File Locations

Assuming that a default installation has been performed, all sample files referenced by this tutorial can be found under:

C:\Database\DMTutorials\Data\VBOP\Datamine
C:\Database\DMTutorials\Data\VBOP\Datamine\OPM

These folders contain native Datamine format files (*.dm). Please note that these folders contain many files and that only the files listed in the table below are relevant to this tutorial.

File Names and Descriptions

The following table contains a list of the relevant files used in this tutorial. Each entry lists the existing Sample File Name, the suggested User File Name and a file Description. They are grouped according to the name of the folder in which the files are located.

Sample File Name	User File Name	Description
...\VBOP\Datamine\OPM:

_vb_c_pit240.dm	c_pit240	Strings - contours method; toes, ramps and adjusted crests to 240m
_vb_c_pitcrest100.dm	c_pitcrest100	Strings - contours method; toes, ramps and crests to 100m
_vb_c_pitcrestadj-20.dm	c_pitcrestadj-20	Strings - contours method; toes, ramps and adjusted crests to -20m
_vb_c_pitcrestadj100.dm	-	Strings - contours method; toes, ramps and adjusted crests to 100m
_vb_c_pitrampds.dm	c_pitrampds	Strings - contours method; toe contours and ramp design string
_vb_c_pitrampout.dm	c_pitrampout	Strings - contours method; toe and ramp outline
_vb_c_pitramptoe-40.dm	c_pitramptoe-40	Strings - contours method; ramp outline and adjusted -40m toe
_vb_c_pitramptoe80.dm	-	Strings - contours method; ramp outline and adjusted 80m toe
_vb_c_toecons.dm	-	Strings - contours method; toe contours
_vb_pitmod1.dm	-	Block model - waste and grade model extending beyond the limits of the design pit (used for evaluation)
_vb_npvmod1.dm	-	Block model - ultimate pit output from NPV Scheduler
_vb_npvssurfpt.dm / _vb_npvssurftr.dm	-	Wireframes - ultimate pit output from NPV Scheduler
_vb_pitbase-40.dm	pitbase-40	Strings - the open pit design base perimeter at -40m elevation
_vb_q_pit.dm	-	Strings - quickpit method; toes, ramps and crests up to 260m elevation
_vb_q_pit20.dm	q_pit20	Strings - quickpit method; toes, ramps and crests up to 20m elevation
_vb_q_pit-20.dm	q_pit-20	Strings - quickpit method; ramp, crest and toe up to -20m elevation (lowest bench)
_vb_q_pit-20adj.dm	-	Strings - quickpit method; ramp, crest and adjusted toe up to -20m elevation (lowest bench)
_vb_q_pit80adj.dm	-	Strings - quickpit method; ramp, crest and adjusted toe up to 80m elevation (TAG, RDFLAG absent)
_vb_q_pit80adj2.dm	-	Strings - quickpit method; ramp, crest and adjusted toe up to 80m elevation (TAG, RDFLAG present)
_vb_q_pit100.dm	-	Strings - quickpit method; switchback
_vb_res_designpit1	res_designpit1	Results - evaluation results for the design pit and ultimate pit
_vb_tr_pit-20.dm	-	Strings - the toe-ramp open pit design for bench -20 (lowest bench)
_vb_tr_pit0.dm	tr_pit0	Strings - the toe-ramp open pit design for bench 0 (lowest two benches)
_vb_tr_pit0Crests.dm	tr_pit0Crests	Strings - the toe-ramp open pit design for bench 0 (lowest two benches)
_vb_tr_pit200.dm	-	Strings - the toe-ramp open pit design for bench 200
_vb_tr_pit220.dm	tr_pit220	Strings - the toe-ramp open pit design for bench 220
_vb_tr_pit260.dm	-	Strings - the toe-ramp open pit design for bench 260
_vb_tr_pit260Crests.dm	-	Strings - the toe-ramp open pit design including crests up to bench 260 (top bench)
_vb_trc_pit	-	Strings - the toe-ramp-crest open pit design trimmed to topography
_vb_trc_pit0.dm	trc_pit0	Strings - the toe-ramp-crest open pit design up to top of bench 0
_vb_trc_pit-20.dm	trc_pit-20	Strings - the toe-ramp-crest open pit design for bench -20 (lowest bench)
_vb_trc_pit70.dm	-	Strings - the toe-ramp-crest open pit design up to top of bench 70
_vb_trc_pit80.dm	trc_pit80	Strings - the toe-ramp-crest open pit design up to top of bench 80
_vb_trc_pit110.dm	-	Strings - the toe-ramp-crest open pit design up to top of bench 110
_vb_trc_pit140.dm	trc_140	Strings - the toe-ramp-crest open pit design up to top of bench 140
_vb_trc_pit240.dm	-	Strings - the toe-ramp-crest open pit design up to top of bench 240
_vb_trc_pit240pt.dm / _vb_trc_pit240tr.dm	trc_pit240pt / trc_pit240tr	Wireframes - toe-ramp-crest pit, untrimmed to topography
_vb_trc_PitTopoInt.dm	trc_PitTopoInt	Strings - toe-ramp-crest open pit and topography wireframes intersection
_vb_trc_PitTopopt.dm / _vb_trc_PitTopotr.dm	trc_PitTopopt / trc_PitTopotr	Wireframes - merged pit and topography

...\VBOP\Datamine:
_vb_npvmod1.dm	-	Block Model - ultimate pit
_vb_npvssurfpt.dm / _vb_npvssurftr.dm	-	Wireframes - ultimate pit shell surface
_vb_stopopt.dm / _vb_stopotr.dm	-	Wireframes - topography surface

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