Shortcuts and Hot Key Assignment: a quick and easy way to access resources in MinePlan 3D Did you know that within MP3D there is a set of shortcut keys already configured to optimize access to the various tools and resources present in the software? The complete listing of these shortcuts can be viewed at: Help > Hot Key Help Dialog. Here's an example of what you'll find there: Figure 01 – Examples of shortcuts in MP3D Didn't find what you were looking for? Don't worry. The Hot Keys Assignment feature in the Help menu allows users to define custom shortcuts through key combinations to launch MinePlan 3D functions and tools. The shortcut keys created are defined by each user and are available for use in all projects. Settings can also be shared…
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Compress Model: Block Model Optimization Do you know how big your Block Model is? Is the project hogging the network or disk space? In situations where block model files are large, taking up considerable disk space, it is recommended to create a compressed model with the Compress Model option. Through the Compress Model it is possible to keep only the necessary blocks in the model. This is done by using solids that represent a workspace, which reduces the number of blocks to be used in procedures. In the following image, blocks can be seen outside the work area represented by the surface of the Final Pit. These blocks are irrelevant to the work related to this Pit. Figure 01 – View of the Model with the Pit To apply the Compress Model,…
Process Point: Optimized sequencing even more detailed in MPSO. In today's Tips & Tricks we'll bring you a new feature that will make MinePlan Schedule Optimizer (MPSO ) even better: Process Point. A new destination type that allows you to customize changes in grade, qualities and quantities as the material passes through a specific location in the process flow. With it, it is possible to elaborate a sequencing taking into account all the details of your mine, thus making it part of the optimization process in the MPSO. Working as a material entry and exit point, the Process Point allows, through simple calculations made in the Python language, that the material is transformed in relation to parameters such as mass, content, recovery and sent to another destination that meets a certain specification. Therefore, it is possible to insert the Process Point representing plants of…
Reconciliation Tool: Greater practicality for analysis between planned and accomplished. In today's Tips & Tricks, we have a novelty to present, the Reconciliation Tool, a very practical tool for calculations and analysis between the planned and the carried out in a mining plan. Through it we can analyze the efficiency of the mine during a certain period, that is, it will analyze the volume between what was planned and executed in the mine, making it simple to obtain solids from the topographical surfaces. The Reconciliation Tool is accessed from the OP Eng Tools menu in MP3D. The tool has 02 windows to be configured, in the first one, the user will specify the directory where the result will be saved, the start and end date of the reconciliation and also the name of the object that will be generated. This one, allows it to be manually named and/or…
In order not to need to re-enter the data of a certain type of equipment, it is possible to store this information in the project's database. This option is accessed by clicking the “Equipment Repository” icon in the MSHaulage “Equipment” menu. Information such as physical availability, utilization, payload and speed curves, fuel consumption and rimpull are stored and if you start a new MSHaulage project, in the same database as your project, just enter the above command and load the equipment that interests you. It is also possible to export equipment saved in the “Equipment Repository” from an MSHaulage so that they can be imported into another database. This option allows you to have a database of your mine's loading and transport equipment and eliminates the need to always fill in the same equipment data.
Did you know that since the release of MSSO version 7.00 it is possible to select the cuts you want to apply on the MS3D screen from one of the 3 available restrictions (Mine Completely, Must Mine and Don't Mine)? To do this, simply create an MSSO view in MS3D and in the Advanced Constraints tab of MSSO, use the Select Cut option in the View Toolbar menu, select the cuts you want on the MS3D screen, choose the constraint and period in the Properties menu and click on Apply. In addition, it is also possible to know the amount of material and contents contained in its restrictions. To do so, just click on the Reserve tab, where you will find a table in ARC format (analogous to Analysis Report tables) that can be configured in the way you think is ideal. These options make the use of the tools more dynamic…
When the project has a lot of geometric objects, it makes MS a little slow to open the first time, this is because it reads all the geometric objects every time I open the project in MineSight. However, you can store a cache memory file to speed up this slow startup, since all the contents of the folders will be written in txt files. To enable this option, go to MS3D > FILE menu > PROJECT SETTINGS > and check the LOAD PROJECT FROM CACHE FILE ON STARTUP option. This will make the project start up faster, especially for projects that are on a network. This tip was taken from Mintec's newsletters that are available to all MineSight customers. Below is the link: //www.minesight.com/en-us/company/newsletters/may2013/projectmanagement.aspx Any questions, we are at your disposal.
As many users already know, MineSight has Pit Expansion which is an excellent tool for operating pits, among the numerous settings that Pit Expansion allows us and which we will cover in the next editions of tips and tricks, one of the most interesting is to use a baseline as a reference. The great advantage of Pit Expansion when using baselines as a reference is that it will always respect it if it is external to the foot of the bench to be expanded, in this way it will not be necessary to edit lines to open possible “squares” , another great advantage is that the access will also reference the same lines without changing their width and slope settings. Thus, the operationalization work is more intuitive and faithful to the geometry of the mathematical pit, saving time for adjustments…
Did you know that since the release of MS3D version 8.00 it is possible to add or edit block model variables without having to recreate the model or clone it? To do so, just access the Model menu, and select the Model Manager tool. Within the tool it is possible to create a new block model, edit the variables, change minimums and maximums, add and remove variables. In addition, it is also possible to create models restricted to an area (Compressed Model), create surface files (GSF). The tool allows you to import variables from an ASCII file or from another MineSight project, either when editing an already created model or when creating it.
In order not to need to re-enter the data of a certain type of equipment, it is possible to store this information in the project's database. This option is accessed by clicking the “Equipment Repository” icon in the MSHaulage “Equipment” menu. Information such as physical availability, utilization, payload and speed curves, fuel consumption and rimpull are stored and if you start a new MSHaulage project, in the same database as your project, just enter the above command and load the equipment that interests you. It is also possible to export equipment saved in the “Equipment Repository” from an MSHaulage so that they can be imported into another database. This option allows you to have a database of your mine's loading and transport equipment and eliminates the need to always fill in the same equipment data.
