireframes, Strings
and Datamine processes.

Evaluating using Outlines
Evaluation of tonnes and grades within outlines.
Overview
In this portion of the tutorial you are going to evaluate a block model within a set of outlines in
order to generate summary tonnes and grade.
Prerequisites
a New Project page.

Legend page.
 Defined evaluation settings - exercise on the Defining Evaluation Settings page.
 _vsbmmin
 _vscaf5so
Exercise: Evaluating using Outlines

In this exercise you are going to evaluate the mining block model _vsbmmin within the -255m
level Cut and Fill stoping outlines _vscaf4so in order to generate a summary tonnes and grade
table. The tonnes and average grades will be calculated for the intervals defined in the evaluation
legend Cu Evaluation, which was created in a previous exercise.
The mining block model _vsbmmin, in addition to the grade fields in

the economic model _vsbmeco, has the following characteristics:
 it is a regularized block model consisting of 5x5x5m cells
 contains a 15m thick 'waste' envelope around the ore

3. Select , drag and drop the following block model and strings files into the Design
window:
 _vsbmmin
 _vscaf5so
 _vsbmmin (block model)
. In the View Control toolbar, click View Settings.
. In the View Settings dialog, Section Definition tab, Mid-Point group, define the Z:
elevation as '-255' and click OK:
slice through the block model at-255m elevation and the Cut and Fill stoping outlines for
the -255m level.
. Zoom in to the area around the outlines and identify the 3 cut's 9 stoping blocks, each defined
by a pair of horizontal strings. Note that the top string for the 1st cut string pair becomes the
bottom string for the 2nd cut string pair:
Applying the evaluation legend to the block model

1. Select the Sheets control bar and fully expand all the folders in the Design folder.
2. Right-click on the _vsbmmin (block model) overlay and select Format....
3. In the Format Display dialog, Overlays tab, Overlay Format group, select the Color tab.
5. In the Column: drop-down, select CU.
6. In the Studio 3 confirmation dialog, click Yes to create a default legend.

7. In the Legend: drop-down, select the Cu Evaluation legend.
8. Click Apply and then Close.
9. In the Design window, check that the block model has been colored as shown below:
11. In the Project Settings dialog, left pane, select Visualizer.
12. In the right pane, Data to Update group, clear the Model Point Cloud and Model Cells
check box and then click OK.
13. If the Visualizer window is not displayed, click Update Visualizer Objects.
14. In the Visualizer window, check that the block model has been colored as shown below:
Evaluating the first pair of Outlines
2. Click Zoom In and drag a box around the northern set of outlines.
3. In the Mine Design toollbar, click Evaluate 2 Strings.
4. Select the footwall outline and then the hangingwall outline of the 1st cut, as shown
below:
5. In the Datamine Studio dialog, define the Mining Block Identifier as '101' i.e. use the
default value and click OK:
6. In the Accept dialog, compare your results to those shown below and click Yes:
When Yes is clicked, the results listed in the Accept dialog are saved to
a new results table object called RESULTS.
Evaluating the remaining pairs of Outlines

1. Repeat steps 3. to 6. shown in the above section to complete the evaluation of the
remaining 2 cuts for the northern block.
2. Increment the Mining Block Identifier by '0.01' for each evaluation i.e. '1.01, 1.02,...'
Other Mining Block Identifier numbering methods can be used as long

as each identifier is unique e.g. '1, 2, 3, ...'.
3. Use the Pan Graphics and the above steps to evaluate the middle and southern sets.
4. Check that you have completed a total of 9 evaluations.
Saving the RESULTS Object

2. Right-click on the RESULTS object and select Data | Save As.


drop-down list.
5. Define a filename of results3.dm in the File name: box and click Save.
results3.dm (Data Table).
Saving the updated _vscaf5so Object

2. Right-click on the _vscaf5so object and select Data | Save As.

drop-down list.
caf6so.dm (Data Table).
The saved outlines file caf5so.dm now contains an extra field (column)
BLOCKID; the evaluation results table also contains this field. This
allows the results in the results table to be linked to the correct outline
in the string file. This can be used to check results and join the results
to the outlines using the Datamine process JOIN.

3. In the Datamine Table Editor dialog, check that your results are as follows:
1. the table contains a total of 108 records
2. the evaluation has only identified ore tonnage in the CATEGORY '[0,0.5]'.
4. Compare your results for each outline pair i.e. separate BLOCKID, to those shown in the
condensed results table below:

PRESENTATION
Creating Plot Sheets
Creating and formatting a plan plot sheet.
Overview
In this portion of the tutorial you are going to be introduced to the general procedures and tools
used in the Plots window to create a new plot sheet, define view settings, format data overlays
and insert plot items. It is suggested that all four of these exercises are completed one after the
other, in the order shown below.
Prerequisites
a New Project page.
 _vsbmmim
 _vscaf1do
 _vscafres1
 _vsdevpt / _vsdevtr
 _vsres4
Exercise: Creating a new Plot Sheet

In this exercise you are going to create a new plan view plot sheet in the Plots window. The
following overlays will be displayed:
 _vsbmmim
 _vscaf1do
 _vscafres1
 _vsdevpt / _vsdevtr

3. Select , drag and drop the following files into the Design window:
 _vsbmmim
 _vscaf1do
 _vscafres1
 _vsdevtr
 _vsres4
 _vsbmmin (block model)
 _vscafres1 (strings)
6. Click at any point in the Design window.
9. In the Design window, check that you have the following displayed:
Creating a new plot sheet
1. Select the Plots window.
2. Select the Sheets control bar, close the Design folder and open the folders in the Plots
folder.
3. Check that the Plots folder contains the following 4 standard sheets:
4. Select Insert | Sheet | Plot | Plan.
5. In the Plots window, select the new Plan sheet tab:

6. Select the Sheets control bar, fully expand the folders in the Plots folder and check that
you have the following:
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Exercise: Setting View, Page Orientation and Scale options

In this exercise you are going to define the following options:
 a 5m horizontal view clipping
 portrait page layout
 plot scale of 1:2500.
Setting view parameters

1. In the Section toolbar, click Define Section.
2. In the View Settings dialog, Section Definition tab, Mid-Point: group, Z: drop-down,
select -254.
3. In the Width: group select 5 from the drop-down.
4. Select the Apply Clipping check box and then click OK:
5. In the Plots window, the new plan sheet, check that the following is displayed i.e. the data
has been clipped to 5m at the -254m elevation:
The new plan sheet tab has been automatically renamed to Section
Level -254.00. The tab can be renamed by right-clicking on the tab and
selecting Rename....
Defining a Portrait Page Orientation and Scale

1. In the Sheets control bar, right-click on the Section Level -255.00 folder and select Plot
Item Properties....
2. In the Section Level -255.00 dialog, Page Size tab, Paper Size and Orientation group,
select the Portrait radio button and then click OK.
4. In the Section Level -255.00 sheet tab, check that the sheet has a portrait orientation:
5. In the Scale View toolbar, Plot Scale drop down, select 1:2500.
6. In the Pan View toolbar, click Pan Right (x1).
7. Check that the sheet appears as shown below:

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Exercise: Formatting the Overlays

In the exercise you are going to format the overlays by:
 coloring the block model with a new default Cu legend
 displaying the development wireframes as intersections
 annotating the stoping outlines with BLOCKID
Formatting the block model

1. In the Sheets control bar, right-click on the _vsbmmin (block model) overlay and select
Format....
2. In the Format Display dialog, Overlays tab, Overlay Objects group, check that _vsbmmin
(block model) overlay is selected.
3. In the Overlay Format group, select the Color tab.
5. In the Column: drop down, select CUEQV.
7. In the Legend: drop down, select CUEQV (_vsbmmin (block model)).
8. Click Apply (do not close the dialog).
9. Check that the block model has been colored as shown below:
Formatting the development wireframes
1. In the Objects group, select the _vsdevtr/_vsdevpt (wireframe) overlay.
2. In the Overlay Format group, select the Style tab.
3. Select the 3D Rendering check box.
4. In the Shading group, select the Flat radio button.
5. In the Draw Mode group, select the Normal radio button.
6. Click Apply (do not close the dialog):
7. Check that the development wireframes have been shaded as shown below:
Formatting the stoping outlines
1. In the Objects group, select the _vscafres1.dm (strings) overlay.
2. In the Overlay Format group, select the Labels tab.
3. Click Reset....
4. In the Reset Labels dialog, Labels to include group, select BLOCKID from the list and
click OK.:
5. In the Labels tab, click Position....
6. In the Annotation Position dialog, Point to label group, select the Centre of Gravity radio
button and click OK:
7. In the Labels tab, select the Style tab and then click BLOCKID:
8. In the Format for BLOCKID dialog, select the Text tab.
9. Select the Show Text check box.
10. In the Style group, select the Bold check box.
11. In the Font Size group, clear the Use Defaults check box and select 10 from the font size
drop down.
12. In the Color group, select the Fixed Color radio button and select Black from the color
drop down.
13. Click Apply and OK.

14. Back in the Format Display dialog, click Close.
15. Check that the stoping outlines have been annotated as shown below i.e. with BLOCKID
in the centre of each outline:
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Exercise: Inserting Plot Items

In this exercise you are going to enhance the plot by inserting the following plot items:
 Title Box
 Scale bar
 Evaluation results table
Inserting a Title Box

1. Select Insert | Plot Item | Title Box.
2. In the Title Box dialog, Contents tab, select 1 from the Row drop down and 1 from the
Cell drop down.
3. Click Contents....
4. In the Cell Contents dialog, Category group, select Static from the list.
5. In the Value group, type 'Cut and Fill stopes -255m Level' in the text box and click OK.
6. Click Format....
7. In the Cell Format dialog, Font: group, clear the Use default font check box and click
Modify....
8. In the Font dialog, Font style: list, select Bold.
9. In the Size: list, select 11 and click OK.
10. Back in the Cell Format dialog, click Apply and OK.
11. Back in the Title Box dialog, click Apply and OK.
12. In the plot sheet, select (click in the first row) and drag the Title Box to just right of the
North Arrow:
Inserting a Scale Bar
1. Select Insert | Plot Item | Scale Bar.
2. In the Scale Bar Properties dialog, click Finish.
3. In the plot sheet, select (click in the first row) and drag the Scale Bar to just below of the
Title Box:
Inserting a Results Table
1. Select Insert | Plot Item | Table....
2. In the Table dialog, select _vsres4 (table) from the list and then click OK.
3. In the plot sheet, select (click in the first row) and drag the Table to the bottom left
corner.
4. Increase the vertical and horizontal size of the Table by clicking and drag the top and
right edges of the object.
5. Right-click in the Table and select Table Properties....
6. In the Table dialog, select the Contents tab.
7. Clear the Title Row check box.

8. In the Data Rows group, select 9 from the rows drop down.
9. In the Headings group, click Format....
10. In the Cell Format dialog, Font: group, clear the Use default font check box and click
Modify....
11. In the Font dialog, Font style: list, select Bold.
12. In the Size: list, select 8 and click OK.
13. Back in the Cell Format dialog, click Apply and OK.
14. In the Columns group, delete the DENSITY and VOLUME columns using the Delete
button.
15. In the Columns group, select the BLOCKID column from the list and click Format....
16. In the Format for BLOCKID dialog, select the Text tab.
17. In the Font Size group, clear the Use Defaults check box and select 10 from the font size
drop down.
18. In the Color group, select the Fixed Color radio button and select Black from the color
drop down.
19. In the Number Format group, select the Decimal Places radio button and select 2 from
the drop down.
20. Click Apply and OK.
21. Repeat steps 8. to 13. for the remaining 6 columns, the only exception, using the Integer
format for the TONNES column.
22. In the plot sheet, check that the table is displayed as shown below:
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Please see the Data Presentation tutorial for more information and
exercises on the presentation of data.

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CONSTRUCTING DRIVE CENTRELINES

 Files required for the exercises on this page:

Exercise: Creating and saving a New Project

Creating a new Project and adding Files

5. Click Project Settings....

10. Select the following files:

11. Click Open.

14. Select all the files and then click Open.

Exercise: Loading and Displaying Data

Loading existing mine design data

7. Click Update Visualizer Objects in the Visualizer toolbar.

Displaying only the required data

5. Click Zoom All Data in the View Control toolbar.

Defining a suitable working view

Exercise: Constructing a Spiral Ramp

Creating and Selecting a new String Object

 Defining which string object is current can be done either by double-

Creating a Ramp Curve (inclined)

5. Set the Starting azimuth to 20 and click OK.

6. Set the Gradient ratio as 1:N to 7 and click OK.

8. Select the Curve Extension limit of Half and click OK.

 Selecting Design | Query | Points, snapping to the point in the Design

Creating a Ramp Straight (flat)

2. Click Create Ramp String.

4. Set the Starting azimuth to 200 and click OK.

5. Set the Gradient of string (degrees): to 0 and click OK.

6. Set the Enter Radius to '-' and click OK.

7. Set the Actual Distance to 20 and click OK.

Inserting a Midpoint on the Ramp Straight

Extending the Ramp by Copying

2. Click Copy String.

Changing View Settings and Rotating the Copied Strings

4. Click Clipping Limits.

8. Select Design | Rotate String | Rotate by Angle.

 Rotating these ramp strings in an inclined view will produce an

12. In the Visualizer toolbar, click Update Visualizer Objects.

Saving the New Spiral Ramp Strings Object

3. In the Save 3D Object dialog, click Datamine(.dm) file.

Exercise: Constructing Inclines and Declines

Adding an Incline to the Underground Spiral Ramp

4. Click Create Ramp String.

6. Set the Starting azimuth to 20 and click OK.

7. Set the Gradient ratio as 1:N to 7 and click OK.

8. Set the Enter Radius to - and click OK.

9. Set the Actual Distance to 300 and click OK.

. In the View Control toolbar, click Plane by One Point.

. Click at any point within the Design window.

. Click Zoom All Data in the View Control toolbar.

Constructing the Decline

3. Set the Starting azimuth to 150 and click OK.

4. Set the Gradient ratio as 1:N to -7 and click OK.

5. Set the Enter Radius to - and click OK.

6. Set the Actual Distance to 200 and click OK.

Extending the Decline

3. In the Extend String Method group, set the [P]lan,[I]nclined,[V]ertical,[E]leation: option

Saving the Additional Incline and Decline Strings

2. Right-click on the New Strings object and select Data | Save.

Exercise: Fitting Curves to Strings

Loading the Existing Mine Design Data

2. Select the Project Files control bar.

. In the View Control toolbar, click Plane by One Point.

. Click at any point within the Design window.