Data Settings - Select Data

To access this screen:

On the Scheduling Setup screen, select Data Settings >> Select Data.

Select the loaded data objects to be used for scheduling.

The Select Data screen is used to define the relevant Block Reserves, Block Outlines, Mining Schedule and Dependencies objects to be used for scheduling.

Block reserves contain the information relating to the material within each block as well as block-specific rates and process orders. Block Outlines contain the locations of the block within the visualisation and can also control the depth. The Mining Schedule is where all scheduled material is recorded, and dependencies control the allowable order of loading.

Custom Settings vs. Scheduling Data Set

Although you can define a data set manually, you can also use this screen to specify a data set generated using the Create Data Set function on the Reserves ribbon.

Note: Ensure that you have, as a minimum, a Block Reserves (results table from a block model evaluation) and the corresponding mining Block Outlines (strings) loaded before setting up. A reserves table must contain the following fields: TONNES, VOLUME, DENSITY, BLOCKID and CATEGORY.

Creating Bench Blocks from Input Block Outlines

You also use this screen to specify if, and how, mining outlines are extruded to form mining blocks for scheduling. This is useful where your input block data is represented as strings, rather than a block wireframe.

If a Scheduling Data Set, as exported from the reserves workflow, has already been selected, those settings are automatically applied and most options on this screen are hidden. In this situation, you can assign a Mining Schedule only.

Exporting Settings Data

Once the scheduling data tables have been defined, the project settings can either be set up manually using the options elsewhere in the Scheduling Setup screen, or they can be loaded from an external .xml settings file. See Data Settings - Load/Save.

Data files can be located and previewed in the following folders of the Project Files control bar:

The Block Reserves files are in the Results folder.
The Block Outlines files are in the Strings folder.
The Mining Schedule(s) are in the Schedules folder.
The Dependencies files are in the Dependencies folder.

Activity steps:

Display the Data Settings - Select Data screen.
If you want to use a prepared data set, select Scheduling Data Set and choose a data set that has been prepared using the Create Data Set task (Reserves ribbon).
Confirm that Block Reserves, Block Outlines and Dependencies are populated automatically when a Scheduling Data Set is selected.
If you selected a Scheduling Data Set, select a Mining Schedule (this is the only field you can change in this scenario).
If you are defining a custom data set, select the Block Reserves table (results object).
If you are defining a custom data set, select Dependencies to choose the dependencies table to be used for your schedule.
If required, select New to add a new dependencies table to the project.
Select Mining Schedule to choose the schedule table.
If required, select New, then name and add a new schedule table to the project.
In Mining Blocks, define how input outline or wireframe data is used to determine blocks for scheduling.
Select Block Outlines to choose the evaluated mining block outlines (strings object).
Make sure the outline strings contain the BLOCKID field.
To use 3D mining blocks to define scheduling volumes, select Use block wireframe and choose a loaded wireframe object, or browse for one.
If you want to use outline strings instead, keep the default value [Extrude outlines as mining blocks] so the currently defined Block Outlines are used to define the block shapes.
In the example below, a block wireframe is shown on the left and the equivalent blocks created from extruded outline strings are shown on the right:
If you select Extrude outlines as mining blocks, define the bench block settings.
To set a default vertical bench height, enter a value (m) in Bench Height under Default.
To use bench heights stored on the outlines, select Use DPLUS/DMINUS columns from the block outlines object.
In String Position, choose the mining block string location relative to the bench.
Select Crest to indicate the outlines are at top-of-bench location.
Select Mid-Bench to indicate the outlines are at middle-of-bench location.
Select Toe to indicate the outlines are at bottom-of-bench location, then see More about defining benches for scheduling....