Studio UG 3.3 Release Notes

Enhanced Production Scheduler (EPS) Compatibility

Studio UG 3.3 requires EPS 3.x.x.xx or later to export and synchronize schedule data. The latest version of EPS is available from the Datamine Support Website.

Key Improvements

Group Wireframe Design Definitions

You can now define a wireframe design definition group for any definition to associate a group of activities relating to the same overall ("parent") definition. For example, you may want to generate a single backfill activity for a group of adjacent stopes, or even all stopes from a level or, in the shorter term, group wireframe solids that represent each ring in order to create activities executed for multiple rings, for example blast and backfill.

Grouped WFM definitions are also highlighted in the Design Definitions main screen.

This is now really easy with the enhanced WFM design definition group options.

New eLearning Course

A new eLearning course for Studio UG users is now available on our eLearning website. This course, spread over 20 easy-to-follow modules takes you through key aspects of the underground planning process and ribbon. This course replaces the previous Studio UG Introductory tutorial.

It's an excellent starting point for new users but may also be useful for existing underground planners.

The course demonstrates the very latest functionality available in Studio 3.3 so a lot of it has never been seen before. We're keen to hear your feedback so please take a minute or two to fill out the survey at the end when you're done.

You can access the Studio UG Introductory eLearning course using the Help menu.

Edge Editor - Shift Leading Edges

Using the Edge Editor, you can now edit subsequent line segments automatically in order to preserve the following line shape.

Project Startup Checks

Studio UG now checks project definitions and settings on startup to ensure they are valid, issuing a warning otherwise.

Performance Improvements

Reprocessing of automatic attributes is now optimized and quicker.
Duplicate data checking is now only performed if data has changed since the last run.

Dependency Editing Quick Keys

Dependency editing functions have now been given their own dedicated commands and quick keys:

Apply Defaults: dependency-apply-defaults (quick keys "ddf").
Delete Dependency: dependency-delete (quick keys "ddt").
Draw Continuous: dependency-draw-continuous (quick keys "ddc").
Draw Discrete: dependency-draw-discrete (quick keys "ddd").
Move From: dependency-move-from (quick keys "dmf").
Move To: dependency-move-to (quick keys "dmt").
Reverse Dependency: dependency-reverse (quick-keys "dre").

EPS Synchronization Improvements

If an attribute is to be exported to EPS as a production field, you can now define its production unit.
You can now replace task rate (or duration), task constraint and task dependency method in EPS with the default values defined using the Design Definitions screen for FXS/CXS/OUT/WFM and, if specified, derived activities.

Mine From Earliest or Latest Link

In previous versions, it was possible to set the Default Dependency Method to start after the latest predecessor activity link. You can now choose mining to start straight after the earliest predecessor link connection. This information is honoured in EPS animations and can be transferred to the EPS schedule (depending on new export options).

Generate a 2D Grid

Use create-grid-perimeter to generate a 2D grid anywhere in 3D space, with optional grid reference attribution.

Define any origin and azimuth, and design a grid on a 2D plane of any orientation. Each grid cell can be attributed automatically to quickly set up grid reference attributes.

You can access the Draw Grid function on the Design ribbon.

Legends Manager Overhaul

The Legends Manager has been overhauled to make it easier to use; Legends and intervals are now in separate lists. This also allows larger legends to be created.

Plotting Enhancements

You can now use Quick Filter and Format ribbon filtering options whilst using the Plots window.
Use the "za" quick key combination with Page Layout mode inactive, to automatically zoom the contents of a target projection to fit the available space.
Navigate active projections or plot sheets by zooming in or out using the mouse wheel, similar to the 3D window behaviour.
Use the "zx" quick key combination in a Plots projection with Page Layout mode inactive, to activate zoom-by-area mode.
Deselect any active projection using <CTRL> and a left click.

New and improved commands

A new command - add-zintersect-to-string - lets you inject string points at a specified elevation.
A new command - clip-strings-to-perimeters - lets you clip any string data with one or more selected perimeters.
extend-string-to-string can now be used to extend any string segment.
extend-segment-virtual-intersect: Extend a string segment to virtually intersect a second segment of another selected string (new command).
fillet-single-string-point can now be performed on strings not in the XY plane.
filter-point-off: Prevent the display of point data without removing it from memory.
hide-non-selected-points: Disable the display of all non-selected point data.
Several string linking commands now honour the 'Maximum Segment Length' value (if greater than 0) to limit the segment length of wireframes triangles.
Macro path lengths can now be up to 256 characters (the previous limit was 72 characters).
move-string-to-view projects string data without retaining the original data.
You can now restore previously used retrieval criteria.
switch-wireframe-edge: interactively swap the arrangement of internal edges in a two-triangle pair.
The maximum number of unique values for the ZONE field in TRIVAL has increased from 40 to 2000. The amount of text being written to the command text output window has been significantly reduced and a better progress indicator added to the status bar.
write-selected-points: Save selected points to an external file.

All Improvements

Commands & Processes

Case: UG-4288 If automatic dependencies are manually edited in the 3D view, they are now automatically set to be manual dependencies.
Case: UG-4287 Running spatial dependency rules on large datasets is now quicker.
Case: UG-4275 A project-specific error causing processing to fail has been resolved.
Case: UG-4262 Reporting commands on the Planning ribbon are now active even if the planning workflow tasks are inactive.
Case: UG-4247 Design processing now alerts you if there is a failure to write Points, Attributes, or Reserves tables, such as when an excessive number of table columns exist.
Case: UG-4226 Closing the Properties screen is much faster in projects with a lot of properties.
Case: UG-4226 The command repeat-last-command can now be actioned whilst the Dependencies panel is displayed.
Case: UG-4215 The Clip Strings to Perimeters command is now available from the Design ribbon.
Case: UG-4191 Studio UG now checks project definitions and settings on startup to ensure they are valid, issuing a warning otherwise.
Case: UG-4186 If you select a grouped design definition, child rows are now automatically selected.
Case: UG-4142 Design definition WFM grouping now appears in the definitions panel.
Case: UG-4040 Duplicate data checking is now only performed if data has changed since the last run.
Case: UG-3989 Reprocessing of automatic attributes is now optimized and quicker.
Case: UG-3843 Using the Edge Editor, you can now edit subsequent line segments automatically in order to preserve the following line shape.
Case: UG-3400 An enhanced projection method is now used when processing the "Project to Wireframe" automated design rule.
Case: UG-3283 Reprocessing of automatic attributes is now optimized and quicker.
Case: UG-2859 You can now set the Default Dependency Method to mine from the earliest possible activity link.
Case: UG-2597 If an attribute is to be exported to EPS as a production field, you can now define its production unit.
Case: UG-2548 The area of outline designs is now reported on the design type totals and definitions totals dashboard tables.
Case: UG-1359 Quick keys are now available for dependency editing modes. See your help file for more details.
Case: CORE-7938 You can access the Studio UG Introductory eLearning course using the Help menu.
Case: CORE-7917 A new SELWF parameter - FIXNORM - can be used to detect and rectify common wireframe problems before processing.
Case: CORE-7844 DAELLIPS can now input rotated models, and ANISOANG has been updated to provide expected angular POINTS output (plus an optional REJECTED output points file). See your process documentation for more details.
Case: CORE-7804 The command link-multiple-strings ("lms") now uses the 'Maximum Segment Length' value (if greater than 0) to limit the segment length of wireframes triangles.
Case: CORE-7803 The command link-selected-strings-attrib ("lma") now uses the 'Maximum Segment Length' value (if greater than 0) to limit the segment length of wireframes triangles.
Case: CORE-7802 The command link-selected-strings-plane ("lmpl") now uses the 'Maximum Segment Length' value (if greater than 0) to limit the segment length of wireframes triangles.
Case: CORE-7800 The command end-link-boundary (elb) now uses the 'Maximum Segment Length' value (if greater than 0) to limit the segment length of wireframes triangles.
Case:CORE-7799 The command end-link (eli) now uses the 'Maximum Segment Length' value (if greater than 0) to limit the segment length of wireframes triangles.
Case:CORE-7792 Link-strings now honours the Maximum Segment Length wireframe linking setting.
Case: CORE-7780 You can now pan plot views using the cursor as expected.
Case: CORE-7778 A new command - write-selected-points - lets you save selected points to an external file.
Case: CORE-7670 Macro path lengths can now be up to 256 characters (the previous limit was 72 characters).
Case: CORE-7644 Use the "za" quick key combination to automatically zoom the contents of a target projection to fit the available space.
Case: CORE-7643 Use the "zx" quick key combination in a Plots projection to activate zoom-by-area mode.
Case: CORE-7641 You can now use Quick Filter and Format ribbon filtering options whilst using the Plots window.
Case: CORE-7592 Deselect any active projection using <CTRL> and a left click.
Case: CORE-7398 move-string-to-view projects string data without retaining the original data.
Case: CORE-7397 extend-string-to-string can now be used to extend any string segment.
Case: CORE-7396 extend-segment-virtual-intersect: Extend a string segment to virtually intersect a second segment of another selected string.
Case: CORE-7395 A new command - add-zintersect-to-string - lets you inject string points at a specified elevation.
Case: CORE-7361 An issue causing incorrect icons to be displayed for Data options in the Loaded Data/Sheets context menu has been resolved.
Case: CORE-7310 The Legends Manager has been overhauled to make it easier to use
Case: CORE-7152 A new command - clip-strings-to-perimeters - lets you clip any string data with one or more selected perimeters.
Case: CORE-6934 You can now restore previously used retrieval criteria.
Case: CORE-6705 When clipping perimeters to other perimeters, interacting with the Quick Filter bar now persists the previous selection.
Case: CORE-6388 Use create-grid-perimeter to generate a 2D grid anywhere in 3D space, with optional grid reference attribution.
Case: CORE-3974 Define an upper limit for triangle edge length during string linking via the Project Settings screen. This can also be set using the reinstated dtm-new-point-separation command.

User Experience

Case: UG-4219 The Output window now shows a message indicating the status of a Ventsim export.
Case: UG-4137 Your Start page will update immediately to reflect the colours of the current Look and Feel mode.
Case: UG-4104 If you reorder the columns of the Data Tables screen, the configuration is now stored for later reinstatement.
Case: UG-4091 You can now access the project and application logs directly from the Planning ribbon.
Case: UG-3480 Group header check boxes have been added to the EPS and Utilities panels.
Case: UG-2792 The Edit Parent Cell Divisors screen has been redesigned to make it easier to use and understand.
Case: UG-2609 The dependency error list is now collapsible.
Case: UG-2220 The manual attribute assignment button layout has been improved.
Case: CORE-7702 An issue causing the degrees symbol to be displayed incorrectly in various parts of the application has been resolved.
Case: CORE-7658 The Find Command dialog now reacts to visual theme changes.
Case: CORE-7574The Wireframe Decimate screen now displays the latest visual themes.
Case: CORE-7534 The Wireframe Smooth dialog is now supported by extended visual themes.
Case: CORE-3957 A new command - switch-wireframe-edge, lets you quickly adjust the internal organization of wireframe triangles in a quadrilateral.

Mineable Shape Optimizer v4.7

Case: MSO-xxxx TBC

Utilities & Supporting Services

Case: CORE-7662 Swapping from online to offline mode (or vice versa) now automatically reloads the current Start page content.

Documentation & eLearning

Case: UG-3607 The legacy Studio UG tutorial has now been replaced by a new eLearning course.

Defect Fixes

Case: UG-4255The Properties panel now displays the correct context-sensitive help page.
Case: UG-4245 You can no longer select the system attribute SUBPROJECTID on the Field Value Updates section of the EPS panel.
Case: UG-4224 A project-specific error during the derived activities creation step (if the Boundaries creation is selected) has been resolved.
Case: UG-4218 An issue causing unexpected errors when merging sub-projects has been resolved.
Case: UG-4214 Filter editing now allows any field names to be entered.
Case: UG-4207 Outline Azimuth Fields are now correctly recognized in Design Definitions.
Case: UG-4193 Rule-based dependency visualization after design changes and reprocessing now matches dependency changes.
Case: UG-4173 A Stope Reconciliation validation alert is now being cleared when the number of selected fields is reduced to below the maximum.
Case: UG-4155 An issue causing incorrect attributes to be added to loaded designs when attribute definitions were changed, has been resolved.
Case: UG-4148 The Select Wireframes button no longer becomes incorrectly active after applying attributes.
Case: UG-4146 A concatenated system message shown when the installed version of EPS is below the minimum supported, has been corrected.
Case: UG-4143 Tooltips used when importing attribute values from EPS have been made more consistent.
Case: UG-4139 Depleted solids are now purged as expected when a sub-project is converted to a master project.
Case: UG-4125 You can now only select visible activities in the 3D window when synchronized with EPS.
Case: UG-4100 Density per legend bin in pivot tables is no longer being accumulated instead of weighted.
Case: UG-3873 An issue causing system instability when swapping projects has been resolved.
Case: MSO-1454 A data-specific issue causing incorrect volume and outline string generation has been resolved.
Case: MSO-1451 A check is now made for open quad strings, and if detected, processing will stop.
Case: MSO-1450 Output stope volume triangles are now ordered correctly, permitting downstream evaluations in Studio.
Case: MSO-1440 An issue relating to stope smoothing has been resolved.
Case: CORE-7839 SWATHPLT now processes data where a ZONEFLD contains more than 40 records.
Case: CORE-7788 An issue causing potential system instability when sorting by Date Modified in the Project Browser has been resolved.
Case: CORE-7723 You can now update the License Services product name registration database more than once.
Case: CORE-7722 In some circumstances in models with a large number of fields including alphanumeric fields, PROMOD volume calculations were incorrect. This is now resolved.
Case: CORE-7618 Selecting and deselecting individual drillholes or segments is now significantly faster.
Case: CORE-7435 DXF wireframes can now be saved via script as expected.
Case: CORE-6872 When using SELPER, If the perimeter file contains DPLUS and DMINUS fields and the values are zero a small tolerance is applied internally to avoid numerical comparison errors. This is now consistent with the methodology used for the DPLUS and DMINUS parameter values when either of them is zero.
Case: CORE-6787 An error in SWATHPLT when ALLZONES was set to 1 has been resolved.

Known Issues for this Version

We're aware of the following issues with this version and will provide fixes either via a subsequent beta test version, or prior to the public release:

TBC. CORE-XXXX