Sectors

To access this screen:

Using the Scheduling Setup screen, select the Haul Routes icon on the left, then select the Sectors tab.

Use the Sectors tab to add, edit, and delete ramp, surface, and dump sectors and their settings. This is part of the settings used to define haul routes.

What Is A Sector?

A sector consists of a number of roads which, when combined, define a contiguous haulage path. For example, a number of ramp roads, each connecting one bench exit to the next bench exit and eventually a pit exit, are combined to form a ramp sector that defines the complete haulage path from a specific bench exit to a pit exit. Each bench has its own sector.

A number of contiguous haul route sectors are required to define the total haul route for material being hauled from the source (block) to its destination.

The following sector types are possible:

Bench haul sectors – automatically generated as each block is selected and the bench haul distance is calculated relative to the nearest bench exit.
Ramp haul sectors – user-defined sectors consisting of ramp roads.
Surface haul sectors – user-defined sectors consisting of surface roads.
Dump haul sectors – user-defined sectors consisting of dump roads.

These sector types connect the following node types:

Block and Bench Exits.
Bench Exits and Pit Exits.
Pit Exits and Destinations.
Destinations and Dump Points.

Adding A Sector And Settings

Activity steps:

Display the Sectors screen.
In the Sectors group, select the required sector type tab.
Click Add, then define the parameters in the Sector Settings group.
Use Edit to edit the selected sector, or Delete to delete it.
Use Auto to automatically generate ramp, surface, and dump sectors.
In Sector Settings, set ID to a unique sector name.
Set From Node Type and From Node Point to define the start of the sector.
Set To Node Type and To Node Point to define the end of the sector.
To pick the start and end points interactively in a 3D window, click Select Point.
If available for the selected sector type, select the required Route from the list.
Click Accept to accept the settings, or Reject to discard them.

The surface haul sector or dump haul sector can be used to model the haul route for reclaim from a stockpile. In either case, the sector is selected during scheduling of stockpile material that is being reclaimed.

Ramp Sector Settings

The From Node is a list of Bench Exits and Pit Exits.
The To Node is a list of Pit Exits.

Surface Sector Settings

The From Node is a list of Pit Exits.
The To Node is a list of Destinations.

Dump Sector Settings

The From Node is a list of Destinations
The To Node is a list of the destination ID appended by the name Dump. For example, the From and To nodes for a destination dump are Dump and Dump-Dump.