Introduction

Surpac

GEOVIA Surpac™ is the world’s most popular geology and mine planning software, supporting open pit and underground operations and exploration projects in more than 110 countries. The software delivers efficiency and accuracy through ease-of-use, powerful 3D graphics, and workflow automation that can be aligned to company-specific processes and data flows.

Surpac addresses all the requirements of geologists, surveyors, and mining engineers in the resource sector and is flexible enough to be suitable for every commodity, orebody, and mining method. Its multilingual capabilities allow global companies to support a common solution across their operations.

Surpac must be installed on the local computer and your user customisable files saved locally in the share folder. Working files can be saved locally or to a network location. It is recommended that you back up both your data and user customised files regularly.

Overview

This document is designed to help new users install Surpac and start using the software. More detailed training information is available from within the software and from your local support office.

Requirements

Before proceeding with this tutorial, ensure you have the following items:

1. A copy of Surpac v6.6 for installation.

This is usually installed from a DVD, but you can also download the software from the http://www.GEOVIAsupport.com web site.

2. A suitable computer with a DVD drive.

	Minimum	Recommended
Windows	Microsoft Windows® 32-bit Professional, Enterprise, Ultimate	Microsoft Windows® 64-bit Professional, Enterprise, Ultimate
Memory	4GB	8GB (3.xGB max for Surpac 32-bit process) Note: 8GB allows 3.2+ Windows without paging.
CPU	i5 2.3Ghz quad core	i7/Xeon 2.2Ghz + quad core
HDD	1 x 500GB 7200RPM SATAII	500GB 2700RPM SATA or SAS 10,000RPM (data) + SDD (for Windows and Applications)
Graphics card	Nvidia NVS 420/Q1000m	Nvidia Quadro Q2000/m or Q4000/m

3. The data set accompanying this tutorial.

Document conventions

Typographical conventions

Some text in this manual has special formatting to identify it as a particular element of information. The following list describes the different formats and their meanings:

Text Format	Meaning
<Bold Italic>	Text or data that varies with each input is shown in italic font and enclosed in angle brackets. Some examples are installation directories, dates, names and passwords. When you substitute the text for the variable, do not include the brackets. For example: <password> requires you to substitute a password in place of ‘<password>’.
Italics	A word or phrase to which the author wants to give emphasis. For example: you must select an item from the list to continue.
Bold	This typeface indicates one of the following: A file name, path or URL. Strongly emphasized text. For example, “It is very important to save the data […]”. Text that a procedure has instructed you to type. A menu option, tab, button, check box, list, option button, text box, icon, field, or area of the user interface. For example: Open pit1.str into Graphics.

Keyboard conventions

Key Combination	Meaning
<key>+<key>	Press and hold down the first key, then press the second key. For example: CTRL+Z means hold the CTRL key down, then press Z.

Menu conventions

In this documentation, the following example demonstrates the syntax used for menus and submenus:

Choose File > Open > Block model.

This means click the File menu, move the pointer over the Open command, and select Block model on the submenu.

Mouse conventions

Action	Description
Click	Quickly press and release the left mouse button without moving the mouse.
Right-click	Press and release the right mouse button without moving the mouse.
Double-click	Without moving the mouse, click the left button twice rapidly.
Drag and drop <an object>	With the pointer over the object, press and hold down the left mouse button to select the object. Move the mouse until the pointer is in the position you want and then release the mouse button.
Drag	Press and hold down the left mouse button. Then move the mouse in the direction that the text specifies.
Right drag	Press and hold down the right mouse button. Then move the mouse in the direction that the text specifies.
Rotate	Use your finger to make the wheel button roll. Move it forward, that is in a clockwise direction, or backward, that is in an anticlockwise direction.

Forms

Forms contain elements that you will use to provide information to Surpac:

 

Element	Description	Example
1. Title	Title of the form.
2. Tab	Labelled group of options used for many similar kinds of settings.
3. Text box	Rectangular box in which you can type text. If the box already contains text, you can select that text and edit it.
4. Combo box or Drop-down list	Closed version of a list box with an arrow next to it. Clicking the arrow opens the list.
5. Radio button or Option button	Round button you can use to select one of a group of mutually exclusive options.
6. Label	Text attached to any option, box, button, or to any other element of a window or form.
7. Help	Context-sensitive help button.
8. Check box	Square box that you select or clear to turn an option on or off.
9. Button	Rectangular or square button that initiates an action. Buttons have text labels to indicate their purpose.