Blast upgrade database
You can use this function to add the tables and fields that you need for drill and blast, to a geological database.
Prerequisites: None.
To run this function: Choose Design > Blast design > Database > Upgrade blast database, or
Fields on the Select database form
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Database Name | The file name of the .ddb file to upgrade. |
Output
If the charge table was missing from the database, it is added to the database. If the database was missing any of the fields in the following table, the fields are added to the database, and to the .ddb file. The Message window states which fields were added.
Note: For BLAST UPGRADE DATABASE to create the fields in the collar table, the collar table must already exist.
| table | field |
|---|---|
| charge | explosive |
| detonator | |
| num_of_dets | |
| booster | |
| num_of_boosters | |
| det_position | |
| delay | |
| collar | blast_pattern |
| drill_rig | |
| subdrill | |
| rock_class | |
| hole_diameter | |
| blasting_method | |
| ground_water_level | |
| delay | |
| surface_delay |