Drawing Underground Mine

Features
2012 Dr. B. C. Paul
Note These slides contain screen shots taken from the program MineSight
developed by Mintec. Credit is given to Mintec for the program. Some of the
tasks shown in these slides may also be found in lessons or classes given by
Mintec as part of MineSight training.

Mine Workings Shown By MineSight are

Originally Developed as Center Lines
The center lines
Shown here
Represent the main
Production and two
Ventilation shafts.

Surface

Ore
Body

How Might I Develop a CenterLine?

Of course we can create a gridset
(including vertical ones)

We can make an edit grid from the gridset

We can set Snap to plane
We can draw a pline and it will be confined
to the plane.

We can also use a device called the

Point Editor

Note That I Have Prepared Files and

Geometry Objects to Hold My
Drawing
I have created a file called mine working lines
And a geometry object in the file to hold the line
For my production shaft (note its in edit mode)
(of course what I name files is entirely up to me)

Under Utilities I Activate the Point

Editor
Interesting note Im going to use the
Point editor to help me draw polylines
But I have to open the point editor before
I start the polyline I cant do it after I
Have already started my polyline

The Point Editor Dialog Opens

Note that it is all grayed out
(The point editor works only as a companion
To another function)

I Direct to Create a Polyline

All of a Sudden My Point Editor is

Active
(It now knows it will be assisting me in
Drawing polylines).

The Message Window tells Me

What MineSight wants me to do
next.

Its telling me to provide the starting point for the polyline.

I can digitize it in the viewer window.

I Clicked on the Point in the

Viewer

The point coordinates come up

In the point editor
(As an alternative I could have typed
My desired starting coordinates in
The same place)

Now Ill Use the Point Editor

I am going to tell what direction I want the
Line to run and how far.
I Check the absolute box for direction
(Since I want it to go straight up and down)
I set the azimuth to 0
The dip to -90 (straight down)
And the Distance to 800 ft
I have already clicked preview in this case

There is My Preview
If I like it click apply
Then right click the
Mouse to complete
The operation
Then click the save
Box.

MineSight Builds Solids Around

Lines Using a Template Editor

Left click the

Utilities heading
To bring down
A menu
The Template
Editor is one of
The selections
Solid Templates
Are built around
And guided by
polylines

The Template Editor offers us a

number of shapes for our
openings

What Am I Going To Do
I will create a geometry object to hold
3D solids to represent my shafts.
I will activate my template editor and set
up a template for my shafts
I will then create a solid and use the
template and center line of the shaft to
place it.

First I Will Left Click My 3D

Projects Folder (Im going to create a geometry
object to put my production shaft in)

MineSight allows
Any user chosen
Directory structure
And we are working
With one I have
Built ahead of time

Then I left click the File Heading

to get a drop down menu
I move my curser over
New so that it turns blue
And a side menu pops
Out
I move my curser over
Geometry object and
Left click
(Im telling the program
I want to create a
Geometry object ya I
Suppose a mine shaft
Is a geometric object)

It wants me to name the

object

Ill type in a
Name
(I chose
Production shaft)
Then I left click
ok

I Have A Pretty New Red Box

named Production Shaft
Make sure it is
In a pretty blue
Field (which
Means it is
Selected). If not
Then left click it.

Now Right Click Your Mouse to

Cause a Menu to Pop Up
Move the curser
Over Edit so
It turns blue and
Then left click

The Box Turns Pretty Yellow and Is

Open (This means the box is ready for you to put something
in it)

You want to be
Careful of which
Box is open.
Many people
Make mistakes
Putting their
Drawing features
In the wrong
Storage box.

Now Activate Your Template

Editor
Left click the
Utilities header
To bring down
A menu
Move the curser
Over
Template Editor
(which will turn
Blue as you go
Over the top of
Something)
Then left click
With your mouse

The Template Editor Window

Activates

Left click on the

Shape you need
(note that the
Button appears to
Be pushed in)
Type in dimensions
A 30 foot shaft
Will extend 15 feet
Up and 15 feet
Out from the
Center line at an
Angle of 0 degrees
(dah- its vertical)

Now Select the Polyline That Will

Guide the Shaft
Left click on the
Select Heading to
Bring down a menu

Move the curser over

Make New Selection
(it turns blue)
Left Click it

The lovely message

Window tells you
What MineSight
expects
(Many MineSight errors can be avoided by reading what MineSight wants you to do)

Left Click on the Center Line for

My Production Shaft
Note that it
Changes color
When you
Select it

When Your Selection is Complete Right

Click with your mouse
A right click is
Usually
MineSights clue
That you have
Finished doing
Something.
(Note the color
Of your now
Completed
Selection set
Changes again)

I Will Now Issue the Command to

Create the Surface (ie- my 3D shaft)

Left click the

Surface heading
To drop down a
Menu
Move the curser
Over Create
(it turns blue a
A side menu
Pops out)
Move the curser
Over Attach
Template Along
Polyline and
Left click

The Attach Template Window

Opens
If I only want to
Attach the template
To part of my
Selection I can
Repick or I can
Just left click the
Entire selection
Box.

I Like to Take A Preview Look

Before I Commit to Something
Oh I like it
Ill left click
Apply

Oh I have finished my great work

Then Ill start
Closing
Un-needed
Dialog
windows
By left
clicking
The red x
And I will save
My work
(ok its a weird
Looking save
Icon get used
To it)

And Now I Bet You Cant Wait to

do the Ventilation Shafts
Make yourself
A geometry
Object for the
Ventilation
Shafts
For grins make
Your vent shafts
Rectangular
15 X 20 size
Helpful hint
Left click the
Open box icon
To close what
Ever is in edit
mode

I Bet You Are Really Pleased

With Your Accomplishment

Now We Will Turn On Our Other

3D Workings

Left Click on
3Dxcuts
(it turns blue)

You could of course

Create these
Workings by
Methods already
Shown.

We Are Ready for Our Next Task

Our Next Task

We will put in a ramp to move
equipment between levels in our mine.

In My PRIDEVT Folder create a geometry

object for the ramp centerline and put it in
edit mode

First Thing Ill Do

I want to get myself into a good viewing
mode where I can see what I want
My ramp plans
Ill start at the top level (6650)

Go level for 25 feet

Start dropping at 15%
Cut back to 10% and go around a corner at a 20
foot turning radias
Go back to dropping at 15%
Join a level area 25 feet before I hit the 6550 level

Commentary
Older practices had

Maximum ramp grades of 10%

Leveled out around turns

Can make for large amounts of rock tied up in

ramp pillars
Many costs are a function of length and mild
slopes make ramps much longer
Longer ramps tie up longer development times
Todays LHD equipment has much more durable
gearing and drive systems so steeper grades can
be considered

Ill Start With a Plan View

Icons set views in
Any of the standard
Planes (ie horiz,
N-S, E-W) just
Left click the icon
To go to the
Standard view
Azimuth and dip
Windows tell me
That up on the
Screen is an
Azimuth of 0
And my viewing
Dip is -90 ie
Straight down

Ill turn off my topo surface and orebody and

zoom in on the intersection area near the shaft
(its an area of interest where I will start my ramp)

Im in a plan
view

I Will Next Limit How Deep My X-ray

vision looks into the earth (this will help me to
avoid getting confused by seeing too many levels at once)

I will accomplish
This with an edit
Grid and volume
Clipping.

First I left click the

Little green griddy
Thing (Im telling
The computer to
Attach a reference
Plane to the viewer)
The Select
Grid Set Window
Opens

I Left Click the plus beside the

Grids Folder (which happens to be where I chose to
put my grids)

I highlight and
Click the plan
View development
Grid
(yes I made the
Grids previously
But that is
Another story)

I click Ok to
Link the grid to my
View window

The Gridset is Linked (as shown by having a

plane elevation showing and a little blue box that allows me to choose the
elevation of my reference plane)
Lets left click that
Blue box
(I we choose
A reference plane
At 6650 which
Just happens to
Be the elevation
Of my highest
Shaft station and
The level I will
Start the ramp)

Up Comes My Choose the

Elevation of Your Plane List
I will left click
6650

Then I Will Left Click the Viewer

Properties Icon
The viewer
Properties
Window opens
(Im going to
Use this to
Limit my X-ray
Vision to the
Elevation I chose
With my
Grid-set plane)

I Will Left Click the Volume

Clipping Box
In this case I
Happened to be
On the 6550
Level but you can
See my X-ray
Vision now shows
Me only 1 level.
(Im going to go
Back and select
The 6650 plane
You may have
Done it right the
First time)

Now I See Only the Cross Cut on

the 6650 level (Im planning on starting my ramp at
the end of it)

I turned off my 3D Xcuts and turned

on the center line for my cross cuts
(this will allow me to attach the start of my ramp to a clear point)

Now Im Going to Guarantee that My Start

Point Locks On to the end of the CrossCut

To do this I will
Use a snap mode
(A snap mode tells
The computer to
Lock onto objects
That are close to
Where I click)
Left click on the
Snap heading to
Bring down a menu
Move the curser
Over point snap
(it turns blue) Now
Left Click it

Now I Will Use a Device Called the Point

Editor to Place My Points
(Note a Window tells me I
Am in point snap mode)

Left click on the

Utilities heading
To bring down a
Menu
Move the curser
Down to the
Point Editor (it
Turns blue) Left
Click it

The Point Editor Window Comes

On (but it is all grayed out it doesnt have any idea what
points are to be a part of yet)

Im Going to Use a Polyline to

Guide my Ramp

Left click the

Polyline heading
To bring down a
Menu
Move the curser
Over Create (it
Turns blue and
A menu pops out
To the side)
Move the curser
Over polyline on
The side menu
(it turns blue)
Left click it

Now My Point Editor Know Its

Going to Help Me With a Polyline
(Note another window
Tells me Im issuing
Commands to create
A polyline)

Note the editor

Is no longer
Gray and is
Ready to help
me

Ill Lock In the Initial Point for My

Ramp
Left click the
Little check off
Box beside
Absolute to let
It know Im setting
My starting point
Now left click the
End of my
6650 level
Cross-cut polyline
(snap mode will
Lock onto the
End of the line)

Im Going for that first level 25

feet of the ramp
Check off my
Azimuth and
Dip option
Im getting
My preview

Then type in that

I want the ramp
To run at a 350
Azimuth with a 0
Dip for 25 feet
Next left click the
Preview button to
Make sure I like
What Im getting

I Left Click Apply to Put in the

First Section of Ramp Centerline
The color changes
When I commit
That Im doing
More than peaking

Now I Right Click

I right click my
Mouse until the
Command
Window tells me
Im done with
A polyline (there
Is not active
Current
Command)

What Am I Up to
Im going to create the level part of the
ramp on the level below so I will know
exactly where I am going
I could continue my ramp down but then Id
have to be doing calculations on the side to
make sure I hit where I wanted to on the
next level (and Im lazy and would rather
have the computer make sure I end up in the
right place)

I Want to Get A Look at that Next

level down
I left click the
Viewer icon
I left click the
Clipping tab
I pull down and
Left click to select
An unequal
X-ray vision range
Above and below
The current plane
I type in to see
2.5 feet above the
Plane and 102
Feet below
The I left click OK

And Now I Can See My Target

Level Below

Im going to want to
Hit the level below
A little further back
(otherwise I will hit
The turn outs onto
The footwall haulage
And I might run into
The ore pass

I Will Set My Plane to the 6550

Level
You see my
Grid set plane
Not only controls
What I see it
Also sets what
Level my polyline
Points are on
(in true 3D looks
Can be deceiving
And I want my
Points where I
Say not just to
Look like they
Are there from
One vantage
Point)

Im Going to Look for Where I

Want to Come out on the 6550
I kind of like about
level
Right here
This should put me
Back away from the
Shaft station a little
Ways from the footwall
Haulage drifts and not
Running to close to the
Ore pass
(When you are doing
The design you can
Pick your key design
Considerations)

Im Going to Set My Snap Mode

to Lock onto the Polyline (since this time I
am not trying to grab an end point that I know the exact location of)

Now I Will Create A Polyline

(Im going
Create the
Guide line for
Where the
Ramp comes
Into the level
Below)

Lock the Polyline Start Point

Onto the Cross-Cut Center Line
I left clicked one
Of the absolute
Point check boxes
In the point
Editor and then
I left clicked near
The point on
The cross cut
polyline where
I wanted to come
Into the next level

I Put the Azimuth and Distance I Wanted

to Go Into the Point Editor
I left clicked the
Box for me to
Specify the
Distance and
Direction
Then I typed in
My azimuth
And distance
Then I clicked
Preview.
Im happy with
My result so I
Will click apply

Now I Have My Ramp Exit from the

6650 level and its arrival on the 6550
Yes I did a couple
Right clicks to
Complete my
Polyline create
Operation.

I Reset My Viewing Plane Level

Back to 6650 (Im getting ready to run my ramp down
to the 6550 level)

You remember
I left clicked the
Little blue plane
Selection icon
And then left
Clicked 6650
From the list of
Choices that
Came up

Now Im Going to Append Onto the

Polyline I Started on the 6650 level
I left click the
Polyline heading
To pull down a
Menu.
I move the curser
Down until
Append lights up
Blue then I left
click

Then I Left Click on My Target

Polyline (the one that represents my ramp leaving the
6650 level)

Note the little

Orange dot
Showing me
Where it is
Going to add
On
Also note that
My point editor
Is now active and
Available to
Assist me.

On the Point Editor Left Click File

and Left Click Ramp Editor from the
Drop-down menu

The Ramp Editor Window Opens

Working With the Ramp Editor

Left Click Options
On the Pull down menu highlight and left
Click curve ramp
(the check mark will disappear indicating
The ramp will be straight. Another click
Will put it back to checked for curving the
Ramp)

Now Lets Set Parameters for the

Next Section of my Ramp
I want it to continue in a straight line at an
Azimuth of 350
I want it to go down at 15% grade
(note the pull down menu would let me put things
In in degrees if I preferred)
The interval just tells me how often the computer
Will put in points along the line I accepted
The default

The Bottom Part of the Screen

The bottom part lets me say how I want to measure
How far the ramp goes
The sweep radio button controls how much of a
Turn the ramp makes its only relevant when the
Ramp is not going straight
The distance button is good when I know how
Far on want the ramp to run straight
The elevation button is good when I know what
Elevation I want to get to. - I chose this because I
Knew I wanted to go about down to the next level
Before turning back
The rel. Elev is good when I know how much
Elevation I want to gain or loose.
After putting my inputs in I will left click preview

The ramp is looking reasonable

to me so I will left click apply

Now I Want the Ramp to Curve to

Double Back
Since the point
Where I will hit
The level below
Is further out from
The orebody I want
That to be a
Counter-Clockwise
Turn
(I left clicked the
Appropriate boxes
To indicate my
Wishes)

Now I Set the Ramp Editor to

Make the Turn
The program
Already had the
Initial direction
I changed the
Dip to -10%
Around the
Turn.
I set a 20 ft
Turning radius
I selected a
Sweep and told
The program to
Turn the ramp
180 degrees

To Finish All I Needed to do was to

click on the end of the polyline on the
6550 level
My snap mode
Will lock the
Next segment to
Join the level
Below.

Oh Yes It Appears to have

Worked

Now We Will Put One of Those

3D Templates on the Center Line
We click the gold
Box icon to close
Our previous
Edit object and
Make sure we put
Our 3D shape in
The right place
Then we left click
Our 3D folder and
Left click down
A menu from the
File heading,
We highlight new
And then left
Click Geometry
Object from the
Side menu

Of Course It Wants Us to Name

That Object
I type in my chosen
Name (which I
Picked as 3D ramp
In order to secure
A prize for
Originality)
Then I left click ok

I Then Put My 3D Ramp Object

into Edit Mode

Now I Will Fire-Up My Template

Editor

I Will Pick My Ramp Shape and

Dimensions
I left click on my
Chosen shape
And type in my
Dimensions
(I would in
Practice pick
Dimensions to
Be able to handle
My equipment
And perhaps
Accommodate my
Ventilation)

Next I Will Select the Polylines I

Will Use to Guide My Ramp

I left click the

Selection heading

And then left

Click on Make
New Selection
From the drop down
menu

I Left Click on the Two Polylines

that make up the route
I then right click the
Mouse to indicate
The selection
Process is
Complete
(you can see my
Ramp route lit
Up in red)

Now I Will Direct the Program to

Attach the Template

Left click the

Surface heading
Move the curser
Over create
(it turns blue
And a menu
Pops out to the
Side)
Highlight and left
Click on Attach
Template along
Polyline

The Attach Template Window

Opens
I could repick
Which parts of
The selection I
Wanted to use
Or I could left
Click the entire
Selection box
(since my selection
Was just what I
Wanted I checked
Entire selection).
Then I left click
Preview.

It Sure Looks Like the Template

Went to the Right Place
I left click the
Apply tab.

Now I Will Close Some Windows and Also

Close My Ramp Centerline (I dont need to see it
anymore)

I Want to See The Ramp as a

Solid Not a Wireframe
I left click the 3D
Ramp object
Then I right click
To pop up a menu
Then I left click
On properties
(The dialog box
Opens)
I then left click
The faces only
Radio button and
Then left click Ok

I Can Rotate Around and Admire

My Work of Art
Its so pretty I
Just know you
Will want to
Extend it down
To the lower
Level and then
Up to the
Surface as part
Of your
Assignment.

Now We Are Going to Put in Some Stope

Development Workings that Go With an Open
Stoping Method Called Vertical Crater Retreat
Ive set things for
Plan view
And set my
Volume clipping
So I get a good
Look at the
6650 level

How Does VCR Work

I Cut a drill drift at the top of the stope
On the level where I will recover my ore I
Make an undercut
I drill larger diameter holes from the drill level into the
undercut (usually at least 6 inches in diameter)
I lower and lock a plug in the bottom of the holes
I put powder and stemming in the bottom part of the hole
I blow the bottom horizontal slice of the rock down
I can then use the same holes for blowing down
successive horizontal slices.

I Want to Check Some Dimensions

If I left click on
One end of
The orebody
And then hold
The button
Down and drag
Across
I will give me
The distance.

Some Insights Gained By

Peeking

The orebody is
About 30 to 50 feet
Thick
I juts out to the north
As one goes down
From the 6650 to
The 6550 level
It is about 420 feet
From the end of the
Orebody to the center
If I go for 2 stopes
I will want them
About 200 feet long

My Game Plan
Ill run a cross-cut from my footwall haulage
over to my ore body
Then Ill run a wide drill drift over the top of my
stoping area
Ill do both these things by creating center lines
and then attaching templates for 3D
To keep my center lines centered I will use a special
curser

Im going to try to set up the drill drifts above 2

stopes

Tricks I Will Use

I will create a special curser that will show me
how far away things are

This will help me run my drill drift right up the center of

the orebody

I will use an Edit Grid to make sure all my points

on the polyline fall exactly at 6650 feet (the mine
level at the top of the stopes where the drill drifts
go)
I will Drop reference markers to show me how far
to go for a 200 foot stope with about a 30 foot
stope pillar (rock mechanics considerations often
provide your case specific numbers)

Im Going to Set Up A VCR

Development Folder
Ive picked my
Root directory
Of course next
I will pull down
The menu
Under File

Ill Now Create Geometry Objects for the

Center Lines Above Stopes #1 and #2

Now Im Ready to Go For That

Special Curser

Im Going To Make My Own Special

Curser Using the Curser Tool
Left click on the
Viewer heading
On the pull down
Menu left click on
Curser Tool

The Curser Tool Window

Opens
I left click the plus
Symbol to let it
Know I want to
Make a new
Curser
(Im going to use
My curser to
Make sure I run
My drill drift
Center line down
The center of the
Ore body)

Set My Curser Options

I can name my curser
I want it to be non-resizable (in
Other words I dont want it to
Change size based on how
Zoomed in or out I may be
Remember Im going to use it
To keep me lined up in my
Orebody)
I want axis every 45 degrees
(I think it will be useful for an
Orebody that can twist and
Turn a bit)

Ill Finish Setting Parameters

My orebody basically is 30 to 50
Feet wide so I want a curser
With a radius of 15 or 25 feet
I also set my tick marks 5 feet
Apart
I left click apply

What Is the Big Deal About

Cursers?
When ever you are working or placing
points you see the curser
This gives you a constant moving distance
scale when you use a non-resizable curser
You can use the constant distant reference to
position things at specific distances or angles
It is a drawing aide
Im going to use mine to keep my drill drift
centered above a stope to be placed in a vein
that is 30 to 50 feet wide.

Now I Will Tell The Program to

Use My Curser
Left click the viewer
Properties icon to
Open the viewer
Properties window.
Left click the blue
Box by the curser
Line to select the
Curser
Highlight and left
Click the Drill Drift
Curser
Then left click OK

Put My Drill Drift 1 Into Edit Mode

I have also put
The viewer in
Plan and then
Panned up to the
Northern end of
My orebody

Im Going to Make Sure My Guide

Polyline Goes to the Right Elevation
One of the dark
Sides of true 3D
Programs is that
What appears to be
True from one
Angle may not be
Reality.

I bet you
See I
Changed my background color

Edit grids put

Drawing objects on
A specific plane
I left click edit grid
On the drop down
Menu I select snap
To plane
(It going to want to
Know what plane)

I Finish My Edit Grid

I left clicked the
Little blue icon by
My gridset and
The left clicked
6650 from the list
(ie I will put my
Drill drift on the
6650 level at the
Top of the stope)
Then left click the
Gray edit grid icon
I can now see my
Edit grid (since it
Shows as gray
Now you know why
I wanted to change
My background
Color)

I Can Quickly Rotate to an Edge View to Make

Sure My Edit Grid is Where I Wanted It
Make sure I do
An extra Right
Click to end the
Grid set
Placement
Function.
(the operations
Window will go
Blank when I do.
Its not blank
Right now)

Set the Snap Mode to Snap to

the Plane

Now for those Markers

I left click the
Utility Heading
I move the curser
Down to Markers
(it highlights blue
A a pop-out menu
Appears at the
Side)
I left click on drop
Markers.

I Dropped Markers Using Drags

and Mouse Clicks
Remember by
Clicking a starting
Point and then
Holding the left
Mouse key while
I drag I can get
A distance.
I can click left to
Drop a marker
And then hold to
Resume my
Distance.
I started at the end
Of the orebody
And went 200 and
230 feet (for a 200
Foot stope 30 pillar)

Tell the Program I Will Create a

Polyline

Start Tracing Out My Centerline

Notice my curser
Is mapping out
For me how far
I am from the edge
As I digitize in
My centerline
Ok yellow is
Not the best
Color choice
On white

Finish Tracing Out the Line

I finished the
Polyline by
Right clicking until
The operation box
Was empty

Checking Out Whether It Went

Where It Was Suppose To

Rotate to look
From the side
This looks good.

Lets do one more

Check I can ask
Questions about
An object with
Query
Left Click the
Query Icon. Then
Left click the object
You are curious
About.

Up Comes a List of All Points on

the Polyline
Of particular
Interest to me is
That the polyline
Is exactly on the
6650 level
Where it was
Suppose to be.

Put the Second Stope Drill Drift Line into

Edit Mode and Draw Out the Center Line

Put in the 3D Drill Drifts

I created a folder
Called 3D VCR
Development
I created two
Geometry objects in
The folder
Stope 1 Drill Drift
Stope 2 Drill Drift
I put Stope 1 Drill
Drift in edit mode
I turned on the
Template editor
Set my shape and
dimensions

Continuing to Set Up My Drill Drifts

I used the select
Menu to select my
First guide polyline
The I used the
Surface menu to
Call for attaching
A template to
The polyline
I chose the entire
Selection
And left clicked
Preview.

I Now Have Drill Drifts Above

Future Stopes

Add Access Drifts on the 6650

Level to Move Equipment and Air
Make 10X10 drifts
In the footwall
About 30 feet from
The edge of the
Orebody in the
Footwall.

Now Add Cross-Cuts from the Foot Wall

Drifts to the Drill Drifts to Move Air
Note if interest my
Smooth 30 foot radius
Curve swinging out
Onto the footwall was
Created with the ramp
Editor set for no
Elevation change.

Now I Have Some Ventilation

Cross Cuts

VCR Depends on a Undercut on

the Level Below
I have dropped
Markers on the
6550 level at
Locations
Corresponding
To the ends of
Stopes on the
Level above

Put In a Guideline for the Undercut and

Draw Level at the Bottom of Stope 1

Attach a Template to the Polyline

I picked a template
10 feet wide at
The bottom, about
40 feet wide at
The top a 30 feet
high

Now I Have An Undercut and

Drawpoint Level

Now Its Time for Drawpoints

I want to put my
Drawpoints in on
30 foot centers
(in practice I
Would get this
From equipment
Characteristics
And draw theory
A type of rock
Mechanics
Consideration)
I fixed my edit
Grid for 30 foot
intervals

How Did I Pull Off That Edit Grid

Trick

I left clicked the

Edit grid
Properties icon
Then in the edit
Grid window I
Typed in a 30 by
30 spacing.

Im going to Use My Ramp Editor to Help

Me Turn Smoothly off the Haulage Drift

Continuing Work on My Center

Lines

I Finish My Drawpoint Guidelines

and Get Ready to Put On the Template

Now We Are Seeing The

Workings
I bet you cant
Wait to do this
For the 4 stopes
On the upper
level

There Are A Few Clean-Up Items

I set my footwall
Haulage drift to
Be partially
Transparent and
I can see that
I have workings
That are fitting
Inside of each
Other.
I can clean this
Up with the
Intersect solids
tool

Pull Down the Surfaces Menu

Left click the

Intersect solids
tool

The Intersect Solids Tool Window

Opens
We need to pick
Our solids.
The worm means
Screen pick
(the red box is a
File pick)

Picking Our A Group

Left click the Group A worm

The instruction window tells you to

Left click your group A items and
Then right click your mouse when
You are done.

I Left Click My Group A Object

You may very well click all the drawpoints when you do
it

I can see when

I pick something
The pick box
Comes up to
Show me what
I have picked.
I will now right
Click and finish
In this example.

I Complete My Right Click

Note my pick
Box has turned
Blue and contains
A completed
Selection.

Also note that I

Have a reference
Line showing me
That my Group A
Is picked and
Ready.

I Left Click My Group B Worm

and My Footwall Haulage Drift

A Right Click Finalizes My Group

B Selection

Pick What I Want from The

Intersection
I left clicked that I wanted
To use group B to cut
Intersected areas out of
A

The Information Is to be Placed In a

New Object Its Asking Me Where

I Created a New Geometry Object in

by 3D VCR Development

Left Click Open

I guess
Drawpoint 1
Stope 1 is not
Very original

It Now Shows Me a Picture of My

New Object

As I Can See It is Nicely

Trimmed
Now you can use
This technique
To clean-up the
Intersection areas
In your drawing.

How Will I Do This

Assignment
Create a Word Document

Put in text saying what you did

Then use the control and printscreen keys and the

paste command to paste the view into your word
document

Turn in your word document

Also turn in a copy of the directory you made to
contain your MineSight work

This will allow us to check the electronic file of your

work including operations logs which indicate who
was running the computer (this of course means you
should log in on your own account when you do the
work)

So What Do I Have to Do on This

Assignment?
Open your initial file and take a screen shot
showing your mine workings and the orebody
Your shafts of course are just center lines

Go Through and Attach Templates to your shaft

center lines
Adjust your view and take a screen shot of your
handiwork

Put in a Ramp from the surface down to the

bottom level of your mine and providing access to
all working levels of the mine
Adjust your view and take a screen shot of your
handiwork

More Expectations
Put in Drill Drifts for 4 stopes on the 6650 level
Take a screen shot of your handiwork

Put in ventilation and equipment movement

drifts in the footwall on the 6650 level
Take a screen shot of your handiwork

Put in Cross Cut Drifts Between the Ventilation

Drift and the Drill Drifts
Take a screen shot of your handiwork

More of the Assignment

Create the Undercuts Below Each of the Four
Stopes
Take a screenshot of your handiwork

Put in the Drawpoint drifts below each of the

stopes
Take a screenshot of your handiwork

Clean up you object intersections

Take screenshots to show your work

Turn in your Word Document and the required

electronic file of the MineSight directory you
worked in