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Data prepara on
Create ore outlines
Geological outlines are a good source of informa on when performing pit design. They can be obtained from slicing a
geological model (solid or wireframe) or taken from bench by bench interpreta ons.
Task: Create the ore outlines
1. Connect to pitdesign.mdl.
2. Click the pitdesign icon on the Status bar, and choose Display.

3. Enter the informa on as shown, and click Apply.

The block model is displayed.

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4. Choose Block model > Constraints > New graphical constraint.

5. Enter the informa on as shown, click Add, and click Apply.

The constrained block model is displayed.

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6. Choose Block model > Display > Colour model by a ribute.

7. In the A ribute to colour by, select gold and click Scan.
8. In the Ranges for colour selec on, type "0,8,1;999" and click Refresh.
9. Click Apply.

The block model is coloured by gold grade.

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10. Choose Planes > Quick planes.

11. Enter the informa on as shown, and click Apply.

12. Press F12 to move to the next plane.

13. Con nue press F12 un l you have viewed each plane.
Note: The planes you have created are temporary, and the data in each of the sec ons you have viewed in
Graphics is not saved in individual files. To save the data in the ac ve plane to a string file, you can choose Planes
> Save sec on to string files. To save all planes in a group, you would need to perform this func on for each plane
created. The following steps use the sec on func on in the block model module to create and save the sec ons in
a single func on.
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14. Choose Block model > Sec ons > Create.

15. Enter the informa on as shown, and click Apply.

16. Enter the informa on as shown, and click Apply.

17. Enter the informa on as shown, click Add, and click Apply.

18. The sec ons are wri en to new string files.

19. Click Reset graphics .
20. Hold CTRL and select all of the new sec on string files in the Navigator.
That is, select ore885.str, ore895.str, ore905.str, ore915.str, ore925.str, ore935.str, ore945.str, ore955.str,
ore965.str, ore975.str, ore985.str, and ore995.str.
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21. Con nue to hold CTRL and drag the files into Graphics.
The sec ons open in the same layer.

22. Choose File > Save > string/DTM.

23. Enter the informa on as shown, and click Apply.

Note: To see all of the steps performed in this task, run _02_create_ore_outlines.tcl. You need to click Apply on any
forms presented.

Viewing Whi le outlines

Task: View Whi le outlines from the Surpac block model
1. Click Reset graphics .
2. Connect to pitdesign.mdl.
3. Click the pitdesign icon on the Status bar, and choose Display.

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4. Enter the informa on as shown, and click Apply.

The block model is displayed.

5. Choose Block model > Constraints > New graphical constraint.

6. Enter the informa on as shown, and click Apply.

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7. Rotate the model in Graphics to view the data.

8. Choose Block model > Constraints > Remove all graphical constraints.
9. Choose Block model > Constraints > New graphical constraint.
10. Enter the informa on as shown, and click Apply.

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The Whi le pit shells 16 and 28 are displayed.

11. Choose Block model > Display > Colour model by a ribute.
12. Enter the informa on as shown, click Scan, and click Apply.

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The two Whi le pit shells, 16 and 28, are displayed in different colours.

13. Choose Block Model > Block model > Export > Block faces to DTM.
14. Enter the informa on as shown, and click Apply.

15. Click the pitdesign icon on the Status bar, and choose Close.
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16. Open pit28.dtm in Graphics, and rotate to view the pit.

17. Click Sec on view .

The data is displayed in sec on view.

18. Choose Display > 2D grid.

19. Enter the informa on as shown, and click Apply.

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20. Choose Solids > Solids tools > Create sec ons.
21. Enter the informa on as shown, and click Apply.

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This will give a ver cal axis for slicing the DTM.
22. Enter the parameters as shown, and click Apply.

There are two results produced by the Slice Object func on. The first result is a range of string files called
wmb805 to wmb1085 in increments of 10, which contain the extracted horizontal sec ons. These files are saved
to disk. The second result is a layer called slice which contains the extracted sec ons. If required, you can ac vate
this layer and save all the sec ons to a single file.

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23. Click Reset graphics .

24. Hold CTRL and select all of the sec on files you have just created in the Navigator.
That is, select wmb885.str, wmb895.str, wmb905.str, wmb915.str, wmb925.str, wmb935.str, wmb945.str,
wmb955.str, wmb965.str, wmb975.str, wmb985.str, wmb995.str, wmb1005.str, wmb1015.str, wmb1025.str,
and wmb1035.str.
25. Con nue to hold CTRL drag the files into Graphics.
26. The sec ons strings open in one layer.

27. Choose Edit > String > Renumber, and click a string in Graphics.
28. Enter the informa on as shown, and click Apply.

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29. Choose File > Save > string/DTM.

30. Enter the informa on as shown, and click Apply.

Note: To see all of the steps performed in this task, run _03_create_whi le_outlines.tcl. You need to click Apply on
any forms presented.

Add slope values

Task: Add slope values to the block model
1. Click Reset graphics .
2. Connect to pitdesign.mdl.
3. Click the pitdesign icon on the Status bar, and choose Display.
4. Enter the informa on as shown, and click Apply.

5. Open slo1.str in Graphics.

6. The block model and slope string file are displayed.

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7. Choose Display > Point > A ributes.

8. Enter the informa on as shown, and click Apply.

9. Open weathering contact.dtm in Graphics.

10. Choose View > Data view op ons > View by bearing & dip.
11. Enter the informa on as shown, and click Apply.

The block model, slope string, and DTM surface are displayed.

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12. Choose Block model > A ributes > New.

13. Enter the informa on as shown, and click Apply.

14. Choose Block model > Es ma on > Assign value from polygon.
15. Enter the informa on as shown, and click Apply.

16. Enter the informa on as shown, and click Apply.

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17. Choose Block model > Display > Colour model by a ribute.
18. Enter the informa on as shown, click Scan, and click Apply.

The block model is coloured by face angle.

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19. Choose File > Save > Block model.

20. Choose Block model > Display > View a ributes for one block.
21. Click a block in Graphics.
The Block a ributes form displays informa on similar to the following.

Note: To see all of the steps performed in this task, run _04_add_slope_values_to_blockmodel.tcl. You need to click
Apply on any forms presented.

Load the outline and Whi le model

Task: Load the outline and Whi le model
1. Click Reset graphics .
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2. Open ore_blocks.str in Graphics.

3. Open whi le_pit28.str in Graphics.
4. Connect to pitdesign.mdl.
5. Click Zoom all .
The ore outlines, pit, and model are displayed.

Note: To see all of the steps performed in this task, run _05_load_outline_and_whi le_model.tcl. You need to click
Apply on any forms presented.
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