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Datamine Studio 5D Planner

Version 14.25.1.38

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Table of Contents

What’s New for Datamine Studio 5D Planner MR25 2

Main Messages for Datamine Studio 5D Planner v14.25 2

RELEASE NOTES – STUDIO 5D PLANNER 14.25 4

Control Panel & Workflow 4

Core Commands & Processes 8

Visualization 12

Data Transfer 16

Utilities & Supporting Services 16

Documentation 16

Appendix A: Recommended Hardware Requirements 17

Processor 17

Memory 17

Hard Disk / Storage 17

Operating System 18

Swap Space 18

Monitor(s) 18

Graphics Cards 18

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WHAT’S NEW FOR DATAMINE STUDIO 5D PLANNER MR25

This release includes many updates in response to feedback from previous versions. In addition,

there are functional changes which are particularly significant:

Main Messages for Datamine Studio 5D Planner v14.25

New!! Reconciliation Wizard By popular request, the Stope Reconciliation wizard returns. This wizard provides functions for the reconciliation of the latest survey wireframe data against Studio 5D Planner design wireframes.

New!! Extended recognised file types Manage and find your project data more easily with Studio 5D Planner’s extended list of categorised file types. In addition to recognising 3D data automatically Studio 5D Planner now categorizes files such as variogram, estimation and search volume parameter files.

New!! 3D Window Formatting Templates Maximize the potential of your 3D environment using new 3D window formatting templates. Instantly set up default display formatting for all of your object types and transfer information seamlessly between Plots and 3D templates.

New!! New Processes and Process Improvements New server processes are available in this version, including:

COMBMOD: Combine multiple block models that may have different data definitions.

STATS: The SORTOUT parameter can be used to automatically sort the output file by FIELD. This makes it much easier to compare the statistics of fields across different key fields, for example grades within different rock types.

MODSPLIT: split a Datamine cell/subcell model in just one step using an input wireframe to create a new model that is constrained by the wireframe.

TONGRAD: several improvements, including support for absent grade and density values, additive fields can be specified and output of data to plot a tonnage-grade curve is now available. Find out more in your online Help.

TRIFIL: you can now set a parameter to indicate a rotated model is being used as an input.

TRIVAL: run this process more rapidly by opting to omit internal surface checking and/or checking for DTM overlaps. A ZONE field is also supported in this update.

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New!! Wireframe Clean Function The new wireframe-clean command provides a set of options which can be used to fix many problems in wireframes found as a result of the Verify command.

New!! Quick Filters A new “Quick Filter” function allows you to rapidly define filters which can be used to hide or show loaded data with the minimum of fuss. You can select one or more bins in a selected legend and your 3D scene will update automatically.

New!! 3D Window Section Manager Load and edit section definition files quickly and easily. With a loaded section definition file, you can now access the details of each section contained within it, using new functionality provided via the Sheets control bar. You can easily move from one section to the next or jump straight to any section, and can create, edit and remove section definitions interactively, with full respect to how that section is positioned in 3D space.

New!! 3D Section ‘Widgets’ Section manipulation has never been easier with the 3D window’s interactive section editor, a context-sensitive display of editing controls that allow you to adjust the elevation, dip and rotation of your section in real time, with all data clipping settings honoured throughout.

New!! Automatically Generate Section Maps Studio 5D Planner allows you to drag and drop geo-referenced section images into the 3D view and automatically assemble them into a contextually-accurate display.

New!! Generate a “World File” For Draped Images You can generate a georeferenced world file automatically, based on your current image draping settings in the 3D window.

New!! “Cell-accurate” wireframe block model colouring Wireframes may now be coloured using the values from a reference block model, with colouring shown accurately to the detail of the model cells. This can be used for many different applications such as outcropping through and 3D fence diagrams.

…and hundreds of other improvements made since the last release of Studio 5D Planner. A full list of

changes is available in the “Release Notes” section, below.

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RELEASE NOTES – STUDIO 5D PLANNER 14.25

The following cases have been resolved since the last released version of Studio 5D Planner.

Control Panel & Workflow

ID Type Description

Various Feature Implemented the Stope Reconciliation Wizard

CAESDP-2635 Feature You can now specify your own snapping settings during manual dependency setting/editing.

CAESDP-2506 Imp. The project database is now compacted automatically when using File | Exit.

CAESDP-2425 Imp. New activities are highlighted in the Resynchronize Walls and Points dialog.

CAESDP-2448 Imp. You can now export your template validation data to a CSV file.

CAESDP-1654 Imp. Overlay settings are now retained after processing automatic dependency rules.

CAESDP-568 Imp. You can now use snap settings during dependency editing using the left mouse button.

CAESDP-2540 Imp. Recent projects are now listed in the correct chronological order

CAESDP-2474 Imp. You are no longer prompted to save when the Automatic Dependency dialog is displayed, if nothing has changed.

CAESDP-1659 Imp. The performance of sequencing calculations has been improved.

CAESDP-2262 Imp. The "Preserve Existing Auto-dependency" option has been moved, on request.

CAESDP-2422 Imp. You are no longer prompted to unload all data when no data is loaded.

CAESDP-2575 Imp. The progress bar in the EPS exporter has been updated.

CAESDP-2473 Imp. When creating Defined Activities from file, the COLOUR and SYMBOL field are now set, based on the values read from the file.

CAESDP-2553 Imp. EPS export progress is now saved and can be reinstated as required.

CAESDP-1562 Bug Temporary files are no longer removed unexpectedly from the system.

CAESDP-1556 Bug Saving VR to EPS no longer generates an unexpected 'holes' object in memory.

CAESDP-2401 Bug Data tables are now categorized correctly after restoring a project.

CAESDP-1904 Bug The Dependency checks grid will now correctly disable the Filter button.

CAESDP-1081 Bug The Grade/Tonnage dialog no longer shows grey backgrounds to editable fields.

CAESDP-2499 Bug An issue when saving previous values in the Dependency Editor has been resolved.

CAESDP-1634 Bug An issue that could cause the system to halt unexpectedly on closing the Autodependency dialog has been resolved.

CAESDP-2314 Bug Defined activity points are no longer replicated incorrectly in Scheduling Constraints display.

CAESDP-1909 Bug A data validation issue in the Autodependency Rules dialog has been resolved.

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CAESDP-2050 Bug The 3D points overlay is no longer modified unexpectedly as a result of automatic dependencies.

CAESDP-2380 Bug trim-to-string no longer requires a redraw if executed in the VR window.

CAESDP-2121 Bug The Control Panel is now locked whilst license checking takes place.

CAESDP-2637 Bug A problem with the EPS Sequence control bar when opening a schedule has been resolved.

CAESDP-2555 Bug An issue that cause the system to halt unexpectedly when connecting to a database has been resolved.

CAESDP-2573 Bug An error when running design definition for Complex Solids has been resolved.

CAESDP-1192 Bug Unexpected behaviour when translating strings to a new object has been resolved.

CAESDP-2453 Bug Reloaded complex solid centrelines now display the expected symbol

CAESDP-2189 Bug The VR window palette no longer reverts to grey during dependency editing.

CAESDP-2518 Bug An error when using the command "Create Schedule Colouring" has been resolved.

CAESDP-2579 Bug An issue whereby measurement units were being incorrectly reported has been resolved.

CAESDP-2497 Bug Importing schedule constraints will now correctly set the date for all options

CAESDP-2576 Bug A data-specific issue whereby creation of segmentation for outlines was giving different results for the same data has been resolved.

CAESDP-1799 Bug Erroneous results from creating walls and points, dependent on segmentation, has been resolved.

CAESDP-2522 Bug An issue preventing the completion of wireframe generation has been resolved.

CAESDP-2512 Bug A data-specific instance of DESURV failing to complete has been resolved.

CAESDP-2404 Bug An issue with the animation slide in the Dependency Editor has been resolved.

CAESDP-2567 Bug Design Editor behaviour has been resolved - string selection now completes with expected results.

CAESDP-2595 Bug An instance of system instability when applying default density has been resolved.

CAESDP-2601 Bug An issue preventing the export of a particular schedule to EPS has been resolved.

CAESDP-1330 Bug Digitizing (left click) now works correcly for Plane by 2 points in Sequencing.

CAESDP-1941 Bug An instance of unexpected system shutdown during data validation has been resolved.

CAESDP-1208 Bug An issue using break-string in the VR window has been resolved.

CAESDP-2222 Bug Complex solid centre lines are now generated as expected down the middle of stope shapes

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CAESDP-2478 Bug An unexpected error when created derived activities for an open pit project has been resolved.

CAESDP-2588 Bug Unexpected behaviour when processing FXS walls and points has been resolved.

CAESDP-1601 Bug PDF3D output now shows the correct zoom factor when perspective mode if off.

CAESDP-2597 Bug An issue preventing a wireframe from being loaded by the Clip to Perimeter dialog has been resolved.

CAESDP-1929 Bug The Create Outlines command no longer deletes strings that are already filtered.

CAESDP-2600 Bug An issue resulting in a redundant CXS segment after updating the design definitions has been resolved.

CAESDP-2544 Bug An issue preventing the successful closedown of the Dependency Editor has been resolved.

CAESDP-2402 Bug Rate and Step buttons now work correctly in the Animation tab of the Dependency Editor.

CAESDP-2203 Bug merge-string-segments no longer requires a redraw in the VR window.

CAESDP-2599 Bug A data-specific issue when creating walls and points for complex solids has been resolved.

CAESDP-2434 Bug An obscure issue causing the dependency delay value to be set to "0mo" without reason has been resolved.

CAESDP-2461 Bug Redundant derived activities are no longer persisted in the database.

CAESDP-2582 Bug ? characters in units of Base Properties no longer cause Template Conflicts

CAESDP-2447 Imp. Added Hide Valid Rows toggle in the Template Validation dialog to make it easier to find the issues that require attention.

CAESDP-1658 Imp. When loading the Dependency Editing dialog the view is no longer switched back and forth between the Design and VR windows.

CAESDP-2423 Bug Fixed the help button on the Send Data to EPS dialog and added a help button the Template Validation dialog.

CAESDP-2133 Bug The Segment Checker feature in the CXS Walls and Points process no longer creates duplicate centrelines.

CAESDP-2458 Bug The right-click menu is Scheduling Constraints dialog now loads much faster and no longer crashes when used with large projects.

CAESDP-1823 Bug Resolved an issue that could cause new centrelines drawn in the Outlines Walls and Points process to be filtered out and immediately hidden.

CAESDP-2470 Bug Imported Wireframes Checks process no longer crashes when the Imported Wireframes files have been linked to files outside of the project folder.

CAESDP-1182 Imp. When loading the Ramp Tool the previously used settings are now reloaded.

CAESDP-2480 Bug When processing Automatic Dependency rules the rule set being processed is now validated before processing starts even if the rule set being processed isn’t the current rule set. This is done by using the Process Multiple option and selecting one or more rule sets to process.

CAESDP-2482 Bug Resolved a potential crash when modifying the Unit values for Properties in Project Setup.

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CAESDP-2477 Bug Resolved a crash that could happen in the Create Derived Activities process when validating formulas that use numeric attributes.

CAESDP-2485 Bug Processing Auto Dependency Rules no longer crashes if the existing dependency data contains single point dependencies.

CAESDP-2486 Bug Resolved a potential crash when processing Automatic Dependencies and the Preserve Manual Dependencies option is unchecked.

CAESDP-2488 Bug The Use EPS Template File option is now unchecked automatically if the selected template file doesn’t exist.

CAESDP-1800 Bug Processing Outlines, when none of the outlines have centrelines, no longer causes a crash.

CAESDP-2457 Bug When using the Non Visual Manual Attributes to change the attributes on the designs, the update values are updated on the activity points as well as the previously processed wall strings. When reprocessing the designs the updated attribute values are now applied to the new walls and points.

CAESDP-2498 Imp. When displaying the Inter Derived Links in the Dependency Editing dialog, they are now loaded into a separate object called Inter Derived. This makes it easier for the application and the user to hide and show these links.

CAESDP-2504 Bug When the export to EPS fails, and a template was used with the export, the error details are now displayed in the error report. Previously the error details were only displayed when a template wasn’t used.

CAESDP-2505 Imp. Added a “Use Snap stings on Left Mouse Click” toggle on the Create tab in the Dependency Editing dialog. This makes it easier for the user to toggle the snapping on or off.

CAESDP-2502 Bug Resolved potential crashed when generating grids in the Open Pit module.

CAESDP-2509 Bug Resolved crash that could happen during export to EPS when processing certain combinations of naming conventions.

CAESDP-2492 Bug Combining projects that contain walls for Defined Activities no longer causes a crash.

CAESDP-2144 Bug Resolved crash that could happen if the user manually enters sequence numbers for outline segments and there are number missing in the sequence. Also added a prompt asking the user if they would like Studio5DP to repair the number for them. The user defined sequence is retained and the sequence numbers are adjusted to ensure there are no gaps in the numbering.

CAESDP-2514 Bug Changes have been made to the Connect Design Definitions process to handle invalid string identifier values.

CAESDP-2524 Bug Resolved an error when importing from an EPS schedule that has one or more tasks that use the "Leveling Can Profile" option.

CAESDP-2521 Imp. Speed improvements made to the project load process.

CAESDP-2520 Bug Changes to the workflow update to ensure the Geological Evaluation process shows the correct status.

CAESDP-2528 Bug When a Design Definition is changed to Excluded, the Connect Design Definitions process will now delete all activities, walls, points, and wireframes for the designs that were connected to that Design Definition. No reprocessing will be required.

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CAESDP-2529 Bug Resolved crash when connecting Design Definitions for the first time in a new project.

CAESDP-2547 Bug Resolved crash when combining Long Term projects after a project has been removed from the list of projects to combine.

CAESDP-2055 Bug Resolved crash during Long Term Write Back process after a one of the projects has been removed.

CAESDP-2551 Bug Removed check in Block Model Validation Wizard for parameter that is no longer used.

CAESDP-1627 Bug Changes made to the dependency loop checking to ensure all loops are found when trying to export to EPS.

CAESDP-2558 Bug Projecting to a wireframe in the XZ plane in the Autolayout rules is now working as expected.

CAESDP-2592 Bug Resolved an error during Sequence Export to EPS that would happen if the epslog.xml file didn’t exist.

CAESDP-2615 Bug Resolved an issue that could cause the loss of Imported Wireframe processed data during the project versioning process.

CAESDP-2623 Bug Resolved a crash that would happen during the Long Term Write Back if there were activities with baselines that had empty start or end dates.

CAESDP-2620 Bug When importing new tasks created in EPS, default values are now set for COLOUR, LSTYLE, and SYMBOL if they haven’t been set in EPS. This resolves an error running the Automatic Dependency rules on tasks with empty COLOUR, LSTYLE, or SYMBOL value.

CAESDP-2611 Bug During Studio5DP processes, if the process requires the Design or VR window, the window will be made visible if the user has hidden it.

CAESDP-2613 Bug Changes have been made to the process of deleting marked dependencies in the Checks tab of the Edit Dependencies dialog. The process is now much quicker and no longer crashes when trying to delete a large number of dependencies at the same time.

CAESDP-2693 Bug Resolved a crash that would happen when using the Edit Design Solids process and no wireframe tag strings exist in the project.

CAESDP-2711 CAESDP-2687

Bug Resolved a crash that could happen when connecting Design Definitions and the design strings contain invalid ID values.

CAESDP-2718 Bug Resolved a data related crash that could happen when using the Create Schedule Coloring process.

CAESDP-2720 Imp. When using the Update EPS with Selected Field Values process, if the user selects fields that don’t exist in the EPS schedule the user is now notified that they need to create the fields in their schedule or perform a full schedule export to ensure the fields are created.

Core Commands & Processes

ID Type Description

STUDIO-3365 Bug The Legend Column context menu in the Sheets | VR folder structure now displays the expected columns from selection.

STUDIO-3363 Bug The convert-wf-hull command is no longer set as a hidden command and has been reinstated in both Design and 3D views.

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STUDIO-3347 Bug An issue preventing a macro from being called from another macro has been resolved.

STUDIO-3343 Bug An issue occurring whilst creating new 3D string data via the expanded sheets menu entities list has been resolved.

STUDIO-3331 Bug Attempts to run the unsupported Drillhole Editor command in the 3D window will now display a message indicating this.

STUDIO-3321 Task Script recording has been re-implemented to capture processes and associated fields/parameters/retrieval criteria.

STUDIO-3312 Imp. You can now specify a key field for the SWATHPLT command.

STUDIO-3297 Bug An instance of the system permitting the creation of a legend with no project active has been resolved.

STUDIO-3287 Imp. The default parameter values for XYZINC have been set to absent for the REBLOCK command (as opposed to the arbitrary 20,20,20 values)

STUDIO-3231 Bug The hide all command will now deselect the current object if affected.

STUDIO-3162 Bug The Tables window now shows the full content of data tables, not just header information.

STUDIO-3095 Bug Planes objects no longer display context menu options relevant to point data.

STUDIO-3023 Bug The quick color command no longer registers plane data as points

STUDIO-2999 Bug The two Polygon '-delete-originals' commands are now producing the correct results

STUDIO-2808 Bug An issue preventing automation scripts from being launched outside of the core application has been resolved.

STUDIO-2689 Feature You can now create and display Swath Plots

STUDIO-2638 Imp. There is now a quick key for wireframe-dynamic-evaluation (wde)

STUDIO-1717 Bug TRIVOL no longer reports an incorrect volume in specific circumstances.

CORE-1116 Feature A new command - COMBMOD - to conjoin multiple model data files.

STUDIO-1147 Bug SLIMOD no longer generates unexpected results with implicit X/Y/ZINC fields in the input block model

STUDIO-1019 Bug An issue resulting in the incorrect volume reported by TRIVOL where multi-word key fields were used has been resolved. In addition, new parameters are supported to improve the performance of this process by specifying that internal surface checking is or isn’t required (NOSID) and a similar parameter has been invoked to allow checking of DTM overlaps to be performed or not (DTM). TRIVOL also now supports ZONE fields of up to 10 characters long. Records with absent ZONE values are counted and reported as a warning but a volume is still calculated for absent ZONES. The name of the input triangle file to TRIVOL is now recorded in an implicit field in the output results file produced by TRIVOL.

STUDIO-978 Feature An option has been added to TONGRAD to automatically assign 0 for absent grades

STUDIO-832 Bug SLIMOD no longer fails with a parent-cell-only model.

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STUDIO-821 Bug TRIVOL no longer reduces alphanumeric fields to a maximum of 8 characters

CORE-1205 Bug The issue preventing macro access from a RUN menu (.men) has been resolved.

CORE-1163 Bug An issue preventing the removal of temporary files from the project folder has been resolved.

CORE-1157 Bug It is now possible to remove the last vertex of a points file in the Sheets control bar without forcing the system to halt unexpectedly.

CORE-1008 Bug Retrieval criteria issues have been resolved for several server processes, including OUTPUT.

CORE-933 Bug An issue preventing drillholes from being rebuilt has been resolved.

CORE-931 Bug You can now composite Dynamic Holes with a legend applied (VR window)

CORE-917 Bug Running the command 'link-outline-pair' in Win8 now completes without error.

CORE-914 Feature More detailed instructions are now displayed when you try to use fdd in the VR Window

CORE-880 Bug Menu item Convert to Plane no longer requires a SiroJoint License

CORE-872 Bug condition-string no longer gives incorrect results or unexpectedly deletes the first or last point of a string

CORE-869 Feature project-to-view-plane will now immediately show the new string in the VR Window

CORE-867 Bug An Internal array bounds error when running a macro has been resolved.

CORE-851 Task TRIVAL can now deal with alpha keyfields (multiple words) and handle rotated models using the new @CHECKROT parameter. In addition, the process can be made more rapid by enabling the @NOSID parameter to disable the checking of internal surfaces.

CORE-850 Feature TRIFIL will now automatically handle rotated models using a new parameter: CHECKROT: This can be set to 1 to automatically detect and correctly process rotated models. Using this parameter means that the input wireframe points file no longer needs to be transformed into the model space before using TRIFIL. The default value is 0. This means that any existing macros that already transform the wireframe points file will still work as in Studio 3.

CORE-839 Bug Several updates have been applied to TONGRAD

CORE-820 Feature Studio now recognizes an extended range of data types – see your online Help for more information.

CORE-796 Bug New-string no longer resets the COLOUR pallet in the Design/VR Window

CORE-790 Feature The VR Window “snap to wireframes” option, when enabled, will now honour both snap to line and snap to points mode settings when a wireframe slice is displayed.

CORE-789 Feature A new command - MODSPLIT - has been implemented to provide the ability to easily create models within wireframes.

CORE-749 Feature PITMOD now supports @ZORIG and @BHEIGHT parameters to be used to optionally define an alternative origin and bench height.

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CORE-747 Bug EXTRA will now inform you if specified alpha fields are deemed too wide

CORE-716 Feature You can now create a tonnage grade curve even more easily in Studio 5DP using the enhanced TONGRAD command. Changes to TONGRAD include: Fields to be treated as additive can now be specified (using *ADDF1 to *ADDF20). This is useful to provide a summary of total costs or revenues by keyfields in addition to just grades. Absent grades are now allowed in the input file. If a grade field has an absent record the default value is used. If the default value is absent then a value of zero is used. Absent density values are now allowed in the input file. If a record has an absent density value the parameter value for @DENSITY is used. An output file containing cumulative values for cutoffs can now be specified and used to draw grade and tonnage charts. Grade field names containing a "-" character are now supported when using cut off grade steps. The @TRENAME parameter can be used to change the output field name of TONNES to reflect the use of the @FACTOR parameter. In some cases when the size of the model origin was relatively large TONGRAD would report an error - this is now resolved.

CORE-710 Feature A new command - REBLOCK - has been implemented to provide the ability to reblock a block model

CORE-706 Bug PROPER has been extended to provide support for creating a centre point within a closed string.

CORE-697 Bug Visualization of the CMDH indicator is now honouring drill hole traces for curved holes

CORE-432 Feature create-drillhole-collars-file now delivers expected results in the VR window.

CORE-314 Bug ev1 and ev2 now generates expected results in the VR window.

CORE-230 Bug You can now access the individual sections in a section table in the VR window

CORE-162 Bug Project to View Command now works properly in the VR window

CORE-157 Bug Problems using break-string (bs) command in the VR window have been resolved

CORE-153 Bug Move Plane in the VR Window will now cancel correctly.

CORE-151 Bug When used in the VR view, create-plot-view used to create a plot of the Design view - this has been resolved

CORE-82 Bug The wireframe volume calculation now includes the classification field

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CORE-71 Bug The evaluation commands now work in the VR Window as they did in the Design window.

CORE-1020 Bug An issue preventing the completion of the Expression Wizard has been resolved

Various Feature The generate outline commands have been internally rewritten to provide significant improvements in speed and stability. Note that as part of these changes, outer limits are no longer supported.

CORE-933 Bug An issue when copying legends has now been resolved

CORE-1017 Bug The information mode dialog no longer remains on screen after the mouse button is released.

CORE-870 Bug Translate-string now remembers the previous value of ‘Keep original strings’

CORE-729 Bug An issue where merge-selected-strings breaks an existing string has been resolved

CORE-730 Imp. The merge-selected-strings command has been made significantly faster (>500x) and equivalent functionality added to the script library

STUDIO-1150 Feature IDmSection scripting commands may now be accessed in Javascript through the VR interface

CORE-1149 Feature MODTRI has been extended to support more than 64 input columns

CORE-1126 Bug Some issue have been resolved which previously meant that some Design-View-only commands were unavailable even though the Design View as active

CORE-103 Bug Rename-drillhole no longer overwrites columns values unexpectedly

CORE-467 Feature PERFIL now supports the use of rotated sections.

CORE-918 Bug OUTPUT now creates CSV files as expected.

CORE-927 Imp. MODSPLIT now includes an option to adjust grades in the output model cells (@DEFGRADE)

CORE-980 Imp. WIREPE will now process all records in a section file.

CORE-1111 Imp. STATS now includes an output file sort option

CORE-1238 Bug The MGSORT process now deals correctly with 0-record files

CORE-1281 Bug An issue that could force ACCMLT to display incorrect results has been resolved.

STUDIO-828 Feature SLIMOD, PROMOD and ADDMOD will now automatically sort the resulting model on IJK

STUDIO=879 Feature STATS now includes median and coefficient of variation calculations

STUDIO-1942 Bug STATS no longer reports a file name incorrectly in specific circumstances

STUDIO-3437 Bug An obscure issue whereby the Datamine Server process would disappear after multiple loops of a macro has been resolved.

Visualization

ID Type Description

STUDIO-3280 Bug A repetition of in-form text has been resolved in the TRIFIL dialog.

STUDIO-3328 Bug The section expander icon now shows as soon as a section definition table is loaded. Previously, it did not appear until a section was edited.

STUDIO-3283 Bug The selection box is once again visible in the Design window.

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STUDIO-2826 Bug Initialising all mine design parameters' message is no longer seen when creating a new project

STUDIO-2623 Feature The VR Window context menu now matches the Design context menu

STUDIO-2302 Task The INCLUDE in-dialog information has been updated.

CORE-1170 Task Core product installation packages have been rebranded to show the correct “Datamine” product prefix.

CORE-1114 Imp. The Sheets section row indicator will now update in conjunction with all appropriate command-line, menu and ribbon selections

CORE-1027 Task The message in the command bar has been updated.

CORE-1017 Bug The information mode dialog no longer remains on screen after the mouse button is released in some circumstances.

CORE-942 Bug Reported cursor location/selection issues have been resolved.

CORE-879 Feature All fields are now shown in the VR Info Mode by default

CORE-793 Feature The Sheets bar will now automatically hide overlays relating to non- displayed views

CORE-677 Feature The Sheets view will now automatically expand the relevant tree structure.

CORE-669 Bug Toolbar icons for the section toolbar can now be reset as expected.

CORE-178 Bug Current Object Toolbar - String Colour palette now refreshes as expected

CORE-64 Feature It is now more Intuitive to switch the active section

STUDIO-3182 Bug The 3D Object context menu in the Sheets bar now contains the same options as in Studio 3

STUDIO-3129 Bug The Sheets bar 3D section folder icon is now updated correctly when all rows have been deleted

CORE-1134 Task The welcome message in the Command Bar has had the copyright message reverted back to the correct legal entity

CORE-1169 Task Studio 5D Planner has been rebranded following the transition back to "Datamine"

CORE-1284 Bug A minor issue that presented erroneous section selection prompts has been resolved

STEX-65 Bug LISTDR will now honour the selected file when used in a macro.

STUDIO-2864 Bug Unexpected behaviour following the minimize/maximize of data windows has been resolved

STUDIO-2908 Bug SURTRI no longer fails to create triangles with a very high number of of input points

STUDIO-3342 Bug The Files window now shows file sizes correctly if they are in excess of 2GB

CORE-79 Feature You can now create and apply visualization templates in the VR window

STUDIO-3392 Bug The dynamic section extents for a 3D section with no defined size will now automatically adjust to the overall hull of the data being created.

STUDIO-3309 Imp. You can now apply 3D object templates using the Sheets bar’s right-click context menu.

STUDIO-3314 Task The automatic expansion routine used in the Sheets control bar for the VR Window has been propagated to both Design and Plots windows

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STUDIO-3267 Bug Plane dimensions are now honoured correctly when loading a section definitions file.

STUDIO-3073 Bug The section width property is now interpreted correctly when used in the VR Window.

STUDIO-3010 Task Absent values for HSIZE and VSIZE in a section file are now handled more neatly

STUDIO-2977 Task Set-view-fov has been implemented to allow control of the field of view in the VR Window via the command line, and the perspective-view-switch command has been re-implemented (psp) to toggle the VR Window display.

STUDIO-2950 Bug Reducing the size of the Design window to a zero width will no longer produce unexpected results.

STUDIO-2869 Bug When you run an MRO report, the MRO option no longer remains disabled in the ribbon.

CORE-1178 Feature The “Color with Block Model” option now updates the affected wireframe legend fully.

CORE-1160 Imp. More practical default 3D Grid settings have been set for the VR window.

CORE-1124 Bug An issue preventing the application of a legend to dynamic hole data in the VR Window has been resolved.

CORE-1035 Bug Section widgets no longer become visually corrupt in specific circumstances when digitizing new string data.

CORE-999 Bug You can now correctly apply 'Force Upright' option in VR Object Type properties.

CORE-984 Feature An issue with visual corruption in the VR Window has been resolved.

CORE-961 Bug Model display is now updated with the correct intersection plane in all circumstances.

CORE-949 Bug Setting the VR view (v1, v2, v3) no longer removes the section grid

CORE-947 Feature The performance of box Selection of strings in VR Window has been improved.

CORE-920 Bug Display of text and section limits is now as expected with split windows

CORE-906 Feature The VR Window selection box has been improved.

CORE-905 Bug A plots issue when rotating the the view (View Settings) has been resolved.

CORE-887 Bug Zoom Area no longer zooms in too far and hides data that was inside the zoom rectangle

CORE-883 Bug Correct values are now reported when viewing a Block model using Plane bias=backwards

CORE-857 Bug divide-string command will now redraw properly in the VR view

CORE-844 Bug Section controller is now depth mapped correctly

CORE-831 Bug VR Grids now work with multiple VR views correctly.

CORE-768 Bug link-outline-pair in the VR Window will now automatically show the generated wireframe

CORE-727 Bug merge-string-segments no longer requires a redraw in the VR Window.

CORE-724 Task Export to PDF no longer brands output with a CAE Mining, but is now replaced with a much smaller Datamine diamond icon.

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CORE-709 Bug The 3D label name is now automatically updated when a Column name is inserted into a Text Box

CORE-704 Bug Dynamic Drill hole templates now import as drill hole templates, not string templates.

CORE-676 Bug When TRA to a new Object, translated strings will now appear immediately in the VR Window

CORE-659 Bug Symbol shaders no longer fail on otherwise capable hardware

CORE-621 Task VRO now supports multiple labels

CORE-559 Bug TRI command no longer hides the string being trimmed.

CORE-320 Bug Issues with saving Sections in the VR Window have been resolved.

CORE-308 Feature You can now export image registration coordinates to an external file.

CORE-302 Task 3D section widths can now easily set to "Infinite"

CORE-294 Task Legends can now be be displayed on Dynamic Drillholes in VR Window

CORE-130 Bug Indicators & Section Widgets in VR are no longer unloading like objects

CORE-106 Bug Dynamic drillholes will now automatically appear in the VR Window

CORE-92 Bug You can now define multiple labels for one object

CORE-81 Feature You can now drag images into your application and see them as maps or sections in the 3D view.

CORE-79 Feature You can now apply templates to your VR Window objects.

CORE-72 Feature Full dynamic drillhole support has been implemented for the VR window

CORE-70 Feature You can now add an offset distance to your labels

CORE-941 Feature Additional options have been provided to allow the startup behaviour of the VR window to be controlled by users.

CORE-422 Feature Wireframes coloured with reference to a block model can now show cell-accurate colouring (each block can be seen)

STUDIO-3233 Bug The “No hit with active section” message is now being displayed correctly again

STUDIO-3190 Bug An issue which was causing an unexpected program termination sometimes when reopening a VR Window, has now been resolved

STUDIO-3158 Bug An issue with the section grid not drawing correctly in the VR view sometimes has now been resolved

STUDIO-3144 Bug An issue encountered when copying block models during update-vr-objects as now been resolved

STUDIO-3073 Bug The first section width is now honored correctly when loading a section table

CORE-1148 Feature The PDF3D exporter has been extended to support non-US/UK characters in its file name

CORE-970 Feature Labels on strings in the VR view have been optimised to provide greater performance during string editing

CORE-972 Bug The VR view of a block model no longer disappears unexpectedly if the view type is changed whilst <100% opacity is used

CORE-1180 Bug The VR Window Colored by Model option no longer requires a manual redraw on completion

CORE-1245 Bug Multiple minor issues have been resolved in relation to Information Mode

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Various Bug Several minor issues and improvements have been made to the VR Window templating system

CORE-1263 Bug The reported issue that could force the system to become unresponsive or halt when applying a legend to a dynamic drillhole in the VR Window, has been resolved.

CORE-1287 Bug A data-specific issue preventing the correct functioning of Info Mode has been resolved

Data Transfer

ID Type Description

STUDIO-3270 Task It is now possible to save an .emproj archive project file.

CORE-321 Feature Ability to write a world file for an image draped to a wireframe has been implemented.

CORE-1130 Bug Some introduced stability issues in the CAD driver have been resolved

CORE-723 Bug Import Files no longer includes brackets in the file names

CAESDP-582 Feature GEMS block model support has been implemented.

CORE-1127 Bug You can now export to CAD with spaces in the LAYER field data name

Utilities & Supporting Services

ID Type Description

CAESDP-2530 Imp. S5DP now informs the user if the correct installation conditions have not been met.

CAESDP-2641 Task Studio 5D Planner installation paths and registry entries have been rebranded, and now install to a "Datamine" installation folder.

STUDIO-3193 Task Unsupported script files are no longer installed with Datamine core products

CORE-854 Task Updated to implement the latest Mesh Library

LICSERV-175 Task Enterprise and Department Server license types have now been merged

LICSERV-176 Task An issue preventing the successful retrieval of an otherwise available license has been resolved.

LICSERV-177 Task Datamine's cloud-hosted licensing solution has been implemented

LICSERV-178 Task A new license type has been created to support cloud-hosted licensing. The Hosted license will only available to cloud-hosted systems.

Documentation

ID Type Description

Various Task Outgoing digital documentation has been rebranded.

STUDIO-3159 Bug An incorrect help link in the String Properties dialog has been corrected.

CORE-1194 Task The Start Page and associated elements have been rebranded.

CORE-1191 Task Updated End User License Agreement text has been added to all Datamine product installers.

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APPENDIX A: RECOMMENDED HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS

This section contains an overview of recommended and minimum hardware requirements for

Studio 5D Planner.

For all hardware items, a minimum specification is set – this will permit the software to run but

you may encounter performance issues with large and/or complex data sets, and your system

will be sensitive to other (non-Datamine) running processes. A recommended specification is

also provided – this will reflect systems that are similar to those used in pre-release testing,

including load testing.

Note that this information is also available in your online Help.

Processor

Minimum Recommended

Intel or AMD processor with a CPU speed of

at least 1Ghz

Hex-Core CPU (or equivalent) running at

2.4Ghz

Comments on Processors: For applications and tasks which are processor-intensive e.g. NPV

Scheduler, Conditional Simulation, Geostatistics, Mineable Shape Optimization), the faster the

CPU the better. Be aware that most Datamine processes are not multi-threading and will only

make use of a single CPU, however, additional system load with other applications running will

not impact Studio’s performance as obviously with multiple processors, as the external

processes may use other processors as a result of OS or application-level load balancing.

Memory

Minimum Recommended

4GB RAM 16GB RAM (or as much as your motherboard

will permit)

Comments on Memory: 8GB or higher is preferable. As would be expected, the amount of

memory installed on a particular machine can make a big difference to system performance

although, 32-bit versions of Studio products can only access up to 2GB of memory under

default conditions, even if more has been installed. 32-bit Studio is, however, a “Large Address

Aware” system, meaning that under a 64-bit operating environment, up to 4GB can be

accessed. In addition, It is possible to extend the amount of memory available to a 32-bit

operating system by the use of the operating system’s “/3Gb” switch. Consult the following

section for more information on setting up a large address aware 32-bit system. 64-bit Studio

systems will be able to utilize more available RAM.

Hard Disk / Storage

Minimum Recommended

10 GB Free Space As much as possible – 1TB or higher

Comments on Hard Disks: It is preferable to have files located on a local disk for rapid

access, although network access is only restricted by your current LAN or WAN structure and

administration. Note that swap space utilizes hard disk space, and as such, it is important to

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run regular system housekeeping on your disk(s) to ensure as much free space as possible is

available. Note that a minimum of 500MB must be available for Datamine product installations.

Operating System

Minimum Recommended

Windows 7 Home Basic 32-bit Windows 8.1 Professional 64-bit

Swap Space

Minimum Recommended

1GB 4GB, but should match the amount of RAM

available

Monitor(s)

Minimum Recommended

1024 x 768 pixels, high color, VGA input Dual Monitor Setup: Twin 1920 x 1080 HDMI

input

Comments on Monitors: The choice of monitor(s) that you make should be defined by your

own requirements. Larger, higher resolution monitors (providing the graphics card that is

installed supports such settings) will always give superior results to lower resolution options,

but the best choice should be based on the type of work being undertaken.

Graphics Cards

Minimum Recommended

256 Mb dedicated video memory 1GB NVidia® Quadra FX

Comments on graphics cards:

· It is recommended that, when purchasing new hardware, integrated ('on board')

graphics cards are avoided due to potential system performance degradation.

· With all high performance graphics cards, it is very important to make sure that you

obtain and use the latest OpenGL drivers, at least OpenGL2. For advice, contact

your local Datamine support office.

· NVidia Quadra FX cards are recommended for Datamine environments for enhanced

visual performance. These cards are routinely used during pre-release testing.

· 1GB+ cards are preferred but, as with monitors (see above), the choice will be based

on the type of work you need to perform. Your application draws resources from

both system and video memory. If you are more inclined to produce complex

graphics, particularly if using textured VR-style functions, more graphic memory will

show more significant gains than for users working with lower-resolution data sets,

spreadsheets etc.

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· Settings for your particular card can also affect the running of Datamine applications

both positively and adversely; if unexpected (and unwanted) system performance

is encountered, it may be necessary to disable (or reduce) certain acceleration

options until the optimum performance is found. Screen resolution, for example, has

a significant impact on system performance, and can be adjusted downwards in

some cases whilst maintaining an acceptable visual feedback.

· Drivers for your card must be managed; it is not always the case that the latest

driver for your card will resolve issues; in fact, it may even introduce issues if new

card features are enabled that cannot be interpreted correctly by your Datamine

application (an example of this is the "Threaded Optimisation" feature introduced

with newer NVidia Cards - this must be disabled before using Datamine

applications). Video card firmware must also be maintained.

· With the sheer volume and variety of graphic cards on the market, your choice will

be governed by several factors. Although Datamine do not recommend a specific

manufacturer, internal QA testing is performed against a variety of different card

environments using primarily NVidia hardware, including NVidia Quadro cards for

high-end textured data process testing.

Note on Windows 10

Studio 5D Planner has been tested extensively on Windows 10 without any serious issues or

problems reported.

However, the platform is not yet officially supported by Datamine as we are still working

through minor changes with installed pre-requisite components for the License Manager and

isolated issues with scripting related to the change to Edge over Internet Explorer.

Official support of the Windows 10 platform is expected to be announced in the second half of

2016.