CAD Tools Ribbon Menu

Note: The computer-assisted design CAD Tools ribbon menu is available when you are maintaining mine blocks, design lines, surfaces, strata and drill patterns in the Design Module. Many of the options on this menu are identical to the options on the Annotations Ribbon Menu.

As you work with a drawing tool, the Viewport displays a tip for each step. Additional information displays in the Command Line area. Alternative commands sometimes display in square brackets. If you want to use an alternative command, enter the capitalised letter or numeral of the command and press Enter. The command is sent to the Command Line. For many drawing tools, a right-click finishes the command.

If you select an annotation in the Viewport, the Properties Pane displays many properties. Editing some of these properties may enhance the display and accuracy of your annotations. For example, you can modify arrow sizes, text height and decimal precision of measurements.

Press Esc to cancel an annotation or clear a selection.

Tip: You can use the Object Snap Settings to make selecting objects easier.

Commands Group

The options in this group are identical to the options on the Annotations Ribbon Menu.

Surface Manipulation Group

Option

Description
Create RL Surface icon Create RL Surface

Create a flat surface at a specified relative level (RL). Usage:

  1. Click Create RL Surface.
  2. Click the object(s) and right-click to finish the selection.
  3. Enter the RL and press Enter.
Create Sloped RL Surface icon Create Sloped RL Surface

Create an angled surface that slopes between two RLs. Usage:

  1. Click Create Sloped RL Surface.
  2. Click a rectangle and right-click to finish the selection.
  3. Select the slope direction.
  4. Enter the start RL and press Enter.
  5. Enter the end RL and press Enter.
Create 3 Point Surface icon Create 3 Point Surface

Create a flat surface that passes through 3 points.
Vertical Offset Surface icon Vertical Offset Surface

Create a copy of a surface and offset it by a specified vertical distance.
Offset Surface icon Offset Surface

Create a copy of a surface and offset it by a specified distance and direction.
Cut Objects icon Cut Objects

Cut objects to a specified boundary. Example usage to crop a surface to the data within a polygon:

  1. Rotate the view of the surface as required.
  2. Click Cut Objects.
  3. Click the polygon that defines the boundary and right-click to finish the selection.
  4. Click either inside the polygon to select the area to keep.
  5. Click the surface and right-click to finish the selection.
Create Surface icon Create Surface

Create a surface from specified objects. See Create a Triangulated Surface from Points and Create a Surface from a Polygon.
Extend Surface icon Extend Surface

Extend an existing surface to cover new points.
Flatten to RL icon Flatten to RL

Flatten objects to a specified RL plane. See Flatten an Object to an RL.
Register to Surface icon Register to Surface

Register a line or curve to a surface.
Contour Surface icon Contour Surface

Create contour lines from a surface.

Modify Group

The options in this group are identical to the options on the Annotations ribbon menu.

Utilities Group

The options in this group are identical to the options on the Annotations ribbon menu.