Deswik - Suite 2019.4 Release Notes PDF

DESWIK.SUITE 2019.
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RELEASE NOTES
DATE: DECEMBER 2019
DESWIK.SUITE 2019.4 - RELEASE NOTES
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Contents
Deswik.Suite 5
Introducing...the new GMDLB file format 5
What does GMDLB stand for? 5
Why should you use GMDLB files? 5
It's easy to switch... 6
Open Cut Coal 7
Deswik.Blend 7
Deswik.CAD 9
Deswik.Enviro 15
Deswik.IS 17
Deswik.LHS 21
Deswik.Sched 24
Deswik.SViz 31
Deswik.vCAD 32
Open Pit Metals 33
Deswik.Blend 33
Deswik.CAD 35
Deswik.Enviro 43
Deswik.IS 44
Deswik.LHS 48
Deswik.Sched 52
Deswik.SViz 58
Deswik.vCAD 59
Underground Coal 60
Deswik.Blend 60
Deswik.CAD 61
Deswik.Enviro 67
Deswik.IS 69
Deswik.Sched 73
Deswik.SViz 80
Deswik.vCAD 81
Underground Metals 82
Deswik.ASD 82
Deswik.Blend 82
Deswik.CAD 83
Deswik.Enviro 91
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Deswik.IS 92
Deswik.GeoTools 97
Deswik.Sched 98
Deswik.SO 105
Deswik.SViz 106
Deswik.UGDB 106
Deswik.vCAD 114
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Deswik.Suite
Introducing...the new GMDLB file format
What does GMDLB stand for?

The *.gmdlb extension stands for geomodel-block. The intention is to follow this format (in future versions) with
additional geomodel formats, including:
l geomodel-solids (*.gmdls): This file format will be used to describe irregular geometries as per the legacy
Deswik geomodel.
l geomodel-grids (*.gmdlg): This file format will give you the ability to carry structural and quality grid data in the
same file.
Why should you use GMDLB files?

This file type has a supported API for third parties to read and write these files.
We have developed this file format to extend the use cases supported by Datamine block model format. The GMDLB
file type has the following advantages:
l Unlimited fields count: There is no limit to the number of fields in the GMDLB file format, whereas the
Datamine format is limited to 256 fields.
l Unlimited field name length: There is no limit to the size of a field name in the GMDLB file format, whereas
the Datamine format limits the size to 8 characters.
l Unambiguous standardized field names: We have made every effort to use names that remove any
guesswork as to the purpose for each standardized field. For example, _ZSIZE will replace ZINC.
l Supports Unicode: Because much of the underlying structure of the Datamine file format was written in
Fortran (which does not support Unicode), Datamine files store text in ASCII format, which disintegrates when
you work in a symbolic language such as Russian, Polish, Japanese, Chinese, and so on. But doing business
globally means we must be able to support these languages. The GMDLB file format supports Unicode. Unicode
allows us to store data in a format that Cyrillic and other symbolic languages can operate.
l Unlimited record count: There is no limit to the number of records that can be saved in a GMDLB file.
l Nullable attributes intrinsic to format: The GMDLB format handles null values explicitly, whereas Datamine
files represent a null value as '-1e30', which can be problematic when that is also a valid value for the attribute.
l Smaller files: GMDLB files are usually around 25% smaller than Datamine files.
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 We also plan to further increase compression without compromising speed.

l Speed: GMDLB files maximise the speed of read and write access by fully utilizing the underlying memory
mapping capabilities of the operating system. They achieve even greater performance via the ability to selectively
access the attribute data of interest.
It's easy to switch...

You can easily convert existing rule sets comprised of multiple Datamine commands to rule sets that can be used by
the new Tools | Geological Models | Datamine | Commands.
Instructions:
1. Open the Deswik project that contains the rule sets that you want to convert.
2. From the Tools menu, click Geological Models | Datamine | Commands.
3. Click to export all existing rules in the file as a *.deswikdataminecommands file.
4. From the Tools menu, click Geological Models | Deswik | Commands.
5. Click to import the rules file you just exported.
6. Select the commands from the rules that you want to import.
7. The following prompt appears: Convert all the input Datamine block model files from the imported
commands to Block Geomodel files? Click Yes to continue.
8. Deswik.CAD will convert any Datamine block model files (*.dm) referenced in the selected rule sets to block
geomodel files with a *.gmdlb extension (saving them to the same directory).
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Open Cut Coal
Deswik.Blend
 If you have previously installed a beta version, you should uninstall it before installing the released version. If you
have side-by-side installs of different versions, you will need to upgrade each version to the latest patch.
Enhancements and modifications

l Blend | Model Setup | Deswik.LHS Settings: Select from the new Truck hours estimation method drop-
down list the method to estimate truck hours.
o Weighted average: Select this option to use weighted average cycle time. Deswik.LHS will estimate the
cycle time using remaining volume of each required block and their cycle time.
o Minimum: Select this option to use the minimum cycle time. Deswik.LHS will use the minimum cycle time
of the first available block in the blend period.
o Maximum: Select this option to use the maximum cycle time. Deswik.LHS will use the maximum cycle time
to the required block as per swelled volume in the blend period.
l Blend | Rules and Constraints | Resource: Select the new Maximize resource utilization check box to
add resource utilization as an objective to the Deswik.Blend model.
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l Blend | Run | Run: Click the new Export last report button to export the last report.
 The Export last report button will now be enabled as long as some blend output data is available to export.
l Blend | Run | Settings: Select the new Apply penalty for incomplete tasks check box to incentivize
Deswik.Blend to complete started tasks.
This is the desired behavior because you want to avoid splitting tasks. Increase the penalty applied for
incomplete tasks if your tasks are splitting.
 This feature has also been added to the previous version of Deswik.Suite.
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Deswik.CAD
New commands and features

l File menu:
o File | Import | Miscellaneous | OFF: Import OFF files (*.off) as polyface entities into the active file. Each
file is saved as a new child layer to the selected layer.
l Formula Builder: Two new formulae.
o GETLENGTHABOVEORBELOWSURFACE: Calculate the length of a polyline, UGDrillhole, or blasthole that is

above or below a surface
o GETLENGTHBETWEENSURFACES: Calculate the length of a polyline, UGDrillhole, or blasthole that is

between two surfaces
l Getting Started | Drawing Defaults: Define and save drawing settings that you use frequently. The Drawing
Defaults toolbar now has two new commands:
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o Select a custom Default that you have configured from the list and then click to apply these settings
to the Drawing Defaults toolbar.
o Click to create your own custom Defaults and configure the settings. The Defaults you create will
appear in the Defaults list.
l Modify menu:
o Modify | Attributes | Polylines Vertex Attributes | From Rules: Modify the polyline vertex attributes
of a selected polyline manually or automatically (using a set of rules).
o Modify | Solids | Cut | Blocks In Order: Cut or slice selected solids into smaller solids in a defined order
governed by one or more attributes.
l Process Maps: Three new commands.
o Set Node Status: Change the status of multiple nodes upon the completion or execution of the active
node.
 This command has been added back to the 2019.2 version of Deswik.Suite.
o Deswik.IS - Batch Update Attributes: Run the Update Deswik.Sched attributes from the graphics
and Update graphics attributes from Deswik.Sched Deswik.IS commands directly from a process map.
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o Validation: Validate the status of other nodes, as well as the existence of layers and global constants in the
active file.
l Tools menu:
o Tools | Deswik.GeoTech | Rockbolt Spacing: Use this command to measure the spacing of all inter-
and intra-ring bolts in a development cut.
 This command assists in the QA process of a rockbolting program by automatically determining all bolt
spacings in a development cut and highlighting those which are non-compliant. Use the output to
identify non-compliance for remedial work and generate summary reports on bolting quantities and
spacings.
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o Tools | Pit | Road Audit and Tools | Strip | Road Audit: The Road Audit command is designed to
help you to determine from specified surfaces, areas where the road network does not comply with safety
tolerances. To use the audit tool, specify the width and gradient of roads and berms, or use a polyline
representing the center of the road. Generated output produces a layer for each type of error, showing
graphical views of each detected error, as well as statistical measures related to the compliance of each
road centerline. You can also generate a refined centerline and polygons for road lanes and berms.

l Draw menu:
o Draw | Dimension | Radius: You can now annotate the radius of a polyline, in addition to circles and arcs.
l File menu:
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o File | Import | Miscellaneous | OBJ: Previously, the import of textured surfaces on triangulations was
not supported. This enhancement enables the import and display of multiple triangulations with textures.
 On the View menu, select Visual Styles | Shaded to show textured images. Selecting Rendered or
Shaded With Edges shows triangulations, but not textures.
o File | Import | XYZ Data: This enhancement supports the import of Leica DBX Job files (*.xcf) containing
scan data (*.sdb) in a proprietary format.
 Scan data is stored in a subdirectory of the *.xcf file called 'Scans'. It is not possible to import *.sdb files
directly, however scan data is imported along with the *.xcf job information. Instrument setup points in
the *.xcf file provide the true 3D location of scan data held in the *.sdb file. Each scan in the *.xcf job file is
imported as a separate points, surface or grid object in the output folder (this is because each scan is
often taken individually from different instrument setups). The name of the scan is assigned as an
attribute called 'Scan Name'.
In addition, the *.pts file format in now available in the list of supported files that you can import. If you
select a *.pts file for import, you do not need to define how to import the file, as the format is pre-defined.
 The *.pts file format is a standard format text file, with [X, Y, Z], [R, G, B], and Intensity values stored in a
space-delimited format with the number of points as the first row, followed by all point data.
l Insert menu:
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o Model Space Layouts tab: Quickly insert a new layout by clicking the button.
l Layer menu:
o Layer | Attributes: Lock attributes. Select the Locked check box in the grid, to prevent an attribute from
being deleted or modified.
l Modify menu:
o Modify | Solids | Remove Faces At Vertex and Remove Selected Faces: Multiple new options to allow
for the closing, repairing, and validation of the solids after the deletion of faces.
l Process Maps:
o The Command tab now includes a Use check box and Description field. Select the Use check box to
include the command in the process map node, or clear the check box to keep the command configuration
without using it as part of the process map. Enter text to describe the command in the Description field.
o Module Menu Commands: You can now run even more commands from the Deswik.IS menus, including
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Manual assignment, Automatic assignment, Open pit tools, all of the Manage Activities
commands, and all of the Reporting tools commands.
 This feature has been added back to the 2019.2 version of Deswik.Suite.
l Status Bar | Polar Tracking: Two new options are available in the POLAR TRACKING dialog box. You can now
specify a default polar tracking angle to represent North (the default base angle in Deswik.CAD is 90°), and you
can nominate whether the direction for angle increments is clockwise or counterclockwise.
l Tools menu:
o Tools | Options | Display: Multiple changes have been made to existing options on the Display tab to
give you more control of your data and the Deswik.CAD interface.
n User interface | Show navigation cube: When you select this check box to show the navigation
cube in the top right corner of the Model Space, you can now also select from three sizes, 'Small',
'Normal', or 'Large'.
n User interface | Show scrollbars: This option has been moved from the General tab to the User
interface section of the Display tab. Select this checkbox to display scrollbars along the bottom and
right side of the Model Space when Deswik.CAD is not maximized. Clear the check box to hide these
scrollbars.
n Layers | Allow deleting locked layers: Select this new check box to be able to delete locked layers.
Clear the check box to prevent locked layers from being deleted.
n Layers | Commands can change data on locked layers: Select this check box to be able to make
changes to data on locked layers. Clear the check box to prevent data on locked layers from being
modified.
 These preferences are saved to the registry on your computer, and therefore apply to all documents that
you work with on with that computer.
o Tools | Survey | Export Stations To Instrument: Previously, on some survey instruments, if you were
exporting a large number of survey stations to a single file, the instrument was slow to search through the
stations list. Now, you can specify attributes to group stations into single files, and limit the number of
stations to be loaded to the instrument at a time.
n Group stations into files: Select attributes from the Stations database that will be used to group
the stations together into files. The attribute values are appended to the output file name, for example
'STATIONS_220.xml'.
Deswik.Enviro
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l Catchment Analysis: Use the new Waterflow model query tool to identify the upstream sources and
downstream flows from points and regions of interest or sensitivity in the catchment area.
 Use this tool for 'one-off investigations', such as working out the size of a sub-catchment reporting to a
sediment dam for sizing purposes, for communicating with stakeholders, and to revisit periodically when
reviewing plans.
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 This tab has been added back to the 2019.2 version of Deswik.Suite.
Deswik.IS
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l Deswik.CAD | Process Maps | Create Or Edit A Process Map: A new rule has been added to the
Deswik.CAD Process map node editor.
Select the new command Interactive Scheduler - Batch Update Attributes from the drop-down list. This
command will allow the updating of attributes between the scheduler from graphics or graphics from scheduler
using the batch updates functions in a Deswik.CAD process map.
l Scheduling | Dependency Creation | Manual Assignment Tab | Edit dependency option: You can now
delete the temporary layers used to store task centroids and Internal and Derived dependencies when the
Delete centroid and dependency layers on close check box is selected.
The deleted layers are SCHEDULER\TASK POLYGONS\TASK CENTROIDS, SCHEDULER\DEPENDENCIES\DERIVED,

and SCHEDULER\DEPENDENCIES\INTERNAL.
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l Settings | Project Options | Defining Project Options Manually | Derived Task: You can now specify the
derived tasks to update. The Update tasks drop-down list allows any partially or fully complete derived tasks to
not be updated so they are not altered.
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o All: Select this option to update all derived tasks.
o Not Started and partially complete: Select this option to update derived tasks with the complete status
percentage greater or equal to zero and less than 100 percent.
o Not started: Select this option to update derived tasks with complete status percentage equal to zero
percent.
l Settings | Project Options | Defining Project Options Manually | Derived Task: You can now set a
UserName through the Formula Builder in the Derived task fields definition.
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Deswik.LHS

l Slot Connection | Dynamic Slot Connectors: The process of creating paths from the mining blocks to the pit
exits for multi-stage or multi-phase open pits has been updated.
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The previous instructions are here: Slot Connection | Dynamic Slots (deprecated).
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l Dump Scheduling | Scenarios | Haul Roads | Release: You can now select the direction of the haul road by
load from the Direction drop-down list:
o Both: Select this option to set the direction of the haul road to both.
o Loaded: Select this option to set the direction of the haul road to loaded.
o Unloaded: Select this option to set the direction of the haul road to unloaded.
l Dump Scheduling | Scenarios | Layers and Attributes: You can now specify a custom ID field to link the
task to the Deswik.CAD block in Deswik.LHS.
l Slot Connection | Mining Slot Connectors: You can now specify a custom ID field to link the task to the
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Deswik.CAD block in Deswik.LHS.
Bug fixes, reporting, and output changes
LHS-2314 - Loaded and unloaded haul routes: To support 1-way roads and bi-directional searching in
Deswik.LHS, the haul polyline outputs now include the full route taken by the truck.
The following Haul polyline fields have been added or updated:
l CycleTimeLoaded
l CycleTimeUnloaded
l DistanceLoaded (renamed from Distance)
l DistanceUnloaded
l ReturnDumpingVertex
l ReturnMiningVertex.
The following Detailed Dumping report fields have added or updated:
l CYCLETIME LOADED
l DISTANCE LOADED (renamed from DISTANCE)
l DISTANCE UNLOADED
l RETURN HAUL ROAD
l MiningVertex
l DumpingVertex
l DumpBlockVertex
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l Filtering | Filter: You can now group task filters into folders, so you no longer need to scroll through a large list
to find the filter that you want. There are two default filter groups, <None> and Quick Filter. New groups (or
folders) can be added as you add new filters.
l Home | Application Options| Shortcuts tab: We have included a new tab in Application Options to allow
you to configure shortcut key combinations for ribbon commands found in Deswik.Sched. If any commands are
already using the shortcut key combination, they will be reported as conflicts. You can then choose whether you
want to link the selected command to the entered shortcut or not.
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l Resources | Generate Resource Paths : Use this new command to quickly generate resource paths for
multiple resources. Firstly, create resource path rules for all your resources, then use the Generate Resource
Paths command to automatically create the resource paths.
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l Resources | Resource Paths: We have improved the ability to quickly alter the resource path rules or the
resource paths by being able to Copy or Cut the rows in the grid, and then either Paste them above a selected
row or after the last row in the grid.
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o : Copy the selected rows
o : Cut the selected rows
o : Paste the previously copied rows to the bottom of the grid
o : Insert the previously copied rows above the selected row in the grid.
l Right-click the Reporting Grid column header | Configure Columns | General tab | Row Period Sum:
You can now use Row period sum to display the sum of the column results for each period in the report row for
production fields, weighted production fields, formula rows, flow report rows, and general fields (except for
Month Number and Project Number).
This is different from Row total which treats all columns in the report row as a single period. For productions
fields, when the method of calculation is Average, Row total calculates the average value of that task item,
based on that single period. Similarly, formulas are evaluated on that single period.
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The difference is illustrated in the example below where Row period sum for the formula row, is the sum of all
cells in that report row, whereas the Row total is the evaluation of the formula, treating the entire row as a single
period. Similarly, the Row period sum for the weighted production field, when the method of calculation is
Average, is the sum of all cells in that report row, whereas the Row total is the average of the weighted field
based on that single period.
l Tasks | Cascade Production Field Values : This new command allows you to cascade the lowest or highest
production field values from a set of tasks, either up or down the dependency chain.
To show you how you could utilize this, we have created a set of 'Stope' tasks and a set of 'Tunnel' tasks, with
various dependencies. We then use the Cascade Production Field Values command to cascade the lowest
values of Prod Field 1 from the 'Stope' tasks down the dependency chain.
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l Filter | Group Style: Previously, if you wanted to view task data as flat grouping style, you had to go into the
main configuration settings and change it over. Now, a drop down menu is available on the Filters ribbon to
easily swap between flat style grouping and normal style grouping. When using flat style grouping, the width of
the grouping column can also be changed.
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l Setup | Custom Fields: You can now choose a shape for your Gantt bars. As new labels are added to the grid,
Deswik.Sched will automatically assign a full bar. Select a half height or quarter height bar if required. You can use
the shape in conjunction with colors and patterns.

l SCHED-17446: Previously, when importing a time usage model from Excel, the time import model column was
imported as a custom column for all period types. This caused issues when processing the time usage model.
These issues have now been resolved by importing the correct column type.
Deswik.SViz

l View group:
o Z-Up Rotation: Lock the Z axis so that it remains pointing vertically up while you rotate the view plane in
3D. Turn off to rotate up or down, in any direction.
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 When you turn the Z-Up Rotation command on or off, your preference is stored across all documents in
Deswik.SViz.
Deswik.vCAD

l View group:
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Open Pit Metals
Deswik.Blend

l Blend | Model Setup | Deswik.LHS Settings: Select from the new Truck hours estimation method drop-
down list the method to estimate truck hours.
o Weighted average: Select this option to use weighted average cycle time. Deswik.LHS will estimate the
cycle time using remaining volume of each required block and their cycle time.
o Minimum: Select this option to use the minimum cycle time. Deswik.LHS will use the minimum cycle time
of the first available block in the blend period.
o Maximum: Select this option to use the maximum cycle time. Deswik.LHS will use the maximum cycle time
to the required block as per swelled volume in the blend period.
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l Blend | Run | Settings: Select the new Apply penalty for incomplete tasks check box to incentivize
Deswik.Blend to complete started tasks.
This is the desired behavior because you want to avoid splitting tasks. Increase the penalty applied for
incomplete tasks if your tasks are splitting.
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l Modify menu:
node.
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active file.
l Tools menu:
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o Tools | Pit | Polyline Paths From Solids: Generate path polylines that run centrally between each block
on a bench, and calculate distance and width attributes. Use this tool for calculating a haul path through a
bench, and to calculate the mining width on a bench.
o Tools | Pit | Road Audit and Tools | Strip | Road Audit: The Road Audit command is designed to
help you to determine from specified surfaces, areas where the road network does not comply with safety
tolerances. To use the audit tool, specify the width and gradient of roads and berms, or use a polyline
representing the center of the road. Generated output produces a layer for each type of error, showing
graphical views of each detected error, as well as statistical measures related to the compliance of each
road centerline. You can also generate a refined centerline and polygons for road lanes and berms.

l Draw menu:
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l File menu:
l Insert menu:
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l Layer menu:
l Modify menu:
l Process Maps:
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l Tools menu:
o Tools | Drillholes | Load Drillholes From Database: Various internal changes have been made to
improve the performance of the drillhole database. You will see significant improvements for large
databases in terms of:
n Initial load time.
n Interactive frame rates.
n Time taken to change display settings.
 These improvements also apply to the majority of the commands that use drillhole data.
scrollbars.
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o Tools | Pit | Pit Design: A number of performance improvements have been implemented to the Pit
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Design command. In addition, you can now delete multiple unused elevations from the bench grid.
n Delete multiple elevations: Previously, it was not possible to delete more than one elevation from
the bench grid at a time. With this enhancement, you can select a range of unused elevations from the
bench list, and delete them all at once.
 Select a continuous block of unused elevations to delete multiple elevations at once.
n Rule validation: To reduce the time it takes to load layers containing large solids, the validation step
has been deferred until after the PIT DESIGN dialog box loads. A progress bar appears as the dialog box
is loading to indicate that rules are being validated. During validation the PIT DESIGN dialog box is not
available. If you are working with very large solids, you can now disable the validation step so that you
can work in the dialog box immediately. On the Options tab of the PIT DESIGN SETTINGS dialog box, clear
the Validate ramp, face and berm rules on dialog open check box. This setting is saved with the
active design layer only.
 Rules are still validated when you run them. If you choose to disable the validation on dialog box
opening, you will not be warned of any errors in your rules until you run them.
n Speed improvements: To avoid major delays each time a new face or berm is created, solids are now
cached by the Inside Solid rule. There will still be some delay as caching takes place the first time you
use the rule, however speed improvements are apparent with each subsequent face, berm or ramp that
you create.
 If you need to make changes to the solids used by Inside Solids rule, we recommend that you close
the PIT DESIGN dialog box, make your changes and then open the PIT DESIGN dialog box again to
ensure those changes are properly detected.
 These features have been added back to the 2019.1 version of Deswik.Suite.
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'STATIONS_220.xml'.
Deswik.Enviro

reviewing plans.
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l Settings | Project Options | Defining Project Options Manually | Fields: We have added Bench Height
Full to the field Type. This is the total height of the bench as defined in the bench block activity type definition.
Deswik.LHS

l Slot Connection | Dynamic Slot Connectors: The process of creating paths from the mining blocks to the pit
exits for multi-stage or multi-phase open pits has been updated.
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The previous instructions are here: Slot Connection | Dynamic Slots (deprecated).
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l Dump Scheduling | Scenarios | File: We have added Deswik.OPSTS to the schedule information source file
type. Select from the Type drop-down list:
o Deswik OPSTS Schedule: Select this option to source the schedule information from the current
Deswik.OPSTS scheduler file.
o Deswik OPSTS Blender Schedule: Select this option to source the schedule information from the current
Deswik.OPSTS (Blender) scheduler file.
l Dump Scheduling | Scenarios | Haul Roads | Release: You can now select the direction of the haul road by
load from the Direction drop-down list:
o Both: Select this option to set the direction of the haul road to both.
o Loaded: Select this option to set the direction of the haul road to loaded.
o Unloaded: Select this option to set the direction of the haul road to unloaded.
l Dump Scheduling | Scenarios | Layers and Attributes: You can now specify a custom ID field to link the
task to the Deswik.CAD block in Deswik.LHS.
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l Slot Connection | Mining Slot Connectors: You can now specify a custom ID field to link the task to the
Deswik.CAD block in Deswik.LHS.
LHS-2314 - Loaded and unloaded haul routes: To support 1-way roads and bi-directional searching in
Deswik.LHS, the haul polyline outputs now include the full route taken by the truck.
The following Haul polyline fields have been added or updated:
l CycleTimeLoaded
l CycleTimeUnloaded
l DistanceLoaded (renamed from Distance)
l DistanceUnloaded
The following Detailed Dumping report fields have added or updated:
l CYCLETIME LOADED
l DISTANCE LOADED (renamed from DISTANCE)
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l DISTANCE UNLOADED
l RETURN HAUL ROAD
l MiningVertex
l DumpingVertex
l DumpBlockVertex
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Deswik.SViz

l View group:
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Underground Coal
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l Modify menu:
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l Tools menu:
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spacings.

l Draw menu:
l File menu:
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l Insert menu:
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l Layer menu:
l Modify menu:
l Process Maps:
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l Tools menu:
scrollbars.
modified.
'STATIONS_220.xml'.
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Underground Metals
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l We have added a new check box, named From top, to the STOPE SHAPE PARAMETERS dialog box that you can use to
create the stope from the top down and add more dilution when steepening the footwall of a stope slice. Clear
this check box if you want to use the default behavior which creates the stope from the bottom up and narrows
the stope.
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spacings.
o Tools | Underground | Auto Development Designer | Create Decline: Generate declines with
various geometry, between specified points.

l Draw menu:
o Draw | Ramp Tools | Decline: Previously, this command provided you with two methods of creating a
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decline in sections - straight or curved. Now you can also extend the current ramp design down to a
specified End point. You can then add further decline segments to the end point segment. This allows you
to design a decline directly to a known level.
o Draw | Tunnels | By Selection: The dialog box for this command has been updated, and now includes
three new tabs. Existing options are now located on a new tab called Other options, and the following new
options are now available:
n Dumped sections: Use this tab to configure dumped sections. Select the Dump sections check box
on this tab, and then configure the default dump angle. Use the grid fields to define overrides for the
default settings for specific segments of the polyline.
n Variable sections: Use this tab to create variable sections. Select the Use variable sections check
box on this tab, and click Pick to select the polyline. Choose a section and then click Apply. Follow the
prompts to apply the section to the polyline.
l File menu:
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l Insert menu:
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l Layer menu:
l Modify menu:
l Process Maps:
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l Tools menu:
o Tools | Drillholes | Load Drillholes From Database: Various internal changes have been made to
improve the performance of the drillhole database. You will see significant improvements for large
databases in terms of:
n Initial load time.
n Interactive frame rates.
n Time taken to change display settings.
 These improvements also apply to the majority of the commands that use drillhole data.
scrollbars.
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'STATIONS_220.xml'.
o Tools | Underground | Auto Development Designer | Create: Previously when creating curved
polylines, the Use parent azimuth as North feature let you consider the ending azimuth specified relative
to the azimuth of the polyline segment (that is, Deswik.CAD would end the on the ending azimuth plus this
value as opposed to starting from 0°). Now you can also end curved polylines with an azimuth derived from
the values of a specified attribute.
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l Create Activities | Create From Outline | Advanced Options: You can now assign an attribute to the
outline centerlines to define the azimuth to cut the outlines up so that they align with the azimuth of the starting
point of the outline.
Select Use cut azimuth from attribute check box to set the cut azimuth from the specified attribute on the
design centerline.
If required, the cut azimuth attribute can be set using the tools available under Assign.
o Select Cut Azimuth.
o Click Assign to display the list of available tools.
o In the drop-down list, select From outline segment to set the cut azimuth attribute on the centerline
perpendicular to the azimuth of the related outline segment closest the start of the centerline.
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Deswik.GeoTools

l Deswik.GeoTools Mapping | Chip Sampling | Chip Sampling : Use this tool to record chip or channel
sampling from within the Deswik.GeoTools Mapping application while disconnected from Deswik.Geobase
(Deswik's sampling database).
l Deswik.GeoTools Mapping | Chip Sampling | Edit Chip Sample: Edit samples you have collected offline as
long as they have been created during the same session.
l Deswik.GeoTools Mapping | Chip Sampling | Upload Chip Samples: After you have recorded chip samples
offline, the data is stored in the Deswik.CAD document. Synchronize the data back to Deswik.Geobase when you
are online. During synchronization, the data is validated to ensure that there are no duplicate sample names or
IDs.

l Deswik.CAD | Tools | Geology | Face Mapping | Configure Job Properties | Use right hand rule for
structural data: Select this option to enforce the right hand rule convention where the dip direction of a
feature is + 90 degrees of the strike of the feature when you are drawing a structural feature. The dip direction is
then always indicated as + 90 degrees to the direction of the structural feature polyline. You can also reverse the
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dip direction, and then the direction of the polyline must be reversed, which will cause a change to the polyline
azimuth and dip direction.
l Deswik.GeoTools | Draw features | Structure | ShearZone | Use Intensity: Select this option to calculate
the line count when you draw a structural shear using the specific polyline structural shear method drawing
mode. Three intensity options are available - strong, moderate and weak.
l Deswik.GeoTools Mapping | Job | Create new mapping job / Rename current job: When you create a
new job or rename the current job, you can insert the current date in the job name.
l Deswik.GeoTools Mapping | Job | Job list: When you have more than one job open, you can search for a
particular job by entering keywords in the job list.
l Deswik.GeoTools Mapping | Job | Manage Jobs: Use this tool to either delete a job or set a job to inactive. If
a job is set to inactive, no objects are deleted but the job is removed from the job list. This tool is only available if
multiple jobs are open.
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l Block model tab | Test scenario (optional): Previously, this function would let you select a polyface, fill this
polyface with points, and then pass the points to Deswik.SO to run the scenario on a subset of the framework.
This could be problematic when the polyface was too large because of the large number of points generated. The
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Set bounding box from a polyface has been replaced by two new options (Use quads and Use cell centers) to
provide more control over the subset created.
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l Drive outlines: Previously, to differentiate from working and non-working drives, you would have to manually
configure the line color and line type for each drive. Now, you can specify a different pen color, pen width, line
type, line type scale, and line weight for working and non-working drives.
o Show Editor | Views and plots | Drive outlines: Configure the appearance of working and non-working
drives .
l Evenly distributed toe space hole placement: To improve the process of designing holes in a fan pattern,
this command gives you the option to specify a start hole and final hole position, and then automatically place a
nominated number of holes with even toe spacing.
o Edit Drillholes | Drillholes | Automatic: In addition to an improved user interface, you can now
automatically configure holes in a fan pattern with evenly spaced toe holes. Specify the Pattern start
position configuration, then select the Fan holes pattern option. On the Fan holes tab, select the Even
toe space Placement method, and configure the Final hole dip and any other options. Click Preview to
see how holes will be placed with this configuration, and then click Add to place the holes.
 Select the Auto reset hole positions check box to reset the start and final hole positions after placing
holes. With this option selected, the previously placed Final hole dip is applied to the new starting
position Dip, and the new Final hole dip is calculated based on the previous hole placements, to move
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the fan area to the next sector with the same hole dip difference.
l Previous Toe Space / Next Toe Space:
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o Edit Drillholes | Ring Properties | Drillholes: Two columns have been added to the Drillholes tab to
show the distance between the previous and next hole toes. Edit the distance either by entering a value into
the column cell, or using the toe grips.
 If you adjust the hole position by entering the distance in the Previous Toe Space or Next Toe Space field,
the geometrical hole length (that is, the distance from the pivot to the hole toe) of the adjusted hole is
maintained, however the hole length could change as a result, if the distance from the pivot to collar is
modified.
o Show Plots Editor | Plot Configurations | Ring Sections | Tables: The header attributes 'Toe space to
next' and 'Toe space to previous' have been added to the section plot attributes, to give you the option to
plot toe spacing distances in tables.
 The JKMRC approach is used to calculate spacing between hole toes. This is defined as the true toe spacing
determined by the perpendicular distance from the shortest to the longest hole, as described by the Julius
Kruttschnitt Mineral Research Centre (JKMRC) approach.

l Export Survey Data: Previously, it was not possible to configure the hole data to be exported. Now you can
nominate specific attributes to export, and write formulas to perform calculations on data being exported.
o Process Rings Configuration | Export Survey Data: The EXPORT SURVEY DATA dialog box has been
redesigned to comprise two tabs - Export options and Settings:
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The Export hole data text file option is now configurable and includes the following options:
n Specify the attributes to be included in the exported text file, and the order that columns appear in the
export.
n Define header names for exported attributes.
n Use formulas to calculate exported values.
n Save multiple configurations for future use.
n Export to text and CSV file format.
 The Export hole data text file and the Export ring data text file options are exported in *.csv
format. You can change the file extension of the exported file to *.txt to convert the file to text format.
l Option to delete associated layout and plane definitions: Previously, if you deleted a plot configuration,
the associated layout and plane definitions were retained, which resulted in multiple versions of plots being
produced during the print process. Now, when you delete a plot configuration, you have the option to delete
associate layouts and plane definitions.
o Show Plots Editor: Select the plot configuration you want to delete, and then click . The following
prompt appears: Click Yes to delete the plot configuration, as well as the associated layout and any plane
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definitions used by the plot configuration. Click No to keep the layout and plane definitions after deleting
the plot configuration.
l ORTHO Mode and Polar Tracking: Previously, it was not possible to use ORTHO Mode or Polar Tracking
when placing manual drillholes. Now you can turn on ORTHO Mode to snap drillholes to 90° angles, or use Polar
Tracking to snap to a defined angle.
o Edit Ring | Drillholes | Manual: Select ORTHO Mode or Polar Tracking before you click Start. Drillholes
are snapped to the specified angle.
l Plotting table enhancements: Enhancements have been implemented to plotting tables as described below.
o Show Plots Editor | Tables: New columns have been added to give you control of rounding in numeric
table cells.
n Rounding option: Select the option you want to use for rounding the selected field.
l Nearest: Round to the value closest to the specified Round to value.
l Ceiling: Round up to the specified Round to value.
l Floor: Round down to the specified Round to value.
n Round to: Enter the rounding value to target.
o Show Plots Editor | Tables: Previously, it was not possible to plot each explosive amount by type. Now
you can use specific functions to plot explosive data by type. Add a row to the table grid, and select
<Formula> in the Header field. Configure the formula using the relevant function. The new functions
include:
n CHARGEPEREXPLOSIVEAMOUNTBYNAME(ExplosiveName): Total amount of explosive for the

specified explosive name.
n CHARGEPEREXPLOSIVEFROMBYNAME(ExplosiveName): Plot the 'From' positions for the specified

explosive name.
n CHARGEPEREXPLOSIVETOBYNAME(ExplosiveName): Plot the 'To' positions for the specified
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explosive name.
n CHARGEPEREXPLOSIVELENGTHBYNAME(ExplosiveName): Plot the length for the specified

explosive name.
n CHARGEPEREXPLOSIVENAMEBYID(ExplosiveId): Plot the name of the explosive for the charged

length in the hole corresponding to the specified 'ExplosiveId'.
 The ExplosiveId represents an index, which starts at '0' for the charged length closest to the collar,
and increases by '1' for each extra charged section.
n CHARGEPEREXPLOSIVEAMOUNTBYID(ExplosiveId): Plot the amount of explosive for the charged

length in the hole corresponding to the 'ExplosiveId'.
n CHARGEPEREXPLOSIVEFROMBYID(ExplosiveId): Plot the 'From' location for the charged length in

the hole corresponding to the 'ExplosiveId'.
n CHARGEPEREXPLOSIVETOBYID(ExplosiveId): Plot the 'To' location for the charged length in the hole
corresponding to the 'ExplosiveId'.
n CHARGEPEREXPLOSIVELENGTHBYID(ExplosiveId): Plot the length of the charged length in the hole

corresponding to the 'ExplosiveId'.
 The following example shows the formulas configured in the table tab, and the resulting output in the
plot.
 Select the required function in the FORMULA BUILDER.
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l Support for Block Geomodel format: Deswik.UGDB now supports Block Geomodel format (*.gmdlb) for
block models in the in Blast Solids And Interrogation command.
o Process Rings Configuration | Blast Solids And Interrogation: Under the Block model
configuration section, select the Process Interrogation check box, and browse for the location of the
*.gmdlb model.
l User interface enhancements: The automatic drillhole placement wizard has been redesigned into a single
dialog box with multiple options.
o Edit Drillholes | Drillholes | Automatic: The following changes have been implemented to the process
of placing holes automatically:
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n the wizard has been replaced by a single dialog box,
n the hole placement pattern you choose determines the tabs you see in the dialog box, and
n a Preview button is now available so that you can see how the holes will appear with the current
configuration.
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What does GMDLB stand for?

Why should you use GMDLB files?

 We also plan to further increase compression without compromising speed.

It's easy to switch...

2. From the Tools menu, click Geological Models | Datamine | Commands.

3. Click to export all existing rules in the file as a *.deswikdataminecommands file.

4. From the Tools menu, click Geological Models | Deswik | Commands.

5. Click to import the rules file you just exported.

Open Cut Coal

Enhancements and modifications

New commands and features

l Formula Builder: Two new formulae.

o GETLENGTHABOVEORBELOWSURFACE: Calculate the length of a polyline, UGDrillhole, or blasthole that is

o GETLENGTHBETWEENSURFACES: Calculate the length of a polyline, UGDrillhole, or blasthole that is

l Process Maps: Three new commands.

Enhancements and modifications

Enhancements and modifications

Enhancements and modifications

The deleted layers are SCHEDULER\TASK POLYGONS\TASK CENTROIDS, SCHEDULER\DEPENDENCIES\DERIVED,

o All: Select this option to update all derived tasks.

New commands and features

Enhancements and modifications

Deswik.CAD block in Deswik.LHS.

Bug fixes, reporting, and output changes

The following Haul polyline fields have been added or updated:

l DistanceLoaded (renamed from Distance)

The following Detailed Dumping report fields have added or updated:

l DISTANCE LOADED (renamed from DISTANCE)

l RETURN HAUL ROAD

New commands and features

o : Copy the selected rows

o : Cut the selected rows

o : Paste the previously copied rows to the bottom of the grid

Enhancements and modifications

Bug fixes, reporting, and output changes

New commands and features

New commands and features

Open Pit Metals

Enhancements and modifications

New commands and features

l Formula Builder: Two new formulae.

o GETLENGTHABOVEORBELOWSURFACE: Calculate the length of a polyline, UGDrillhole, or blasthole that is

o GETLENGTHBETWEENSURFACES: Calculate the length of a polyline, UGDrillhole, or blasthole that is

l Process Maps: Three new commands.

Enhancements and modifications

n Initial load time.

n Interactive frame rates.

n Time taken to change display settings.

 Select a continuous block of unused elevations to delete multiple elevations at once.

Enhancements and modifications

Enhancements and modifications

The deleted layers are SCHEDULER\TASK POLYGONS\TASK CENTROIDS, SCHEDULER\DEPENDENCIES\DERIVED,

o All: Select this option to update all derived tasks.

New commands and features

Enhancements and modifications

Bug fixes, reporting, and output changes

The following Haul polyline fields have been added or updated:

l DistanceLoaded (renamed from Distance)

The following Detailed Dumping report fields have added or updated:

l DISTANCE LOADED (renamed from DISTANCE)

l RETURN HAUL ROAD

New commands and features