Schedule Selected Blocks

To access this screen:

  • Activate the Schedule ribbon and select Schedule >> Selected.

Scheduling selected mining blocks uses both of these screens:

Schedule Activities

The Schedule Activities screen is used to select the required scheduling action for the selected mining block.

For manual scheduling, the Schedule Selected Blocks screen shows currently available activities for the selected block or blocks.

For non-loading activities, you can schedule to a period and select a machine from a valid machine type. The schedule record is added after validation checks confirm available capacity.

For loading activities, you can select loaders and haulage, and preview your selection before final scheduling, with an option to undo later.

Where destinations are modeled, haulage timings are not exact at this point because the scheduler has not yet calculated the exact destination block position.

Select Blocks

Activity steps:

  1. Review Schedule Activities grid to see selected mining blocks and associated activities and actions.

  2. Review Block ID values for the selected blocks.

  3. Set Activity using one of these options:

    • [Loading (manual)] to load selected blocks manually.

    • [Loading (blending)] to load using blend methods and parameters from the Blend screen.

    • [Loading (shapes)] to schedule selected mining blocks and shapes using Schedule Shapes.

    • [Activity] for any non-loading activity defined in Define Activities.

  4. Use Action to schedule selected blocks with the required method. This opens Schedule Selected Blocks.

  5. Click Schedule to schedule selected block outlines.

  6. Click Done to close the screen after scheduling selected blocks.

Note: Manual scheduling uses defined Destination Constraints. Warnings are issued if criteria are not met.

Note: Mining blocks and shapes are shown as: mined blocks (red), remaining blocks (green), and mining shapes (orange). For more information, see Mining using Shapes.

Schedule Selected Blocks

The Schedule Selected Blocks screen is used to define and preview material movement, stockpile movement, and route settings, then schedule selected blocks for the specified period.

When this screen opens, a check confirms each material category has a valid destination and that material movement is not blocked by conflicting constraints. Resolve any destination issues before continuing manual scheduling.

When material is sent to a dump with an active dump model, displayed truck haulage times are calculated to the dump entry point only. Complete cycle time is calculated when the dump is rebuilt.

Note: If an activity cannot be scheduled due to Define Activity Flow, a warning is displayed before Schedule Selected Blocks opens. You can click Continue to proceed or Cancel to stop.

How to Schedule a Block

  1. Select required mining block outlines in the 3D window.

  2. Run the command that opens Schedule Selected Blocks.

  3. Select a Period.

  4. Confirm or modify material movement and route parameters.

  5. Click OK.

Note: Select mining blocks by clicking the string or inside a closed string. Select multiple blocks by holding <CTRL> while selecting.

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