Command and Processes Table - C

Command Name

Description

calculate-blast-volume

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Calculate a blast volume based on input top, bottom and pit surfaces.

calculate-geotechnical-attributes

X

X

X

X

calculate-structural-orientations

Convert logged alpha angle, beta angle and (if available) core orientation line data into dip and dip direction values.

cancel-command

Cancels the current command.

cg-points

Creates a COG (center of gravity) point for each of the selected perimeters (closed strings).

change-azi-by-neg-inc

Changes the view azimuth by the negative of the increment specified in Setup Dip Increments

change-azi-by-pos-inc

Changes the view azimuth by the positive of the increment specified in Setup Dip Increments.

change-dip-by-neg-inc

Changes the view dip by the negative of the increment specified in Setup Dip Increments.

change-dip-by-pos-inc

Changes the view dip by the positive of the increment specified in Setup Dip Increments.

change-period

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Change current calendar period.

check-crossover-switch

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Toggle for controlling the automatic use of crossovers in pit design commands.

check-for-crossovers

Check wireframe data for crossover areas.

check-link-selected-strings

X

Check link crossovers on selected strings

check-toe-spacing

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Check current toe spacing against limits

circle-by-three-points

Draws an arc defined by three points interactively in a 3D window.

circle-from-center-to-edge

Draws a circle with a center point and a radius defined interactively in a 3Dwindow.

circle-from-edge-to-edge

Draws a circle with a diameter set by two points defined interactively in a 3Dwindow.

circle-with-defined-radius

Draws a circle from a center point defined interactively in a3Dwindow and a radius dimension.

classify-categories

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

clip-inside-perimeter

Delete point and string data lying inside a selected perimeter.

clip-outside-perimeter

Delete point and string data lying outside a selected perimeter.

clip-perimeters-to-perimeters

Clip perimeter data using other perimeter data

clip-to-perimeter

close-all-strings

Changes all open strings into closed perimeters.

close-background-image

Close any currently loaded Design window background image. Deprecated command.

close-dtm-point-file

X

Closes a currently open digital terrain model file.

close-string

Closes a selected open string

clrun

Run a command language file of Design window commands. Deprecated command.

combine-adjacent-perimeters

Combine two perimeters (closed strings) into a single perimeter.

combine-data-objects

Combine the data of two loaded objects.

combine-strings

Generates a single string from two overlapping strings.

combine-strings-attrib

Generates a single string from two overlapping strings., preserving string attributes

compliance-to-design

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Displsys the Compliance to Design reporting panel

compliance-to-plan

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Displsys the Compliance to Plan reporting panel

composite-drillholes

Turns on the drillhole compositor mode for both the Design and 3D windows.

condition-string

Uses the parameters of maximum and minimum chord lengths, and a minimum angle to modify a string.

cone-from-drillhole

X

Generate a wireframe cone from a drillhole.

cone-from-string

X

Generate a wireframe cone from a string.

connect-strings

Connects two strings, from the selected end-point of the first to the selected end-point of the second.

connect-strings-attrib

Connects two strings, from the selected end-point of the first to the selected end-point of the second. Attributes from both strings are retained.

connection-on-grade

Generates strings between a 3D point and any points on a string which produce a predesignated angle.

converge-segments

Removes unwanted string vertices by extrapolating two selected converging string segments to their point of intersection, creating a single vertex.

convert-wf-hull

X

Creates strings from the hull (outline) of an existing wireframe.

convert-wireframe-slice-string

X

Converts the selected wireframe slice to a string.

copy-ring

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Copy ring data to the clipboard.

copy-string

Copy string data to the clipboard.

copy-string-attributes

Copies the attributes of one string to another string, or from a string to a group of strings.

copy-wireframe

X

Interactive command for copying a wireframe to a new location.

create-categorical-surfaces

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Create a volume that represents a specific key field value within an input samples file.

create-centerlines-from-outlines

Generate single or branched centerlines from selected perimeter strings.

create-date-legend

Create a legend based on date ranges.

create-drillhole-collars-file

Creates a drillhole collars table object from the current drillholes object.

create-drive

X

X

Extrude a designed profile shape along one or more design strings.

create-grade-shells

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Create grade shells representing volumes above a nominated cut-off grade.

create-isosurfaces

X

Create a wireframe isosurface(s) from defined values within a block model.

create-model-prototype

X

Generate and preview (non)rotated block model prototypes, using defined parameters, an existing file or loaded data objects .

create-multiple-attribute-legend

Creates a new drillhole object in memory.

create-new-drillhole-object

Creates a new drillhole object in memory.

create-new-legend

Opens the Legend Wizard dialog in order to generate a new legend, either from loaded data or defined ranges.

create-new-planes-object

Creates a new planes object in memory.

create-new-points-object

Creates a new points object in memory.

create-new-strings-object

Creates a new strings object in memory.

create-new-wireframe-object

Creates a new wireframe object in memory.

create-plot-view

Create a new plot sheet containing a single projection representing the current view direction in the current window

create-ramp-string

create-road-berm

X

X

X

X

X

Projects a  string horizontally by a berm width to create new string.

create-road-berm-inside

X

X

X

X

X

Projects a string inwardly from the control string by a berm width to create new string.

create-road-berm-outside

X

X

X

X

X

Projects a string outwardly from the control string by a berm width to create new string.

create-road-contour

X

X

X

X

X

Projects a string at an angle to a defined level to create a new string.

create-road-contour-down

X

X

X

X

X

Projects a string downwards at an angle to a defined level to create a new string.

create-road-contour-up

X

X

X

X

X

Projects a string upwards at an angle to a defined level to create a new string.

create-road-line

X

X

X

X

X

Create road edge perimeter around defined centre line.

create-road-segment

X

X

X

X

X

Creates a road outline from a string using a specified gradient and width.

create-road-segment-in

X

X

X

X

X

Creates a road outline on the inside of a string using a specified gradient and width.

create-road-segment-out

X

X

X

X

X

Creates a road outline on the outside of a string using a specified gradient and width.

create-shells

X

Create isoshell wireframes from drillhole or point sample data.

create-surface-roads

X

X

X

X

X

X

Create surface roads on a reference topography.

create-tag-string

X

Tags specific points to be joined when wireframing strings.

crest-string-colour

X

X

X

X

X

Set color for crest strings in open pit design.

crosshair-switch

Toggles crosshair display.

cut-and-fill-volumes

X

Generate volumes between surfaces representing cut and fill operations, using the Cut and Fill Volumes dialog.

Process Name

Description

CANON

X

X

X

X

X

X

Define possible mineralized and background samples by the calculation

CDTRAN

Provides a general three-dimensional coordinate rotation and translation capability within your application.

CELLCONF

X

X

X

X

X

Creates a summary table and graph of confidence for parent cells in a block model which has been created using conditional simulation.

CHANNL3D

X

X

X

X

X

X

CHANNL3D converts a set of Channel Sample data and Channel Survey data into a 'desurveyed' Static Drillholes file

CHART

This process transforms data into a suitable format for creating charts and optionally creates and displays a draft quality plot.

CHECKIT

This process carries out validation checks on string data

CHKTRI

Checks wireframe point and triangle files.

CLOSEPTS

X

X

X

X

X

CLOSEPTS identifies closely spaced collars or points in a drillhole or point data file.

CLUSTR

X

X

X

X

X

X

Fields are clustered (R-mode) into groups on the basis of the correlation matrix to simplify the structure.

COGTRI

X

The process calculates the centre point and the dip and dip direction of each triangle in a wireframe.

COKRIG

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Performs grade estimation using univariate and multivariate methods.  These include ordinary, simple kriging, inverse distance weighting and nearest neighbor

COMBMOD

X

COMBMOD combines up to twenty block models with different data definitions into one combine output model.

COMPBE

Composites drillhole data over horizontal benches.

COMPBR

Composites drillhole data over horizontal benches, with additional computation of a recovered grade and recovered fraction for a specified field at a given cut-off.

COMPDH

Composites drillhole data down each drillhole. By use of retrieval criteria and a very large compositing interval, COMPDH can also composite over rocktypes or seams.

COMPEV

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Design and evaluate a composite in a blast.

COMPSE

Composites drillhole data by optimizing the composite interval using ore and waste criteria.

COMRES

X

Generates a file that contains summary results from a number of different RESULTS files, that have been produced by processes such as  MODRES or TRIVAL.

CONPOL

Create a convex polygon around an X,Y point data set.

CONTOU

X

Generates a contour plot file from an orebody model.

CONTST

X

X

X

X

X

X

Generates contours from a block model and stores them in three dimensional format into a string file.

COPY

Copies any file within the database from the input file to the output file.

COPYMOD

Copy a normal or rotated model to a rotated or normal model with different origin and/or rotations.

COPYNR

Copies a database file to a new file with the addition of a field for the record (line) number.

CORREL

Calculates bivariate statistics on pairs of numeric fields in a file. All results are output as the bottom left-hand triangle of a full two-dimensional matrix.

COUNT

Outputs a file containing each different value of a set of keyfields, and the number of occurrences of each value.

COZONE

X

Investigates the relationship between mining parameters (bench height, minimum mining width, direction of mining, bench reference elevation)

CRSCOR

X

X

X

X

X

X

Cross correlation analysis is used to quantify and define anomalous thresholds and halo size on regularly grided soil sample lines.

CSMODEL

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Create an output model, reserve or plot file based on percentile values, simulated points and cutoff grades.

CSOWOPT

X

X

X

X

X

This process identifies ore and waste blocks in a conditionally simulated model by minimizing the cost of incorrectly classifying ore as waste or waste as ore.