Example - Create Bench Solids Splitting up phase solids into bench solids for block cutting

Create Bench Solids

Studio OP uses "Phase Bench Solids" within the process of constructing the mining reserve solids. A phase bench solid contains one or more closed wireframes that represent an individual bench within a phase.

Phase Bench Solids are generated from the intersection of a phase solid with planes generated from the pit's Bench Definition.

Exercise: Creating bench solids

In this example, you are going to slice each of the 3 phase solids, created in the previous exercise, into subdivided volumes representing the mineable material present at each bench, within each phase.

1. Using the Reserves ribbon, select Phases | Bench Solids. Data from the previous task will be unloaded.
2. All the information Studio OP needs already exists; the phase solids are created and the benches have been defined - click Create All to generate individual volumes for each instance of a phase solid falling within each distinct bench. This can take a few seconds to generate.
3. Select the global check boxes at the top of the Bench Solids and Bench Outlines columns, then zoom / spin your data around in the Task window to view it:
   
   
   
   In the next exercise, you will define scheduling timeframe settings that will be used to determine the granularity of your schedule as it progresses into the future.