PS Period Plots tab

Owned by iarmstrong
Dec 01, 2021
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The Period Plots tab is used to present 2D graphical plots of the selected activities in a given time period.

Example period plot of a mining activity in pit1 at 776 RL and 826 RL

Select a bench/flitch or lift from the tree on the left and its blocks will be displayed in the main viewport.

Use the <CTRL> and <SHIFT> keys to select multiple levels from the tree structure on the left.

Note that it is not possible to display the level of the entire pit or stage, the selection may only contain benches, flitches and lifts.

In the Template field, select the desired template to display.

Click the gear icon to open the Plot Settings window, where you can set the display parameters for the different components.

Plot Settings dialog

Plot Settings dialog items

Field

Usage

Field

Usage

Title

  • Flag to show a selected level Title at the top

  • Title font selection

  • Title size selection

  • Title style selection

Labels

  • Flag to show a block property (i.e. blast type) over every block

  • Label font selection

  • Label size selection

  • Label style selection

  • Flag to show labels only for scheduled blocks

Legends

  • Flag to show a legend in the top right corner

  • Font selection

  • Size selection

  • Style selection

Scale 

Select how to display a scale below the map ("Scale", "Grid", "None")

Image Size 

Enter the width and the height of the plot

Legend 

Tick to show used periods only

Period 

Select what periods to show

Expand 

Optionally specify Expand Distance

  • Select the activity type from the Activity field dropdown: it can be “ProductionDrilling”,“Mining” or “ProductionBlasting”.

  • Use the Label dropdown to select which labels you want to display on the plot (in the example below, wet tonnes).

  • Select a period subset from the Period Subset field dropdown. The default setting is <All Periods>.

  • You can also save and export the displayed plot directly from the viewport by right-clicking and selecting "Save" from the dropdown.

If Show Legends is checked in the Plot Settings window, you will see a legend of color assignments by period on the right side of the viewport.