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Cut Generation Tool


One of the new tools in the upcoming release of MineSight 3-D v.3.50-00 is the Cut Generation Tool. This new tool is used to create polygons either from a point in a polygon grid, or as cuts parallel to a selected polyline. By default, the polygons can be created on the horizontal plane or they can be created in a plane parallel to the edit grid. The Cut Generation Tool replaces the old functionality found in procedure, cutgen.dat which ran program m665v1 (the VBM cut generator) and program m662v1 (to truncate mining cuts stored in the VBM). The Cut Generation tool is accessed from the Tools menu in the viewer menu bar. There are two options in this tool for creating polygons: create polygons automatically in a grid pattern (Auto Polygons) or create polygons parallel to a polyline (Cut Along Polyline) (Figure 1). Note that all of the individual polygons created are in a clockwise orientation. Like the other tools and functions in MineSight 3-D, use Preview to view the result without saving, Apply to save the result to the open edit object, and Cancel to clear a preview.

Figures 1a and 1b show the Cut Generation Tool. The Options tab dialog is shown on the left, and the Naming tab dialog is shown on the right.

Options tab dialog


Begin on the Options tab dialog and choose whether to create polygons in a grid pattern starting from an origin point or create cuts parallel to an existing polyline. Notice that when one option is selected, the input fields associated with that choice are available, whereas the input fields for the other option are not. In Figure 1a, Auto Polygons is selected and the section for Cuts along polyline is unavailable and grayed-out. Note that all of the individual polygons created are in a clockwise orientation.
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With either selection, you can optionally clip the new polygons against a boundary, as well as create the polygons on a plane parallel to the Edit Grid.

Auto Polygons Option


The Auto Polygons option is used to create a polygon grid starting from a specified origin point (Figure 2). This point can either be digitized directly in the viewer with a single mouse click, or the coordinates can be entered in the text fields provided. Then set the angle to orient the grid.

Figure 2. Using the Auto Polygons option, showing the grid of polygons that will be created (in Preview mode). The origin is in the lower left-hand corner and the arrow is oriented along the X-grid line.

The size of the individual polygons is controlled using the X Width and Y Width input fields and the number of cells in the grid via the NX and NY fields (as shown in Figure 1a and Figure 2). Use negative X Width and/or Y Width values to place the polygon grid in a different quadrant about the origin. By default, polygons are generated horizontally, but they can optionally be generated parallel to the Edit Grid plane (Figure 3). Hint: To place the polygon grid in the Edit Grid plane, turn on Plane Snap when picking the origin point in the viewer.
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Figure 3. Using the Auto Polygons option to generate a polygon grid parallel to the Edit Grid. Use Plane Snap to place the polygon grid directly in the Edit Grid plane.

The polygon grid can be clipped against a boundary. Toggle that option on, then select the boundary by first clicking on the polyline icon , followed by picking the polygon from the viewer. By default, the polygons that occur inside the boundary are kept, but you can choose to keep the portion outside the boundary (Figures 4a and 4b).

Figure 4a. Using the Auto Polygons option with a boundary, keeping the part inside the boundary. (continued on page 6)

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Figure 4b. Using the Auto Polygons option with a boundary, keeping the part outside the boundary.

The results from using the same boundary with the Create cuts parallel to Edit Grid option are shown in Figures 5a and 5b.

Figures 5a and 5b, show an oblique view of the Auto Polygons grid created on the Edit Grid, keeping the part inside the boundary (Figure 5a) and outside the boundary (Figure 5b).

Cuts Along Polyline Option


The Cuts along polyline option will create polygons parallel to a selected polyline. Click on the Polyline icon , and then select the polyline from the viewer. Use Preview to view the result. Next specify the cut width and the number of cuts in the input fields on the Cut Generation dialog (Figure 6a). You can control which side of the selected polyline the new polygons (cuts) are placed by using a positive or negative value for the cut width. In the direction that the selected polyline was digitized, new polygons (or cuts) will be created along the polylines right side when the cut width value is positive, and along the left side if the cut width value is negative.
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Figures 6a and 6b show cuts created parallel to the selected polyline. In Figure 6a, on the left, the cut width is a positive value and new cuts are created along the right side of the selected polylines digitized direction. Figure 6b, on the right, shows the same selected polyline, but the new cuts are generated along the left side of its length when a negative cut width value is used.

As with the Auto Polygons option, you can optionally use a boundary to create cut polygons inside or outside the boundary, and/or parallel to the Edit Grid plane (Figure 7). When creating the cuts parallel to the Edit Grid, the selected polyline must exist on a plane that is parallel to the Edit Grid.

Figure 7. The two views on the left show the selected polyline and the polygons created inside the boundary. The views on the right show the same polyline and boundary but the polygons are outside the boundary. The upper views show the data in plan view and the lower views are oblique, to show that the cuts were created parallel to the Edit Grid. (continued on page 8)

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Naming tab dialog


The polygons will be created as elements in one geometry object, and this dialog allows you to assign a unique name to each element as it is created. You can use a combination of available wildcards in conjunction with text. The available wildcards that are available to be used in the tool are listed in Table 1. Wildcard $orig $count Usage Use the name of the original polyline. Applies only to the Cuts along polyline option. Based on the cut count. For the Auto Polygons option, you can choose to name the polygons up and back on rows (for those who are very familiar with MineSight 3-D, there is a similar option in the Blast Pattern Editor). Based on the row count. This option is also available for the Auto Polygons option. Based on the column count. You must specify the Start, Increment, and number of digital values. This option is also available for the Auto Polygons option.

$row $column

Table 1. Wildcards available in the Cut Generation Tool.

Naming is applied to the cuts before clipping is done against a boundary. Figure 8 illustrates this point using the $count naming option. Whether you keep the cuts that are inside or outside the boundary polygon (shown in blue), this explains why the element names may not appear to be sequential when you use the boundary option. The cuts inside the boundary are numbered 10-12, 17-19, 24-26, 31-33, 38-40, and so forth.

Figure 8 shows how naming is applied to the cuts before boundary clipping. This example uses the $count wildcard. The view in this picture is azimuth= 90, dip= -90, North is to the left and the origin is in the lower righthand corner. Numbering is done from the origin, left to right along the X grid.

Look for this new function in the upcoming 2005 Update CD release of v.3.50-00. Coming soon!

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