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GEOVIA MineSched

3D Canvas

You use the 3D Canvas to interact with headings and underground locations when you setup the schedule for Underground and Surface and Underground scenarios in GEOVIA MineSched.

The 3D Canvas contains a number of functions to help you view the headings and locations.

3D Canvas Display Functions

Function Icon Description
Zoom to all

Displays all items in the canvas by rescaling the view. The orientation of the view is not changed.
Zoom to current selection

The view is zoomed in on the selected headings and locations, so that they fill the canvas.
Zoom to target

Zooms in on the heading or location you select next.
2D grid

Displays the data in orthographic view, rotated to the nearest Cartesian plane, and a grid is drawn on the canvas.
Plan view

Orients the data so that the North-South axis runs top to bottom of the canvas and the East-West axis runs right to left of the canvas.
Section view

Orients the data so that the elevation runs top to bottom of the canvas and the East-West axis runs right to left of the canvas.
Long section view

Orients the data so that elevation runs top to bottom of the canvas and the North-South axis runs right to left of the canvas.
Isometric view

Displays the data in isometric view looking North-West.
Orthographic

Displays the data in orthographic view. To draw a grid, data must be in orthographic view.

Note: In orthographic view, there is no compensation for distance from the camera position. Data that is farther away appears the same size as data that is closer.
Perspective

Displays the data in perspective view.

Note: In perspective view, the size of the data is modified to compensate for its distance from the camera position. That is, data that is farther away appears smaller than data that is closer, as if it was being viewed in a landscape by the eye.
Display menu

A list of functions, which allow you to control the appearance of the data.

The full list is not available for all instances of the 3D Canvas in MineSched. The functions that are available depend on whether you are interacting with development headings, production locations, or both.

Display menu functions

Functions Description
Heading Names Displays the names of the headings in the canvas.
Direction

Displays direction arrows on the headings in the canvas.

The arrows represent the mining direction. The default mining direction is the direction of the imported segment.

Note: You change the direction of a heading in the Connections tab.
Walls

Displays the walls of the headings as defined by the width of the profiles selected in the Parameters tab.

Any changes along the heading are also displayed.
Solids

Displays the solids of the headings defined by the profiles entered in the Parameters tab.

Any changes along the heading are also displayed.
Start Points

Displays the start points of the design.

A start point is any first point of a heading that does not have an automatic or manual connection, or a precedence that controls when the heading can start. That is, any heading that is available for mining at the start of the schedule. A start point is signified by a yellow circle.

You can use the yellow circles to troubleshoot headings that start unexpectedly at the beginning of the schedule. After the incorrect starting points are identified, you correct them by adding a manual connection, a precedence, or adjusting the automatic connection tolerance.
Parameter Change Points Displays a point in the design where a parameter has been changed part way along a heading. The parameter change is shown as a black circle.
Tracking Dates Displays a point in the design where a tracking date has been entered along a heading. The tracking date is shown as a dark red circle.
Connections Displays any manual connections that have been defined between headings as a dotted line.
Precedences Displays any precedences that have been defined between headings or locations as red arrows. The arrow points to the successor heading or location.
Display Parameters Allows you to display other parameters on headings and locations. The Display Parameters form appears listing standard parameters such as width, height, and profile, and user parameters. Standard parameters are displayed on each heading. User parameters are displayed on each heading and location for which the parameter value is defined.
Hide Parameters

If parameters have been displayed, they are hidden in one action.

Note: If you want to hide only certain parameters, use the Display Parameters option and select only the parameters that you want to display.
Heading Resources When you have assigned resources to the headings, a small image of the resource is displayed with each heading.
Heading Rates When you have assigned a resource MAX_RATE value to a heading, the rate is displayed at the location where the rate was applied.
Heading Priorities Displays the initial top-level development priority at the start of each heading.
Rate Change Points When a development rate changes part way along a heading it is displayed with a cyan circle.
Locations If you have defined the underground production locations for the scenario, the locations are displayed on the canvas using their 3D Canvas representation.
Location Names Displays the names of the locations on the canvas.
Location Resources When you have assigned resources to the locations, a small image of the resource is displayed with each location.
Location Rates When you have assigned a resource MAX_RATE value to a location, the rate is displayed at the location.
Location Priorities Displays the initial top-level production priority at each location.
Sequence numbers

Displays the number sequence of the polygon or object in the 3D Canvas.

Note: This option is available only when you are using Graphical Sequencer.
Polygon/Object numbers

Displays the number of the polygon or object in the 3D Canvas.

Note: This option is available only when you are using Graphical Sequencer.
Layers

Allows you to choose to display surfaces and solids in additional layers in the canvas.

You display surfaces and solids in additional layers to assist you to spatially reference your headings and locations. When you select this option, the Layers form appears, in which you activate layers and select the style, colour, and transparency of the objects in the layers.

Note: You can also add layers by dragging them onto the canvas from Windows Explorer or the Surpac Navigator.

Fields on the Layers Form

Field Description
Active
  • Selected: The layer is visible in the canvas.
  • Cleared: The layer is not visible in the canvas.
Name Display only. The name of the layer, which is the name of the file that is displayed in the layer.
Style

The display style of the objects in the layer.

  • Solid: The objects are displayed as one consistent colour, as set in the Colour field.
  • Gradient: The colour of the objects changes between two defined colours as their elevation increases. At the lowest point, the objects are the Lower Colour. At the highest point, the objects are the Colour.
Colour

The colour of the object.

If you selected Solid for the Style the entire object is displayed with this colour.

If you selected Gradient for the Style, the Colour is the colour of the highest elevation of the objects.
Lower Colour

The colour for the lowest elevation of the objects.

This colour is used only if you selected Gradient for the Style.
Transparency

The transparency of the object.

The leftmost position equates to zero transparency, where the objects are opaque. The rightmost position equates to 100 percent transparency, where you are unable to see the objects because they are transparent.

Notes:

  • The feedback in the canvas is instant. To determine the level of transparency you want to use, you can view the result in the canvas as you move the slider.
  • It is recommended that you keep the transparency at the default setting of 0 to maximise performance. Increasing the transparency of layers can significantly decrease performance.
Hide Layers

Hides all additional layers in one action.

You switch the display the additional layers on and off using this option.

Note: If you want to hide individual layers, use the Layers option to display the Layers form and clear the Active check box for the layers you want to hide.

Save image

Allows you to save the current canvas display to an image file.

You can save to a .jpg, .png, .tiff, or .bmp format.

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