Manage Topography

To access this screen:

  • Activate the Setup ribbon and select Pits >> Surface Topo.

To create accurate solids within each pit (to represent mining phases, phase-benches and mining blocks), Studio OP needs a topography surface file to be assigned to each pit. A topography is assigned to each pit using the Manage Topography task.

Associate one of the pits defined in the previous stage (Manage Pits) with a wireframe triangles file representing the relevant topography for that pit. You can define as many topographies as you wish, using the upper portion of the task pane, however, only one of the defined topographies can be assigned to a pit in the lower portion of the screen.

Activity steps:

  1. Display the Manage Topography screen.

  2. Review the Define Topographies list. If the topography you need for your pit isn't available, you need to add one using one of the following options:

    • Click Add Copy and browse for a wireframe triangles file. This file is copied to your local project database folder and used in subsequent tasks.

    • Click Add Link to specify a link to a topography file that sits outside the current project database. This is useful where a reference topography is used by more than one pit or project, for example.

  3. All defined pits (see Manage Pits) appear in the lower list. Use the Topography menu to pick one of the topographies listed above, assigning it to that Pit.

  4. Save your task.

  5. Save your project.

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