Save holes

You use this function to save the holes that you have designed in ring design, either to a string file or to a ring design database.

Note: If you will send geological samples, from these holes, to the laboratory for assay, you can use this function to create sample records.

Prerequisites:

Ring design is initialised. To initialise ring design, run the Start ring design command.
At least one ring design hole exists. To create a hole, run one of the commands in the Create holes submenu.

To run this function:Choose Design > Ring design > Ring design > Save holes, or...

In the Function Chooser, type SAVE RING, and press ENTER.

Fields on the Current position information form

Field	Description
Stope	The name of the current stope outline. The Stope value is saved to the D9 field of each point in each string that represents the ring design. Note: If the ring design database already contains holes for the Stope, Drive, and Ring (that you entered on the Ring name form), you will be prompted to overwrite the holes in the database. By entering a different Stope, Drive, and Ring, you can save a separate set of holes to the ring design database.
Drive	The name of the current drive outline. The Drive value is saved to the D10 field of each point in each string that represents the ring design.

Field

Description

Stope

The name of the current stope outline. The Stope value is saved to the D9 field of each point in each string that represents the ring design.

Note: If the ring design database already contains holes for the Stope, Drive, and Ring (that you entered on the Ring name form), you will be prompted to overwrite the holes in the database. By entering a different Stope, Drive, and Ring, you can save a separate set of holes to the ring design database.

Drive

The name of the current drive outline. The Drive value is saved to the D10 field of each point in each string that represents the ring design.

When you click Apply in the Current position information form, the Ring name form is displayed.

Fields on the Ring name form

Field	Description
Ring	The name (or number) of the ring. The Ring value is saved to the D11 field of each point in each string that represents the ring design.

When you click Apply in the Ring name form, if you are connected to a database, the Save format form is displayed, otherwise the Save design to string files form is displayed.

Fields on the Save format form

Field	Description
Save format
Save format	The format in which to save the data, either string file or database. If you are saving to a database, the data is saved to the ring design database that is connected.
Save sample data to table	This check box, and all the fields in the lower part of the dialog box, are visible only when the Save format is set to database and when an interval table exists in the database. Selected: You will create records for geological samples in the ring design database. The records are saved to the table you select in the list on the right. Cleared: No sample records are created.
Sample Label
Sample prefix	The prefix to use in each sample ID record. To use the ID of each hole as the prefix, type a sample prefix of %ID%.
Sample suffix	The suffix to use in each sample record.
Increment start	The single number, or letter, to use to uniquely identify the first sample. The system will increment this number or letter for each sample record. Tip: Press TAB, and look in the Sample Id example field to see what the Sample prefix will look like.
Increment method	Continuous: The sample number, or letter, continues to increment for each record even when the hole id changes. Reset at each hole: The sample number, or letter, resets to the Increment start value when the hole id changes.
Padding length	The number of digits that the increment has. When Padding length is 0, the increment is left aligned. When Padding length is a positive integer, the increment is right aligned, and the Padding character is used for any missing digits.
Padding character	The character to use for missing digits to create a fixed length hole id, for example 0.
Sampling Method
Sampling method	Single sample: Creates a single sample for each hole. You must also type a Sample length. Fixed length: Creates samples of a fixed length in each hole. The number of samples for each hole depends on the Sample length and the length of the hole. Varying length: Creates samples of different lengths using the range specification that you type in the Sample length field.
Sample length	Each Sampling method uses the Sample length field differently. Single sample. Sample length is the length of the single sample used for every hole. When Sample length is blank, the length is the entire hole depth. Fixed length. Sample length is the length of each sample. For example, if Sample length is 5 and a hole is 15 metres long, you will create 3 samples in that hole. Note: You can use End sample method to set a method of handling any distance remaining at the end of each hole. Varying length. Sample length is a range specification. For example, 2;5;10 creates a sample from 0-2 metres in every hole, a sample from 2-5 metres, and a sample from 5-10 metres
End sample method	The method of handling any distance remaining at the end of each hole. ignore partial sample: distance remaining is not used. include partial sample: distance remaining is used as a separate sample extend to hole length: the final sample in the hole is extended to include the remaining distance. extend on tolerance: the final sample in the hole is extended to include the remaining distance, provided that the extra distance is less than or equal to Distance. include if min length: an additional sample is created to hold the remaining distance, provided that the remaining distance is greater than or equal to Distance.
Distance	The threshold value that determines whether extra distance remaining at the end of a hole is included in the final sample in a hole.
Sample Id example	This section shows a preview of the sample ids that you will create in the ring design database. When you type different values in the Sample Label section, the Sample Id example changes.
Save report to a file
Report file name	The name of a report that is created when you click Apply. The report shows informational messages, and any error messages that occurred, when loading the ring design to the database.
Format	The file format of the report.

Fields on the Save design to string files form

This form allows you to save the current ring to one file and holes from other rings to their original files.

Field	Description
Location	The location of the ring design string file to write.
Id	The id of the ring design string file to write.
Write	Selected: The string file is created Cleared: The string file is not created

Output

The ring design is saved. The Message window states the name of the database or string file where it has been saved.

If you chose to produce a report, the report is displayed and shows you information such as details of any samples that were extended or ignored.