Linear analysis determines the minimum distance between two datasets, highlighting the most economically advantageous route, while deviation analysis compares two surfaces by plotting the relative distances between them in a colour-coded map displaying main areas of deviation. Surpac’s new Mesh Tools module simplifies complex models with high triangle counts. Fully integrated with Surpac, it saves time when initially evaluating deposits and can assist in generating surfaces and solids in moments as opposed to hours. The Dynamic Shells module provides implicit modelling to interactively create grade shells from drillholes and sample information.
Surpac windows#
Surpac 6.4 takes advantage of the additional RAM available on the Windows 64-bit operating system, enabling users to work with block models with larger block counts or a larger number of attributes, as well as Digital Terrain Model (DTM) surfaces and solids with a high triangle count. It is innovations like this, which I’ve experienced during the 26 of years I have been using Surpac, that make it one of the most user-friendly, and powerful mining applications in the world.” The 64-bit architecture in Surpac 6.4 unlocks a new level of speed and performance, allowing us to work easily with exceedingly large multi-gigabyte files, including block models and complex designs.
Surpac software#
Since the trend is toward mining datasets growing ever larger, it is critical that mining software keep pace by ensuring we can use them as efficiently as possible. Ralph Smith, Mine Planning Consultant at Surpac user, Australian Mine Design and Development stated: “At Australian Mine Design and Development, we assist our global clients with a wide variety of projects, including mine design and planning. This function improves on this by inserting a logical definition instead and creating the logical if required.GEOVIA has launched the latest version of the long established Surpac geology and mine planning software application – Surpac 6.4 which it says “provides many exciting new features designed to save time and increase efficiency, including new quick planes functionality, the ability to handle large datasets with a 64-bit version, and stereoscopic 3D visualisation.” This version of Surpac also offers two new modules, Dynamic Shells and Mesh Tools, which significantly enhance Surpac’s modelling capabilities.
Surpac full#
In order to access databases from any directory you are required to enter the full directory path into the ddb file as part of the DB_SPECIFIC clause.
Surpac portable#
Simple specify myrangefile where myrangefile is name of the range file in the input field Create Portable Database Definition This function allows you to define Surpac range files that you can later use in any Surpac input field that accepts a range value.
Hotkeys can be setup to run an internal Surpac action or command but can also be setup to run a macro.
The hotkey editor provides an easy system to define your keyboard hotkeys F1 through to F12. The editor also provides tools to check for duplicate logical definitions and also to check that the defined directory paths exist. Logicals can exist in the standard SSI_ETC:Logicals.ssi file or a user defined logcals file. The logicals editor provides an interface to manage logicals definition’s in Surpac. The various System Tools will ensure correct syntax is maintained in the Surpac configuration files. They provide an easy means to add, edit, and delete system configuration items in Surpac that usually have to be done using a text editor like notepad. System Tools is collection of visual editors that allow the everyday Surpac user to leverage tricks usually restricted to the realm of the power user.