This application is used to design 3D structures such as drifts, ramps and raises. The design of a mine is a complex task. The Layout application permits interactively building of a grade line directly in 3 dimensions. Mine designers are free to design without the hassle of tedious mathematic, thus increasing dramatically the productivity. With this effective process, more sensitivity analysis can be done in a short time frame, hence finding out the optimum design is made easier and faster. The application also includes automatic annotations and 3D modeling for visualization and plotting.
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Grade Line Grade line (the terms grade line and centerline are interchangeably used in this document) can be built progressively with straight and/or curved segments at any given grade or orientation. |
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| While laying out a drift, a floating window will appear in the AutoCAD environment as shown in Figure 1. This dialog allows user to change design parameters, such as grade, elevation and radius of curvature of a curved segment at run time. The three radio buttons located at the bottom of the dialog box allow user to select the priority mode of applying a grade or setting coordinates while laying out the drift. |
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Layout offers over 5 ways of grade line annotations, such as elevation, grade, length, azimuth, dip, radius of curvature, etc. User can customize his/her own preference through setting in a configuration dialog. |
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Wall Lines Following the creation of the drift grade line, the 3D wall lines can be drawn by simply one click on tool button. Layout also provides an easy way to create cross-cut. User only needs to pick 2 points and a curve ramp will be created merging seamlessly with the existing wall lines. |
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Drift Modeling in 3D After the centerline and the wall lines are built, the 3D drift modeling can be constructed using either the mesh or the solid. Both methods offer volumetric calculation on the drift. |
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