Mine Sight 3-D Icons

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1 – Data Manager 17 – Global Label Visibility
2 – Cascade Windows 18 – Global Drillhole View Selectability
3 – Tile Windows 19 – Global Modal View Selectability
4 – Unset Edit Object 20 – Clear Marker
5 – Query Element 21 – Clear All Markers
6 – Undo Change 22 - Linker
7 – Redo Change 23 – Point Editor
8 – History List 24 – Select Edit Grid
9 – Delete Selection 25 – Unselect Edit Grid
10 – Make New Selection 26 – Edit Grid Properties
11 – Make New Multi-Object Selection 27 – Snap Edit Grid to Plane
12 – Save Selection Edits 28 - Snap Edit Grid to 1 Pt
13 – Save Selection Edits and Continue 29 - Snap Edit Grid to 2 Pts
14 – Modify Selection 30 - Snap Vertical Edit Grid to 2 Pts
15 – Show Only Selection 31 - Snap Vertical Edit Grid Perpendicular to 2 Pts
16 – Show Selection Nodes 32 - Snap Edit Grid to 3 Pts

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1 – Zoom Box 14 – Load Viewer 3-D Preset

2 – Zoom to Extents 15 – Save Viewer 3-D Preset
3 - Zoom In 16 – Change Viewer to 2-D Mode
4 – Zoom Previous 17 – Change Viewer to 3-D Mode
5 – Reset Camera 18 – Refresh View
6 – Camera to View Plan 19 – Light Toggle
7 – Camera to View East-West Section 20 – Hidden Surface
8 – Camera to View North-South Section 21 – Viewer Volume Clipping
9 – Camera Position 22 – Viewer Grid Toggle
10 – Camera Target 23 – Set a Grid Set to the Viewer
11 – View Normal to the Grid 24 – Set a Edit Grid to the Viewer
12 – Camera Target on Marker 25 – Set Plane from Definition
13 – Viewer Properties 26 - Set Fence Geometry on the Viewer
27 – Remove Planes from Viewer

MineSight® Shortcut Keys for Viewer Windows

Action Result Action Result
[ Decrease Scaleable Cursor size horizontally 0 No Snap Mode
] Increase Scaleable Cursor size horizontally 1 Point Snap Mode
{ Decrease Scaleable Cursor size vertically ! Point Elevation
Snap Mode
} Increase Scaleable Cursor size vertically 2 Line Snap Mode
Selection
ctrl + [ rotate scaleable cursor crosshairs counterclockwise 3 Face Snap Mode
ctrl + ] rotate scaleable cursor crosshairs clockwise 4 String Snap Mode Action Result Action Result
+ Step forward through attached grid set 5 Grid Snap Mode Digitize Polyline for selecting
Shift Unselects elements P
- Step backward through attached grid set 6 Plane Snap Mode (Hold down “P” and digitize
Ctrl- Allows selection of a polyline to select by
Shift + Pan Left 7 Plane Intersection
elements across folders “fence” or close the polyline
Left Snap Mode
to select by area)
Arrow
Shift + Pan Right A Global Label Visibility
Right Mouse Movements
Arrow B Zoom Box
Movement Two Button Mouse Three Button Mouse
Shift + Pan Up H Hide/Show selected
Up Arrow data Move Azimuth and Dip Left+Right buttons Middle Mouse button
Shift + Pan Down I Zoom In
Zoom In/Out ALT+Left+Right buttons Left+Middle button
Down
Arrow L Use Last Function Pan Movement Shift+Left+Right buttons Right+Middle buttons
Delete/
The Shift and arrow keys can also be used to pan around the viewer in MineSight®.
Backspace Remove last leg in a polygon M Toggle Viewer
Popup Menu on/off SHIFT+ () - Pan Movement; ()
Left Arrow Increase Azimuth by 5 Degrees O Zoom Out - Movement of Azimuth and/or Dip (3-D view only)
Right
Arrow Decrease Azimuth by 5 Degrees R Refresh Viewer
Up Arrow Increase Dip by 5 Degrees S Snap To Self Toggle
Down
Arrow Decrease Dip by 5 Degrees T Set Camera Target
F2 Switch Viewer to 2-D V Toggle volume clipping
On/Off
F3 Switch Viewer to 3-D

Data Manager Icons

MineSight Shortcut Keys for Data Manager
Manage Resource Maps
Action Result 1- Go up a level
2- Resource Map name
F3 Opens Print Dialogue Box 1 2 3 4 3- Open
4- Save
Ctrl + A Select All
Data Type filter icons; if depressed the
Ctrl + C Copy Object corresponding Data Type is displayed

Ctrl + D Delete Object

Ctrl + E Edit View (Drillhole Objects, Grid
Sets, Model View Objects) Folder Drillhole
Views
Geometry
Objects
Linked
Objects
Gridsets

Ctrl + K Wildcard Selection

Ctrl + O Open Object
Ctrl + P Show Member Properties Model MineSight® Plot Title Plot
Views Viewers Layouts Blocks Legends
Ctrl + R Refresh
Ctrl + V Paste Object Additional Data Types/Folder Icons
1 - Geometry Object in edit
Ctrl + W Close Object 1 mode/ folder with
Ctrl + X Cut Object Geometry Object in edit
mode
Status Icons
Ctrl + Shift + D Arrange Icons by Date 1 Used in combination
2 2 - Cutoff Table/Items Folder
3 - Materials Object/Materials
with others
Ctrl + Shift + M Arrange Icons by Materials Object Folder
2 1 - Linked 3 4 - Project Settings Object
Ctrl + Shift + N Arrange Icons by Name 2 - Unkown or unreadable
3 (no permission to read)
Ctrl + Shift + S Arrange Icons by Size 3 - Unreadable (corrupted) 4
4 4 - No permission to read
Ctrl + Shift + T Arrange Icons by Type or edit Interactive Planner Object
5 5 - Read only
6 - Object belongs to a Geometry View Object
6 Data Security System
 Project Overview
Import MineSight® 3-D PCF = Project Control File (File 10) PCF File 11 & 12 Attributed
File 11 = Assay File Data Base
DXF File 12 = Survey File Composite
Survey File 9 = Composite File File 25
3-D pts. File 9
File 25 = VBM File
Shells Interpolate
File 13 = Gridded Surface File
VBM File 15 = 3-D Block Model
Digitize File 13 File 15 Geologic
Resources
Preliminary
Scheduling
Presentation Plotting Edits Design Pit/Phase
Cutoff Optimization Optimization

AVI Texture Shape CAD Survey Solid/ Ring DH UG Stopes Solid/ Pit Reserves MineSight® NPV
Surface Table Surface Design Design Drifts Faults Expansion Long-range Scheduling Strategic
Planner
Mapping
Running MineSight® Programs
MineSight® 3-D MineSight® Compass™
ms3d - Starts MineSight® 3-D mscompass - Starts MineSight® Compass™
(MineSight® Compass™ can also be called from within MineSight® 3-D)
Changing fonts in Data Manager and dialogs. Opening a procedure (where italics are place-holders, [ ] denotes optional and | is “or”.)
ms3d -font <font name>-<size>pt mscompass [[drive:path_name]project_name]procedure_name [-panel | response_name | -ascii [[drive:path_name]project_name]response_name]
Ex: ms3d -font arial-10pt [[drive:path_name]project_name]
Open with an existing Resource Map Ex: mscompass p65002.dat d65002.1 or mscompass p65002.dat-panel
ms3d <Resource Map name>.msm Executing a Multirun: where italics are place-holders, [ ] denotes optional and | is “or”.
ms2compass -multi package_name response_name [[drive:path_name]project_name]
Ex: mscompass -multi sections northings

MineSight®, the MineSight® Logo, and MineSight® Compass™ are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Mintec, Inc. in the United States
and/or other countries. All rights reserved.

MineSight® Compass™
A Setup Tab - Select default MineSight files and Modes to run procedures.
® Under File you have the following options
New -> PCF : Creates a new PCF (Project Control
B Menu Tab - The Menu tab is where you choose the menu you want to use File 10)
and how that menu is displayed. Search for procedures, edit menus, and
add MineSight® procedures. New -> Project : Creates a project from an existing
PCF.
C Options Tab - The Options tab contains the MultiRun function, Default Open : Opens project using the Project Response
response editing, and is where a user’s initials can be assigned. File. This file has an extension of VR if
responses are from Manager or PRJ if the
D Project Tab - The Project tab allows you to edit your responses are from MineSight® Compass™.
MineSight® Compass™ files. You can create new files or edit existing files. Save or Save As : Saves the Project Response file
(.PRJ)
E Extent Tab - Use the Extent tab to change or view the PCF project
limits and the project levels. The fields are grayed-out when not in edit Delete : Deletes the Project Response file
mode. (.PRJ or .VR)
Refresh : Refreshes MineSight® Compass™ menus,
F Rotation Tab - The Rotation tab allows you to check the orientation of files, and PCF edits.
your model file.
Exit : Exit MineSight® Compass™

Help From MineSight® and MineSight® Compass™

MineSight® and Compass™ help can be obtained using the following keys:
SHIFT + F1 - then click with the left mouse button on the Icon, Tool or Tab to get help.
MineSight® 3-D help files are in html format. Use your default Internet browser to read the help. Some common browsers include Netscape or Internet Explorer. (Note: You do not have to be logged into the Internet to
use the help. The help files are independent of the Internet.)
General help in MineSight® can be obtained from the menu or using CTRL + H General help in MineSight® Compass™ can be obtained from the menu.

The help menu will appear with 3 tabs; Contents, Index and Search Tabs. The Contents tab allows the
selection of different topics from the left window. The Index tab creates an index of the type of help available.
The Search tab allows you to type the help information needed. The results will be displayed on the left window.

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MineSight® 3-D and MineSight® Compass™