spry help document

8/12/2019 Spry Help Document

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Spry

V er si on 1 .0

U se r M an ua l

C op yr ig ht 2 01 3 P re ci si on M in in g


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Ta bl e o f Co nt ent s

Installation ................................................................................... 4

I nt ro du ct io n a nd C or e C on ce pt s ............................................... 5Buil din g a Sp ry Mo de l ................................................................. 7 D a t a ............................................................................................................. 7 F o rm a t S t rin g ....................................................................................................................... 11 I m po rti n g D a ta ...................................................................................................................... 13 E x po rt in g D a ta ..................................................................................................................... 16

D e s i g n ....................................................................................................... 17 I mp or t in g D es ig n D at a ........................................................................................................ 17 V ie wi ng D es ig n D at a .......................................................................................................... 18 Drawing ................................................................................................................................. 19

Triangulations ....................................................................................................................... 20 S c e n a r i o s ................................................................................................. 20 Processes ............................................................................................................................ 22 Equipment ............................................................................................................................ 24 S o urc e P a th ...................................................................................................................... 26 R e p ort i n g P e rio d s ............................................................................................................... 30 C u st o m F i el d s ...................................................................................................................... 31 Summary ............................................................................................................................... 36 Input Schedule ...................................................................................................................... 36 D e st i n at i on P a th s ................................................................................................................ 37 Trucks .................................................................................................................................... 40

TKPH ................................................................................................................................. 42 F ue l B urn ........................................................................................................................... 45 T ruc k D a ta b as e ............................................................................................................... 47 R o ad N e tw o rk ...................................................................................................................... 48 S e gm en t C od e s ................................................................................................................... 50 S p ee d R e st ri c ti o n s .............................................................................................................. 51 L o g i c ..................................................................................................................................... 51

S c r i p t i n g ................................................................................................... 54

Results ...................................................................................... 55Reporting .................................................................................. 57

D a t a I t e m D e s c r i p t i o n s .......................................................................... 57Configuration ............................................................................ 61 U n s u p p o rte d U ti l i ti e s ............................................................................. 61

Anti-Aliasing ............................................................................................ 63

E x pr e ss i on G e ne r at o r .............................................................. 65Appendix ................................................................................... 67 A p p e n d i x 1 E s t i m a t e d M a t e r i a l D e n s i t i e s ......................................... 67

A p p e n d i x 2 R o l l i n g R e s i s ta n c e ............................................................ 67

A p p e n d i x 3 C o e f f i c i e n t o f T r a c t i o n ..................................................... 68

S pr y 1 .0 M an ua l

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www/apps/conversion/tmp/scratch_4/pn_importingatriangulationhttp://localhost/var/www/apps/conversion/tmp/scratch_4/pn_drawinghttp://localhost/var/www/apps/conversion/tmp/scratch_4/pn_viewingdesigndatahttp://localhost/var/www/apps/conversion/tmp/scratch_4/pn_importingadxfhttp://localhost/var/www/apps/conversion/tmp/scratch_4/pn_designhttp://localhost/var/www/apps/conversion/tmp/scratch_4/pn_exportingdatahttp://localhost/var/www/apps/conversion/tmp/scratch_4/pn_importingdatahttp://localhost/var/www/apps/conversion/tmp/scratch_4/pn_formatstringhttp://localhost/var/www/apps/conversion/tmp/scratch_4/pn_datahttp://localhost/var/www/apps/conversion/tmp/scratch_4/pn_buildingasprymodelhttp://localhost/var/www/apps/conversion/tmp/scratch_4/pn_introductionandcoreconceptshttp://localhost/var/www/apps/conversion/tmp/scratch_4/pn_installation


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Installation

S y s tem R equi rem ents

T o u se S pr y, y ou n ee d t he f ol lo wi ng s ys te m r eq ui re me nt s :

o F ul l M ic ro so ft . NE T F ra me wo rk 4o D ev ic e d ri ve rs f or H AS P k ey s

T he se c an b e d ow nl oa de d b y c li ck in g o n t he l in ks b el ow :

o M ic ro so ft . NE T F ra me wo rk 4 ( We b I ns ta ll er )o M ic ro so ft . NE T F ra me wo rk 4 ( St an da lo ne I ns ta ll er )

o H AS P H L D ev ic e D ri ve r ( Lo ok f or S en t in el H A SP / LD K W in do w s G UI R un -t i me I n st al l er )T he i ns ta ll er w il l no t w or k u nt il y ou h av e t he se i te ms i ns tal le d.

D o wn l oa d t h e Spry 64-bit or Spry 32-bit i ns ta ll er d ep en di ng o n y ou r v er si on o f W in do ws .

Installing Spry

Wh en t he ab ov e i tem s ar e i ns tal le d, i ns er t t he S pr y d on gl e i nt o t he USB po rt o f y ourc om pu te r a nd r un t he i ns ta ll er d ow nl oa de d a bo ve .

T he i nst al lat io n w il l t ake a f ew m inu te s a nd w il l d ep end on t he s pe ed o f y our i nt er net

connection.


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I nt ro du ct io n a nd C or e C on ce pt s

E ac h S pr y P ro je ct i s l oo se ly d iv id ed i nt o a n um be r o f s ub se ct io ns d es cr ib ed b el ow .

Data

T he D at a se ct io n i n Sp ry i s us ed t o c on tai n an d ma na ge mi ne si te r ese rve i nfo rmat io n. A t

t he h ea rt i t i s a c ol le ct io n o f T ab le s. A T ab le i s a t re e- or ie nt ed d at a s tr uc tu re w ho se p ur po se

i s t o s tor e an d o rg ani se re ser ve d ig an d du mp as w el l as c al en dar da ta.

C on ce pt ua ll y, t he y a re s im il ar - b ut n ot i de nt ic al t o - t ab le s i n R el at io na l D at ab as e

M an ag em en t S ys te ms ( e. g. M ic ro so ft A cc es s, M yS QL , S QL it e) . W he re a R DB MS t ab le s to re s

d at a i n r ow s, i n S pr y r ow s a re r ep lac ed w it h N od es , w hi ch ar e o rg ani se d i nt o a us er -defined structure.

U se rs c an c re at e, v ie w a nd i mp or t d at a i nt o T ab le s.

S c enari o

T he Sc en ar io sp ac e i s a c ol lec ti on of C ase ob jec ts . I t i s w it hi n t hi s ar ea t hat th e b ul k o f

S pr y' s s ch ed ul i ng c ap ab i li t ie s a re r ea li s ed .

A C as e ac ts as a l og ic al c on tai ne r f or ru nn in g sc he du le s i n Sp ry . I t i s r es pon si bl e f or :

o C on ta in in g a ll * o f t he p ar am et er s n ec es sa ry f or r un ni ng a s ch ed ul e.o R un ni ng t he s im ul at io n, a nd g en er at in g a n O ut pu t S ch ed ul e.o S to ri ng a nd v is ua li si ng t he O ut pu t S ch ed ul e.

E ac h C ase i s i nt end ed to r epr es en t a s ing le pl an, c ont ing en cy or c as e s tud y f or a si te. I t

p ro vi de s a l og ic al e nv ir on me nt f or a u se r t o i te ra ti ve ly r ef in e a S ch ed ul e, b y m od if yi ng t hep ar am et er s, g en er at in g a s ch ed ul e a nd a na ly si ng t he o ut pu t, a nd t he n r ep ea ti ng a s

n ec ess ar y. T he u se r i s fr ee t o d ef in e a n ar bi tr ar y n um be r of C as es f or s ch ed ul in g a s it e.

S pr y p ro vi de s a d eg re e o f f le xi bi li ty r eg ar di ng t he t yp e o f s ch ed ul in g p er fo rm ed , a nd f or a

g iv en C as e t hi s w il l d et er mi ne t he t yp es o f p ar am et er s r eq ui re d. T he f ol lo wi ng t ab le

s um ma ri se s t he i np ut s r eq ui re d f or e ac h t yp e o f s ch ed ul in g f un ct io na li ty a va il ab le i n S pr y:

o S c he d ul i ng T y peo Requirementso P r o ce s s D e fi n i ti o ns


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o Equipment Definitionso S o ur c e S c he d ul i n go S o ur c e T a bl eo S o ur c e S c he d ul i ng L o gi co

Destination Schedulingo Destination Tableo D e st i na t io n S c he d ul i ng L o gi co H a ul a ge S i mu l at i o no H a ul a ge L o gi co Truckso H a ul a ge N e tw o rk

D es i gn

S pr y i nc lu de s a 3 D e nv ir on me nt , c al le d t he D es ig n E nv ir on me nt , t ha t a ll ow s t he u se r t o

v is ua li se , c on st ru ct a nd m an ip ul at e 3 D s ha pe s. T hi s i s p ri ma ri ly f or t wo p ur po se s:

* L ay er D es ig n - t he d is pl ay a nd m an ip ul at io n o f 3 -d im en si on al s ha pe s t ha t a ct a s

v is ua li sa ti on a id s f or t he u se r ( sh ap es a re g ro up ed i nt o L ay er s, i n a m an ne r s im il ar t o

M a pT e k V u lc a n)

* N et wo rk d es ig n - t he d ef in it io n o f h au la ge n et wo rk s ( sh ow n i n r ed ).

Note that Haul ag e Net wor k d ata i s ac tu al ly st ore d on th e Case, but the e di tin g of th e

H au la ge N et wo rk i s c on si de re d p ar t o f t he D es ig n E nv ir on me nt .

Scripting

S pr y p ro vi de s a n e xt en si ve p ro gr am mi ng i nt er fa ce w hi ch a ll ow s u se rs t o c on tr ol v ir tu al ly

al l no n-G UI as pec ts o f S pr y vi a t he u se of C# s cr ip ts. S om e e xa mp le s o f t he u se s of s cr ipt s

include:o D ef in in g T ab le s a nd i mp or ti ng d at a f ro m e xt er na l f il es ( e. g. C SV )o C on fi g ur i ng C as es a nd r u nn i ng s i mu l at i on so E xp or ti ng d at a ( Ta bl e d at a o r C as e s ch ed ul e d at a)o D ef in in g c us to m s ch ed ul in g l og ic f or s ou rc e a nd d es ti na ti on s ch ed ul in g.


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Buil din g a Sp ry Mo de l

T o c re at e a n ew m od el , b eg in b y s el ec ti ng F il e> Cr ea te N ew P ro je ct :

G iv e t he p ro je ct a n a pp ro pr ia te t it le a nd s el ec t t he d es ti na ti on w he re t he f il e i s t o b e s to re d.

The model is best set up in the following order: Data, Design, Scenarios then

Scripting.

Data

T he D at a s ec ti on i s wh er e a d at ab ase i s c reat ed an d w he re dat a i s s tor ed i n ta bl es. E ac h

t ab le i s a s ke let on f or y ou r d at a t o be i mp or ted fr om sp re ad she et s (e .g E xc el ) o r y our

d es ig n p ac ka ge a nd t he re fo re n ee ds t o b e s et u p b ef or e i mp or ti ng . S ee t he t wo m ai n s te ps

( Cr ea ti ng T ab le s & I mp or ti ng D at a) b el ow .

C reati ng T abl es

I n P ro je ct E xp lo re r> Da ta y ou n ee d t o A dd >N ew T ab le b y r ig ht -c li ck in g o n D at a. T ab le s c an

a ls o b e c re at ed u si ng s cr ip ts ( ad va nc ed ).


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T ab le s c an b e r e- na me d b y r ig ht -c li ck in g o n t he r el ev an t t ab le , t he m os t c om mo n t ab le s

u se d a re C al en da r, D ep os it a nd D um p.

E ac h ta bl e r equ ire s a l eve l st ruc tur e a nd f iel ds t o b e s et up .

o S et up L eve ls - t he n ami ng s tr uc tu re fo r y ou r t ab le . Fo r e xam pl e, a mi ne ma y b e

d es cr ib ed i n a p it , s tr ip , b lo ck , s ea m L ev el s tr uc tu re . I n a dd it io n, e ac h l ev el c on ta in s a t

l ea st on e po si ti on ( The l ev el " Ye ar" b el ow ha s 2 0 p os it io ns s how n, on e f or e ac h y ea r).T he i ma ge b el ow c on ta in s t wo l ev el s. Th e n um be r o f l ev el s i s n ot p re -d ef in ed a nd

s ho ul d b e b as ed o n i nd iv id ua l m in e r eq ui re me nt s. T he s cr ee ns ho t b el ow a ls o h ig hl i gh ts

t he P os it io n W iz ar d, w hi ch i s a s ho rt cu t t o c re at in g m ul ti pl e p os it io ns a t o nc e u nd er o ne

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o S et up F ie ld s - T he " Fi el ds " a re a o f t he d at ab as e u se s f ol de rs t o o rg an is e t he ir d at a u si ng

a s tr uc tu re d a pp ro ac h. D at a c an b e i mp or te d i nt o t he se r ow s u si ng t he d at a i mp or t U I

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T he re a re s ev er al D at a t yp es f or f ie ld s:

C o m m o n

o N um er ic ( Do ub le P re ci si on F lo at ): A ny n um be r i nc lu di ng d ec im al p la ce s. C om mo n

e xa mp le s i nc lu de p hy si ca l p ro pe rt ie s ( Ar ea , T hi ck ne ss , V ol um e, T on ne s e tc ) a nd

equipment rates.o D at e/ Ti me : C al en da r t ab le s m ak e u se o f t hi s f or v ar io us d at es ( e. g s ta rt a nd e nd d at es ).


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o P oi nt 3D : A s in gl e p oi nt i n 3 D s pa ce ( e. g r oo f a nd f lo or c en tr oi ds ).o S ol id : G eo gr ap hi ca l m od el li ng s ol id s a re k ep t i n S ol id d at a t yp es .o N um er ic ( Pe rc en ta ge ): F or w he n y ou r d at a i nc lu de s p er ce nt ag es s uc h a s q ua li ty a nd i s

c om mo nl y u se d i n p re sc he du le s.

U n c o mmo n

o N um er ic ( 64 -b it I nt eg er ): A ny n um be r b ut d oe s n ot a cc ep t d ec im al p la ce s.o T ex t S tr in g: U se d f or r ef er en ce , t he t ex t s tr in g c an c on ta in a ny d at a g en er al ly u se d o nl y

for reporting/auditing purposes.

T he A gg re ga te t yp e i s h ow n um er ic al d at a i s r ep re se nt ed w he n y ou a re v ie wi ng l ev el s t ha t

ar e ab ov e t he l ow es t. F or e xa mp le Co al V ol um e w oul d b e Su m ( see t ot al c oal a cr os s al l

s ea ms i n o ne b lo ck ), C oa l D en si ty w ou ld b e W ei gh te d A ve ra ge .

R em ai ni ng o pt io ns f or f ie ld s h el p c on tr ol t he v is ua l o ut pu t o f t ab le s.

F o rm a t S t ri ng

T he F orm at St ri ng s et ti ng se ts h ow f ie ld s a re d is pl ay ed i n Sp ry . S ee t he t abl e b el ow fo r

formatting options.

Format

specifier

Name Description Examples

"0" Zeroplaceholder

R ep la ce s t he z er o w it h t hec or re sp on di ng d ig it i f o ne i s

p r es e nt ; o t he r wi s e, z e ro

a pp ea rs i n t he r es ul t s tr in g.

1 2 3 4 . 5 6 7 8 ( " 0 0 0 0 0 " ) - > 0 1 2 3 5

0.45678 ("0.00", en-US) -> 0.46

"#" Digit

placeholder

R ep la ce s t he " #" s ym bo l w it h

t he c or re sp on di ng d ig it i f o ne

i s p re se nt ; o th er wi se , n o d ig it

a pp ea rs i n t he r es ul t s tr in g.

1234.5678 ("#####") -> 1235

0 .4 56 78 ( "# .# #" , e n- US ) - > . 46

"." Decimal point Determines the location of

t he d ec im al s ep ar at or i n t her e s ul t s t r in g .

0.45678 ("0.00") -> 0.46

"," Group

s e pa r at o r a n d

n u mb e r s c al i n g

S er ve s a s bo th a gr ou p

s ep ar at or a nd a n um be r

s ca li ng s pe ci fi er . A s a g ro up

s ep ar at or , i t i ns er ts a

l o ca l iz e d g r ou p s e pa r at o r

c h ar a ct e r b e tw e en e a ch

g ro up . A s a n um be r s ca li ng

s pe ci fi er , i t d iv id es a n um be r

G r ou p s e pa r at o r s p ec i f ie r :

2147483647 ("##,#") ->

2 , 1 4 7 , 4 8 3 , 6 4 7

S c al i ng s p ec i f ie r :

2147483647 ("#,#,,") -> 2,147


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by 10 00 for e ac h comma

specified.

"%" Percentage

placeholder

M ul ti pl ie s a n um be r b y 1 00

a nd i ns er ts a l oc al iz ed

p er ce nt ag e s ym bo l i n t her e s ul t s t r in g .

0.3697 ("%#0.00") -> %36.97

0. 36 97 ("# #. 0 %") -> 37 .0 %

"" Per mille

placeholder

M ul ti pl ie s a n um be r b y 1 00 0

a nd i ns er ts a l oc al iz ed p er

m il le s ym bo l i n t he r es ul t

string.

0.03697 ("#0.00") -> 36.97

"E0"

"E+0"

"E-0"

"e0""e+0"

"e-0"

Exponential

notation

I f followed by at least one 0

( z er o) , f or ma ts t he r es ul t

using exponential notation.

The case of "E" or "e"i nd ic at es t he c as e o f t he

e xp on en t s ym bo l i n t he r es ul t

s tr in g. T he n um be r o f z er os

f ol low in g t he "E " or "e "

c h ar a ct e r d e te r mi n es t h e

m in im um n um be r of d ig it s i n

t he ex pone nt . A pl us s ign ( +)

i nd ic at es t ha t a s ig n c ha ra ct er

a lw ay s p re ce de s t hee xp on en t. A m in us s ig n ( -)

i nd ic at es t ha t a s ig n c ha ra ct er

p r ec e de s o n ly n e ga t iv e

exponents.

987654 ("#0.0e0") -> 98.8e4

1503.92311 ("0.0##e+00") ->

1 . 5 0 4 e + 0 3

1.8901385E-16 ("0.0e+00") ->

1.9e-16

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C au se s t he n ex t c ha ra ct er t o

b e i nt er pr et ed a s a l it er al

r at he r t han a s a c us tom

f o rm a t s p ec i fi e r .

9 8 76 5 4 ( " \# # #0 0 \# " ) - >

# 9 8 7 6 5 4 #

'string'"string"

L i te r al s t ri n gdelimiter

I n di c at e s t h at t h e e n cl o se dc ha ra ct er s s ho ul d b e c op ie d

t o t he r es ul t s tr in g

unchanged.

68 ("# ' degrees'") -> 68 degrees

6 8 ( "# ' d eg re es '" ) - > 6 8 d eg re es

; Section

separator

D ef i ne s s ec t io ns w it h

s ep ar at e f or ma t s tr i ng s f or

p os it iv e, n eg at iv e, a nd z er o

numbers.

1 2 . 34 5 ( " #0 . 0 #; ( # 0. 0 # ); - \0 - " ) - >

1 2 . 3 5

0 ( "# 0. 0# ;( #0 .0 #) ;- \0 -" ) - > - 0-

- 1 2 .3 4 5 ( " # 0. 0 # ;( # 0. 0 # ); - \0 - ") - >( 1 2 . 3 5 )


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1 2 .3 4 5 ( " #0 . 0# ; (# 0 .0 # )" ) - >

1 2 . 3 5

0 ( "# 0. 0# ;( #0 .0 #) ") - > 0 .0

- 1 2 .3 4 5 ( " # 0. 0 # ;( # 0 .0 # ) ") - >

( 1 2 . 3 5 )

"|" Point3D

separator

Other All other

characters

T he c ha ra ct er i s c op ie d t o t he

r e su l t s t ri n g u n ch a ng e d.

680 ("# bcm") -> 680 bcm

I mp o rt in g D at a

Im po rti ng D ata i nto the D atabas e S c hem a

O nc e y ou 'v e s et y ou r s ke le to n a bo ve , d at a c an b e i mp or te d u si ng t he D at a I mp or t W iz ar d.

T he s te ps f or i mp or ti ng d at a a re :

C li ck o n t he t ab le f or w hi ch d at a n ee ds t o b e i mp or te d ( e. g. D ep os it , D um p, e tc ) t he n r ig ht -c lic k I mpor t>I mpor t D ata. Not e th at dat a i s to be i mpor te d for t he du mp tabl e i n t he i mage

below.

S el ec t t he f il e w hi ch c on ta in s t he m in e d at a. I t s ho ul d b e a c ha ra ct er d el im it ed f il e ( e. g. . cs v)

o r E xc el s pr ea ds he et ( .x ls a nd . xl sx ). Wh en t he f il e h as b ee n s el ec te d, t he s cr ee n b el ow w il l

a pp ea r. I f y ou r i mp or t f il e c on ta in s h ea de rs , l ea ve t he ' Tr ea t f ir st l in e a s h ea de r' t ic ke d. I f

y ou r i mp or t f il e d oe s no t c ont ai n h ea de rs , y ou w il l n ee d t o u n-t ic k t his op ti on.


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T he ne xt pr oc es s m ap s t he c ol um ns i n y ou r s pre ad sh eet t o t he Le vel s an d Fi el ds t hat y ou

s pe ci fi c i n y ou r s ke let on. Not e t hat i f y ou 're us in g h ea de rs , i f t he t it le of t he h ea de rs i s t he

same as the ti tl e of the Level s and Fi elds you set up in Spry then this is automated for you.

Se e i n t he i ma ge be low t ha t I nd ex 1 1 ( Wast e So li d) had t o b e f il led ma nu al ly b ec au se t heh ea de r i n t he S pr ea ds he et ( So li d) d id n ot m at ch .


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I mp or t T yp es a reo F ul l N od e P at h: A f or wa rd o r b ac ks la sh s ep ar at ed c om pl et e n od e p at h. G en er al ly o nl y

s ee n i n S pr y e xp or ts .

o No de L ev el : E ac h l eve l d ef ine d i n y ou r s ke let on s hou ld be map pe d t o a c ol umn i n y ou rtable.

o F iel d: E ac h fi el d d ef ine d i n y our sk el eto n s hou ld b e ma ppe d t o a c ol umn i n y ou r t ab leo P oi nt 3 D X /Y /Z C oo rd in at e

If y ou have not set y our level positions, the import process will warn and ask you if y ou

w is h t o c re at e p os it io ns . T hi s i s g en er al ly t he c as e u nl es s t he d at a i s s tr an ge . I m p o r t a n t

N ot e: I f p os it io ns a re s et t hr ou gh t hi s p ro ce ss , t he o rd er m ay n ot b e c or re ct . A ft er

i mp or t, c he ck y ou r o rd er t hr ou gh S et up L ev el s.


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W he n t he d ep os it d at a, h as b ee n i mp or te d, c he ck t ha t n o n od es w er e s ki pp ed a nd t he n

c l ic k F i ni s h.

E x po r ti ng D at a

E xp or ti ng D at a c an b e d on e t hr ou gh t he r ig ht -c li ck m en u o n e ac h D at a t ab le . D at a i s

ex port ed as .c sv f il e f orm at , w it h t he opt ion to e xpor t sol id s at t he sam e t ime as . so li d fi le

format.

T ab le S tr uc tu re a nd L ev el s c an a ls o b e e xp or te d f ro m t hi s r ig ht -c li ck m en u a s . xm l.


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Design

T he d es ig n m od ul e i s us ed t o i mpo rt a nd v iew d esi gn da ta fr om ot her m ine pl ann in g

p ac ka ges w hi ch w il l a ll ow t he u ser t o:

o I mp or t a nd e xp or t f il es i n v ar io us f or ma tso V ie w d es ig n d at ao P er fo rm b as ic C AD d es ig n f un ct io ns w it ho ut g oi ng b ac k t o y ou r d es ig n p ac ka ge

D es ig n i nf or ma ti on i mp or te d i s u se d t hr ou gh ou t s ce na ri os a s w el l, f or e xa mp le i n r oa d

n et wo rk c re at i on a nd a ni ma ti on s o f s ch ed ul es .

T he l og ic al p ro ce ss f or D es ig n i s: I mp or t D XF , I mp or t T ri an gu la ti on s ( wh er e

relevant from Vulcan, Surpac or Minescape), View and Manipulate

I mp or ti ng D es ig n D at a

Importing

T o i mp or t a D XF , s ta rt w it h F il e> Im po rt >D XF o r r ig ht -c li ck D es ig n> Im po rt D XF . O nc e

y ou 'v e s el ec te d y ou r D XF , t he f ol lo wi ng w in do w w il l a ll ow y ou t o c ho os e w hi ch l ay er s t oimport.

I f y ou a re r ep la ci ng o r a pp en di ng D XF l ay er s t ha t y ou h av e a lr ea dy i mp or te d, c ha ng e t he

B eh av io ur c ol um n t o m at ch w ha t y ou r eq ui re b ef or e c li ck in g A cc ep t.

N ot e: L ay er s i mp or te d a re N OT a ut om at ic al ly d is pl ay ed i n y ou r D es ig n v ie w. I n t he D es ig n

D at a w in do w ( de fa ul t p os it io n i s b ot to m l ef t w in do w i n S pr y) d ou bl e c li ck e ac h l ay er t o

a c ti v at e i t .


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Z oo ms t o t he e xt en t o f t he c ur re nt ly l oa de d d es ig n d at a

Drawing

W h e n d r a w i n g i n D e s i g n m o d e , m a k e s u r e y o u s e l e c t w h i c h l a y e r y o u a r e d r a w i n g

on from the dropdown list.

Snap Options

T he v ar iou s s nap op ti on s a re u se fu l t o h el p k ee p d at a i n l ine w it h e xi sti ng sh ap es. I f y ou ar e

h av in g p ro bl em s d ra wi ng w it h a cc ur ac y c he ck y ou h av e t he r ig ht s na p o pt io n s et .

Sn ap t o C ur sor : U se s X a nd Y c oo rd in at es of y ou r m ou se c ur sor an d e it her t he Z c oo rd in at e

s et o r G rad e y ou ha ve s et i n t he t ool bar (m os t fl ex ib le d raw in g op ti on )

Sn ap t o Se gmen t: Sn ap s t o an y p ar t o f an ex ist in g se gmen t o n an y sh ape .

Sn ap to P oi nt o n a S eg me nt : Sn ap s t o a n e xi st ing p oi nt o n an y sh ap e ( lea st f lex ib le d ra wi ng

option)

D raw i ng F unc ti o ns

Cr eat e S hap e: A dd s a ne w sh ap e ( li ne or poi nt ) t o t he a cti ve de si gn l ay er

Mov e P oi nt s: Move s poin ts on a s el ec ted s hape or a t ex t obj ec t

D el et e P oi nt s: D el et es p oi nt s f ro m a s el ec te d s ha pe

I ns er t P oi nt s: I ns er ts p oi nt s o n a s el ec te d s ha pe

L in e G ra de : C ha ng e t he g ra di en t ( z v al ue ) b et we en t wo c on ne ct ed p oi nt s ( fi rs t p oi nt

s el ec te d i s a nc ho re d, s ec on d p oi nt m ov es )

J oi n S ha pe s: J oi ns t wo o pe n s ha pe s i nt o o ne . T he s ec on d s ha pe s el ec te d t ak es o n t he

p ro pe rt ie s o f t he f ir st s ha pe

Sp li t Sha pe : S pl it s o ne sh ape i nt o t wo b y se lec ti ng t wo po int s wh ic h b ec ome t he s tart a nd

e nd o f t he s ec on d s ha pe


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S et P ro pe rt ie s: C ha ng e t he s iz e a nd c ol ou r o f t he s ha pe

D el et e: D el et es a n e nt ir e s ha pe o r t ex t o bj ec t

TriangulationsT ri an gu la ti on s c an b e i mp or te d f ro m A ut oC AD , V ul ca n, S ur pa c a nd M in es ca pe t o h el p

v i su al i se y o ur m i ne .

Properties

A dj us t c ol ou rs , c on tr ol t ra ns pa re nc y a nd o ut li ne s b y r ig ht c li c ki ng t he t ri an gu la ti on i n t heD es ig n D at a w i nd ow

G eo re fe re nc ed i ma ge s c an a ls o b e a dd ed f ro m h er e.

Scenarios

S ce na ri os a re t he a re a w he re d ep os it s ch ed ul in g, d um p s ch ed ul in g a nd h au la ge a na ly si s

c an b e d ev el op ed . E ac h s ce na ri o c an c on ta in s ou rc e s ch ed ul in g ( S) , d es ti na ti on s ch ed ul in g

( D) a nd h au lag e (H ) or a ny c omb in at io n of t ho se t o su it . Y ou c an h av e as ma ny sc en ar io s a sy ou c ho os e, w hi ch w il l s ha re D at a a nd D es ig n i nf or ma ti on p re vi ou sl y e nt er ed . T he

d oc um en ta ti on g oe s t hr ou gh e ac h w in do w i n o rd er , s om e w in do ws w il l o nl y b e r el ev an t

for certain type of scenarios and will be represented by S, D & H.

S etup > S etti ngs > G eneral ( S , D , H )

Simulations al low s y ou t o c ho os e w hat t ype o f an al ys is y ou w il l p er fo rm i n t he s el ec te d

S ce na ri o. T ic ki ng /u nt i ck in g t he se o pt io ns w il l c on tr ol w ha t w i nd ow s y ou 'r e a bl e t o s ee

f ur th er o n i n t he S ce na ri o.

Data: SourceTable (S, D,H)

C ho os e t he D at a T ab le t ha t c on ta in s y ou r d ep os it /s ou rc e d at a.

Data: Destination Table (D, H)

C ho os e t he D at a T ab le t ha t c on ta in s y ou r d um p/ de st in at io n d at a.

Data: Calendar Table (S)C ho os e t he D at a T ab le t ha t c on ta in s y ou r c al en da r d at a.


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S ch ed ul in g: S ta r t D at e ( S)

T he d at e t ha t y ou r s ch ed ul in g a na ly si s w il l s tar t w he n y ou r un y ou r s ce nar io.

Scheduling: End Date (S)

T he d at e t ha t y ou r s ch ed ul in g a na ly si s w il l s tar t w he n y ou r un y ou r s ce nar io.

Scheduling: Destination Quantity Field (D, H)

C ho os e t he f ie ld ( mu st b e D ou bl e P re ci si on F lo at ) d ra wn f ro m t he D es ti na ti on T ab le s et

above

Scheduling: Destination Initial Percentage Filled Field (D,H)

C ho os e t he f ie ld ( mu st b e P er ce nt ag e) d ra wn f ro m t he D es ti na ti on T ab le s et a bo ve

Scheduling: Calendar Start Date Field (S)

C ho os e t he f ie ld ( mu st b e D at e/ Ti me ) d ra wn f ro m t he C al en da r T ab le s et a bo ve

Snapshot: ShowSnapshotOptions (S,D)

T ur ns o n S ch ed ul e S na ps ho ts . S ee t he S na ps ho t s ec ti on f or m or e i nf or ma ti on .

S etup > S etti ngs > A ni m ati o n ( S , D , H )

T he se s et ti ng s al low y ou t o c on tr ol w he re y ou s ee y ou r so li ds an d w ha t f ie ld (m us t b e

S ol id ) a nd c ol ou r i s u se d f or t he D es ti na ti on s ol id .

S etup > S etti ngs > H aul age ( H )

Settings: Default Segment Code

C ho os e t he d ef au lt r oa d p ro pe rt ie s f or w he n p ro pe rt ie s a re n ot s et e xp li ci tl y. M us t h av e a t

l ea st o ne s eg me nt c od e d ef in ed ( se e S et up > Segment Codes).

Settings: Coefficient of Traction

D ef au lt s t o 0 .4 . C oe ff ic ie nt o f t ra ct io n r ef er s t o t he m ax im um f ri ct io na l f or ce t ha t c an b e

p ro du ce d b et we en s ur fa ce s w it ho ut s li pp in g. R an ge s f ro m 0 .1 ( Ic e) t o 0 .7 5 ( Dr y C on cr et e) .

See C o ef f i ci e nt o f T rac t i on f o r f u rt h er i n fo r ma t i on .

Limits: Maximum Profile Grade

C on tr ol s t he m ax im um r oa d s eg me nt g ra de a ll ow ed b y y ou r h au la ge s im ul at io ns . U se fu l t o

m ak e s ur e y ou r r oa ds d on 't e xc ee d a c er ta in g ra de .


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L i mi t s: M a xi m um P r of i le D i st a nc e

C on tr ol s t he m ax im um r oa d d is ta nc e a ll ow ed b y y ou r h au la ge s im ul at i on s.

Shortest Profile Selection: Method

C ur re nt ly o nl y o ne s et ti ng , D is ta nc e & G ra de .

Shortest Profile Selection: Elevation Change Factor

A dd s a dd it io na l d is ta nc e p en al ty t o c ha ng es i n e le va ti on b y m ul ti pl yi ng t he f ac to r b y

e le va ti on c ha ng e a nd a dd in g i t t o t he h au l p ro fi le . H el ps t o d et er mi ne o pt im al r ou te s w he n

c o mp a ri n g h a ul p r of i l es .

E xa mp le : 2 h au l p ro fi le s a re g en er at ed ( ei th er b y m ul ti pl e r ul es o r m ul ti pl e n et wo rk r ou te s) .

T he y a re :o 1 0 00 m l en g th + 30 / -1 5 m e l ev at i on c h an geo 1 2 00 m l e ng t h + 15 / 0m e l ev at i on c ha ng eI f t he fac to rs ar e 1 5x u p an d 2 0x d ow n th en t he eq ui va len t d is tanc e i s:o 1 0 0 0 + 3 0 * 1 5 + 1 5 * 2 0 = 1 7 5 0o 1 2 0 0 + 3 0 * 1 5 + 0 * 2 0 = 1 6 5 0

Sh ort es t h au l p rof il e c ho se n i s # 2 e ven t hou gh # 1 i s a sh ort er d is tan ce .

Default Additional Segments c on tr ol w he th er y ou h av e a d ef au lt a dd it io na l d ef au lt r oa d

s eg me nt t o y ou r H au la ge L og ic r ul es . D es ig ne d t o b e a c on se rv at iv e m ea su re t ha t a dd s

s ma ll d is tan ce s t o al lo w f or s li gh t e rr or s i n r oad n et wo rk .

P r o cesses

P ro ce ss es a re t he a ct io ns t ha t y ou r e qu ip me nt p er fo rm s, s uc h a s b la st in g o r e xc av at in g a nd

a re d iv id ed i nt o P ro du ct i ve a nd N on P ro du ct iv e. P ro du ct iv e p ro ce ss es a re w or ki ng

p ro ce ss es t ha t h av e a n e ff ec t o n y ou r m in e, N on P ro du ct iv e p ro ce ss es a re d ef in ed t o c re at e

d el ay s s uc h a s p ub li c h ol id ay s o r m ai nt en an ce .

Productive Processes

Active (Yes/No)

C on tr ol s w he th er o r n ot t he p ro ce ss i s s ch ed ul ed a nd a va il ab le t o e qu ip me nt

Default SourceQuantity Field (S, H)

C ho ic es a re p ro vi de d f ro m t he S ou rc e t ab le ( de fi ne d i n G en er al S et ti ng s)

Default Destination Quantity Field (D, H)C ho ic es a re p ro vi de d f ro m t he D es ti na ti on t ab le ( de fi ne d i n G en er al S et ti ng s)


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I ni ti al P er ce n ta ge C om pl et e d F ie ld ( S, D, H)

C ho ic es a re p ro vi de d f ro m t he S ou rc e T ab le ( mu st b e P er ce nt ag e d at a t yp e)

SolidsField (S, H)

C ho ic es a re p ro vi de d f ro m t he S ou rc e T ab le ( mu st b e S ol id d at a t yp e)

Nonproductive Processes

I n o rd er t o re pr ese nt d el ay s i n y ou r sc he dul e, y ou mu st f ir st de cl ar e t he m as anonproductive process.


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Equipment

T he E qu ip me nt s ec ti on i s d yn am ic d ep en di ng o n w ha t c om bi na ti on o f s ch ed ul in g a nd

h au la ge y ou w is h t o c om pl et e. U ni ve rs al p ur po se s o f t he E qu ip me nt s ec ti on a re :

1. D ef in e v eh ic le s t ha t s ta rt P ro ce ss es


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2. S ta te w hi ch P roc es se s t ha t t he y a re i nv ol ve d i n (Processes:Active)3. H ow t he e qu ip me nt w il l b e r ep re se nt ed v is ua ll y

R ig ht -c li ck o n E qu ip me nt t o A dd >N ew E qu ip me nt

E qui pm ent S pec i f i c ati o ns /Pro c es s es ( S c hedul i ng)

Delays

A ss oc ia te d el ay s w it h t hi s p ie ce o f e qu ip me nt . D el ay s a re d ef in ed i n a s ep ar at e D el ay s

section.

Availability

A range from 0 to 1 (none to full). Uses the Expression Generator. C om mo n u se s i nc lu deu si ng C al en da r d at a ( e. g t o i nc or po ra te k no wn m ai nt en an ce ).

Utilisation

A range from 0 to 1 (none to full). Uses the Expression Generator. U t il i s at i o n r e pr e se n ts

h ow of te n e qu ipm en t i s u se d w hen av ai la bl e, c omm on e xam pl e i s 1 6/2 4 ( 16 h ou rs a d ay ).

Equipment Count

G en er al ly l ef t a s 1 ( 10 0% ), b ut u se s t he Expression Generator. Am pl ifi es t he ef fe ct of t hi s

equipment.

Processes: SourceQuantity Field

C ho ic es a re p ro vi de d f ro m t he S ou rc e t ab le ( de fi ne d i n G en er al S et ti ng s)

Processes:HourlyRate

S et p er a ct iv e p ro ce ss , u se s E xp re ss io n G en er at or . C on tr ol s t he s pe ed a t w hi ch t he S ou rc e

Q ua nt it y F ie ld i s w or ke d.

Source Path

C he ck t he Source Path s ec ti on f or m or e d et ai le d i nf or ma ti on . S et s t he p ar am et er s f or

source scheduling.

Equipment Specifications/Processes (Destination)

Destination Paths

C ho os es w hi ch D es ti na ti on P at hs t he e qu ip me nt f ol lo ws . C he ck t he Destination Paths

s ec ti on f or m or e i nf or ma ti on o n h ow t o c re at e D es ti na ti on P at hs .


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Equipment Specifications/Processes (Haulage)

Processes: Simulate Haulage

Haulage: Truck

C on tr ol s t he t ru ck c ho se n ( se e T ru ck s) f or t hi s e qu ip me nt a nd i t' s p ar t i n t he g iv en p ro ce ss .

Haulage: Truck Payload

S im il ar t o H ou rl y R at e f or e qu ip me nt , e xc ep t d ef in es t he q ua nt it y h el d b y t ru ck i n o ne h au l.

Sh ou ld be i n s am e s cal e a s t he fi el d d ef in ed i n So ur ce Q ua nt it y Fi el d.

Haulage: Loading, Dumping, Queuing and Additional Time

R ep et it iv e t im es p er h au l d ev ot ed t o n on -t ra ve l a ct iv it ie s.

Haulage: Efficiency Factor

A p er ce nt ag e t ha t e ff ec ts t he e nt ir e e ff ic ie nc y o f t he t ru ck i n t hi s p ar ti cu la r p ro ce ss f or t hi s

p a rt i cu l ar p i ec e o f e q ui p me n t.

Haulage: Minimum and Maximum Trucks

C on tr ol s t he n um be r o f t ru ck s a va il ab le p er p ie ce o f e qu ip me nt .

S ou rc e P at h

S ou rc e p at hs a re t he p ri ma ry i ns tr uc ti on s f or s ou rc e s ch ed ul in g f or a p ar ti cu la r p ie ce o f

e qu ip me nt . T he y c on tr ol w hi ch f ie ld s a re w or ke d a nd i n w ha t o rd er , a s w el l a s c on tr ol li ng

t he b eh av io ur o f e qu ip me nt w he n i t i s u na bl e t o c om pl et e t he d ef in ed i ns tr uc ti on s. S ou rc e

pa th s ar e b ot h c as e a nd w hi te sp ac e i ns ensi ti ve an d t he pat h c an be bu ilt u p ov er mul ti pl e

l ine s w ith eac h l in e ad di ng mor e st eps t o t he pat h.

Writing a simple Source Path

T hi s s ec ti on w il l b ui ld a si mp le e xam pl e P at h t ha t u se s t he f ul l v ar ie ty of op ti on s av ai lab le

t o y ou .

T he s im pl es t S ou rc e P at h p os si bl e i s a s in gl e w il dc ar d a st er is k ( '* ') c ha ra ct er w hi ch t el ls

e qu ip me nt t o w or k l og ic al ly l ow es t i nd ex t o h ig he st ( re fe r t o y ou r S ou rc e t ab le S et up

L ev el s) a nd a ll s ub l ev el s a re c om pl et ed b ef or e m ov in g t o t he n ex t i nd ex .

Example Path Line: *


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P at hs a re b ui lt u p i n a s im il ar st ru ct ur e as r an ge s w it h e ac h l eve l of t he t ab le se par at ed b y

s las hes ( ei th er ' /' o r ' \' ). F or e ac h l eve l, a su bse t of p os it io ns f or t ha t l eve l c an be g en era te d.

Th es e c an e it he r b e a r an ge o f p os it io ns b et we en t wo e nd s ( e. g. ' 1- 5' ), i nd iv id ua l p os it io ns

( e. g. ' 1, 2, 3, 4, 5' ) o r a c om bi na ti on o f b ot h ( '1 -2 ,3 ,4 -5 ') . T o s el ec t e ve ry p os it io n f or a l ev el ,

t he a st er is k (' *' ) c ha ra ct er c an b e u se d a s a w il dc ar d ( or ' -* ' t o i nc lud e a ll p os it io ns i nr ev er se or de r) . I f an y l ev el i s om it te d, i t i s a ss um ed t hat al l p os it io ns of l ow er l ev el s a re

i nc lu de d ( e. g. ' A' i s e qu iv al en t t o ' A\ *\ *\ *' , a lt ho ug h ' A\ ' w ou ld c re at e n o s te ps a s n ot hi ng

h as b ee n s pe ci fi ed f or t he s ec on d l ev el ).

E xa mp le P at h L in e: Y ou r M i ne \ St ag e 1 \ *\ 1 -5 , 7\ * \*

P r o c es s e s : 

i s a c om ma s epa ra ted l is t o f w ha t p ro cc es es w il l be u se d. A s a i ndi vi dua l l in eP ro ce ss es : ( So ur ce P at h O nl y) l im it s t he p ro ce ss es t ha t w il l b e i nc lu de d i n s ub se qu en t l in es

o f t he p at h ( un le ss o ve rr id de n o n a n i nd iv id ua l l in e) . M ul ti pl e p ro ce ss es c an b e i nc lu de d b y

c o mm a s e pa r at i ng t h em .

Example Path Line: Y o ur M i n e\ S ta g e 1 \ * \1 - 5 ,7 \ * \* 

OR

Example Path Lines:

P r oc e ss e s: B l as t ed , F r ee d ig

Y o u r M i n e\ S t ag e 1 \ * \1 - 5 ,7 \ * \ *

Prefix: Node Prefix

< No de P re fi x> w il l b e p re fi xe d t o a ll s ub se qu en t l in es t ha t d es cr ib e a n od e o r n od es

Example Path Lines:

P re fi x : Y ou r M in e\ St ag e 1 \

* \ 1 -5 , 7 \* \ * 

O r d e r : No d e O r d e r

T he o rd er d ef in es t he o rd er t he s ch ed ul e l oo ps t hr ou gh t he l ev el s t o g en er at e t he i nd iv id ua l

t as ks t he e qu ip me nt s ho ul d f ol lo w. C ha ng in g t he o rd er c an h av e a s ig ni fi ca nt i mp ac t t o t he

pa th of t he eq ui pme nt . I n t he ex ampl es b el ow , c ase 1 wo ul d en su re t hat e lev at ion 2 00 i s

c om pl et ed f il le d f or al l b loc ks i n st ri ps 1 5 a nd 1 6 b ef or e m ov ing on t o t he n ex t e lev at io n. I n

c as e 2 , s tr ip 1 5 w ou ld b e c omp le te ly f il le d fr om e le vat io n 2 00 -2 60 b ef or e s ta rt in g s tr ip 1 6.

T he o nl y d if fe re nc e be twe en t he t wo e xa mpl es i s a sl ig ht c han ge i n t he or de r t ha t t he l ev el s


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a re s pe ci fi ed i n.

Node order must have the same names as defined in levels on the table it is defined in and

is \ separated. Not all levels have to be used, but no level can be used more than once. This

w il l o ve rr id e t he d ef au lt o rde r se t i n y ou r S ou rc e T ab le Fi el ds

E xa mp le P at h L i ne s:


O r de r : M i ne \ P it \ St r i p\ S ta g e\ S ub B l oc k \S u b S t ri p \B e nc h

* \ 1 -5 , 7 \* \ * 

AllowAdvance: On/Off

I f tu rne d ' On' or se t to ' Tr ue ', a ll ow s t he s che du le t o l ook f ur th er d ow n t he pa th t o fi nd t hefirs t t asks t hat i s availabl e (or unti l All ow Advanc e i s set to ' Off' or ' Fal se'). Only has an

e ff ec t w he n D ep en de nc ie s a re s et .

Example Path Lines: ..................................................................................................................................................................



A l lo w Ad v an c e: O n

* \ 1 -5 , 7 \ *\ * 

Time delays c an b e s pe ci fi ed u si ng t he f or ma t ' Ti me D el ay : T im eD el ay T im eU ni ts

< No nP ro du c ti ve P ro ce ss >' w he re T im eD el ay i s a n um be r s pe ci fy i ng h ow l on g t he d el a y

s ho ul d o cc ur fo r, T ime Uni ts i s u ni t of t im e t ha t t he T im eD el ay i s me asu re d i n a nd

N on Pr od uc ti ve Pr oc es s i n t he n am e o f a n on p ro du ct iv e p ro ce ss t o u se f or t he d el ay ( e. g.

' Ti me D el ay : 6 h ou rs < Re lo ca ti on >' ). V al id t im e u ni ts a re ' Mi nu te s' , ' Ho ur s' , ' Da ys ' o r

'Weeks'.

Date delays c an b e s pe ci fi ed u si ng t he f or ma t ' Da te D el ay : D el ay To Da te

< No nP ro du ct iv eP ro ce ss >' w he re D el ay To Da te i s t ex t t ha t d es cr ib es t he d at e t o d el ay u nt il

( in t he f or ma t o f t he u se r' s r eg io n s et ti ng s) a nd N on Pr od uc ti ve Pr oc es s i n t he n am e o f a

n on p ro du ct iv e p ro ce ss t o u se f or t he d el ay ( e. g. ' Da te D el ay : 1 /1 /2 01 6 < De la ye d S ta rt >' )





* \ 1 -5 , 7 \ *\ * 

D at e D e la y: 1 /1 /2 0 16 < Ma in t en an ce >T im e D el ay : 5 h ou rs < Re lo ca ti on >


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Rate Factor '[ ]': (Source Path Only)

O ve rr id es t he r at e o f t he e qu ip me nt b y m ul ti pl yi ng i t b y t hi s f ac to r w he n s ch ed ul in g t he se

t as ks ( e. g. ' A\ 15 [ 50 %] ' o r ' A\ 15 [ 0. 5x ]' ).

Percentage '( )' :

All ows for onl y a porti on of a t ask to be sc heduled (e.g. 'A\15 (50 %)' or 'A\1 5 (0. 5)').

Example Path Lines:




*\1-5,7\*\* [80%] (50%)D at e D e la y: 1 /1 /2 0 16 < Ma in t en an ce >

T im e D el ay : 5 h ou rs < Re lo ca ti on >

Path Arrays

I nt ro du ce d i n S pr y 0 .3 .0 .3 29 , p at h ar ra ys a ll ow f or mu lt ipl e l in es t o b e c omb ine d i nt o a

s in gl e l in e p at hs . T he a rr ay s a re s pe ci fi ed b et we en { } c ha ra ct er s w it h s em i- co lo ns ( ;)

d e li m it i ng e n tr i es . F o r e x am p le :

A\{1-3;2,4;1}\2-5\{300;280;260}-{290;270;250} [0.9x] ; B\{1-3;2,4;1;5}\2-5

\{300;290;280;270} (Coal Mining) ; C\1\1\408

g et s e xp an de d t o:

A\1-3\2-5\300-290 [0.9x]

A\2,4\2-5\280-270 [0.9x]

A\1\2-5\260-250 [0.9x]

B\1-3\2-5\300 (Coal Mining)

B \ 2, 4 \2 - 5\ 2 90 ( C oa l M i ni n g)

B\1\2-5\280 (Coal Mining)


C \ 1 \ 1 \ 4 0 8

T he nu mb er of i tem s i n ea ch ar ray f or a pa th mu st b e t he i de nt ic al . H ov er in g t he mo us e

ov er an a rr ay ed l in e s how s t he ex pan de d ve rs ion o f i t.


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T he f ol lo wi ng v id eo i s a l iv e ex amp le se t.

R epo r tin g P eri o ds

R ep or ti ng p er io ds a re u se d t o r ep or t t he r es ul ts o f t he s ch ed ul e i n p er io d l en gt hs d ef in ed

b y t he u se r. F or e xa mp le , t he u se r m ay w an t t he ir i nf or ma ti on r ep or te d d ai ly , m on th ly ,

q ua rt er ly o r a nn ua ll y. I t i s a ls o p os si bl e t o s et n on u ni fo rm p er io ds .

C re at in g R ep or ti ng L eve ls ( Usi ng t he R ep or ti ng Wi za rd )

T he r ep or ti ng w iz ar d a ll ow s y ou t o b ui ld u p r ep or ti ng p er io ds q ui ck ly . O nc e t he se

c al en da rs h av e b ee n d ev el op ed t he y c an b e a lt er ed o ut si de t he w iz ar d. A n e xa mp le o f

w her e t hi s mi gh t be us ed c ou ld be for t he us er to c hang e t he s ta rt and end per iod s t o al low

f or n on u ni fo rm r ep or ti ng p er io ds .


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C us t om F ie ld s

C us to m F ie ld s p ro vi de r ep or ti ng f ie ld s t ha t a re n' t a va il ab le b y d ef au lt . T he se u se t heExpression Generator a nd s ev er al e xa mp le s a re p ro vi de d b el ow .

Si mpl e Co al Val ue


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E qui pm ent C o s t


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V o l um e


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U ni t E qui pm ent C o s t


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Summary

T he " Sum ma ry " ar ea p rov id es a w ord e di to r w he re t he u se r c an do cu me nt no te s o r c opy

an d p as te i ma ge s i n re ga rd s to th e w or k t hey ar e c omp let in g. M en u b ar o pt ion s a ll ow th e

u se r t he b as ic f un ct io ns u se d i n t ex t e di ti ng e nv ir on me nt s. S om e o f t he se i nc lu de t ex t f on t

s t yl e a n d m a ni p ul a ti o n, p a ra g ra p h a n d f o rm a tt i ng .

I np u t S c he du l eN ot e t ha t t hi s o pt io n a pp li es t o w he n s ou rc e s ch ed ul in g i s n ot s el ec te d.

T o c om pl et e a d es ti na ti on s ch ed ul e o r h au la ge a na ly si s w he n s ou rc e s ch ed ul in g i s n ot

b ei ng r un a n i np ut s ch ed ul e i s r eq ui re d. A n i np ut s ch ed ul e i s s im pl y t he r es ul ta nt s ch ed ul e

t ha t h as b ee n c re at ed f ro m t he s ch ed ul in g o pt io n. I t d ef in es t he s ou rc e a nd d es ti na ti on o f

t he s ch ed ul e w hi ch a ll ow s t he u se r t o c om pl et e h au la ge .

T he i s g en er al ly p as se d i nt o t he h au la ge o pt io n u si ng a s cr ip t w hi ch c op ie s t he r el ev an t

o ut pu t f ro m t he s ch ed ul e c as e i nt o t he h au la ge c as e.


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N ot e: I t i s p os si bl e t o c om pl et e d ep os it s ch ed ul in g, d es ti na ti on s ch ed ul in g a nd h au la ge i n

t he s ame c ase h ow ev er , t hi s i s ge ne ra ll y n ot re co mm en de d a s i t i s s imp le r t o s epa rat e t he

h au la ge f ro m t he s ch ed ul in g o pt io ns .

Im po rti ng an Input S c hedul e

I np ut s ch edu le s c an b e i mp ort ed f ro m C SV , X LS a nd X LS X an d t he f ol low in g fi el ds ar e

required:

So ur ce ( Fu ll Nod e P at h) : Th e f ul l p at h i s e ac h Sou rc e L eve l i n \ d el in ea ted fo rm at . e. g. D emo

\A\1\Stage 1\B\388\8\21

D es ti na ti on ( Fu ll N od e P at h) : T he f ul l p at h i s e ac h S ou rc e L ev el i n \ d el in ea te d f or ma t. e .g .

Demo\OOP\430\3\6S ta rt ( Da te /T im e) : T he s ta rt d at e a nd t im e o f t he i nd iv id ua l s ch ed ul e S te p/ In de x

E nd ( Da te /T im e) : T he s ta rt d at e a nd t im e o f t he i nd iv id ua l s ch ed ul e S te p/ In de x

E qu ip me nt ( Eq ui pm en t) : T he m at ch in g e qu ip me nt n am e f ro m y ou r Equipment setup

P ro ce ss ( Pr oc es s) : T he m at ch in g p ro ce ss n am e f ro m y ou r Process setup

S ou rc e Q ua nt it y ( Nu me ri c) O R S ou rc e P er ce nt ag e ( Pe rc en ta ge ): I f u si ng a p er ce nt ag e,

m at ch es a ga in st S ou rc e T ab le

U ti li sa ti on ( Pe rc en ta ge ): A r an ge f ro m 0 t o 1 ( no ne t o f ul l) . U ti li sa ti on r ep re se nt s h ow o ft en

e qu ip me nt i s u se d w he n av ai lab le , c om mo n e xa mp le i s 1 6/ 24 ( 16 h ou rs a d ay ).

A vai lab il it y ( Pe rc ent ag e) : A r ang e f rom 0 t o 1 ( non e t o fu ll ).

T he f ol lo wi ng f ie ld s a re o pt i on al :

D es ti na ti on Q ua nt it y ( Nu me ri c) : A ND /O R D es ti na ti on P er ce nt ag e ( Pe rc en ta ge ): I f u si ng a

p e rc e nt a ge , m a tc h es a ga i ns t S ou r ce T a bl e

E qu ip me nt C ou nt ( Nu me ri c) : G en er al ly l ef t a s 1 ( 10 0% ), a mp li fi es t he e ff ec t o f t hi s

equipment.

H ou rl y R at e ( Nu me ri c) : S et p er a ct iv e p ro ce ss , c on tr ol s t he s pe ed a t w hi ch t he S ou rc e

Q ua nt it y F ie ld i s w or ke d.

T he i mp or t p ro ce ss f ol lo ws t he s am e s ys te m a s I m p ort i ng D a t a.

D e st i na t io n P a th s

D es ti na ti on p at hs a re t he p ri ma ry i ns tr uc ti on s f or d es ti n at i on s ch ed ul in g f or a p ar ti c ul ar

p iec e o f e qu ipm en t. T he y c on tro l w hi ch f ie ld s ar e wo rke d a nd i n w hat o rd er , a s w el l as

c on tr ol li ng t he b eh av io ur o f e qu ip me nt w he n i t i s u na bl e t o c om pl et e t he d ef in edi ns tr uc ti on s. D es ti na ti on p at hs a re b ot h c as e a nd w hi te s pa ce i ns en si ti ve a nd t he p at h c an


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be bu il t u p ov er mul ti pl e l ine s w it h ea ch l ine ad di ng mor e s tep s t o t he p at h.

C om pa ri so n t o S ou rc e P at hs : Y ou 'l l n ot ic e b el ow t ha t m an y o f t he i ns tr uc ti on s f ol lo w t he

s am e l og ic a s S ou rc e P at hs . T he m aj or c on ce pt ua l d if fe re nc e i s t ha t a p ie ce o f e qu ip me nt

o nl y h as o ne S ou rc e P at h w hi ch i s u ni qu e t o t ha t e qu ip me nt , w he re as D es ti na ti on P at hs a res h ar e d a m on g st e q ui p me n t.

W ri ti ng a s i m pl e D es ti nati o n Path

T hi s s ec ti on w il l b ui ld a si mp le e xam pl e P at h t ha t u se s t he f ul l v ar ie ty of op ti on s av ai lab le

t o y ou .

T he s im pl es t D es ti na ti on P at h p os si bl e i s a s in gl e w il dc ar d a st er is k ( '* ') c ha ra ct er w hi ch t el ls

e qu ip me nt t o w or k l og ic al ly l ow es t i nd ex t o h ig he st ( re fe r t o y ou r D es ti na ti on t ab le S et upL ev el s) a nd a ll s ub l ev el s a re c om pl et ed b ef or e m ov in g t o t he n ex t i nd ex .

Example Path Line: *

P at hs a re b ui lt u p i n a s im il ar st ru ct ur e as r an ge s w it h e ac h l eve l of t he t ab le se par at ed b y

s las hes ( ei th er ' /' o r ' \' ). F or e ac h l eve l, a su bse t of p os it io ns f or t ha t l eve l c an be g en era te d.

Th es e c an e it he r b e a r an ge o f p os it io ns b et we en t wo e nd s ( e. g. ' 1- 5' ), i nd iv id ua l p os it io ns

( e. g. ' 1, 2, 3, 4, 5' ) o r a c om bi na ti on o f b ot h ( '1 -2 ,3 ,4 -5 ') . T o s el ec t e ve ry p os it io n f or a l ev el ,t he a st er is k (' *' ) c ha ra ct er c an b e u se d a s a w il dc ar d ( or ' -* ' t o i nc lud e a ll p os it io ns i n

r ev er se or de r) . I f an y l ev el i s om it te d, i t i s a ss um ed t hat al l p os it io ns of l ow er l ev el s a re

i nc lu de d ( e. g. ' A' i s e qu iv al en t t o ' A\ *\ *\ *' , a lt ho ug h ' A\ ' w ou ld c re at e n o s te ps a s n ot hi ng

h as b ee n s pe ci fi ed f or t he s ec on d l ev el ).

E xa mp le P at h L in e: Y ou r M i ne \ St ag e 1 \ *\ 1 -5 , 7\ * \*

O r d e r : No d e O r d e r T he o rd er d ef in es t he o rd er t he s ch ed ul e l oo ps t hr ou gh t he l ev el s t o g en er at e t he i nd iv id ua l

t as ks t he e qu ip me nt s ho ul d f ol lo w. C ha ng in g t he o rd er c an h av e a s ig ni fi ca nt i mp ac t t o t he

pa th of t he eq ui pme nt . I n t he ex ampl es b el ow , c ase 1 wo ul d en su re t hat e lev at ion 2 00 i s

c om pl et ed f il le d f or al l b loc ks i n st ri ps 1 5 a nd 1 6 b ef or e m ov ing on t o t he n ex t e lev at io n. I n

c as e 2 , s tr ip 1 5 w ou ld b e c omp le te ly f il le d fr om e le vat io n 2 00 -2 60 b ef or e s ta rt in g s tr ip 1 6.

T he o nl y d if fe re nc e be twe en t he t wo e xa mpl es i s a sl ig ht c han ge i n t he or de r t ha t t he l ev el s

a re s pe ci fi ed i n.

Node order must have the same names as defined in levels on the table it is defined in and

is \ separated. Not all levels have to be used, but no level can be used more than once. This


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w il l o ve rr id e t he d ef au lt o rd er s et i n y ou r D es ti na ti on T ab le F ie ld s



O r de r : M i ne \ P it \ St r i p\ S ta g e\ S ub B l oc k \S u b S t ri p \B e nc h*\1-5,7\*\*

P e r c e n ta g e ' ( ) ':

All ows for onl y a porti on of a t ask to be sc heduled (e.g. 'A\15 (50 %)' or 'A\1 5 (0. 5)').



O r de r : M i ne \ P it \ St r i p\ S ta g e\ S ub B l oc k \S u b S t ri p \B e nc h*\1-5,7\*\* (50%)

Path Arrays

I nt ro du ce d i n S pr y 0 .3 .0 .3 29 , p at h ar ra ys a ll ow f or mu lt ipl e l in es t o b e c omb ine d i nt o a

s in gl e l in e p at hs . T he a rr ay s a re s pe ci fi ed b et we en { } c ha ra ct er s w it h s em i- co lo ns ( ;)

d e li m it i ng e n tr i es . F o r e x am p le :

A\{1-3;2,4;1}\2-5\{300;280;260}-{290;270;250} [0.9x] ; B\{1-3;2,4;1;5}\2-5

\{300;290;280;270} (Coal Mining) ; C\1\1\408

g et s e xp an de d t o:

A\1-3\2-5\300-290 [0.9x]

A\2,4\2-5\280-270 [0.9x]

A\1\2-5\260-250 [0.9x]

B\1-3\2-5\300 (Coal Mining)

B \ 2, 4 \2 - 5\ 2 90 ( C oa l M i ni n g)



C \ 1 \ 1 \ 4 0 8

T he nu mb er of i tem s i n ea ch ar ray f or a pa th mu st b e t he i de nt ic al . H ov er in g t he mo us e

ov er an a rr ay ed l in e s how s t he ex pan de d ve rs ion o f i t.


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Se e t he v ideo b el ow , b ut not e t hat i t d emo nst rat es t he eff ec t of Sou rc e P at hs wh ich use

m o re o p ti o ns .

Trucks

N ot e t ha t t hi s o pt io n a pp li es t o h au la ge s im ul at io ns o nl y.

T o a dd t ru ck s, r ig ht -c li ck o n t he T ru ck s i co n a nd A dd >N ew T ru ck . R ig ht -c li ck a nd r e- na met ru ck t yp e a s a pp ro pr ia te . A dd d et ai ls a cc or di ng t o m an uf ac tu re r s pe ci fi ca ti on s. C om pl et e

a ll f ie ld s i n t he f ou r t ab s ( Spe ci fi cat io ns, A xl es , Ri mpu ll C ur ve , R et ar d C ur ve ) as t he se w il l b e

u se d i n t he h au la ge c al cu la ti on s.

Import Trucks

I f y ou h ave e xi st in g t ruc k i nf or ma ti on ( Sp ry X ML fo rma t o r T al pa c AT R) y ou c an i mpo rt i t byr igh t c li cki ng t he T ruc ks i co n > I mpo rt T ruc ks. I f t he re i s mor e th an on e p iec e of t ru ck

i nf or mat ion i n t he f il e y ou c an c hoo se w hi ch t ru cks t o i mp or t f ro m t he f ol low ing w ind ow .


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S pec i f i c ati o ns

U se t he S pe ci fi ca ti on s t ab t o a dd d et ai ls a s a pp ro pr ia te . P er fo rm an ce L im it s h av e d ef au lt

s et ti ng s b ut t he se c an b e c ha ng ed . W ei gh ts - E mp ty W ei gh t, F ul l W ei gh t a nd P ay lo ad -

d at a d oe s n ot n ee d t o b e e nt er ed , b ut w il l a pp ea r w he n t he A xl es t ab h as b ee n c om pl et ed .

F or T KP H d ef in it io n a nd s et ti ng s, see TKPH.

T o d et er mi ne f ue l u sa ge , s ee F ue l B urn.

A x l es , R i m pul l & R etard C urves

A xl es a s w el l a s r im pu ll & r et ar d c ur ve s a re g en er al ly a va il ab le f ro m m an uf ac tu re r

s pe ci fi ca ti on s. T he se r ep re se nt t he p er fo rm an ce o f t he t ru ck u nd er v ar io us c on di ti on s o f

w ei gh t v s g ra de a nd a re u se d t o d et er mi ne m ax im um s pe ed s. A cc ur at e r im pu ll & r et ar d

c ur ve s p ro vi de t he b es t h au la ge s im ul at io n r es ul t s.

TKPH

D ef i ni ti o n

Ton kilometre per hour (TKPH) i s the measurement of the work load of a tyre and is based

on t he w ei gh t an d spe ed t ha t t he t yre c an ha ndl e w ith out over he ati ng and c au si ng i t t o

d et er io ra te p re ma tu re ly . A T KP H r at in g f or a t yr e i s t he t he or et ic al m ax im um w or kl oa d i t

c an t ak e ( av er age w ei gh t on th e t yre * av era ge s pe ed o f t he t ru ck O R mo re s pe ci fi cal ly ,

t on ne s * k m/ h) .

E xamp le: On o ne ax le , th e t ruc k ha s t wo t yr es. Th e t ot al l oa d on t he ax le i s 1 00 to nne s w hen

the truck is loaded and 50 tonnes when the truck is empty. The average load on the axle is

75 t onnes which is 37.5 tonnes per tyre. If the average speed of the truck i s 20km/h, the

tyre rating would need to be 37.5*2 0 or 75 0 TKPH in order to not be a limiting factor.

H o w T K PH af f ec ts haul age


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T KP H i s c al cu la te d p er s ch ed ul e s te p. I f t he c al cu la te d T KP H i s h ig he r t ha n t he t yr e' s r at in g,

T KP H b ec om es a l im it in g f ac to r. T hi s w il l r es ul t i n t he A dj us te d C yc le T im e b ei ng i nc re as ed

un ti l T KP H i s e qual t o t he Ty re R at ing .

S etup

I n o rd er t o u se T KP H, f ir st t ic k t he " Ap pl y T KP H L im it s" o n t he T ru ck S pe ci fi ca ti on s p ag e.

O nc e t ic ke d, T yr e R at in gs c an b e a dd ed a nd a dj us te d p er a xl e u nd er t he A xl es t ab .

New in Spry Version 0.9.0.321 - Choose from the tyre database by clicking "..."that matches

th e ty r e s i z e ( d e f a ul ts to ty r e s s e t i n S p e c i f ic a ti on s a b o v e )


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ResultsI t i s i mp ort an t t o n ot e t ha t t he T KP H re po rt ed i s t he ca lc ul at ed TK PH , no t t he

m ax im um T KP H s et i n y ou r T yr e R at in g.

TK PH i s c al cul at ed p er ax le, but onl y th e ax le wi th t he hi ghes t T KP H i s r epo rt ed .

T wo T KP H r ep or ti ng f ie ld s a re a va il ab le , R aw & A dj us te d M ax im um T yr e T KP H.

R aw : T he c al cu la te d T KP H v al ue b ef or e t he t yr e r at in g a nd t ru ck l im it s a re a pp li ed .

A dj us te d: T he c al cu la te d T KP H v al ue a ft er t he t yr e r at in g a nd t ru ck l im it s a re a pp li ed .


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F ue l B ur n

D et er mi ni ng t ru ck f ue l u se i n y ou r ha ul p rof il es i s q ui te s im pl e t o d o f ro m w it hi n S pr y

w it hou t th e n ee d t o e xpo rt y ou r d at a. Fu el u sa ge at 0 % (i dl e) an d 1 00 % E ng ine Lo adF ac to rs ( un it s/ hr , f or e xa mp le L /h r) a re r eq ui re d w hi ch s ho ul d b e a cc es si bl e f ro m s it e

t hr ou gh t he t ru ck s o r t ru ck l og s. A lt er na ti ve ly if actual truck fuel usage statistics are

unavailable, e st im at io ns c an b e m ad e w it h t he f ol lo wi ng f or mu la e:

1 00 % E ng in e L oa d F ac to r i n L /h r = 0 .1 97 * M ax im um H or se po we r

0% E ngine Load Fact or = 0.1 * 1 00% E ngine Load Fac tor

P le as e n ot e t ha t a ct ua l t ru ck f ue l u sa ge m ay d if fe r s ig ni fi ca nt ly a nd i t i s r ec om me nd ed t o

g et a ct ua l d at a w he re a va il ab le .

S etup

F ue l u sa ge i s s et p er t ru ck o n t he S pe ci fi ca ti on s p ag e.


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Results

T wo r ep or ti ng f ie ld s a re a va il ab le f or t ru ck u sa ge .

R aw T ru ck Fu el Bu rn : T he c al cul at ed T ruc k F uel Bu rn be for e t he t yr e r at ing a nd t ru ck l im it s

a r e a pp l ie d .

A dj us te d T ru ck F ue l B ur n: Th e c al cu la te d T ru ck F ue l B ur n a ft er t he t yr e r at in g a nd t ru ck

l i mi t s a re a pp l ie d.

T o re por t f ue l c ost , a s impl e c us t om f i el d s et w it h F ue l P ri ce * A dj us te d T ruc k F ue l Bu rn c an


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be constructed.

Truck Database

I nt ro du ce d i n S pr y V er si on 0 .9 .0 .3 28 , t he t ru ck d at ab as e i nc lu de s o ve r 1 00 c ur re nt t ru ck

c on fi gu ra ti on s ( in cl ud in g r im pu ll a nd r et ar d c ur ve s) a nd c an b e a cc es se d b y T ru ck s > A dd

> Tr uc ks F rom T ruc k D at ab as e as s ee n b el ow .

To request additions to the truck database contact us.


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R oa d N et wo rk

A s a t oo l f or s pe ed a nd c on si st en cy w he n r un ni ng h au la ge s im ul at io ns , r oa d n et wo rk s a re

u se d t o r ep re se nt k no wn p at hs b et we en s ou rc e a nd d es ti na ti on /s . T he R oa d N et wo rk

s ec ti on i s t he o nl y l oc at io n y ou s ho ul d d ra w y ou r r oa d n et wo rk .

Drawing a Road Network

R oa d n et wor ks ar e d raw n u si ng t he s am e d raw ing t oo ls u sed i n D esi gn. T he re i s n o s in gl e

way to draw a road network, but the c heck the rules below in order for your network to

w or k pr ope rl y. Th e s imp le st w ay t o d raw a r oa d n et wo rk i s t o u se t he Cr eat e S ha pe t ool

an d d raw y ou r s ke let on ro ad , a nd t he n t o s pl it t he s ha pe wh ere di ffe ren t ro ad t yp es (s eeSegment Codes) a re n ee de d.

Adjusting Road Settings


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N ot e: T hi s s ec ti on a ss um es y ou h av e s et y ou r S e gm e nt C o de s.

E ac h R oa d N et wo rk s ha pe h as m ul ti pl e p ro pe rt ie s:

SourceRange

D et er mi ne s w ha t s ou rc es t he r oa d c an c ar ry . D ra ws f ro m s ou rc e t ab le r an ge s. R eq ui re d.

Destination Range

D et er mi ne s w ha t d es ti na ti on s t he r oa d c an c ar ry . D ra ws f ro m d es ti na ti on t ab le r an ge s.

Required.

Processes

D et er mi ne s w ha t p ro ce ss es t he r oa d c an c ar ry . D ef au lt s t o a ll p ro ce ss es . A dj us t t o n ar ro w

r an ge o f r ul e. R eq ui re d.

Equipment

D et er mi ne s w ha t e qu ip me nt t he r oa d c an c ar ry ( as so ci at ed T ru ck s) . D ef au lt s t o a ll

p ro ce ss es . A dj us t t o n ar ro w r an ge o f r ul e. R eq ui re d.

Segment Code

See Segment Codes f or m or e i nf or ma ti on .

Attachable/Detachable

D et erm ine s w he the r o r n ot a L og ic S tep c an at tac h or de tac h f ro m t hi s ro ad. Se e Logic form o re i n f or m at i o n.

Date Limited (new in Spry Version 0.9.0.324)

A ll ow s fo r a S ta rt an d E nd d at e t o ap pl y t o e ac h Ne two rk S hap e.

A dd it io na l s et ti ng s c on tr ol t he a pp ea ra nc e o f t he s ha pe .


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T ro ubl es ho o ti ng

I f y ou a re h av in g p ro bl em s w it h y ou r r oa d n et wo rk c he ck t he f ol lo wi ng :

1. O bj ec ts mu st c on nec t pr ec is el y. Wh en y ou d ra w a n ew r oa d o n y ou r n et wo rk , ma ke

s ur e i t c on ne ct s t o t he r oa d i t i nt er se ct s w it h. R oa ds t ha t c ro ss e ac h o th er w it ho ut

s na pp in g a re n ot t re at ed a s c on ne ct ed .2. http://support.precisionmining.com/knowledgebase/spry-faq-road-network-

troubleshooting/

S eg me nt C od es



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S eg me nt C od es a ll ow t he u se r t o d ef in e t ru ck p ar am et er s a lo ng d if fe re nt h au l s eg me nt s.

T he se ar e us ed bo th i n t he Ro ad Ne tw or k a s w el l as L og ic . E xa mp le s ra nge f rom di ff er en t

t yp es o f r oa ds ( se al ed r oa ds v u ns ea le d) a s w el l a s l oc at io n b as ed b eh av io ur s ( ne ar

ex cav at or , ar oun d d ump si te) s o y ou c an be as ac cu rat e a s y ou c hoos e.

To ad d a s egme nt c ode , c li ck the " +" sy mbol , an d a Se gmen t Code w ill be ad ded w it h

d ef au lt v al ue s d es ig ne d t o p re se nt a n ea r- pe rf ec t r oa d.

S etti ngs

Rolling resistance

L ow er i s f as te r, s o s ea le d r oa ds w il l h av e a l ow er r ol li ng r es is ta nc e t ha n u ns eal ed . V al ue scan vary from 1.5% to 20 % depending on the qual ity of the road, bear in mind that values

g rea te r t ha n 5 % a re q ui te r ar e.

S p ee d R e st r ic t io n s


S pe ed R es tr ic ti on s a re s et u p t o l im it s pe ed s o n h au l s eg me nt s w hi ch i nc lu de c or ne rs a nd

r am ps . T he se a re i nd ep en de nt o f S eg me nt C od es .

MinimumDistance re fer s t o t he d is tan ce o ve r w hi ch t he av er ag e g rad e i s w or ke d ou t.

Logic

T he L og ic s ec ti on i s w her e t he bu lk of y our h au la ge w ork w il l t ake p lac e, a nd w or ks b es t

w he n p re vi ou s s te ps ( Tr uc ks , R oa d N et wo rk s, S eg me nt C od es & S pe ed R es tr ic ti on s) a re

se t. T o c reat e a n ew r ul e, r ig ht -c li ck L og ic and Ad d Ne w Ru le.

Rules have a hierarchy of Rule > Group > St ep.

S etup


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S o u r c e R a n g e

D ra ws f ro m s ou rc e t ab l e r an ge s. R eq ui re d.

Destination Range

D ra ws f ro m d es ti na ti on t ab le r an ge s. R eq ui re d.

Processes

D ef au lt s t o a ll p ro ce ss es . A dj us t t o n ar ro w r an ge o f r ul e. R eq ui re d.

Equipment

D ef au lt s t o a ll p ro ce ss es . A dj us t t o n ar ro w r an ge o f r ul e. R eq ui re d.

Date Limited (new in Spry Version 0.9.0.324)Allows for a Start and End date to apply to each Rule.

Type

D ef au lt s t o N on e. A tt ac h t yp e joins t he road net wor k at t he end of r ule , Det ac h ty pe exits

t he ro ad n et wor k at t he st ar t of r ul e.

Start/End Segment

A dd s a dd it io na l r oa d t o A tt ac h a nd D et ac h R ul e t yp es , d ef au lt s t o s et ti ng f ro m S et up >

H au la ge > S ta rt A dd it io na l S eg me nt .


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Groups

T o s tar t, c re at e a G rou p ( ri ght -c li ck y ou r Ru le na me u nd er S te ps > A dd Gr ou p). G ro up s of

s te ps c an e it he r t ra ve l f or wa rd o r b ac kw ar ds ( de fa ul t f or wa rd s) , a s et ti ng t ha t i s a dj us te d i n

c er ta in s it ua ti on s w he re p oi nt s ou rc es i n t hi s g ro up a re b as ed o n p re vi ou s s te ps .

S teps ( Po i nt T y pe)

A si ngl e p oi nt i n t he h aul p rof il e ( fo r e xamp le wh ere t he t ruc k s tar ts) as op po se d t o a v ec tor

w hi ch h as t wo p oi nt s ( di st an ce a nd d ir ec ti on )

Source

o E nt er ed: A poi nt i n 3 D s pac e tha t i s st ati c a nd use r se t. U se t he ". .. " but ton and y our

P re vi ew w in do w t o s et p oi nt .o S ou rc e/ De st in at io n N od e: C ho se n f ro m S ou rc e/ De st in at io n t ab le f ie ld s. M us t b e a

P oi nt 3D d at a t yp e.o P re vi ou s S te p: S et s d at a f ro m p re vi ou s s te p i n t he r ul e f ro m a ny G ro up.

Point DataS et s w hi ch c oo rd in at es a re u se d f ro m t he p oi nt .

Add to Profile

A dd s t hi s s te p t o t he p ro fi le .

S teps ( V ec to r T y pe)

V ec to rs a re d ir ec ti on al ( ba se d o n t wo p oi nt s) a nd h av e d is ta nc e ( ba se d o n a n i nt er se ct io n

p oi nt ). T he s ta rt in g p oi nt i s b as ed o n t he p re vi ou s s te p ( th er ef or e r ul es m us t b eg in w it h a

P o in t T y pe )

Type

o Bearing & Grade: C ha ng es d ir ec ti on i n X Y s pa ce ( be ar in g) a nd Z s pa ce ( gr ad e) .o Coordinates: Tw o p oin ts i n 3 D spac e t hat ar e st ati c an d user set . Use t he " .. ." bu tt on and

y ou r pr ev iew w ind ow t o se t t wo p oi nt s. Note : T he se d o not s et th e di sta nc e, ju st th e

b ea ri ng a nd g ra de ( se e a bo ve ).o Towards Point: Moves a vector in the direction of a point in 3D space. For Point Source

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Intersection Type

T he p oi nt o r v ec to r t ha t, o n i nt er se ct io n, t er mi na te s t he v ec to r.o D i st an ce : U se r d ef in ed d is ta nc e. F or e xa mp le 1 0 0mo

Z Level: Uses same ty pes asPoint Source

o pt io ns . E nd s v ec to r a t a c er ta in h ei gh t.o L in e ( Tw o P oi nt s) : S ame a s Coordinates above.o L in e (P oi nt & V ec to r) : S imi la r t o Bearing & Grade, but requires a point set in 3D space

( Be ar in g & G ra de i nh er it s p oi nt f ro m p re vi ou s s te p) .

Vector Conditions

o A ppl y Fac tor: M ul ti ple s th e eff ec t of t he v ec tor (i n th e di re cti on of t he e nd poi nt ) by a

c er ta in a mo un t. D ef au lt 1 0 0% ( no e ff ec t )o L im it M ax im um L en gt h: E nd s t he v ec to r a t a u se r d ef in ed d is ta nc e i n m et re s.o L im it M in im um Z L ev el : S et s a m in im um Z l ev el /h ei gh t/ el ev at io n, u si ng Point Source

options.o L im it M ax im um Z L ev el : S et s a m ax im um Z l ev el /h ei gh t/ el ev at io n, u si ng Point Source

options.

Scripting

S cr ip ts a ll ow t he u ser t o h av e un li mi te d c ont ro l ov er t he ir s ch ed ul e ( if t he y p os se ss C#p ro gr am mi ng p ro fi ci en cy ). S cr ip ti ng i n S pr y i s a n a dv an ce d s ki ll a nd w il l r eq ui re a dd it io na l

t ra in in g. T o g et a cc es s t o t he A PI p le as e c on ta ct P re ci si on M in in g d ir ec tl y.


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Results

O nc e y ou h av e r un y ou r s ch ed ul e/ ha ul ag e, t he r es ul ts t ab p ro vi de s a v is ua l r ep re se nt at io n

( A ni m at i on ) a nd r aw d at a ( Sc he du le /H au l P r of i le s) . F or c us to mi se d r es ul ts /r ep or ti ng s eeReporting.

A ni m ati o n

T he A ni ma ti on s ec ti on p ro vi de s a c om pl et e v is ua l r ep re se nt at io n o f b ot h s ch ed ul es a re

h au l pr of il es i n o ne sc re en. U si ng t he c on tr ol b ar y ou c an s ee y our e qu ip me nt p os it ion s at

an y p oi nt i n t ime , s li de b et wee n va ri ou s d ate s or w atc h a l iv e a ni ma ti on of t he s ch ed ul esa nd h au l p ro fi le s i n a ct io n.

I f y ou r an im at ion i s n ot av ai la bl e, m ake s ur e y ou h av e c li cke d R un t o g ene ra te y ou r

schedule/haulage.

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