Object Types and Properties
The mine site contains all DataBlast Ignite objects.
Core Object Types
The core object types in DataBlast Ignite are Holes and Patterns.
Additional Object Types
DataBlast Ignite includes additional object types that provide context and design limits around holes and patterns.
Mine Blocks
Mine Blocks are 3D objects representing scheduled volumes of rock to be drilled and blasted. Mine blocks are imported from mine design software as shapes, points and lines. DataBlast Ignite triangulates, renders the surfaces and calculates the volumes. Mine blocks are the basis of scheduling. Drill and charge designs are applied to mine blocks to calculate the quantities of resources (drill lengths, explosives, and so on) required to drill and blast the mine block.
Design Lines
Design Lines are drawing objects that can store points, polylines, triangulations, polygons and text.
A special use of design lines is for pit shells, which define the interim and final limits of the design excavation.
Surfaces
Surfaces are 3D representations of geological structures, excavation surfaces, and so on. Surfaces are derived from mine design software such as Surpac, Datamine (design surfaces as .dxf files) or from triangulation of points calculated by DataBlast Ignite (toe of charge surface) and from Survey (text strings of points for triangulation or kriging).
Strata
Strata (singular: 'stratum') are special types of surfaces that store geological information; for example, a coal seam. Strata are used to determine charge positions with G-Blast. A stratum consists of four surfaces: the roof and the floor for both the resource model and the accurate model.
Block Models
Block Models are digital representations of geological resources described by 3D blocks in space. You can import block models that are created in Datamine Studio RM or similar applications.
