4/1/21 - Early Access Release

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Last updated: Jan 11, 2021 by Brian Corr (Unlicensed)
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4/1/21 - Early Access Release

Alastri is pleased to announce the release of its latest versions of software.

Alastri Production Scheduler 20.5.537

Improvements

  • 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.

Bug Fixes

  • 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.

Spatial Conformetrics 20.5.537

Improvements

  • Plan Legend can now be added to Exported Word Document

Plan Legend

 

Haul Infinity 20.5.537

Improvements

  • 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.

Bug Fixes

  • 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.

 

Alastri Tactical Scheduler 20.5.537

Improvements

  • Import/Export On-Bench Dependencies

    • On Bench Dependencies can be imported and exported.

Bug Fixes

  • 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.

 

Rapid Reserver 20.5.537

Improvements

  • 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.

Bug Fixes

  • 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.