Alastri is pleased to announce the release of its latest versions of software.
Report Formatting
Chrono Tables are entirely configurable now. Formatting can be applied to text font, size, style and colour, as well as background colour.
Formatting can be copied and pasted around the “Table Setup” as required.
Pivot Reports are also fully formattable.
Chrono Tables can be formatted
Pivot reports can also be formatted
“Gantt Display Options” changes
The “Gantt Display Options dialog” has been updated to show a more streamlined layout.
Added a button to the dialog to immediately open the Global Settings dialog.
New “Gantt Display Options” layout
Import/Export text layers
Users can now import and export layers containing text to and from ArchD and DXF file formats.
The text will appear as a separate layer in the Layer Control panel.
Text appears as a separate layer
New “Run Period” button
APS now contains a “Run Period” button on the “Schedules” tab, alongside “Run Current Scenario” and “Run All Scenarios”.
This button will run the next available period, as well as any periods leading up to that point.
New “Run Period” button
Visibility of different block boundary lines
It is now easier for users to distinguish between dig block boundary lines, grade control block boundary lines and blast boundary lines.
The “Display” menu in the “Animation” tab now has options to turn Silhouettes for blasts and grade control on and off.
Stockpile Destination Row in Destinations tab
There is now a ‘Destinations’ row in Stockpile graphs: when material is reclaimed from a stockpile this row displays its destination.
Import MineSight MSR Format
It is now possible to import “.msr” files.
Polylines and surfaces are supported.
Import MineSight Block Models
It is now possible to import MineSight block models
Standard (non-subblocked) models are supported
Import/Export Wavefront OBJ Format
It is now possible to import and export Wavefront .obj files.
Polylines and surfaces are supported.
Stockpile “Force Mode” property
Users can now set the “Force Mode” property of a stockpile per period in the “Calendar” tab.
This can also be done per mutex set.
Per Stockpile
Per Stockpile Set
Script Extensions
Non-Spatial Guidance fields can now be created by script.
It is now possible to hide calendar rows from a script.
Extension Data Sources can be exported to disk.
“Can Follow Delay” property
A new property exists on delays in the Gantt called “Can Follow Delay”. When set to true, all agents following the sequence will also obey any delays.
Custom labels can be applied in “Animation”
Custom labels are now carried across from the “Database” tab to “Animation”.
Custom labels now know about the current agent and current activity (if not the label of an agent, these will be null).
You can now choose which label to attach to which agent.
Custom labels can be applied on “Animation”
Constrain Trucks by Material
On the ‘Final Configuration’ step, users can select a Record Mutex to optionally constrain trucks based on material carried
Max instantaneous trucks per material can be configured per period, per agent in the calendar.
The instantaneous trucks can be shown on the Trucks graph by choosing an axis via the ‘Show on Graph’ option.
Activity Sequences by Record Subset
Activity dependencies can now be limited to a subset of records.
Each activity dependency can optionally delay on a per record basis by specifying a blast solid field.
Auto-match Block Sequences
Production Scheduler will detect when the database changes and attempt to update existing Block Sequences.
The silhouette of the old record is matched against the increment, and any overlapping records are inserted in their place.
Multi-select records in Database
With the Visibility Mode set to View Selected, users can multi-select items in the Records tree.
This will show a summary of the records in the Data panel, without losing any existing selection state.
Truck rate graph
Users can now enable a truck graph for each agent in the Gantt
This will display the actual number of trucks needed per period
Flow Optimisation - stockpiles
Stockpiles in Flow Optimisations now show where they can be filled or reclaimed.
Flow Optimisation filters
Certain flow optimisations can now be applied at the source level. Applies to "Instantaneous Cash Flow", "Instantaneous Max Rate", "Period Grade Target", and " Max Quantity".
Certain flow optimisations can now be applied to specific Agents. Applies to "Instantaneous Cash Flow", "Instantaneous Max Rate", and " Max Quantity".
Optimisation enhancements
Improved the way "Mutex Fill Order Cash" setting works on "Final Configuration" setup task. You can now add the value "-1" to prevent out of order filling.
New options have been added to the “Final Configuration” setup task for optimisation of the schedule.
Solver: Users can now choose between 3 different solvers in order to calculate their schedule.
One Loader per Stockpile: Only allow one loader to operate on a stockpile at a time.
Remain On Stockpile Cash: An incentive for a loader to continue depleting the stockpile it is currently on.
Disable Simultaneous Build/Reclaim: Will not allow a stockpile to build and reclaim at the same time.
Enable Single Chunk Stockpile AutoTurnover: Make it possible to change the state of a stockpile when there is only one chunk remaining, as long as the stockpile is not part of a set.
On Bench Dependencies
Users can now control the order in which blocks are mined on a bench lift. A new setup task "On Bench" is now available
Auto Import Haulage options
It is now possible to auto import blocks from Haul Infinity, and assign joins by segment name automatically.
New options now exist on the "Final Configuration" setup task, "Use", and "Assign Joins By Segment Name".
Users can also set a “Calculation Timeout (s)” on this procedure.
New “Shared Agents” feature
It is now possible to see what other users are doing with shared agents. A new "Shared Agents" section has been added to the "Final Configuration" setup task.
Shared agents settings in “Final Configuration” setup task
“Shared Agents” panel
Memory Increase Before Garbage Collect
It is now possible to specify the memory increase before garbage collection is run. A new option "Memory Increase Before Garbage Collect (MB)" has been added to "Final Configuration" setup task.
Importing scenarios
When importing a scenario on the "Schedule" tab, a new dialog will show the difference in schedule setup.
Edit Chrono Times
A new button has been added to change the period range of Chrono charts.
Gantt label improvements
It is now possible to reference a sequence name and or note property when labelling items on the Gantt.
Stockpile Build reporting
Fixed an issue that prevented stockpile build reports from being scripted
Improved performance of graphing
Changed graph rendering code to be more efficient when scrolling the Gantt, KPI and Destination tabs.
Export Gantt as Image missing items
Source and destination rows will no longer be randomly blank when exporting the Gantt to an image.
Sequence Resize Shortcuts
Fixed issue preventing the ‘[' and ']’ shortcut keys from working in the Gantt
Graphs not appearing for non-excavator agents
Users can now select rate graphs for drills when customising the Gantt display
Graphs not updating
Fixed issue where graphs did not update until you scrolled over them
Improved Calendar input checking
Improved calendar’s behaviour when inputting extremely large numbers
Stockpile scripting
Fixed and issue where “Stockpile Build Settings” were being reset after running a stockpile importer script.
Gantt stockpile sequences
Fixed an issue where sequences on the Gantt could be added for stockpiles that were not set to reclaim.
Conflicting Stockpile Reclaiming properties
Fixed an issue where “Can Reclaim” property on “Stockpiles” could be set to False, but “Reclaiming” property of the same stockpile could be set to True on “Stockpile Opening Values” setup task. This is no longer allowed.
GC silhouettes issue
Fixed an issue where GC silhouettes on the viewport in the “Animation” tab were not showing as expected in some cases.
Plan Legend can now be added to Exported Word Document
Plan Legend
Additional columns added to CSV exports
New fields are present in “Cycle Times” and “Schedule Audit” CSV exports to specify Volume, Truck Hours and Loader Hours.
CSV exports
Fixed an issue where incorrect units were showing in the exported CSV for some fields
Excluded Blocks
Fixed an issue where excluded blocks were appearing after importing an RR inventory model.
Import/Export On-Bench Dependencies
On Bench Dependencies can be imported and exported.
Selected Calendar Dashboard saved with project
The calendar now saves the last selected dashboard and restores it when reloading the project.
Chrono report field fix
Fixed an issue where Calendar | Trucks | Actual Units should not have been available in the Chrono report.
Losing Undocked Windows
Fixed an issue where undocked windows were being lost if they were combined and then added back into the main application.
Calendar result not visible
Fixed an issue where calendar result was not visible when an extremely large value was applied for point dump capacity.
Bench Preconditioning bench removal
It is now possible to remove entire benches on the “Bench Preconditioning” setup task.
Replace Depletion Surface Triangulation
Similar to Phases, users may replace the data in a Depletion Surface.
Phase Exclusion Areas
Design lines can be imported and exported.
Phases with excluded areas are marked green and bold.
Grade Control Solid Property Override
In a Grade Control Mappings Template, users may mark a Solid Property or Level Name as ‘Override’. If a Property/Name is marked as Override, its value will be taken from the Grade Control Data Source and any existing values for those blocks in the Designer will be ignored.
Grade Control Changes Dialog
After reimport of Grade Control data, if the data has changed, a new dialog will appear allowing the user to review the changes and decide which of the new blocks should be enabled/disabled in the Grade Control tree.
Exit crash
Fixed an issue where RR would crash when the viewport was in a state (e.g. drawing a line) and the app was closed (File > Exit).
GC model recalculating
Fixed an issue where RR projects using Grade Control were doing some unnecessary recalculating on reopening.
GC import error
Fixed an error that was occurring when importing grade control blocks in some cases.